Martin: It can’t have escaped anyone’s attention that this week sees the 40th anniversary of the moon landings. I can’t help but feel that whilst the ISS and Space Shuttle were brilliant technical accomplishments, there is no exploration in space anymore, we took a small step backwards. In the last few years, the Russians, Chinese [Read More →]
Martin: Last week we talked about a couple of new search engines. The internet has become an amazing tool for learning about anything. Google (or alternatives), Wikipedia, Blogs and many other sites can help you learn about whatever takes your interest today. Just the other week, I listened to a very interesting story about the [Read More →]
Martin: This week we are looking at a couple of search engines that have recently had high profile launches. Are they any better than Google and if not, why bother with them?
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Martin: There are many forms of print media including books, magazines and newspapers. Let us start with newspapers first. Newspapers are dead. There sales have been falling forever, the Internet gives me news within the hour, why would I want to read about it tomorrow. The only thing that the newspaper can give me is [Read More →]
Martin: I think we mentioned once before that as the oil runs out we both favour Hydrogen fuel cells for powering our cars. In the meantime, environmental awareness and escalating oil prices mean that everyone wants to do their bit to save a bit of fuel, CO2 or cash. The fashionable way to save fuel [Read More →]