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Over here in the UK there’s a cult TV show that’s now had it’s own evening prime-time slot on BBC1. The show has long been favourite with students and people with bad hang-overs, not least due to the constantly bronzed (and brilliantly mental) David Dickinson (below), who presents it. I caught the last few minutes of Bargain Hunt last night. David… Read more →

See “Carol” in this story ? Well, this is probably a very accurate portrait of me at work.. :) Read more →

The poor 12 year-old-girl that we reported on earlier this week has now been fined $2000 for her illegal MP3 downloads on Kazaa. Brianna LaHara, from NYC, believed it was OK to download MP3’s as her mother had paid for Kazaa services. However, Mitch Bainwol from the RIAA didn’t see it that way and said in a statement: “We’re trying… Read more →

I’ve been watching the actions of the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) quite a bit recently. After dishing out several thousand lawsuits, they’re now targetting a poor little 12-year-old girl called Brianna LaHara, from the Uppper East Side of NYC. She has so far received 261 lawsuits from the RIAA, and says, “I got really scared. My stomach is… Read more →

There’s a soap on TV here in the UK called “Brookside” – it was very popular at one time, and people watched it in their millions. Now, however – it has been pushed into a late-night slot as viewing figures drop. However, Channel 4 have a teen-soap called “Hollyoaks” – which is going from strength to strength. The programme features… Read more →

There’s a soap on TV here in the UK called “Brookside” – it was very popular at one time, and people watched it in their millions. Now, however – it has been pushed into a late-night slot as viewing figures drop. However, Channel 4 have a teen-soap called “Hollyoaks” – which is going from strength to strength. The programme features… Read more →

Proving that life can sometimes be funnier than fiction is soap starlet Jennifer Ellison, who is taking part in the on-going “Keep Britain Tidy” Campaign. She joins a long list of stars to send the “tidy” message. Somehow, we think that she should probably have a chat to her agent after this one, which tells people not to “toss” their… Read more →

Yet another boiling hot day here in Ye Olde England and I’m stuck inside working hard(ish). Everything was OK until someone told me about the start of the Munich Oktoberfest and sent me this link with the picture on the right. Now the afternoon is turning into a never-ending cycle of beer day-dreaming… And people wonder why every girlfriend I have… Read more →

I know this is a little Off Topic, but if you work in the IT industry like me – you’ll understand… Read more →

Spam is a bigger problem than ever, and shows no sign of slowing. In fact, get your head around these figures if you want to know how much of a problem it is… It was reported by messagelabs.com recently that the amount of Spam received in July 2003 was GREATER than the amount of spam captured during the WHOLE OF… Read more →

Judging by the sheer amount of new users rolling into coolsmartphone.com, I’m guessing that there’s lots of new SmartPhone owners out there (looks like the SPV E100 is selling particularly well). If you’re one, check out the beginners section here or click the link on the left. It has lots of essential tips and tricks to get you going, so… Read more →

I can’t really NOT mention the absolutely BLAZING heat that’s currently hitting the UK. Since last Thursday we’ve had baking heat every day – especially today, which is a sweaty 34 Read more →

I can’t really NOT mention the absolutely BLAZING heat that’s currently hitting the UK. Since last Thursday we’ve had baking heat every day – especially today, which is a sweaty 34 Read more →

I’m going to abuse my position here and thank the little b*****d who has just stolen my fianc Read more →

I’m going to abuse my position here and thank the little b*****d who has just stolen my fianc Read more →

The RIAA (Record Industry Association of America) recent announcement that it intends to track down anyone sharing music on P2P has angered pretty much everyone. Customers are fed up of the expensive albums with just 8 tracks that cost near enough 20 quid – so they grab it from the web.. hell, they may even like it and buy it… Read more →