Reduce Your Internet Cost

Let me give a warning up-front. If, like nature, you love to  waste, this article is NOT for you. Nature abhors Vacuum, i detest waste! This is a follow-up to my article of October 26, 2010 titled “Save some money browsing on PC”. The primary thrust of that article was to point out the possibility…

Good Grammar – The role of Technology

For folks old enough to remember, there was this popular “soonest recover” musician who sang, “Grammar, grammar, grammar no be MONEY Grammar, grammar, grammar no be PROGRESS Grammar, grammar, grammar no be my LANGUAGE". He was trying to belittle the importance of quintessential and accurate use of grammar when communicating. I would not subscribe to…

Ipad 2 To Be Unveiled February 1st, 2011?

Planning to buy an ipad very soon? You might do well if you hold off for now. Unconfirmed reports says the Ipad 2 would be unveiled come February 1, 2011. We would stress here again that this information has not been confirmed in anyway by Apple but there are strong indications that the tablet would…

RIM’s “Playbook”, Another Pretender To The Throne?

It is generally agreed that Apple's Ipad is the flagship tablet in the market today. But good thing the product is being revamped and repackaged as the iPad 2, a lot of tablets have played catch-up and probably would have edged it out of the top spot. The Motorola Xoom was featured on this site…

“Diary of a Geek” Blogsite listed in Top 100,000 Websites

Our Dear blogsite, diaryofageek.com, has finally been listed in the top 100,000 websites in the world ! The listing is based on the Alexa Ranking of websites, which is probably the most popular website ranking company in the world. As at Jan 06,2011 , the ranking of the site stands at 99,685, a testament to…

Android 3.0 is Here !

Android 3.0 Honeycomb – The Android OS for tablets is here! Details are however still sketchy about the latest iteration of the android OS. However it has been confirmed that it would only be available on Tablets and not phones. Already, Motorola has unveiled its Tablet christened "XOOM". Expectedly, it is being powered by Android…

Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2011

The World's largest electronic show kicks off tomorrow, 6 January.  Known as International CES, it is the flagship medium where most consumer electronic products are unveiled. Among the product highlights we expect to be unveiled are the RIM Playbook, Microsoft's Windows 8 , loads of tablets and just maybe the Ipad 2. Stay Tuned!

Norton Internet Security 2011 (90 Days License)

Symantec, the company behind Norton Antivirus, is offering their Norton Internet Security 2011 free for 90 days. Click here to make your downloads, no serial number needed. One year subscription for up to 3 PCs costs $69.

As It Was In The Beginning …

There is a ritual I perform every saturday and I am very religious about it. Last saturday was no different and by 7.30am (GMT+1), the stage was already set. I tuned the TV to BBC, just in time to see Spencer Kelly give his intro on my favourite TV programme, CLICK. In his usual comic…

Increase Your Typing Speed

I recently came across a utility called “Turbo Type”. The version I am using on my Windows NetBook is 1.39.002. Of course, as you can guess, I am using the free version. This serves my needs just well.  What this software does is to monitor your typing. Before you finish typing a word, it would…

Watching Out and Taking Off

Malware trends; travel planning apps; the tech term “evil twin”; news.

arthurwales.com listed In The Top 100,000 Websites In The World!

After only 3 months of operation, the arthurwales.com website has been listed as one of the top 100,000 websites in the world. This is in line with our goal of replacing Google and Facebook in the top spots. As of 21 December, 2010, the website's ranking stood at 98,594th website in the world, according to…