Archives for: January 2010

Comments on homeopathy - are we doomed to the dark ages again?

The 1023 event took place yesterday. In short a few hundred skeptics went outside about half a dozen Boots stores in the UK and "overdosed" on homeopathic pills by each downing a whole bottle. They did this in order to demonstrate there's nothing in ho… more »

Hands on review with Apple's iPad

So I've managed to get my hands on one of Apple's 10 inch Tablet PCs. more »

Zune 4.2 update adds podcasting library to Windows 7

So a new Zune update has just come down, it adds welcome support for Windows 7 libraries. more »

Internet Explorer 8 is more secure, and why the Firefox fanboys and the media need a security lesson

So Internet Explorer has been the media's main victim this past week. With stories about how it is completely unsecure.Of course having a vulnerability isn't a good thing, but why is this getting so much attention, especially considering it's not ev… more »

What is an MS Explorer and Google's security

The BBC have a headline that reads "German government warns against using MS Explorer". Well that's no problem, as I've never even heard of an MS Explorer.Of course what they're really going on about is Internet Explorer, and how version 6 was used… more »

Let's get some Zune goodness in the UK please

Until yesterday I had never bothered really checking out the Zune, the actual device wasn't available in the UK. The marketplace obviously wouldn't work in the UK, not that I'd probably buy anything from there I do prefer my CD-quality sound. But one t… more »

A snow covered Great Britain from space!

Gorgeous picture today from NASA's Terra satellite. Taken about 8 hours ago, it shows a snow covered Great Britain. For those not in the know, we've probably been hit with more snow than we've had in decades, this picture nicely captures it. more »

Richard Dawkins not sure on his faith?

Some guy going under the name Chas_chas_123 thinks Richard Dawkins isn't sure on his "faith".Seemingly unaware that atheism is not based on faith. Everyone is born an atheist, and everyone is an atheist in respect to most of the gods that we've ever… more »