
| 27th July, 1999 | 20th July, 1999 |
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Free LunchThere may be no such thing as a free lunch, but yesterday - the 26th - would-be diners found out whether their reservations at the Freeserve flotation lunch had been accepted... | Babel Fish On-LineAs a nation we have always been bad at learning foreign languages. Fortunately English, or at least the American version of it, has always been the language of information technology... |
| 13th July, 1999 | 12th July, 1999 |
The Computer From HellI occasionally find myself locked in mortal combat with "The Computer From Hell". TCFH is the official acronym for a computer that simply refuses to connect to the Internet... | Where Have All The Web Smiths Gone?As a web professional (I use the term lightly) in Birmingham, I can be forgiven for feeling a little lonely. I do not think I have a shortage of friends - I always seem to be buying rounds of four drinks or more, but they are always for blokes in suits who have only a vague understanding of what I actually do for a living... |
| 29th June, 1999 | 22nd June, 1999 |
Techno-Rage
Techno-rage
Techno-rage
Techno-rage
Techno-ragHave you ever found your self being rude to a person you have never met over the phone... | Ball And ChainRegular readers will remember that not so long ago I was eulogising about my new laptop. Unfortunately I have to announce that the love affair is now well and truly over... |
| 15th June, 1999 | 7th June, 1999 |
Net SafetyThe Internet is still very much mistrusted when it comes to e-commerce. For those of us who regularly purchase items over the Net, giving our credit card details to some computer, often thousands of miles away in another county, requires no more than a passing thought of wonderment... | Gisa JobE-commerce is still in it's infancy, but amongst the early winners of the race to make money on the Net is the pornographer, the booksellers and recruitment agent... |