Over the past couple of days, the media has once again been in the spotlight, with Murdoch deemed neither fit or proper, and the role of England football manager being given to someone who the press hadn’t pre-approved and are now seemingly liable to destroy. But are the media really in a position to be [...]
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Self-righteous and Lazy Journalism
Posted: Wednesday, 2 May, 2012 in General Moaning, Sport, Technology, The Internet, WritingTags: England manager, Hodgson, journalism, Leveson, Murdoch, news
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Should Tesco Be Accountable For Their iPad Pricing Error?
Posted: Wednesday, 14 March, 2012 in General Moaning, Not Fair, Technology, The InternetTags: Clubcard, deal, iPad, iPad 3, pricing error, Tesco
Yesterday, Tesco briefly offered the new iPad, 64GB, 4G version for £49.99 on their website. Sure enough, news of such a great deal spread quickly across social networks, and it looked as if numerous people took them up on this offer. But eventually Tesco brought down the offer and ultimately the Tesco Direct site in [...]
The Techpocalypse 2011
Posted: Thursday, 13 October, 2011 in Technology, The Internet, WritingTags: Android, Apple, Blackberry, iPhone, RIM, Steve Jobs, technology
So, it’s been an interesting week for technology users to say the least. First, we get the announcement that many were expecting regarding the latest iPhone, the 4S from Apple. No redesign outwardly, but inside is a processor faster than before, a new, improved camera and a whole host of other lovely features courtesy of [...]
Apple – Have They Done Some Wrong?
Posted: Tuesday, 21 June, 2011 in Technology, The InternetTags: Apple, iPod, iTunes, iTunes hacked
So, as Mr Sod and his law would guarantee, as soon as I wax lyrical about Apple, I get hit – big time. My iTunes account has been hacked. I got sent an email receipt for about £7 or so. Straight away I knew that wasn’t me – I tend to only use iTunes for [...]
The Power of the Internet
Posted: Tuesday, 7 June, 2011 in Not Fair, Technology, The InternetTags: facebook, Friends Reunited, LinkedIn, privacy, twitter
It always amuses me when people believe whatever they put on the web shouldn’t be used against them (I’m off ill from work, but I’ve just put on Facebook that I’ve been on holiday to Ibiza!) and can’t believe that people are so lax with their personal information online. Having said that, whilst doing one [...]
