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iPlayer Changes
By: A.C. I would guess that many of our readers watch TV through tablets, iPads, mobile phones, or other devices, using the BBC iPlayer. Catch–Up TV is very popular as a serial can now be watched at any time after broadcast. … Continue reading
New Malware Warning
By: A.C. How many of us go a little glassy –eyed when some new computer malware is announced? This week, the National Crime Agency’s Cyber Crime Unit scored a very large victory when, along with Police Agencies in Europe, it … Continue reading
Parking by Card
By A.C. Do any of you remember Angus Og, a comic strip in the Daily record, by Ewen Bain? I loved the deep cutting insight and gentle, wry humour of the genius that was Ewen Bain. One comic strip I … Continue reading
3D Printing
By: A.C. On our Facebook Page recently, we have featured articles that show how 3D printing can be used to make practical and fun ‘superhero’ or ‘beastie’ hands for youngsters as well as other prosthetic and medical equipment. ( Our … Continue reading
The End of XP
By:A.C. I have a venerable and sturdy desktop computer which I purchased about 6 years ago. In terms of the Hard Drive, the spinning disc inside the machine that stores all your files, and has the Operating System on it, … Continue reading
Telemedicine Conference
By: A.C. A Conference has recently taken place in Inverness, regarding the development of telemedicine. This Conference which has the rather unwieldy name of Implementing Transnational Telemedicine Solutions project (ITTS) saw clinicians, patients and healthcare professionals from across Europe gathering … Continue reading
Does Not Compute
By: A.C. I note that, once again, the computer systems at the DWP hotline was described by Disability News Service as “ The system used for new personal independence payment (PIP) claims has crashed twice in a fortnight, leaving disabled callers … Continue reading →