Tag: Internet | Michael Rawlins

Internet Passwords

published on August 29, 2017 by Mike Categories: Internet #Tagged: Internet, Passwords, security

Why do people still make things like this Internet Passwords book? Do people not pay any attention to advice on Internet security?

Digital Participation Scotland a time for action

published on May 1, 2014 by Mike Categories: hyperlocal, Internet, Social Media #Tagged: broadband, Digital Inclusion, Digital Participation, Internet, Rural Broadband, Scotland

Over the past few days there have been 3 high profile reports published about Digital Participation Scotland. First to publish was the Scottish Government report Digital Participation: A National Framework for Local Action which was published on 24 April.

BBC News – ‘Fastest ever’ broadband passes speed test

published on January 22, 2014 by Mike Categories: Internet #Tagged: broadband, BT, Internet, Speed

BT & Alcatel-Lucent have achieved a broadband connection of 1.4 terabits per second between the BT tower in London and a site in Ipswich. The test over a 255 mile link is the first one in ‘real world’ conditions using existing infrastructure. Read more here BBC News – ‘Fastest ever’ broadband passes speed test. There […]

Maciej Cegłowski creator of @pinboard talks at the XOXO festival

published on October 11, 2013 by Mike Categories: Internet, Social Media #Tagged: Bookmarks, Internet, Maciej Cegłowski, Money, Pay, Pinboard, Services

In December 2010 Yahoo announced (in so far as a leaked slide from an internal presentation can be an announcement) that they were sunsetting the del.icio.us book marking service. Most people took this as they were closing the service, they were in fact it turns out, selling it.