The state of the Internet

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If you’ve ever gone to the office and found that the internet connection is down, then you’ll have realised  how much we rely on it to do just about anything nowadays. This thought-provoking presentation puts everything into figures.

(Tip – you may want to pause the video to read the whole screen, as it goes quite fast!)

Strange Random Internet Quote:

The Internet is so big, so powerful and pointless that for some people it is a complete substitute for life.  – Andrew Brown

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Free Netbook Operating System, Jolicloud

The Jolicloud Operating System for Netbooks

If you have a netbook (one of those mini-laptops, if you know what I mean), then it probably came with one flavour of Windows, whether XP or 7. And this is perfectly OK for most users, but you maybe didn’t know that there are other (free) alternatives out there, among them Google‘s Chrome OS (not the browser, but similar) and Jolicloud.

Jolicloud can be installed as the main operating system or alongside Windows without having to move any of your data. It includes applications focussed on on-line life, such as social networks, mail, blogging or messaging and lets you save your important information in the “cloud” or locally on your own machine.

The makers claim that Jolicloud is the most compatible netbook operating system around at the moment, with support for models of around 50 manufacturers, including Acer, HP, Toshiba, Asus and Samsung.

Most attractive of all, being a distribution of Linux, it’s free and maintained by passionate experts!

Choose from the express Windows installation and the image (iso.) file if you want a full installation or with other operating systems.

Strange Random Operating System Quote:
I had a fortune cookie the other day and it said:’Outlook not so good’. I said:’Sure, but Microsoft ships it anyway’. – unknown

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Valentine’s Day Playlist at TubeRadio.fm

Playlist Editor - Discography Tab - Home Page

It’s a combination of YouTube, iTunes and Spotify – TubeRadio.fm lets you search YouTube for your favourite artists or by song title, then make a playlist and if you like, share it with other users or on Facebook or Twitter. One of the great features is that you can look up the discography of a particular group,  add albums to your playlist and have TubeRadio find all the songs it can.

You can try out TubeRadio directly from the site, but you need to register (for free) if you want to save your playlists. There’s a very useful video that shows you how to get started in 5 minutes or less.

Our first effort is here – http://www.tuberadio.fm/?pl=3272567 – a short Valentine’s Day mix. Well, actually, it’s a few different versions of My Funny Valentine, but you get the idea…

Strange Random Valentine’s Day Quote:

What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork. – Pearl Bailey