What has been discovered is that the downloads carry ‘Trojan’ viruses which, if downloaded to your PC, can cause havoc. Games enthusiasts are going into overdrive about this particular game which has mean’t open go for these cyber-vandals.

These viruses gain ‘back door’ access to your files and steal your personal information. So avoid this like the plague and buy the game instead.

This is not only costly but dangerous. Guys, take a good look around your workshop or factory and do an inventory on what needs replacing and if any maintenance is long overdue. Better still go for a company that specialises in selling and servicing such brands as festool.

So this is certainly not news to us…we bought ours in Europe so maybe the UK is a little behind right now.

Funny how we have all come to depend so readily and heavily on them isn’t it? we need them for business - what business does not use a computer these days? - we use them at home for communicating with friends and family. Mostly they are good but sometimes they have their dark side. Especially where our kids are concerned.

Anyway, should you need to upgrade or service your computer maybe your technician will suggest a new Cat5e Keystone jack . And I’ll bet, like me, you wont have the foggiest what he/she is talking about. But one thing is for sure…your PC wont work without one!

I saw a man on the TV this morning who lives in the US. He decided to take the stuff assuming it would be of great benefit to his health and well-being. Trouble is the side effects have proved to be permanent and startling. This man has turned completely blue all over. His face is a particularly dark shade of blue.

Even though he is not actually sick, he now has to tolerate this permanent skin colour for the rest of his life. Not a good look and definitely not worth taking this stuff. Believe it or not though he still continues to take it.

He has warned that the system being introduced by leading internet service providers - the companies that connect people to the internet –could be abused in that the information they gleen from your online activities could be shared with third parties. Example: if you do a number of searches about, say, books about AIDS, your insurance company could receive this information and thus up your premiums.

Very worrying stuff indeed.

This plane has a duty-free shop on board as well as a bar and bedrooms for the passengers who can afford to pay the price for them. I cannot say that I would opt for this plane for a short haul flight but if I was travelling to, say, Australia or New Zealand I would certainly consider it!

Read on for more vital information…
SPECpower_ssj2008 is the latest installment of an IT industry benchmark evaluates the power and performance characteristics in larger volume server class computers. It was created out of a need to monitor and regroup energy use from the IT industry and computer manufactures around the world.

SPECpower_ssj2008 does not only measure AC power from the source but it delivers a calibrated matrix for all computer functions including ambient temperature. There are two temperature measuring tools that are compatible with SPECpower_ssj2008 and the only one with support for 64-bit drivers is Temperarture@lert.

With the combination of the SPECpower_ssj2008 and Temperature@lert system administrators can run both temperature and power controls. The SPECpower_ssj2008 measures power for the AC input and combines the implementation to a performance metric. This provides pertinent information about what power considerations are made when considering which data center. Coupled with Temperature@lert, the power and temperature gradient works in symbiotic form to provide the best accuracy available in the IT industry.

We’d like to extend a special thanks to Greg D. and his team at Dell Inc. whose deep knowledge and expertise made this possible.

For more information about SPECpower_ssj2008 visit: http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/

It is no exaggeration that wars, droughts, floods and human kind are all combining to destroy our vast resources of seeds and plant life - so what better way to preserve them…and at what better time? It is the diversity that is being threatened and that is what this scheme is attempting to save. Diversity is threatened by climate change and we all know about that don’t we.

Apart from that wildy expensive must-have Robosapien toy from a couple of Christmases ago, nothing much happened. Until now… at last we have the robot vacuum cleaner!

Until recently robot vacuums cost £1,000 and so-so ones were £200-£300, which is far too expensive for something that is a bit of a gimmick. Now you can get a fairly decent one for less than £40.

It runs on rechargeable batteries and goes round a room in a few minutes, spiralling out from the middle. If it hits an obstacle such as a table leg it’ll vacuum round it and continue under the table and around each leg. It sucks up all the dust and crumbs and does the edges really well. I want one! apparently you can get these on Ebuyer - so there’s a tip.