They may struggle to tell the difference between LastNinja and LOLcats and bang on and on about how they used to leave their front doors open at night, but when it comes to online security, it’s the old folks who are the most sussed.
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Digital-Lifestyles pre-empted and reported thousands of articles on the then-coming impact that technology was to have on all forms of Media. Launched in 2001 as a research blog to aid its founder, Simon Perry, present at IBC 2002, it grew into a wide ranging, multi-author publication that was quoted in many publications globally including the BBC, was described by the Guardian as 'Informative' and also cited in a myriad of tech publications before closing in 2009
Silver Surfers Smarter On Safer Online Shopping
Paramount Movie Clips On Facebook
There was a flurry of backslapping in the boardroom as Paramount Pictures pressed fleshed and sealed a deal with Facebook to become the first major studio to let clips from its huge back catalogue be made available on the Internet.The partnership will see Los Angeles-based developer FanRocket launching, nay unleashing, the VooZoo application on Facebook, giving users access to footage from thousands of movies, including blockbusters like “The Ten Commandments” and “Forrest Gump.”
(more…)Blogging Cheers You Up: Official. Ish.
If you’re feeling miserable and can’t get The Smiths off repeat play on your CD player*, get blogging (or log on to a social networking site) and you’ll soon be breaking out the Kylie, stripping off your top and whooping around the house with unbridled joy.
(more…)Tangent Quattro MK2 Retro Internet Radio
If you find yourself pining for the smooth wooden lines of your Gran’s old radiogram and great chunky, old-school rotary dials still get you moist, then prepare your heart for a boost in the thumpa thumpa department as you set eyes on the Tangent Quattro MK2 Internet Radio.
(more…)iPlayer On iPhone: Streaming Only
BBC iPlayer is coming to the Apple iPhone.The BBC iPlayer service, that lets UK TV licence players watch selected piece of content that have been shown on TV in the proceeding fourteen days, is going to be usable and playable on the Apple iPhone and iPod touch using WiFi connections.
Apple iPhone OS 2.0 and SDK Frenzy
The hype around Apple — this time it’s the iPhone — continues unabated.Yesterday, the world’s technology press fell at the knees of the altar of The Steve, as he gave … get ready for it … a _preview_ of version 2.0 of the iPhone OS. Yes … that’s right, not a release, but a preview. Shocking the level of hysteria they can generate isn’t it?
Do you think they might have copy and paste from emails built into this edition?
(more…)Logitech diNovo Edge Bluetooth Keyboard: Review (Part 2 – 85%)
Yesterday we looked at the layout of the keyboard and battled with the installation.Behold! Let the light show begin!
Once we started using the keyboard, we quickly forgave its installation quirks, and marvelled at the space age glowing lightshow on our desktop.
(more…)En-Twyn: Powerline In A Power Socket!
You know the dilemma. You need a network at home. You find WiFi doesn’t cut it and CAT-5 cabling is a major pain to install.En-Twyn, a company from London, have a prototype unit showing at CeBit on the Intellon stand (it uses the latest generation of Intellon Powerline chips).
What makes their En-Compass product different is that all of the electronics are incorporated into the back of the socket. It fits into a standard mains back box and you don’t see anything hanging out of the front.
Logitech diNovo Edge Bluetooth Keyboard: Review (Part 1)
We’re not quite sure it lives up to Logitech’s “World’s most advanced keyboard” claim, but if you’re looking to cut a stylish dash at your desktop, then you won’t find many keyboards as likely to impress as the Logitech diNovo Edge.
(more…)Blogger.com Beats MySpace
Is Blogging overtaking Social Networking?The newly released Neilsen Online figures show that Blogger.com, the blogging service owned by Google, reached 5.1 million user in January.
Over the same period the previously-huge MySpace reached just over 5 million and Bebo a smidgen over 4 million.
There was a flurry of backslapping in the boardroom as Paramount Pictures pressed fleshed and sealed a deal with Facebook to become the first major studio to let clips from its huge back catalogue be made available on the Internet.
If you’re feeling miserable and can’t get The Smiths off repeat play on your CD player*, get blogging (or log on to a social networking site) and you’ll soon be breaking out the Kylie, stripping off your top and whooping around the house with unbridled joy.
If you find yourself pining for the smooth wooden lines of your Gran’s old radiogram and great chunky, old-school rotary dials still get you moist, then prepare your heart for a boost in the thumpa thumpa department as you set eyes on the Tangent Quattro MK2 Internet Radio.
BBC iPlayer is coming to the Apple iPhone.
The hype around Apple — this time it’s the iPhone — continues unabated.
Yesterday we looked at the 
You know the dilemma. You need a network at home. You find WiFi doesn’t cut it and CAT-5 cabling is a major pain to install.
We’re not quite sure it lives up to Logitech’s “World’s most advanced keyboard” claim, but if you’re looking to cut a stylish dash at your desktop, then you won’t find many keyboards as likely to impress as the Logitech diNovo Edge.
Is Blogging overtaking Social Networking?