What Is Stuxnet?
The most complicated piece of malicious software ever built? … Cyber Mega-Weapon?…Technical Block Buster?…Super worm?… “Best Malware Eva”?… It’s all of these…..and more!
Google-Fu – Tips and Tricks On Google Search
Legend tells of a legendary warrior whose Google Fu skills were the stuff of legend… …His training may have started here
Printing the Human Body
Need a new liver? No problem, I’ll just print one…
Biology + Engineering = Synthetic Biology (…or how to manufacture DNA!)
There used to be a time when we had to selectively breed animals and plants to encourage desirable characteristics to be repeated…Now we can identify useful DNA sequences, combine them, order it over the Internet and have it delivered to our homes…
Should you Build a Mobile App or a Website Optimised for Mobile?
This discussion happens a lot – both inside and outside of work – but what should be taken into account when deciding?
Virgin Media web filter…and how to bypass it
The high court ruling forcing ISPs to block The Pirate Bay finally affected me today. Although not a regular to the site myself, since I heard my Internet usage would be effectively censored I’ve started taking an interest in whether I can get there or not…As of today – I can’t…well not directly anyway…
Website Search – Features explained
Integrating a search engine into a website can be as easy as a single click (E.g. using a search plugin for a WordPress blog) or so complicated it requires months of development effort (E.g. for customising an existing search engine for your own needs). The various options available can also vary vastly in price. The…
SEO Checklist
A quick SEO checklist for reference… The SEO of a website is 60% off-site stuff and 40% on-site stuff. Off site is basically links to your site from other websites. On-site is how your website is structured, what words it has on it and how they are presented.
Google Insights – Rising UK Searches
Google Insights for Search is a great way to see what the World is searching for. You can compare search volumes across geographical regions and time
Best Rube Goldberg Machines
Everybody loves these extravagant contraptions for achieving very simple tasks