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December 2009 - Moving On Up |
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PDMS is on the move, after 13 years in Castletown, we are upping sticks and moving to Douglas. Hopefully, by the time you read this we will be happily settled in to our new building, Global House on the Isle of Man Business Park.
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November 2009 - Neither Here nor There: The Age of Quantum Computing |
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This rather cryptic title is entirely appropriate for this month's article because we're going to dip a toe into the surreal world of quantum computing. I must add at the outset that such toe-dipping requires considerable courage – on the part of both reader and writer.
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September 2009 - Keep it Secret – Keep it Safe |
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Having recently been in the unfortunate situation of having lost my wallet I have, as a consequence, had to go through the process of replacing all my Bank Cards. During this unavoidable 'refresh' process I was presented with both the requirement and the opportunity to change and update associated PIN numbers and passwords.
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August 2009 - Vanishing Act |
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Imagine receiving an e-mail or a document which automatically self destructs in 8 hours? If you think it sounds a little farfetched, something that you are more likely to hear in a James Bond movie, then think again.
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July 2009 - Spotify - Music to my Ears |
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My friend’s 10 year old son asked me the other day for some help with his school history project. His class are studying the “eighties” and they had been asked to take in to school any items they could find from this era to create a history board.
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July 2009 - Enemy of the State? |
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Around the world various regimes are taking actions to restrict or deny access to certain realms of the Internet. This is often justified as a means of protection either of individual morality, social cohesion or of the intellectual property rights of the entertainment industry.
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May 2009 - A Wolf at the door of Google? |
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After 10 plus years of extraordinary growth and innovation Google has become an unstoppable Internet juggernaut. So it’s a brave person that dares to predict the potential demise of Google’s dominance of all things related to Internet search.
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May 2009 - Easter Tweets |
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Easter Monday, fantastic weather again, and the deal is, get this article written and I can go out and enjoy it. We often seem to have good weather at Easter and this year it has really been helping to show the Island at its best.
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March 2009 - Google knows where you really are! |
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A new piece of software launched by Google in February has created a storm of controversy with MPs, industry analysts, bloggers and observers alike, all grappling with its implications for privacy.
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February 2009 - Wiki What? |
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If someone asked you to find out everything you could about the “Markov Chain”, the chances are you would go straight to Google or Wikipedia. “Of course, I’d use Google but Wiki what?” some of you might now be thinking.
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January 2009 - Back to Basics |
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I have a theory about recessions – but before I start, I should say that this is based on no formal training in economics, is certainly an oversimplification of the situation, and is probably completely wrong.
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