It’s common knowledge that the number of students choosing to take Computer Science has fallen drastically since the year 2000. Sadly, by trying to spice up Computer Science a lot of university’s are losing touch in what made CS so much fun for many before this news spread.
So why aren’t university’s taking in large numbers [...]

Good, clear, and confident presentation skills are essential in any Computing related degree, as well as in the workplace. It is one of the hardest skills to pick up down as, much like with everything else, practice makes perfect. Unlike programming, many developers, engineers and designers don’t find themselves giving a few presentations every day. [...]

Paint this picture in your head. It’s three in the morning and you’re adding the final touches to a report you’ve been working on non-stop for the past five days. You’re just about to finish your finishing points when your computer dies. After a lengthy caffeine-induced panic you get your computer up and running again [...]

A recent trend amongst people today is that no one ever remembers a phone number. If you were to ask me the numbers of anyone in my mobile phone’s phone book I wouldn’t even be able to recite three of them. Now that mobile phones have become a vital part of western culture our habits [...]

Blogging is a strange beast. To the left is the useful side of it, where people can document interesting facts and information to help others, as well as giving their websites’ interactivity with its audience. To the right is the crappy side, where people write overly opinionated crap about everyday life, and even that wouldn’t [...]

Now more than ever the question of screen resolution pops up on Web Design forums all across the Internet. With the majority of web users using 1024×768 screen resolutions on their desktops many a designer has considered ditching the popular 800×600 fixed-width layout in favour of fitting more information before the fold (before the user [...]

As I finish my third year in Higher Education at my second institute my ability has started to blossom into a formidable skill-set, one that may very well land me a well-paid job in the future. Through all the courses I have taken, from HCI, Systems Analysis, Project Management, Program Development, Artificial Intelligence, Analytical Modelling, [...]

Mozilla Firefox is starting to gain some much-needed recognition as a serious contender in the Browser market. In many ways it has become the Open Source movement’s poster child, and nothing shows that more than its large list of extensions. For those not in the know extensions are add-ons that you can download to add [...]

From Loving Wii Forums.
Sony and Nintendo team up to bring you 1080p on the Wii. Through the amazing upscaling power of the STR-DA5200ES and the beauty of the Bravia 1080p XBRs, you too can enjoy 1080p on the Nintendo Wii.
Well, apparently it can be done, and looking from the pictures shown on the forum it [...]

With great power comes great responsibility.”
Whilst we’re all very familiar with the quote from Spiderman it brings a few truths home for those who enjoy their gadgets and entertainment systems. One variety of system that has gained more power than most is the Video Games console.
Over the past few years the power of consoles has [...]