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Toasters and hairdryers all over again 0

Photo by mkorchia In a new Wired magazine article called The Web Is Dead, Long Live The Internet, Editor in chief Chris Anderson (author of ‘The Long Tail‘ and ‘Free‘) declares the demise of the web browser in favour of dedicated apps on devices such as iPads and iPhones (no mention of Android handsets, then). [...]

A day without power 2

Quiet suburban house — or 10,000 volt deathtrap? We’ve had problems with the electricity since we first moved into this place a couple of months back. First, a couple of the lights didn’t work, and so we changed the bulbs – and those new ones immediately popped as soon as we turned on the switch. [...]