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Here's a few more articles from the BBC Tech Site.
China close to being top spammer - Full Story
The US is close to losing its place as the top spam sending nation on Earth.
Statistics from security firm Sophos show that China is fast catching up the US as a source of junk e-mail.
According to Sophos, 23.1% of spam comes from computers in the US and 21.9% comes from China. The UK is tenth on the list of spam sources.
As a continent, Asia is the biggest source with 42.8% of unwanted commercial e-mail coming from that region.
I freaking hate spam, we don't need it, it doesn't help anyone, why do they send it when they know it's annoying?!
Park and write - Full Story
A homeless woman in London has been living in a car since last summer. But by writing a blog she has put herself in touch with an international audience.
It's a tale of our time - about being cut off from everything around you but still connected to people thousands of miles away.
Sometimes you can be more honest with those you don't know, I think everyone needs a place as a release, her blog is hers.
Brain games aim to boost your IQ - Full Story
Computer games have long been derided by critics as mindless, brain-rotting fun.
But a new wave of games is turning the cliché on its head.
Nintendo has sold nearly five million copies of its three Nintendo DS brain training games since the series launched in Japan a year ago.
Could be a cool way of teaching, it's done sometimes but not as widely as it could be...
College Bans MySpace.com Use on Campus - Full Story
Del Mar (Texas) College students now have to use computers outside the school's system if they want to visit the popular Web site MySpace.com. The community college has blocked the site in response to complaints about sluggish Internet Get Linux or Windows Managed Hosting Services with Industry Leading Fanatical Support. speed on campus computers.
An investigation found that heavy traffic at MySpace.com was eating up too much bandwidth, said August Alfonso, the school's chief of information and technology. Forty percent of daily Internet traffic at the college involved the site, he said.
Myspace has been blocked at my school, I think that's because they hate you visiting almost everywebsite...it sucks...
Thought I'd post some more snippets of news btw.
China close to being top spammer - Full Story
The US is close to losing its place as the top spam sending nation on Earth.
Statistics from security firm Sophos show that China is fast catching up the US as a source of junk e-mail.
According to Sophos, 23.1% of spam comes from computers in the US and 21.9% comes from China. The UK is tenth on the list of spam sources.
As a continent, Asia is the biggest source with 42.8% of unwanted commercial e-mail coming from that region.
I freaking hate spam, we don't need it, it doesn't help anyone, why do they send it when they know it's annoying?!
Park and write - Full Story
A homeless woman in London has been living in a car since last summer. But by writing a blog she has put herself in touch with an international audience.
It's a tale of our time - about being cut off from everything around you but still connected to people thousands of miles away.
Sometimes you can be more honest with those you don't know, I think everyone needs a place as a release, her blog is hers.
Brain games aim to boost your IQ - Full Story
Computer games have long been derided by critics as mindless, brain-rotting fun.
But a new wave of games is turning the cliché on its head.
Nintendo has sold nearly five million copies of its three Nintendo DS brain training games since the series launched in Japan a year ago.
Could be a cool way of teaching, it's done sometimes but not as widely as it could be...
College Bans MySpace.com Use on Campus - Full Story
Del Mar (Texas) College students now have to use computers outside the school's system if they want to visit the popular Web site MySpace.com. The community college has blocked the site in response to complaints about sluggish Internet Get Linux or Windows Managed Hosting Services with Industry Leading Fanatical Support. speed on campus computers.
An investigation found that heavy traffic at MySpace.com was eating up too much bandwidth, said August Alfonso, the school's chief of information and technology. Forty percent of daily Internet traffic at the college involved the site, he said.
Myspace has been blocked at my school, I think that's because they hate you visiting almost everywebsite...it sucks...
Thought I'd post some more snippets of news btw.
