For the purposes of this article I consider "Media" to include all forms of recorded information and/or entertainment that was historically based in the analogue world (books, newspapers, TV, recorded music, movies, etc). Over the last few months there has been an evolving conflict emerging in the b...

In Today’s Issue: Carter the unstoppable spec machine; UK rocked by spectrum row; double dongle density; no more BT USO, a quid pro quo for fibre? oh no; Andy Burnham is king of the world, it says here; Indian 3G licences, prices doubled; Nokia goes into crisis vulture mode; new PyS60 comes wi...

I think I first got interested in the idea of working while standing up when I was reading the book Brain Rules . That book, in fact, doesn’t just suggest that you work standing up: it suggests that you work while walking, by installing a treadmill at your desk! I’m not about to put a treadmill ...

Steven Novella has a recent post on SETI (the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence). Like many of us, Dr. Novella is fascinated by the prospect of finding evidence for intelligent alien life in outer space. Dr. Novella: I am a strong supporter of SETI - the search for extraterrestrial intelligen...

I was quite happy to notice that its another big celebration moment for my native Finland. This autumn brought 50 years of computers in Finland. And computers have been a very significant part of my life and professional career, so I have plenty to be personally happy about it too. So I got into one...

The phenomena surrounding computers are diverse and yield a surprisingly rich base for launching metaphors at individual and group activities. Conversely, classical human endeavors provide an inexhaustible source of metaphor for those of us who are in labor within computation. Such relationships bet...

When you immerse into the world of computer music, you'll quickly find yourself in a vast audio candyshop. There's so many sounds and not enough time (or desire) to explore them all. Some people have too many tools and never get around to actually making music, because they're stuck t...

It is difficult for me to write an introduction for Al Dean. On one hand I have read several articles and blog posts by Al, but on the other hand I've never had the opportunity to meet him personally (this interview was done by e-mail). What I like the most about Al and what keeps me going back to h...

Day eleven of the Ghacks Giveaway. We handed lots of popular software out there in the last ten days including Kaspersky Internet Security 2009, ConvertXtoDVD or The Bat. Today’s giveaway is about Cyberlink software, to be precise about three different Cyberlink products. We are giving away tw...

The artistic journeys of Melbourne’s Cornel Wilczek (aka Qua) and John Lee (of Mountains in the Sky) couldn’t be further removed. Nonetheless, the two artists have come to develop a rare creative dialogue. Released simultaneously by the same label, their new records – Qua’s masterfully chaot...