Tuesday, December 30, 2003

The Consumer Gateway: Shopping

Whether you are buying furniture from a discount store, clothes from a mail-order company or a watch from a market stall, you have rights as a consumer under the Sale of Goods Act. These rights are there to protect you from dishonest traders and unfair practices and they apply as much when you buy from abroad over the Internet as they do when you buy in your local shop.

Tuesday, December 23, 2003

DEBKAfile - The Stryker: US Military`s Great White Hope against Iraqi RPGs
At Camp Udairi in Kuwait, US armament technicians are working extra-hard in giant hangars on a Christmas gift for US troops plagued by guerrilla attacks in Iraq. It is the Stryker, an eight-wheel drive armored combat vehicle, the first new armored carrier to enter service in the US army since the Abrams tank was introduced in the 1980s

Tuesday, December 09, 2003

PCWorld.com - Capture TV on DVD: " "#
The latest DVD recorders are more versatile than your VCR, but getting the most from one isn't as simple as pushing 'record'.
Guardian Unlimited | Life | 'We can implant entirely false memories': "'We can implant entirely false memories'

You were abducted by aliens, you saw Bugs Bunny at Disneyland, and then you went up in a balloon. Didn't you? Laura Spinney on our remembrance of things past "
Guardian Unlimited | Life | 'We can implant entirely false memories': "'We can implant entirely false memories'

You were abducted by aliens, you saw Bugs Bunny at Disneyland, and then you went up in a balloon. Didn't you? Laura Spinney on our remembrance of things past "

Thursday, December 04, 2003

PCWorld.com - Instant Web Sites: "Put yourself on the Web in a flash with free and low-cost tools, services, and sites."
How To Spend It: "Moving abroad
This Is Money

ORE THAN 150,000 Britons will have left for a new life overseas by the end of this year. While selling up, hopping on a plane and enjoying La Dolce Vita in warmer climes sounds attractive, there is much to consider before taking the plunge. "

Monday, December 01, 2003

PCWorld.com - Step-By-Step: Burn Your Own DVDs for Backup or Video Playback

One popular application for DVD writers is to use them to create video DVDs--from your digital camcorder or analog videotape collection--that you can pop into a standard DVD player and enjoy in the comfort of your living room. (See "From Videotape to DVD" on the last page.)