Mark Wilson

Workshop: Save paper and time when printing

Mark Wilson, Computeract!ve, Monday 17 November 2008 at 14:08:00 Combine several web pages into a single sheet using HP Smart Web Printing The world’s computer printers are responsible for a huge amount of wasted paper. So...

Enhance your laptop with expansion cards

Mark Wilson, Computeract!ve, Monday 17 November 2008 at 17:06:00 Sick of trailing USB cables around your house? Expansion cards are a simple, neat and safe alternative Both desktop and notebook computer owners are used to...

IBM Roadrunner Tops Cray as the Official World's Fastest Supercomputer

It's like a geek soap opera. Just last week, Cray bragged that their updated Jaguar XT supercomputer was the world's fastest. Now this week, IBM responds to the trash talk with a number one ranking of their Roadrunner system on...

Netgear Powerline Adapters Available Now

While we've already seen older iterations Netgear's powerline-based networking products, it's just today that the new Powerline HD Plus Ethernet Adaptor Kit ($US170) and Powerline AV Ethernet Adaptor Kit ($US150) have become...

ButtKicker Wireless Kit, Because Your Couch Doesn't Shake Yet, Does It?

If you like your home theatre seats to rumble, chances are you're heard of ButtKicker, the sort of subwoofer for you butt that adds a tactile component to movies and games. Now the company is announcing a new, moderately more...

Caution: This Sign May Be Awesome

If the economy has taught us anything, it's that the traditional caution sign has been a failure at warning us of the dynamically shifting troubled waters ahead. For example, whereas a traditional caution sign might warn of a...

Review: Sony's Complete Bravia Link Home Theatre System

digg_skin = 'compact'; digg_bgcolor = '#f1f8fa'; digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Review_What_If_You_Were_To_Buy_Everything_Sony'; While many of us have our collection of nice electronic toys, most of us can't afford to...

4.5 million LEDs Dazzle at Japan Winter Light Show

Last Saturday, 4.2 million LEDs lit up the Nabana no Sato theme park of Kuwana, Japan, kicking off their annual Winter Light Show that runs until March 8th. This year's theme is one of flowers, illuminated in 64 billion colours...

Nike makes the pinkest Mercurial in the village

Fans of butch centre halves and the phrase 'it's a contact sport' may want to look away now. This is Nike's new Mercurial Rosa and it's, well, pink. Very pink.The unfortunate players who've been signed up to don the luminous...

Hamilton 1 - 2 Celtic: Hartley sinks hometown club with late strike

Published Date: 17 November 2008 PAUL Hartley helped keep Hamilton Accies afloat 12 years ago when they sold him to Millwall for what remains a club record transfer fee of £380,000. This was the ultimate hard luck story for...