http://www.registersquare.co.uk Internet. Technology, and more Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:39:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Google has pretty much become the King of search engines, because it is so focused on the quality of user experience. It's clean, it's simple, and generally relevant. Yahoo! doesn't seem to take search seriously. Take the UK Yahoo! search URL: uk.search.yahoo.co.uk. Seriously? Google.co.uk is easier on the fingers and memory. ... http://www.registersquare.co.uk/2007/09/13/using-search-engines-other-than-google.html Here's a seriously nice tutorial - how to run Windows Programs on Ubuntu linux. It nicely applied Virtual Memory to run Windows applications, and you can even have the Windows Start menu running as well. And all it takes it ten minutes plus Windows install plus a single command. Something else that makes ... http://www.registersquare.co.uk/2007/07/04/how-to-run-windows-on-ubuntu.html Google has become so synonymous with web search that it's become a verb - you can "Google your name" and similar activities. And let's face it, Google became the big cheese of search by having an idealistic bunch of geniuses running the show, who were concerned with user experience first, and ... http://www.registersquare.co.uk/2007/07/04/search-without-google.html Media Defender, a group apparently working to fight fight "piracy" on behalf of media representative such as the RIAA and MPAA, have apparently set up a fake downloads site called Miivi. The reported aim of the site is that once signed up, users are encouraged to download illegal files. However, the ... http://www.registersquare.co.uk/2007/07/04/fake-download-service-created-to-spy-on-users.html Imagine this - you post on discussion boards as normal. But get paid for doing so. And get free stuff. Such as iPods or computer games. Sounds mad - but there are actually places online where this happens. :) What's happening is that a number of sites are trying to attract new members and ... http://www.registersquare.co.uk/2007/06/28/free-money-and-free-stuff.html Now that Dell are pushing Linux PC's installed with Ubuntu, here's a handy set of tips for being able to access your Ubuntu desktop remotely: How to Access Your Ubuntu Remotely. Just in case you weren't aware that Dell provided PC's with Ubuntu pre-installed, here are the two main desktop models ... http://www.registersquare.co.uk/2007/06/25/access-your-ubuntu-desktop-online.html I've read plenty of unpleasant reports about the customer service - or lack of - provided by companies such as AOL, Dell, and 1&1. Now it seems as though T Mobile is joining the list - Sean posts a pretty horrific series of telephone support conversations about a problem with a ... http://www.registersquare.co.uk/2007/06/25/t-mobile-takes-service-hit.html Here's a great little purchase from China - a USB stick. That didn't work. Because... ...someone just cut a USB lead cable head off, and sealed it in a plastic case. Not bad, huh? :) http://www.registersquare.co.uk/2007/06/25/dodgy-chinese-usb-sticks.html Here's a nasty little revelation from Heliocity: Helio charging Ocean users for free content. Helio have apparently set up an auto-detect for the YouTube Mobile homepage prompting for payment of a $6 subscription. Even though YouTube Mobile is free. Apparently all is not lost, though - you can get around the Helio subscription ... http://www.registersquare.co.uk/2007/06/25/how-to-get-around-helio-youtube-mobile-charges.html