Saudi Arabia

The reaction of “World Leaders” to the death of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia has been just as craven and abject as might have been expected.

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In the name of god

The recent terrorist attacks in London make one, yet again, wonder how on earth religious beliefs bring people to do such things. Polly Toynbee, writing in the Guardian a few days ago, captures it well:

This is not about poverty, deprivation or cultural dislocation of second-generation immigrants. There is plenty of that and it is […]

Backup for Windows

I needed a good backup tool for my (:blush:) Windows XP system at home. Searched high and low. Concluded there was nothing available that was free, and stumped up hard cash for WinBackup v1.

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Linux distros: a random sampling

I’ve been using Linux, in both work and home environments, for about 6 years now. We Linux fans do regularly get the urge to change distros, and I’ve got through a few…!

No offence to the dozens and dozens of distros that I don’t mention here. I’m sure they are fabulous, but I’ve not tried […]