We have previously bemoaned the adverse effect that texting has had on our young people’s ability to write a complete, properly spelt, grammatically correct sentence. On the opposite end of the spectrum, however, comes an apparent desire to baffle people with gobbledegook designed to make a company look more special than it actually is. Here [...]
Like almost every other subject under the sun, people’s attitudes to religion have changed dramatically over the past fifty years. These days, the popular image of religion has become a contrast between apathy and fanaticism, depending, of course, on your geography. Fortunately, however, there is a more conservative attitude that the Ten Commandments are a [...]
Trends on Twitter change minute by minute, but an interesting one that we found today was #ComputingSongs , people changing the names of songs to have a computer/technological relation. To include yourself in any current trend #[name of trend] into a tweet that you post! For the trend mentioned above here are some great ones [...]
A new email virus is currently circling the internet. The email appears to come from FedEx.com the email global@fedex.com. The email says you have a parcel waiting at your local FedEx centre awaiting collection and ask you to open and printout an attachment. The attachment is virus file and should NOT be opened. FedEx have [...]
With the summer and music festivals on the way, there is no cooler way to camp this year. If you love music, mud and Mother Nature you’re probably heading to a camp site at some point this summer. But why take shelter in some dull, conventional tent when you can recreate the Summer of Love [...]
“Playing active video games won’t help you stay fit,” the Daily Mail has today reported. In what will surely come as a blow to people who think tennis can be played from the sofa, researchers conducting a new study found that a selection of sporty, movement-based games for the popular Wii console did not make [...]
A New phasing email is currently active on the internet. The email suggests you have won a large sum of money and all you have to do is reply to the email with your personal details (no bank details) to claim the money. This email is designed to gather people personal details to be sold [...]
An YouTube video posted from Sweden of a rabbit rounding up a flock of sheep has gone viral. The maker of the video, who writes a blog on farming, heard about the bunny’s unusual talent and went to the farm in the village of Ornskoldsvik to capture it on film. Champis the grey rabbit apparently [...]
RSS, which stands for “really simple syndication”, means you can stay in touch with many different sources of news and information. Rather than having to revisit a site several times a day to check for new entries or headlines. All you need to keep up to date is an RSS Reader, you probably already have [...]
Watch out people, the Twitter DM spam is doing the rounds again and many people are falling for it! Twitter is being hit by DM spam, phishing scams and malware which targets Twitter users and can easily be avoided. Basic rule is do not click any link from a user you do not know or [...]
‘Spotted’ pages on Facebook are cropping up all over. In our local area we found six spotted pages. But...
It is always a pleasant task to write about a local success story, particularly a business success story. Jim...
OLYMPIC swimmer Chris Cook will be visiting Redcar & Cleveland this week to see how some of our local...
In the heart of Redcar’s new Palace Hub on the seafront, is an exclusive showroom called “Northern Lights.” The...
Budding sports journalist and Prior Pursglove College student Scott Hill has taken a big step in reaching his career...
Young people are being given the chance to quiz Cleveland’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Barry Coppinger, during an online...
