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May 31, 2006
Holding your PC to ransom
We've all heard of viruses, spam, even spyware. Now a Rochdale nurse has had her PC files hijacked and held to ransom.
January 03, 2006
Is this Openwriting?
Regular readers may have noticed some changes to the Openwriting home page and article pages in the last few days.
September 20, 2005
More free Opera
New and now permanently ad-free in its latest incarnation, Opera represents a genuine alternative web browser. Paul Chan investigates.
August 30, 2005
A Free Opera
Is Internet Explorer too easily filled full of spyware for your tastes? Is Firefox too slow compared to Internet Explorer? Paul Chan tells of an old school third web browser which is having a 10th anniversary special.
August 11, 2005
Match of the Day
Paul Chan can't wait for the football season to start.
July 25, 2005
Remember all those passwords?
Paul Chan discusses ways of remembering your password.
July 12, 2005
Restaurant hunt...
On a recent trip to London's Heathrow Airport, Paul Chan found it very difficult to find a good eatery which was a little out of the ordinary.
July 06, 2005
War of the Worlds
Yes, it's another summer blockbuster and, with Tom Cruise, Steven Spielberg and a iconic title from cinema history, can it really fail?
July 05, 2005
The End of Cult TV
The BBC are closing down their Cult TV website. Paul Chan remembers the days before overexposure of soaps and then make-over shows and reality TV brought the curtain down on some excellent TV drama.
February 24, 2005
In Good Company
They don't make too many movies like this any more...
October 24, 2004
Norton Internet Security 2005
PC World's latest special offer is very good value for money.
October 05, 2004
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
A welcome throwback to the days of Flash Gordon and RKO Adventures
September 18, 2004
Collateral
Stylish film director Michael Mann is back and he's created another masterpiece of the crime thriller genre.
August 21, 2004
The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy
Matt Damon returns in a superior thriller based loosely on Robert Ludlum's secret agent - Jason Bourne.
Continue reading "The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy" »
August 12, 2004
I, Robot
"Inspired by Isaac Asimov" is the legend in the credits sequence, and many purists may have decided to avoid this film in advance of its release.
August 07, 2004
Meeting a legend
The voice is unmistakable. He's a cinema legend with a career spanning almost 6 decades.
June 29, 2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The third film in the Harry Potter series may be the shortest but it's also clearly the best so far.
Continue reading "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" »
June 03, 2004
The Day After Tomorrow
Earth vs Mother Nature
May 28, 2004
Monster's Ball
A powerful drama about people coping with tragedy.
May 23, 2004
Troy: Another great epic
Everyone should know the plot of the Iliad from classics at school. First things first though - Troy is a good film.
May 20, 2004
Picture of the Week
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May 17, 2004
Kiki's Delivery Service
In an alternate version of the 1950s in which neither World Wars happened a little girl is training to be a witch.
May 07, 2004
Sasser the latest worm
THE latest virus to hit the news has actually gained some serious notoriety by downing English Coastguard computers.
March 25, 2004
Starsky and Hutch: A Remake too far?
Movies, music and television is full of remakes and revisitations. A sign of less adventurous times.
February 24, 2004
Frosty weather
Although taken late last year in Haworth, this image shows the frosty weather that can linger during the midwinter gloom.
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February 22, 2004
Going online faster
A growing number of people are using the internet at home and at work.
February 16, 2004
Abstract patterns
Architecture, modern and traditional, has been a hot topic every time town centre regeneration is discussed.
Birmingham has been in a state of building and rebuilding for a number of years but one of its most recent buildings is a startling tribute to modernism.
February 15, 2004
Gaming online
February 08, 2004
Keep games away from your computer
Computers should be reserved for serious work - not games.
February 07, 2004
Winter Sunset
A view to the west over Wadsworth Moor, above Pecket Well near Hebden Bridge.
While passing in the late afternoon, the sun sank beneath the horizon of Wadsworth Moor but left a vivid red sky for several minutes.
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February 01, 2004
Snow scene
The much vaunted snow from last week didn't really stick around to cause anything other than a slight inconvenience.
Here is a picture I took of some Yorkshire countryside last week while passing. Click on the image for a bigger version.
January 31, 2004
Mydoom: Another virus warning
Another new virus has emerged to plague users of Windows computers - but if you take some precautions you can just treat it as an inconvenience.
January 27, 2004
Spirited Away
I waited a long time to see this animated film, described as the Japanese Alice in Wonderland, in which a little girl has to save her parents after they are turned into pigs at a seemingly abandoned amusement park.
January 25, 2004
Cold front
The weather is a talking point more than ever this week. The BBC provide a superb weather service from their portal: BBCi
January 22, 2004
Affleck's Paycheck
Another Philip K Dick adaptation with mixed reviews. If you like action and adventure sign up here. If you are a sci-fi purist, you may wish to avoid...
January 18, 2004
Spam, spam, spam
The Net Guide By Paul Chan. Internet users who have been online for some time will be acutely aware of spam.
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