Remember when those 2 Brits were denied entry to USA because of their mis-understood tweets? (http://ti.me/ymsgdQ)

I wouldn't be surprised if they (when I say 'they', I mean our govts. Mainly USA, but also UK) have a system where they just type our name in and they get links to all our online social profiles, tweets and posts, and any other sites we're involved in.

It really does make you wonder what they have on you.

They probably keep eyes on what we're doing at any time too. They might be tapping in to our ISPs to see what we're browsing. And then there's CCTV... god knows what happens to all that. Probably all stored somewhere with our Facebook posts.

This is partly why I don't like the idea of the 'Cloud'. You know Apple's iCloud, Google's cloud system, and all that kind of thing. How do I know what data is stored on me?

(there's other reasons too of course why I hate the cloud, like [see below])

How do I know my data is actually deleted when I click the delete button? How do I know who has access to my data in the cloud? What happens if the cloud gets hacked?

As you've probably gathered, I'm certainly not convinced yet with the Cloud idea. No Chromebooks for me anytime soon

Fantastically done..

Just came across it now and felt the need to blog about it.

Pay the site a visit and you'll know what I mean...

Only critique I have is about the way they embed the videos. Perhaps could've been done without YouTube.

But hey, who am I to criticise?!

If you have, read on.

It's pretty simple actually.

1. Login to phpMyAdmin and select your database on the left

2. Click the 'SQL' tab at the top

3. Enter the following:

UPDATE wp_options
SET option_value = 'http://www.new_domain.com'
WHERE option_value = 'http://www.old_domain.com'

(replace new_domain and old_domain with your new and old domain. Take care to include the http:// and www)

4. Click Go

I see loads of posts on forums about people who move their WordPress blog to a different domain or URL, and then get a load of errors when trying to view their site, and let's be honest, we've all done it before!

The reason this happens is because you're accessing your site/blog from a URL that WordPress doesn't recognise.

The solution is simple. Change the URL in your WordPress dashboard before you move your site.

Here's how:

1. Settings > General

2. Update your new URL

If I were to move this blog to lobrc.net/blog, then I'd change the WordPress Address field to http://www.lobrc.net/blog

(I'd leave the Site Address field as it is since my website homepage would still be www.lobrc.net. If you were moving your WordPress site to a whole new domain then you'd update this field too)

After you click save, you'll probably get an error or two when visiting your site. Don't worry. As soon as you've moved your site, you'll be up and running without any problems

Remember this?

This was The Sun's iconic headline after we liberated the Falklands in 1982.

As you've probably heard, it's coming up the 30th anniversary of '82 and just by 'coincidence', Prince William took up a RAF position there on Thursday.

The Argentinians are claiming that we've done it to wind them up. And we probably have.

Whether Argentina choose to make a big deal out of this is up to them, but whatever they decide, we're prepared for the worst.

"The Royal Navy is understood to have sent a Trafalgar-class sub to the disputed islands."

"His arrival coincides with the announcement that the maiden mission of the Royal Navy's warship — the Destroyer HMS Dauntless — will also be to the South Atlantic."

According to people who know what they're talking about, both HMS Dauntless and the sub could singularly take on the whole of the Argentinian fleet by themselves, so for God's sake, think wisely Argentina.

Say your forwarding paul@smith.com to paulsmith@yahoo.com.

So if paul@smith.com receives mail, it will be forwarded to the yahoo account. The problem, is that spam is also forwarded.

Unfortunately there's still ISPs and email providers out there who cant recognise the original source of the email, so blacklist your forwarder (paul@smith.com). This means that your email address will get a bad reputation, and emails forwarded will either not be received, or put straight into your spam/trash box.

The solution. Only use forwarders when they're really needed, and be careful who you give your email address too

Could only be the British, haha

Apologies if I'm getting the terminology wrong, but I'm struggling to keep up.

It's like Mozilla and Firefox. What version are we up to now, 8.. or even 9?

So yeah, we're being forced to have this timeline. (my source: http://mashable.com/2012/01/24/facebook-timeline-everyone-2/)

Facebook says you’ll receive a notification at the top of your home page when Timeline has landed in your account. That seven-day preview period is the same for users who activate Timeline and those whose accounts are activated automatically.

If you decide to wait, your timeline will go live automatically after seven days.

hmmm...

Megaupload, one of the internet's largest file-sharing sites, has been shut down by officials in the US.

The site's founders have been charged with violating piracy laws.

Federal prosecutors have accused it of costing copyright holders more than $500m (£320m) in lost revenue.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16642369

Is this really the way US govt. should roll? Fair enough that copyright holders are losing out, but taking down one site is not going to solve anything. New file sharing sites pop-up every day. I see they've arrested the guys behind Megaupload, but then you move on to - oh, they just run the servers, how do they know what's getting uploaded?

I guess they did know what was going on. The site certainly had a reputation for that kind of thing. And look at how much money they made. But if this was any other site, I guess I'd probably agree. It's not their fault. It's the people who upload the music, films etc. Shouldn't the Law be going after them instead?

All this has caused is mayhem online. Groups like Anonymous take down government sites, and people protest.

They really need to find a new way to combat piracy. Surely there's a way that wont upset anyone and will please record labels and movie producers... It just hasn't been discovered yet.

Fight for the Future, which ran the largest organizing sites for the recent SOPA protests (sopastrike.com and americancensorship.org), applauds the announcement that the Senate and House have postponed action on the proposed web censorship bills.

“We sent the MPAA back to the drawing board,” said Fight for the Future Co-founder Holmes Wilson, “But any law that lets the copyright lobby block our websites, censor our search results, or cut off our Paypal accounts--without even going through a judge--will be soundly defeated.”

“This was the largest online protest in history,” said Fight for the Future Co-founder Tiffiniy Cheng, “The MPAA was trying to quietly force this bill through Congress, but when internet users started paying attention, real democracy happened.  This is a watershed moment in the fight against lobbyists’ influence on politics.”

“The MPAA could have proposed a law to address copyright infringement,” said Holmes Wilson, “Instead, they proposed giving rightsholders veto power over online innovation and free expression.  At that point, it was just a matter of getting the public involved.”

A timeline of the SOPA protests: http://sopastrike.com/timeline

Statistics from the January 18 protest: http://sopastrike.com/numbers

Statistics from the November 16 protest: http://americancensorship.org/infographic2.html

http://fightforthefuture.org

https://fightfortheftr.wordpress.com/press-releases/

In a dramatic display of the power of online protest, a congressional vote on the anti-piracy bills Pipa and Sopa have been shelved after some of the internet's main players demanded a legislative rethink.

Just two days after chunks of the internet went dark in opposition to proposals that critics claim will hamper the flow of online information, Senate majority leader Harry Reid announced the postponement of a planned ballot on Pipa, also known as the Protect IP Act.

Lamar Smith, the Republican chairman of the House Judiciary committee, followed suit, saying his panel would delay action on similar legislation called the Stop Online Piracy Act, or Sopa, until there is wider agreement on the legislation.

The decision to postpone the votes was made in light of "recent events", Reid said – taken to be a reference to Wednesday's day of action in which Wikipedia led the way with a 24-hour blackout.

"It is clear that we need to revisit the approach on how best to address the problem of foreign thieves that steal and sell American inventions and products," Smith said in a statement.

The online demonstration, which was aimed at Pipa and Sopa led to a drop-off in support for the proposed legislation.

During the CNN primary debate in South Carolina on Thursday, the four remaining Republican candidates vying for the White House nod came out against the Sopa. [...]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jan/20/pipa-vote-shelved-harry-reid

It's looking hopeful, but it's certainly doesn't look like they're going to let go of SOPA and PIPA any time soon.