Skill Zone News issue 100
This is the 100th issue of Skill Zone News, which is about 67 in dog years. There is often a mystique about reaching three figures. In sports such snooker and cricket, 100 is regarded as something of a milestone, although in truth it is usually no more significant to the outcome of the match than 99 or 101 would be. But this newsletter is about computing, and a hundred in binary is 1100100, so still some way to go before it reaches eight figures.
25th April 2016
Does the law understand computer crime?
We have numerous laws which can be used to prosecute computer crime, and it is more than 25 years since the Computer Misuse Act 1990 became law. But even now, do the courts and the judges really understand the nature and impact of computer crime?
Regulations change on cold calling
UK Businesses need to be aware of regulations which come into effect next month and which will require marketing companies to display their telephone number on caller ID.
The BSOD and QR codes
Do you know what to do when your computer crashes? For most of us, its a case of turn it off and on again, but Microsoft thinks it has a better idea.
Only in America
Kirk Kjellberg from Minnesota startled a seven year old when he went into his local restaurant wearing his sidearm. Realising the distress he had caused, Kjellberg thought there has "just got to be something better to do than this".