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Never trust a webbed politician

Digital Living From British politicians we get something much less exciting: Tony Blair at the recent Labour party conference talking about the "Google generation", which has "moved beyond the idea of 9 to 5, closed on weekends and Bank Holidays.

Tags: party, talking, face, comments

13 October 2006, 9:00

The 8-step technology detox

Digital Living It's incredible how much more you go off topic when you're talking to someone face to face -- and therefore how much more you find out about them. Try talking to your fellow man rather than texting. Hello, my name is Andrew Lim and I'm a gadget...

14 June 2007, 17:23

Leaving Las Vegas

Digital Living His stuttering delivery and the white lab coat meant that he came across as the quintessential geek programmer, a pleasant change from the smooth-talking corporate types doing most of the talking at CES.

11 January 2006, 15:45

Will my DAB radio work at 35,000 feet?

Digital Living I was talking to someone at work and they believe that a multiband radio might be better? Hello my CNET chums, I am wondering if DAB radios work on a plane. I'm a keen football fan and like to keep track of commentary while I'm flying.

4 May 2006, 12:42

End the gadget madness and put the iPod down

Digital Living And we're not just talking about MP3 players. We have to stop the gadget menace now, before it's too late. This iPod thing is not a fad. It's not a craze. It's an arms race, and it's going to end badly.

18 March 2006, 8:00

Radio radio: it's a sound sensation

Digital Living So if you want, you can download thirteen hours of someone talking about their toenail clippings. If you love radio, it's time to get hip to podcasting. I know you're busy, but you can't put it off any longer.

13 March 2006, 14:20

Beware the industry of cool

Digital Living The moment of obeisance to the rock gods at Apple's latest launch comes at the end, when after talking for an hour about market share, product and his bright vision of the future, Jobs proclaims nobly, "Let's not forget.

16 September 2006, 8:00

Is Prince the prototype?

Digital Living I know, I know; every band in the world seems to have at least one Web site (here's my current fave), but I'm talking about something useful and robust, where you can buy music that will actually play on whatever MP3 player you have.

Tags: stores, fans, digital music, deal

9 May 2005, 15:48

Wi-Fi is the answer to a home without wires

Digital Living That strange mumbling sound they make instead of talking is because they're having to mutter prayers. Once you've done it, it seems ridiculous that you once had to connect your laptop to a cable to make it work, as though it were a puppy that...

4 March 2006, 7:00

Spam TV, You TV, Global TV

Digital Living It's a funny thing talking to your friends in the US, because you discover that despite all that money going into producing US broadcast content, they only watch the same handful of quality programmes that we watch here.

4 October 2005, 17:57

The new podcasting tools

Digital Living Or you can just hit record and start talking. Think of podcasts as blogs, but with audio instead of text. If you've already tuned in to podcasts, you already know it can be hard to find good ones, especially if you're looking for shows that deal...

Tags: stations, searching, mix, talk

9 May 2005, 15:48