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Bobbie Johnson: Gadget clinic
I bought a Noxon iRadio to listen to the BBC over the internet while in France. Unfortunately, it didn't work - apparently national BBC stations are broadcast only in Real Media format outside the UK, and the iRadio can't handle it. You could use a proxy server to make it appear as if you're in Britain, but that won't solve the problem with the awkward Real Media format. Decent sets that can cope with Real include the Revo Pico (about £150) and the Roberts WM-201 (about £200). And always check the small print first. I want to combine my Wi-Fi router and printer server into one Inenergy-efficient box, but it is difficult finding out their efficiency. Your dedication to greener gadgets is commendable, but compared with most of the electronics that will use your Wi-Fi connection, the router uses only a sliver of energy. You'll make far greater energy savings by turning everything off when not in use. Our advice on digital writing gadgets brought more suggestions from readers. Duncan recommends the Digiscribble pen (£65) and Lee the Nokia digital pen (£140), which uses the same technology as the Leapfrog LeapPen, and is easier to find in the UK. · Email your problems to gadget.clinic@guardian.co.uk
The Guardian – May 9, 2008 11:12 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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I bought a Noxon iRadio to listen to the BBC over the internet while in France. Unfortunately, it didn't work - apparently national BBC stations are broadcast only in Real Media format outside the UK, and the iRadio can't handle it. You could use a proxy server to make it appear as if you're in Britain, but that won't solve the problem with the awkward Real Media format. Decent sets that can cope with Real include the Revo Pico (about £150) and the Roberts WM-201 (about £200). And always check the small print first. I want to combine my Wi-Fi router and printer server into one Inenergy-efficient box, but it is difficult finding out their efficiency. Your dedication to greener gadgets is commendable, but compared with most of the electronics that will use your Wi-Fi connection, the router uses only a sliver of energy. You'll make far greater energy savings by turning everything off when not in use. Our advice on digital writing gadgets brought more suggestions from readers. Duncan recommends the Digiscribble pen (£65) and Lee the Nokia digital pen (£140), which uses the same technology as the Leapfrog LeapPen, and is easier to find in the UK. · Email your problems to gadget.clinic@guardian.co.uk
The Guardian – May 9, 2008 11:12 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Technology
French about-face on Canadian unity no surprise to Harper
The Canadian Press - OTTAWA - Nicolas Sarkozy's stirring declaration of love for Canada this week surprised Quebec separatists who saw it as an abrupt about-face from France's longtime neutrality on the issue of Canadian unity.
Yahoo! – May 9, 2008 10:50 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The Canadian Press - OTTAWA - Nicolas Sarkozy's stirring declaration of love for Canada this week surprised Quebec separatists who saw it as an abrupt about-face from France's longtime neutrality on the issue of Canadian unity.
Yahoo! – May 9, 2008 10:50 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Canada
New Finance Chief for SocGen
Three months after its massive trading scandal, France's number-two bank has a new CFO.
CFO.com – May 9, 2008 9:55 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Three months after its massive trading scandal, France's number-two bank has a new CFO.
CFO.com – May 9, 2008 9:55 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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France plans for possible Lebanon evacuation
France is creating a plan to evacuate its citizens from Lebanon in case the country's sectarian violence spreads, Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Friday.
The Seattle Times – May 9, 2008 6:56 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Washington: Seattle-Tacoma
France is creating a plan to evacuate its citizens from Lebanon in case the country's sectarian violence spreads, Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Friday.
The Seattle Times – May 9, 2008 6:56 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Washington: Seattle-Tacoma
Pro Cycling Manager/Tour de France 2008 Screens
5 new shots posted.
GameSpot.com – May 9, 2008 5:57 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Technology: Video Games
5 new shots posted.
GameSpot.com – May 9, 2008 5:57 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Technology: Video Games
Contador plays down chances of Giro success
Tour de France championAlberto Contador has played down his chances of winning the Girod'Italia, which starts on Saturday.
Yahoo! – May 9, 2008 5:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Sports: Cycling
Tour de France championAlberto Contador has played down his chances of winning the Girod'Italia, which starts on Saturday.
Yahoo! – May 9, 2008 5:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Sports: Cycling
American might: Children of the 'huddled masses'
Every 20 years or so, the end of America is nigh - ever since the 18th century when, in France, the Comte de Buffon fingered the country as a den of degeneracy while Abbé Raynal slammed its cultural poverty: America had not yet produced "one good poet, one able mathematician, one man of genius." In 1987, in his book "The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers," the Yale historian Paul Kennedy saw the United States on the road to perdition - this, four years before the suicide of the Soviet Union, which left America all alone in the penthouse of global power. Now, two decades on, it is the much-hyped "great power shift" toward Asia that will turn the United States into a has-been.
International Herald Tribune – May 9, 2008 4:04 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Every 20 years or so, the end of America is nigh - ever since the 18th century when, in France, the Comte de Buffon fingered the country as a den of degeneracy while Abbé Raynal slammed its cultural poverty: America had not yet produced "one good poet, one able mathematician, one man of genius." In 1987, in his book "The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers," the Yale historian Paul Kennedy saw the United States on the road to perdition - this, four years before the suicide of the Soviet Union, which left America all alone in the penthouse of global power. Now, two decades on, it is the much-hyped "great power shift" toward Asia that will turn the United States into a has-been.
International Herald Tribune – May 9, 2008 4:04 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Cycling: Giro d'Italia: Mark Cavendish says he may race in Tour de France
Mark Cavendish, competing in the Giro d'Italia tomorrow, says he may now race in Le Tour as well
The Guardian – May 9, 2008 3:19 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Mark Cavendish, competing in the Giro d'Italia tomorrow, says he may now race in Le Tour as well
The Guardian – May 9, 2008 3:19 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Sports
European nations issue Lebanon travel warnings
Britain and France advise nationals against visits to Lebanon after Hizbullah seizes control of part of Beirut
The Guardian – May 9, 2008 3:07 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Politics
Britain and France advise nationals against visits to Lebanon after Hizbullah seizes control of part of Beirut
The Guardian – May 9, 2008 3:07 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Armstrong urges Congress to renew war on cancerAP - Seven-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong is calling on Congress to renew the nation's war on cancer.
Yahoo! – May 9, 2008 2:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Politics: Congress