More Broadband Opinion

  • 01 March 2010

  • Opinion: What's your favourite book review website?

    We're on the look out for book review site recommendations. We don't just want to know about the biggest booksellers; we want to know which websites provide the best reviews and are most likely to persuade you to buy a book.

  • 26 February 2010

  • Opinion: Google privacy case was always lose-lose

    Even before three current and former Google executives were convicted of violating Italian privacy laws, it became clear that the case was a double-edged sword.

  • 25 February 2010

  • Opinion: Google privacy convictions: a dangerous precedent

    A few years ago, I received a poison pen letter. Well, these things happen. But now, I'm going to see if I can get my postman jailed for delivering it.

  • 22 February 2010

  • Opinion: PC Advisor Helproom Angel of the year 2010

    PC Advisor is delighted to announce the winner of its inaugural Helproom Angel of the Year award. Forum member VoG, please step forward and take a bow.

  • 18 February 2010

  • Opinion: Say goodbye to Google Buzz

    Less than thrilled with Google Buzz? You aren't alone - but it's tough to avoid all the buzz. Here's how you can get it out of your life for good.

  • 16 February 2010

  • Opinion: Google apologises for Buzz privacy gaffes

    Google has responded to anger over its Google Buzz social network with an apology and a second round of privacy-related changes. Buzz will no longer automatically connect users based on email and chat usage.

  • 15 February 2010

  • Opinion: Google Buzz needs better people skills

    Google's millionaire genius-nerds need to learn what real people expect from technology and how to deliver it. The company's inability to deal with user concerns surrounding Google Buzz makes it look technically sophisticated but socially inept.

  • 10 February 2010

  • Opinion: Can Google generate a business Buzz?

    Google has dived into the deep end of social networking with the announcement of Google Buzz. In addition to providing a platform for users to share information, status updates, pictures, and videos with their social network, Google also wants companies to embrace Buzz as a business tool.

  • 08 February 2010

  • Opinion: Google Books: time for a rethink?

    Google Books is a wonderful idea that's having a hard time meeting legal requirements. That's the upshot of the latest round in the battle between the world's search leader and the people who actually create the content Google exploits for huge profits.

  • 03 February 2010

  • Opinion: Protect yourself from online shopping perils

    When it comes to online shopping, there are a number of steps you can take to protect yourself against scam websites designed to fleece you of your hard-earned cash. But protecting yourself from bad customer service online is much harder, as I recently found out.

  • Opinion: What's your favourite gardening website?

    We're looking for recommendations of gardening websites. Where do you go online for help in the planning, design or maintenance of your garden?

  • 26 January 2010

  • Opinion: Pope to priests: go forth and blog

    A year after the Vatican launched its own channel on YouTube, the Pope is asking priests worldwide to adopt social media to spread the word of God.

  • 25 January 2010

  • Opinion: Going Google-eyed

    At the start of 2010, Google summoned the tech press to its HQ in California for the launch of its own Android-based smartphone, the Nexus One.

  • 22 January 2010

  • Opinion: Astronauts use Twitter from space

    The International Space Station received an upgrade this week that gives astronauts aboard personal access to the internet.

  • 21 January 2010

  • Opinion: Twitter, shower gel and the art of terrible PR

    I'm in the fortunate position of being able to pretend - to myself, at least - that Twitter amounts to more than an enjoyable waste of time. As the regular keeper of the Twitter.com/PCAdvisor flame, I am at least in part paid to, well, Tweet.

  • 19 January 2010

  • Opinion: Internet Explorer 6.0 dealt another blow

    Spooked by the use of an Internet Explorer exploit to attack Google and other firms in China, France and Germany are both urging their citizens to stop using Microsoft's web browser.

  • 18 January 2010

  • Opinion: Man arrested under Terror Act for Twitter joke

    Those who like making risqué jokes on Twitter should probably steer clear of terrorism-related material for a while, following the astonishing news that a 26-year-old man has been arrested for facetiously threatening to blow up an airport on the micro-blogging site.

  • 14 January 2010

  • Opinion: Hallmark's search for Twittermantics

    If you want to woo your loved one this Valentine's Day, why not consider writing a romantic poem? Better still, why not write it on Twitter?

  • 08 January 2010

  • Opinion: Singles365.com 'comes to rescue' of fat online daters

    An online dating site is offering free membership to 5,000 lonely hearts who were rejected from BeautifulPeople.com for gaining weight.

  • 04 January 2010

  • Opinion: Google Chrome takes third place from Safari

    Google's Chrome web browser has sneaked past Apple's Safari to claim third place in the most recent web browser market share statistics from Net Applications. Its climb up the market share ladder is even more impressive when you consider that Chrome has only been around a little over a year.

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