British Expat Newsletter: June 2012
This month: Alan Turing – genius mathematician, cryptologist and computer scientist who was shabbily treated by the country he helped save in the Second World War.
Help!
“I needed a photo for some local advertising for my computer repair/networking business. This photo was taken on the kitchen counter with the aid of a ballpoint pen spring and some Blu Tack.”
British Expat Newsletter:
1 April 2004
This week: April fools – history of the tradition, plus a rather naive Brazilian marijuana user… and British Expat celebrates its fourth birthday.
British Expat Newsletter:
12 November 2003
This week: Press injunctions – allegations about the Prince of Wales; and the 20th anniversary of the first computer virus.
Ode to Spell Checkers
Ain’t technology great? Well, sometimes it’s only as good as the person using it! Here’s a poem showing how easy it is to confound spell checkers – with not a squiggly red line in sight!