Net Pirates: Aaaarrgh you one of them?

Our seas were recently made safe again, following the capture of Somalian pirates off the Gulf of Aden. However, our respite was short lived, as it seems there is a new band of buccaneers on the horizon; net pirates to be exact!

Facebook Addiction Disorder: Is it just a F.A.D?

Addiction is undoubtedly a scourge of the human condition. Society has witnessed colossal increases in cases of addiction and misuse. For instance, in Ireland, the findings of the Health Research Board‘s most recent survey indicated that problem alcohol cases increased by almost 1,500 in a twelve month period, from 5,876 in 2006 to 7,312 in 2007.

Although many of society’s most renowned addictions such as alcoholism and drug abuse are widely accepted as valid addictions, several addictions have emerged in recent years that conjure a great deal of doubt within society. Examples of these addictions vary from an addiction to Mc Vitie’s Jaffa Cakes to an addiction to eBay bidding. However, it was an addiction to the social networking site, Facebook that caught my eye.

Amazon Kindle: Will it make your Christmas list?

During my sweep of the LA Times website, a small advertisement caught my eye. It read ‘LA Times Now on Kindle’. In order to appease my curiosity about this rather festive-sounding device, I decided to conduct a little research into this nifty gadget.

Following in the footsteps of the Sony Reader, which condenses approximately 160 digital books into a device  ‘smaller than a typical paperback‘, the Amazon Kindle allows the user to download  ‘over 245,000 books plus U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, and blogs.’