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Dear silicon.com: Tech teacher shortage, Kangaroo and phones on planes
Comment I'm on a plane! Honey, I'm on the plane! The issue that got readers talking this week was the IT-teacher drought - is "boring" IT to blame? Also getting readers reaching... [03 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com... dirty computers, lie detectors, T5 tech, mobile ASBOs
Comment Anybody wanting to use a mobile in flight must state their intention at check-in and will consequently be seated at the back of the plane with the rest of the self-important morons shouting into their blingfones (TM). [15 May 2008]
Biometrics the future for flying bliss?
News By 2015, biometric technology will make getting on a plane almost as easy as getting on the Tube or train today, according to a leading border security expert.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics Another major advantage is... [21 Feb 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Surfing at home, 'Big Brother' IT and batteries on planes…
Comment US plane security turns on batteries What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Do your homework Plan to give all school kids broadband access The basic flaw in this argument... [10 Jan 2008]
Dear silicon.com... work and play, mobiles on planes, data leaks...
Comment I'm on the plane. What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. [25 Oct 2007]
"How Orwellian can you get?" - RFID for air travellers
News For example, you should simply be able to walk up to a gate and board the plane if your tag is recognised. A plan to tag air travellers with RFID chips to improve airport security by monitoring passengers as they kill... [17 Oct 2006]
Leader: Learn to love in-flight mobile
Leader Aside from the 'yeah, yeah - I'm on the plane' conversations air travellers will have the dubious pleasure of enduring when mobiles on planes become widespread, business travellers will now face the threat of having to... [23 Aug 2006]
Business travel tips - readers' picks
Comment Change into them on the plane and leave them behind when you change back into your 'work clothes' before landing. Now it's time to hear from our readers - here are their top tips. silicon.com staff and... [23 Jun 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 31.03.06
Round-Up New Line quickly reverted back to Snakes on a Plane and even added a line to the script based on a fan-made trailer, which has a Jackson 'sound-alike' shouting: "I want these mother****** snakes off the mother******... [31 Mar 2006]
3GSM Diary: Loose lips at LHR, mobile TV, mobile IM and more
Comment There are the obvious marketing messages, with all sorts of companies trying to steal a march before the show even begins but then there are the snippets of conversation you hear, the last-minute shouts into a mobile phone before the... [13 Feb 2006]
Delta promises end to lost luggage with RFID
News Tag readers will be located at check-in, along conveyer belts leading to baggage handlers and at the entrance to plane cargo holds. US airline Delta is to use RFID to end the problem of lost luggage for... [01 Jul 2004]
Broadband love and Arthur C. Clarke
Comment Interactive TV was seen as the fourth most difficult item to fathom, only marginally less challenging than flying a plane. Using interactive TV is only marginally easier than flying a plane, apparently. [07 Dec 2001]
US crisis: News round-up
News SUN EMPLOYEE PERISHES IN HIJACKED PLANE US CRISIS: SILICON.COM READERS RESPOND Thursday 13 September, 07:45 US CRISIS: NYSE TO STAY CLOSED TODAY Hopes of a start back to normality put on... [12 Sep 2001]
