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The Weekly Round-Up: 12.06.09
Round-Up Web 2.0 defeated other candidates such as 'n00b' (spelt with two zeroes so arguably a typo, and thus not a great look for a dictionary) and 'Jai ho' - a Hindi exclamation meaning victory. That's according to the Global... [12 Jun 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 10.10.08
Round-Up And then: it gradually starts to come back - the full horror of that typo-ridden email sent to your ex begging to get back together (and helpfully itemising the faults of their current partner). You don't have to be -... [10 Oct 2008]
Cheat Sheet: Microblogging
Cheat Sheet Press conference shortly' (note the warts-and-all typo there). Microblogging? I'm guessing you're talking about very short blogs. And considering how many blogs are out there, short definitely sounds sweet. [02 Sep 2008]
Dear silicon.com: Prison IT, iPhone wi-fi, and the clock ticking on XP...
Comment While I think it's great to give prisoners something positive that might help them 'go straight' in the future, I can't help feeling short-changed that I get taxed with a 100 per cent (yes, that's one hundred percent - not a... [19 Jun 2008]
TechNet Webcast: One Cmdlet, Two Cmdlet, Three Cmdlet, Four: An Introduction to Windows PowerShell Commands (Level 200)
White Paper No, that is not a typo; apparently, that is how the word 'command' was spelled back in the 1600s. "Doeth the Eagle mount up at thy commaund and make her nest on high? Boy, how things have changed: the word is now spelled... [28 Mar 2008]
Amazon confused by Zune vs iPod rivalry?
News It is doubtless a simple typo (see the screenshot below) which has sparked amusement among silicon.com readers ahead of Microsoft and Apple going toe-to-toe in the MP3 player market. At the time of writing Amazon.co.uk... [22 Sep 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 24.02.06
Round-Up At this point we'll let Microsoft's PRs off the fact they can't spell 'fourth'.especially as it would only invite criticism of whatever harmless typo has crept into this week's Round-Up. "It's official", began one press... [24 Feb 2006]
Typo-squatters target security industry
News A serial typo-squatter appears to be targeting the computer security industry, registering domain names which are similar in all but one or two characters to the domains of companies such as Computer Associates,... [19 Sep 2005]
Sick virus writer exploits London bomb blast
News The file name, 'London Terror Moovie.avi' appears a valid film clip bar the typo in 'movie', however after 124 character spaces there is the real .exe file name, though even this has been disguised as 'Checked By Norton... [09 Jul 2005]
The Weekly Round-Up: 05.11.04
Round-Up Although it does create an interesting image of unscrupulous traders with cosmetically-reddened cheeks selling explosives to kids, the Round-Up is willing to believe it is just a typo (which it could be argued is a... [08 Nov 2004]
Digital Blunders: Caution - may cause offence
News A classic typo. Here are four of the best we've received this week - all of which might be likely to cause offence.so don't say you haven't been warned. Corporate 'casting couch' accusations. While at my last company one... [08 Sep 2003]
Email the Achilles heel of blundering users
News A simple error such as a typo can also be a cause of upset. A startling 52 per cent of us admit to having committed a Digital Blunder in our lives, with email the most common cause of tech-related embarrassment. [01 Sep 2003]
Digital Blunders 2: "Duck sounds a bit like..."
News So far our favourite is this first one from a silicon.com reader across the channel - proof that sometimes you can't beat a good old typo: Since asking you to send in your Digital Blunders, silicon.com has received... [18 Aug 2003]
Macromedia does web design for dummies
News Such work is typically left to web professionals, who have to juggle requests to fix a typo here or add a product description there while tackling bigger design and development projects. After years of targeting... [11 Nov 2002]
It's tough being a cyborg
Comment Sandip Sarda, a member of BT's original broadband taskforce back in the heady days of 1995 (and that's not a typo), believes there are 'fundamental shortcomings' in the UK government's broadband strategy. [21 Mar 2002]
