Interesting article by Mike Bogle about the sometimes slow process of building up a contacts network. Stand out sentence: "it took me a while to realise it was up to me to seek people out". Even after shifting focal points to elearning and emerging technology my approached has remained more or less the same - though at times it took me a while to realise it was up to ... Read full entry

The Microsoft Messenger project has found there is an average of 6.6 degrees of separation among people, at least when it comes to users of their instant messenger (IM) service. The Microsoft Messenger project, which was presented at a technical conference in Beijing in April, went further. "To our knowledge, this is the first time a planetary-scale social network has been available to validate the well-known ‘6 degrees of ... Read full entry

A car security system based on a wireless network could see groups of parked cars looking out for each other, and raising the alarm if one of them is stolen. "Multiple sensors hidden within the car would make it difficult, if not impossible, for a car thief to disable the system in a short period of time," says Hui Song from Frostburg State University, Maryland, US, who designed the ... Read full entry

Cheat sheets for designers & developers Scott Klarr has the lot, whether you're a graphic designer, web developer, programmer, trying to set up a network. Cheat sheets rock :)