Tag Archives: France

The naked Europeana

Posted by coulson on November 20, 2008 3 comments

Europeana err…how’s it described again, the ‘Google Books Competitor’ the ‘digital library of European literature, art, history, and culture’ etc. anyway it hit the ground running head first today on it’s official launch date. But then again we shouldn’t worry, …

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El Grid : from the people who brought you the Internet – coming soon!

Posted by coulson on April 6, 2008 None comments

For those of us who seldom show interest in Proton collisions at this time of the year, the coming red-button day at the CERN might have escaped our attention. The fact that a circular tunnel 27 kilometres long under the …

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More Lucre for French Search engine

Posted by coulson on March 13, 2008 None comments

Quaero – ring any bells? In a word it’s the former European Google-Killer turned Gallic pied de nez (cock-a-snook). There are those that have said it’s more like a bottomless money-pit which will never amount to much. There are also …

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Fibre optic in Paris for 1 € per month!

Posted by coulson on February 16, 2008 None comments

Homes in Paris are to be fitted out with fibre optic relayed Internet connections that will cost 1 € (1,19 with tax) a month for each household connected. This has got to be the cheapest deal in Europe at the …

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Free and legal music downloads saga continues…

Posted by coulson on January 27, 2008 None comments

With shake-ups and shake-downs fast becoming monnaie courante in the online music world, music discovery service Last.fm have shook a leg once again: launching its on-demand service in the US, UK and Germany immediately, [Last.fm] plans to roll it out …

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Update: free wi-fi in France and Britain

Posted by coulson on October 13, 2007 None comments

‘Borne’ Identity II Mentioned in the last post, nearly all the free wi-fi access points promised by the Mayor of Paris, are now up and waving. Gripe: the official Paris Wi-Fi site is not very helpful for finding a ‘borne‘ …

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Free Wi-Fi in Europe gearing up

Posted by coulson on October 5, 2007 2 comments

France. Last Saturday saw the official inauguration of the Paris Wi-Fi project. Free wireless internet connection is available to anyone in the vicinity of one of the 350 antennae covering 225 public places, parks, libraries and museums in and around …

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