Friday Rant: Star Trek future will never happen, thanks to lawyers
Interesting question in from a reader:"Do you think that we'll ever see technology give "Star Trek" stuff such as the ability to "beam" things, "replicators" and "holodecks"?
Latest from Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
The slow demise of the printer
I remember a time when my printer was one of my hardest working gadgets, firing off reams of paper in the course of a year. Now my printer spends most of its time sitting on the desk next to me, silent, it's little green LED eye staring at me.
The printer cartridge scam
Inkjet printers have been around for a while now, but the popularity of digital cameras has made them almost a requirement for a modern home PC set up. However, there's a growing feeling among inkjet printer owners that while printers themselves are cheap, the prices of inkjet cartridges are kept artificially elevated. Is there any truth to this belief? After taking a look at the numbers, I think that there is. But the problem goes way beyond genuine cartridges.