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at last - n a move welcomed by IT support staff nationwide, the government has pledged to introduce a minimum competence level for computer owners. Under the new scheme, prospective PC owners will have to demonstrate their ability to perform a number of simple tasks. The scheme is said to have the personal backing of Tony Blair who is apparently "well pissed off with John Prescott knackering the cabinet PC". More here.

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now, I never thought of that -

"Think looking at spam is offensive? Try listening to it.

For the millions of blind and visually impaired Internet users around the world, using text-to-speech software is often the only way to check e-mail."

more from the wired.com link here