Chances are you’re vaguely aware of the internet. You may also be aware of words like ‘dial-up’, ‘broadband’ and ‘DSL’ which are usually thrown about by computer technicians, movie hackers and computer salesmen. Now there’s […]
Uni experiences Internet blackout
The University is currently experiencing an online blackout, with Wi-Fi service Eduroam out-of-order and access to the VLE disrupted. The problem has also affected access to student timetables via the UniLeeds app, and has apparently […]
Comment | We need Internet activism
Internet activism gets a bad rap, in general. It is accused of being impersonal, of allowing people to simply click ‘like’, and then stop caring. However, I think this is far too cynical a view. […]
Science | The Internet and why we can't read good
It may be the font of all knowledge but the internet’s front men: Twitter, BuzzFeed and Facebook, are destroying the cognitive centres of our brain. The demand to absorb the wealth of updates, retweets and […]
Features | Facebook – Yay or Nay?
Whether you love or loathe it, you probably have Facebook. Though connecting millions of people and a tool for activism, it’s often a platform for vanity and hate. Does it make our lives better or […]
Science | Are we wired to be internet addicts?
Like a heroin addiction, the internet is offering new hits. There is increasing prevalence of individuals becoming ‘web-surfing’ addicts, in a condition concretely termed ‘internet addiction disorder’. Researchers have pinpointed the symptomatic formation of excess […]
Blogs | Essential Tech Products For Students
Students, often sporting flash phones and computers, are known to be in tune with current tech. But many students are missing out on some products and services that will help in some aspects of student […]
An Internet Hero?
The ‘gifted’ internet programmer Aaron Swartz, committed suicide on the January 11 in his New York flat, after he was sentenced 35 years of prison and $1 million fine in 2011. Swartz was one of […]
Virgin Media still failing
Virgin Media is still failing to meet students’ needs, a survey by Leeds Student has found. With internet speeds “nowhere near as fast as advertised”, more than half of students asked claimed that the internet […]