<![CDATA[Excite UK - Webtwitcher - Hints-and-Tips]]> http://backend.userland.com/rss092 Excite UK - feedback@excite.co.uk feedback@excite.co.uk en Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:56:30 CEST Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:56:30 CEST www.excite.co.uk http://static.excite.co.uk/uk/image/channel/excite.gif http://www.excite.co.uk/ 75 33 <![CDATA[Girls cost more than boys, its official]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/274/Girls-cost-more-than-boys-its-official Just in case you long suffering parents are in any doubt whatsoever, stats out today - as reported in the Mon, 18 Dec 2006 11:37:07 GMT <![CDATA[Phishing is rife, but spammers get scammed]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/163/Phishing-is-rife-but-spammers-get-scammed News out this week brings internet scammers firmly back under the spotlight (not that the subject's ever far from the web world's lips). Phishing scams are on the increase on sites like MySpace, and the scammers are using increasingly creative ...]]> Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:49:49 GMT <![CDATA[Friday dating advice for a weekend romance]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/172/Friday-dating-advice-for-a-weekend-romance WebTwitcher has noticed an increasing number of amorous readers searching for advice on how to pick up the girl/man of their dreams. Seeing as it's Friday and you'll soon be off to wreak havoc around the opposite sex this weekend, I thought I'd ...]]> Fri, 06 Oct 2006 09:02:00 GMT <![CDATA[What do those pesky students get up to online]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/157/What-do-those-pesky-students-get-up-to-online The university term has kicked off in style this year, with many new web services for the intrepid scholar. Even the National Union of Students (NUS) has embraced RSS technology and added ...]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:14:30 GMT <![CDATA[Naked knitting world weaves yarns around web]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/151/Naked-knitting-world-weaves-yarns-around-web Who would have thought that between the cups of tea, Eastenders repeats and Sunday roasts, the knitting community was silently creating a formidable, secret and deadly presence on the web. Even Wed, 27 Sep 2006 12:11:09 GMT <![CDATA[Hot girls, bad jokes, football and weekend fun ]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/137/Hot-girls-bad-jokes-football-and-weekend-fun- It's Friday afternoon, and what better way to spend your final office hours this week than surfing the web for indecent images on PornoTube whilst trying not to get sacked (for the easily offended - sorry to bring this one up, but as you can see ...]]> Fri, 15 Sep 2006 12:25:47 GMT <![CDATA[Swot up on airplane safety for idiots before flying]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/132/Swot-up-on-airplane-safety-for-idiots-before-flying If you have trouble remembering the safety instructions on an aircraft, and you're keen to memorise all the exit proceedures beforehand, the Airplane Safety Instructional ...]]> Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:37:10 GMT <![CDATA[Keep an eye on the blog world via RSS]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/126/Keep-an-eye-on-the-blog-world-via-RSS The excellent Bloggers Blog will keep you up to date with the latest from the blog world - what the most talk-about topics are, who's saying what and where to go for some of the top posts. ...]]> Tue, 12 Sep 2006 08:46:20 GMT <![CDATA[Design a MIX personal homepage for your Dad]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/110/Design-a-MIX-personal-homepage-for-your-Dad Parents are great fun when it comes to the web, especially in the Dad's question-asking department (Disclaimer: Not wanting to get into trouble, WebTwitcher is, of course, not talking about her own father). You may have heard several variations ...]]> Fri, 01 Sep 2006 13:32:09 GMT <![CDATA[SpiralFrog puts music downloads in price freefall]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/109/SpiralFrog-puts-music-downloads-in-price-freefall You're forgiven if you've not heard of SpiralFrog yet. It's not exactly a household name, but it will be soon. The company has just licensed Universal Music's entire back catalogue and will ...]]> Wed, 30 Aug 2006 09:47:32 GMT <![CDATA[Holidays are over, welcome back to your desk ]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/104/Holidays-are-over-welcome-back-to-your-desk- So, August bank holiday is officially over and you're back at work with no more holidays left till Christmas. Oh dear, what depression, what gloom! Well fear not, sad reader, because WebTwitcher has been scouting around this weekend for some of ...]]> Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:54:23 GMT <![CDATA[Make a Bank Holiday master plan on your MIX ]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/3/Make-a-Bank-Holiday-master-plan-on-your-MIX- Blocked roads, rain, queues and Morris Dancers (which WebTwitcher has to admit she finds extremely sinister...there's something not right about men jigging around waving hankies with ...]]> Thu, 24 Aug 2006 13:27:16 GMT <![CDATA[New on the MIX Part 2, its Del.icio.us to Digg]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/69/New-on-the-MIX-Part-2-its-Delicious-to-Digg Not content with a new comments feature, the bearded, nocturnal-vision-enabled tech gurus at Excite have also added another cool feature to the new bar at the bottom of your viewer (the screen that pops up when you read your favourite WebTwitcher ...]]> Wed, 02 Aug 2006 13:41:19 GMT <![CDATA[New on the MIX comment is free]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/70/New-on-the-MIX-comment-is-free Our beloved MIX tech team have been hard at work, scurrying around in dark underground burrows, hidden away from natural daylight and growing long beards, to bring you, dear MIX user, a brand ...]]> Wed, 02 Aug 2006 09:06:43 GMT <![CDATA[Whats the deal with Web 2.0]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/59/Whats-the-deal-with-Web-20 You may have been java scripting since you were 3 (I hear there's a special accelerator course you can do at nursery school now), or, you may have just discovered where your PC's on button is. Either way, web 2.0 - as the tech deity have decided ...]]> Fri, 28 Jul 2006 06:11:40 GMT <![CDATA[Inspiration for itchy feet]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/54/Inspiration-for-itchy-feet It's about that time of year when, if you're prone to getting itchy feet, there are travel plans to discuss. One of the great wonders of the web world is the sharing of information on destinations, and many websites and blogs now have excellent ...]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2006 06:15:50 GMT <![CDATA[Turn yourself into a ladies man this weekend]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/41/Turn-yourself-into-a-ladies-man-this-weekend It's the weekend! Why not try raising your dating game a little by getting inspiration on how to woo the object of your affection the WebTwitcher way.

First up, book yourself and your better half into a ...]]> Fri, 14 Jul 2006 13:04:48 GMT <![CDATA[You got a question? Ask a Ninja]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/31/You-got-a-question-Ask-a-Ninja Sometimes one comes across something online which, quite frankly, needs no preamble or explanation. If you have a burning question, why not try Asking a Ninja about it?

]]> Thu, 13 Jul 2006 06:04:01 GMT <![CDATA[Petrolheads - fuel your fire online!]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/38/Petrolheads--fuel-your-fire-online Motoring maniacs and car-crazed petrolheads, you can transform your MIX into an auto haven by adding RSS feeds from the motoring gurus who bless our roads. First up though, no car post would be complete without a customary mention to the God of ...]]> Wed, 12 Jul 2006 11:17:06 GMT <![CDATA[How to organise your feeds on the MIX]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/36/How-to-organise-your-feeds-on-the-MIX When you've been using the MIX for a while, you will start to accumulate all kinds of favourite feeds. A great way to remember them all is to sort them into manageable categories for easy ...]]> Tue, 11 Jul 2006 09:52:53 GMT <![CDATA[Exotic Boozing Online]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/26/Exotic-Boozing-Online So the World Cup is over for us battered, bruised and sunburnt Brits. All our tennis stars(?) are out and we've got nothing left to do with our long hot summer nights than...make some awesome cocktails and entertain our mates around the ...]]> Fri, 07 Jul 2006 06:40:25 GMT <![CDATA[What's in your Manbag?]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/30/Whats-in-your-Manbag An article in today's Silicon.com makes mention of my favourite fashion phenomenon at the moment... Thu, 06 Jul 2006 08:47:09 GMT <![CDATA[Take me way back, man.]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/28/Take-me-way-back-man Ever wondered what happens to the websites that drop into the net's black hole of nothingness? Fear not! There is an online purgatory where the lost souls of websites long gone but not forgotten live out the rest of their days. Check out Wed, 05 Jul 2006 09:27:21 GMT <![CDATA[Web frees up the written word]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/25/Web-frees-up-the-written-word The web is awash with hidden gems and Project Gutenberg is astonishing, with its 18,000 ebooks available for downloading free of charge.

If you're stuck ...]]> Tue, 04 Jul 2006 10:58:05 GMT <![CDATA[Amazing uses of Google Maps]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/18/Amazing-uses-of-Google-Maps Some truly amazing uses of the recent Google Maps tool have started to make their way on to the web.

If you've ever wanted to see how the London tube runs ...]]> Mon, 03 Jul 2006 06:12:21 GMT <![CDATA[Bored of the World Cup]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/2/Bored-of-the-World-Cup Stuck at home with a World Cup fanatic and can’t get your hands on the remote control? Amuse yourself on the web and check out Things to do when you’re bored for tips on ...]]> Fri, 30 Jun 2006 07:40:05 GMT <![CDATA[More on London - insider's guides]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/10/More-on-London--insiders-guides Thanks to Alan and Marie for 2 sites you definitely don't want to miss if you're in the big smoke. Check out the Londonist website - I'll be following this blog of goings-on in town very ...]]> Mon, 26 Jun 2006 08:56:59 GMT <![CDATA[England lack lustre as Portugal looms]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/12/England-lack-lustre-as-Portugal-looms With Beckham pushing England kicking and screaming into the quarter finals, a dark cloud looms on the horizon in the form of Portugal. After taking a beating 2 years ago from the very same team, England fans could be forgiven for the familiar ...]]> Mon, 26 Jun 2006 07:01:16 GMT <![CDATA[Some World Cup Comedy]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/11/Some-World-Cup-Comedy Hilarious help from the Career Break Site with World Cup Skive Help - has an excuse generator, skive schedule and even a ready prepared sick note. What more do you need to ...]]> Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:43:18 GMT <![CDATA[Getting the lowdown on London]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/9/Getting-the-lowdown-on-London Our beloved capital is an ever growing monster of a city, but there are excellent feeds you can get your hands on to impress your mates with your "Knowledge". This is Local London ...]]> Fri, 23 Jun 2006 07:11:04 GMT