Note To Self: This Is A Stick-up

"BEAT - $50." I've no idea what this cryptic note means, though it's clearly my own handwriting and I recognise the green ink of my bullet-head pen.

Our Space - Miso And Ghost Patrol

Weak, city light pours in through the windows. Artists Ghost Patrol and Miso are bent over their work; Miso dips her pen in black ink while Ghost Patrol, seated at the other end of their hand-made table, delicately cuts out a paper stag. They are surrounded by images, books and objects that inspire their eclectic work. For Miso, that might mean a three-metre-tall paste-up that will find a home on a laneway wall at 3am on a Sunday, or for Ghost Patrol, a tiny figure drawn directly on to a set of ...

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Ink and injuries on red carpet Daniel Craig had his arm in an elegant sling and Judi Dench sported a temporary 007 tattoo on her neck at the world premiere of the James Bond film Quantum Of Solace in London.

Q And A

QI bought a Toshiba Satellite laptop in December 2007 and it came with Vista Business. My problem is deleting files from the word processor. I have tried doing this through Computer (My computer) and cannot work out why the word processor list is still listing these files in the Open screen and not "refreshing". If I try to open one of these files, it announces there is nothing in the file. The suppliers said it must be just a glitch with Word or Vista. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

A Dilemma For Iemma: Red Ink, Or Cut Services

Despite the rhetoric, it won't be easy for the Government to save money.

Ink And Toner Keep Printer Profits High Quality At Hewlett-packard

It is the century-old commercial gospel according to King Gillette, adapted to the technology age by Carly Fiorina, chairman and chief executive of Hewlett-Packard: give them the handles, but sell them the blades.

Mug Shots, Fingerprints Ditched By Crime Fighters

GONE are the days of mug shots and messy fingerprint ink.

Ink Dries On The Battle Of The Sexes

Plagiarists, hoaxers and anonymous authors beware: you can write but you can't hide.

The Ink Is Still Wet On The Record Of This Land

Few here mourned the Assyrian Empire in 650BC, writes Ed O'Loughlin, Herald Correspondent in Nineveh.

Apple Cult Gathers For Innovation Update

Thousands of computer users will descend on Macworld Expo. Garry Barker reports.

I'm Stupid

THE ink was barely dry on a weekend detention order when a graffiti artist was caught defacing buildings in Hunter St Mall, Newcastle Court heard yesterday.

What This Ink Blot Says About

Employers are putting potential new employees to the test with a series of psychological quizzes, Hannah Edwards reports.

Take Your Pixel ...

Creating digital snaps is a breeze but you can't put a computer file in your wallet. David Lin examines the options.

Super Prize For Computer Buffs

Here at news.net we can't seem to stop giving stuff away. Last week it was a copy of Quicken Personal financial software, this week you'll find a coupon on the page, which you can send in to have a chance of winning a Cannon pack, including a scanner, printer and specialty paper. Who says Chri

E:tiquette

TERRY SMYTH provides some basic rules on how to e:conduct yourself. SHAKESPEARE. Remember him? He was the Elizabethan playwright who made quite a name for himself by spending long hours under lamplight, laboriously scratching on parchment with quill and ink. But just say old Willy Waggledagg

A Good Deal That Is Not Without Its Share Of Risk

For average Australians, especially those on lower incomes and with little knowledge of computer technology, the Virtual Communities offer, based heavily on the mass market promise of the ACTU, the Catholic Church, AFL clubs and some others, is a pretty good deal - about half current retail prices.

Traditional Media Struggle For Web Niche

In the new media age of the Internet, the more nimble and aggressive Web portal sites so far upstage traditional media companies. Sites such as Yahoo, Excite, America Online and Infoseek, as well as specialist Internet-only content providers such as computer news site C-NET, have done their best to

A Well-worn Testament To The Printed Word

THE words sprawl across the brittle page, the ink faded to a light brown. Two marks of possession written slowly and generously (you can almost feel the deliberation in the strokes) among thousands of other words in this one book. It sits awkwardly, this mudbrick of a book, beside the humming com

Subs Are Still Not Shipshape As Project Wallows In Sea Of Red Ink

The history of the Collins class submarines began in 1987, when the then Defence minister, Mr Beazley, awarded the Australian Submarine Corporation the contract to build six subs over 20 years. The corporation's major partner was the Swedish shipbuilder, Kockums. Early signs that all might not be

100 Police Charged With Crimes

More than 100 police officers in NSW have been charged in the past financial year with serious criminal offences, including indecent assault, fraud, unauthorised use of computer information and drink-driving, the State Ombudsman has revealed. Another 1,200 officers have been counselled formally a