7 billionth born

A baby designated as the world's seven billionth has been born in India. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=118

Quote of the Week

'Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.' Henry Ford (1863–1947) More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=117

This Week’s Events

Sunday 30 October - Daylight Saving Time ends (European Union) More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=116

Free Text Alerts

Depending on your provider, you can receive free text notifications of our news items by following us on twitter. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=115

Education spending falling fast

Public spending on education in the UK is falling at the fastest rate since the 1950s, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=114

Where is iDVD on Apple Mac?

I had just completed a movie on iMovie and wanted to make a DVD of it for my mother. So I clicked 'Share' > 'iDVD...' and a 'Preparing project...' message box appeared. After about an hour of processing, a 'Choose Application' message box dropped down with a list of applications - iDVD nowhere to be seen amongst them. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=113

Quote of the Week

'The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.' Edmund Burke (1729–1797) More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=112

This Week’s Events

Monday 10 October - Columbus Day (US); Thanksgiving Day (CDN) More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=111

World University Rankings

Three out of the top 10 universities in the world are in the UK, according to a global list headed by US universities. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=110

2011-2012 Employment Data

Includes Minimum Wage, Statutory Redundancy Pay, Annual Leave Entitlement and Maternity Pay. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=109

Apple Mac ‘Save As’

One of the problems about being an Apple newbie is that some commands which are second nature to Windows users are not to be found in some of Apple's applications. A notable example of this is the 'Save As...' command which is not available in the included TextEdit and Preview applications. I am going to use the TextEdit application to demonstrate this problem and show you how to get round it... More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=108

Quote of the Week

'The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.' Albert Einstein (1879–1955) More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=107

This Week’s Events

Monday 3 October - Labour Day (AU: NSW, SA); Queen's Birthday (AU: WA); Tag der deutschen Einheit (DE) More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=106