Sue Thomas

Interested in a PhD related to transliteracy, social media, or nature and cyberspace?

I will have space to supervise some new PhD students from Autumn 2009, and would like to hear from researchers interested in developing projects around topics such as:

• transliteracy
• nature and cyberspace
• psychogeography, especially in the digital
• social media for business and innovation
• other social media applications

More information here.

Is your wireless router turned on 24/7 ?

This weekend I stayed at a friend's house and was intrigued to notice that she turns her router on when she turns on her laptop, and turns it off again when she's done. It surprised me because it has never occurred to me to turn off my router, even when I go away. So I tweeted a brief enquiry to find out what other people do. I also emailed my provider, Plus Net, to ask for their advice on the matter. Here are some of the answers I received: