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Object Oriented Programming represents a paradigm shift away from the traditional modular programming methodologies that have prevailed since the advent of computers. While today’s computer scientists are undoubtedly clever chaps, the intrinsic concepts underpinning Object Oriented Programming were actually considered almost 2,500 years in the dialogues of Plato!

Now, it is extremely doubtful as to whether the architects of Object Orientated Programming (OOP) were aware of these prior concepts, as the stereotypical computer scientist is not normally renowned for his classical education. However, even if they weren’t aware, there does seem to be a remarkable correlation between the thought processes of Plato and the later day software architects, even separated across the millennia.

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The Internet Monthly is a monthly podcast featuring 20 or so short Internet related articles, tips and tricks and a regular search engine of the month feature.

In this month’s issue find out how to win a Picasso for your wall or a £5,000 cash prize for your school, get a short URL for your Web site and learn a lot more about your visitors.

You can also learn how to monitor your Web site every five minutes with a new free service, find out why your online sales are 42 per cent more likely to grow when you buy advertising on Bing, save the Amazon rain forest by switching search engines and get ready for 10 times faster Wi-Fi.

This podcast is derived from a monthly newsletter published by Zen Internet and recorded and produced by Silicon Bay. The podcast is reproduced by kind permission of Zen Internet.

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The Internet Monthly is a podcast dedicated to the latest news and developments in the internet, produced for Zen Internet by myself, and subsequently syndicated on my blog. However, things don’t always go according to plan!

Recording podcasts is just like anything else in life; there are good days and bad. During our monthly recording sessions for the podcast, mistakes are invariably made, some of which I kept for posterity. As such, I have put together a short collection of these out-takes and bloopers for your seasonal amusement…

Podcast Bloopers 2009

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Thanks

As the final days of 2009 fade away, I’d like to take this opportunity to say thanks very much to you all for following my blog over the last year.

Hopefully the New Year will provide me with further inspiration for new and interesting posts in the month’s to come… we can at least hope!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

The Internet Monthly is a monthly podcast featuring 20 or so short Internet related articles, tips and tricks and a regular search engine of the month feature.

In this month’s issue you can find out how to nominate your favourite new Web site for the Hollywood Crunchies and learn why this is the perfect time to volunteer your services at Wikipedia.

You can also find out how get your share of land from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and why your plot won’t be in Ambridge or Argleton, but could have excellent broadband services no matter how remote it is, and the best search engine to find your first seeds or start a new green business.

This podcast is derived from a monthly newsletter published by Zen Internet and recorded and produced by Silicon Bay. The podcast is reproduced by kind permission of Zen Internet.

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The Internet Monthly is a monthly podcast featuring 20 or so short Internet related articles, tips and tricks and a regular search engine of the month feature.

In this month’s podcast you can find out how to create a heat map for your Web site and improve the buttons that leave visitors cold, learn why Google wants you to wave goodbye to e-mail and how a keyword catcher that narrows down a trillion search queries can still be free.

You can also learn how you to start your own search engine, or earn a living doing absolutely nothing with a big enough following on Twitter, and the solution to wi-fi hacking in a new coat of paint.

This podcast is derived from a monthly newsletter published by Zen Internet and recorded and produced by Silicon Bay. The podcast is reproduced by kind permission of Zen Internet.

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