Patrick Steen

GOOGLE HAS REVEALED (sorry my Caps Lock key was stuck) that its new Notebooks, based on its Chrome operating system, won't have a Caps Lock key. At last, the bane of internet conversations will be banished. (more about the Caps Lock key...)

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What's the last thing you do before you go to bed? Watch telly, read a book, cuddle your other half? Or maybe you're with the three quarters of Brits who check a social networking site, like Facebook? (more about bedtime social networking...)

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Were you lucky enough to jump on a plane this year? I said 'jump on a plane' not off it, though you may have wanted to do the latter with all the delays holiday goers endured this year. (more about flight delays...)

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Energy bills are on the up and so are suppliers' profits. Ofgem's now investigating the 'big six' energy companies and their rising margins, but there needs to be more than just talk. (more about Ofgem's investigation...)

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For the first time in almost a decade, family spending fell last year. In 2009 the average household spent less on everything from clothes to package holidays. But are you still watching the pennies? (more about saving money...)

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It's a lottery out there when it comes to broadband speed - even if you live in a highly populated place like London. I happen to live in the postcode with the capital's slowest connection, and I'm not happy. (more about up to broadband speeds...)

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It's the end of another week and it's getting chilly outside. So to keep you in from the harsh winds, stay in and read our selection of this week's best Conversations and the comments that caught our eye. (this week's top ten...)

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Stand up if you send Christmas cards. Sit down if you send them second class. If you're still standing, you could be wasting money. Posting first class during the festive season is like throwing pennies down the drain. (more about sending Christmas cards...)

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The London Underground will supposedly have scheduled closures every weekend until the 2012 Olympics. Have you had enough of this disruption? Or do you think nothing else could be done to speed up the works? (more about weekend Tube closures...)

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Music has come a long way - from records to CDs, CDs to MP3s. But that's all had one resemblance – we've had to buy it. Could internet services, like Spotify and Last.fm, destroy the need to pay for the music in your life? (more about Spotify and Last.fm...)

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In case you'd forgotten, VAT is on the rise next year. Climbing to 20% in January, your major purchases could come with a bigger price tag. Current spending suggests shoppers are trying to beat it, but is it on your mind? (more about the VAT hike...)

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Culture minister Ed Vaizey is supporting a 'two speed' internet that would throw some of your favourite sites into the slow lane. That's unless they pay a premium - a cost that would no doubt be passed onto us. (more about protecting net neutrality...)

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