Reanne Evans Historic Victory!

Reanne Evans, the current World Ladies Champion and the Wytech World Ladies Masters Champion 2009, has completed an historic victory.

In a memorable confrontation at the Six Reds World Championship in Killarney, Evans and the current World Mens Champion, John Higgins, put their cues together and battled over the snooker table in a clash of sporting titans.

In an unprecedented result, Evans defeated Higgins and has thus upset the status quo of men's professional snooker across the world.

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Introducing Hannah Jones

At the age of 13, Hannah Jones has already ticked off a long list of sporting achievements. Snooker is her game and in the fast growing world of international ladies cuesports Hannah is certainly making her mark.

Having already represented England in 2007, Hannah is also the current World Ladies Junior Champion with a string of competition wins to her name.

In the past year alone, Hannah became the youngest female to win a senior ladies ranking event winning the WLBSA World Ladies Junior Championship, the Doubles Championship of the same tournament, the East Anglian Ladies Plate, the South Coast Classic Plate, the British Open Junior Ladies Championship, the East Anglian Junior Ladies Championship and the UK Junior Ladies Championship.

She has also been named as the Amber Valley Junior Sportswoman of the year and the DSSA Derbyshire Sports Person of the year.

As you can see, it has been quite a busy time for Hannah, however she still keeps up with her schoolwork from Ecclesbourne High School and typical teenage social life in her home of Quarndon just outside of Derby.

There is of course another driving force behind Hannah's success, and that is the support of her sponsors, Mark and Paul, the Directors of Wytech Ltd.

As well as providing sponsorship and support for Hannah's sporting career, Mark and Paul also fund and organise the annual Wytech World Ladies Masters Snooker Event in Derbyshire. This competition brings the best ladies snooker talent from around the world under one roof for a battle to win this coveted title cup. With the third Wytech Masters this September edging to a thrilling confrontation between world ladies Champion Reanne Evans and Maria Catalano, the event is quickly making a name for itself in the professional snooker fan's calendar.

Wytech are proud to support Hannah, a young achiever and a sportswoman of internationally recognised talent. Alongside sponsoring Hannah and the annual Masters event, we also sponsor other young snooker players in the Derbyshire area to help them cover the costs of coaching, equipment and travel to pursue their sport.

If you would like to find out more about Hannah Jones and her snooker career, please follow this link to her dedicated website which is kept up to date with all of her latest news: http://www.hannahjones.wytechhosting.co.uk

Written by R. G. L. Birkbeck

Google Chrome OS

Google have recently unveiled their latest piece of software, 'Chrome OS', and it's tipped to be as revolutionary as sliced bread. Chrome OS is an operating system like no other, and in a clever appreciation of the current hardware market, it is designed to be run on netbooks.

It is still in the testing stages and is due to be officially released next year, however there are a few features worth noting already. The OS is based on Linux, and is leaner than Windows, which means faster boot times and a smoother, more stable experience for the end user. User data will be stored on Google's servers, (rather than your local machine) and as a consequence it will be possible to synchronise this data with other Chrome OS devices.

However, if you want to use popular applications like Word and Adobe Reader, Chrome isn't for you. Only Google approved web applications such as Gmail and Google Docs will work with the new OS. In fact the only application you will have on installation is a web browser from which your files, emails, media etc. will all be controlled.

Google have defended this Orwellian level of control by claiming that because Chrome OS doesn't allow the user to install desktop applications, the user is less at risk from malicious software. This could make it safer for online transactions and other data sensitive activities on the web, but no system is currently 100% secure, and Google do admit this.

Possible problems are: suspension or interruption of the service, interception and spoofing or privacy issues and of course the fact that all of the apps are web based, so a good internet connection is vital. With the advent of Chrome OS, Google will also have unparalleled access to your personal computing habits, browsing patterns and behaviour.

We are currently testing the open source early version of Chrome OS, called 'Chromium OS' on a Samsung NC10 netbook and it certainly does represent a massive shift from the norm in OS interfaces and user interaction.

With the recent releases of Windows 7 from Microsoft and Snow Leopard from Apple, the OS market is beginning to look very interesting indeed.

Written by R. G. L. Birkbeck