Sunday 27th May at 5.03pm
(repeated Wednesday 30th May at 9.30pm)

Hyper-Connectivity

Do you twitter, microblog or lifecast? They're the buzzwords of the latest technological phenomenon. Internet services like Twitter, Jaiku and Kyte TV are creating a 'hyper-connected' generation who use mobile phones, blackberries, and wireless laptops to keep in touch with the world and tell their friends what they're up to 24/7. But what are the social and psychological implications of always being connected? Will we come to a point where we don't exist unless we're living our lives online? And are we all heading for information overload? Adam discusses these issues with Darren Waters, Technology Editor for BBC News Online and Professor Cary Cooper of Lancaster University.

C-Shock

Starting life as a student can be a bit of a culture shock - the new friends, the parties, the drinking, even the occasional lecture or essay. But that culture shock can be even worse if you come to a British University from another country - particularly one where social codes on activities like drinking or kissing in public are very different. That's why the University of Portsmouth is developing a mobile phone game to help overseas students navigate their way around the minefield of British social customs and university life. The game, called C-Shock is the brainchild of Nipan Maniar. Nipan joins Adam on this week's programme to explain how C-Shock could become a kind of mobile 'e-mother' to homesick and bewildered students.

Robot Hall of Fame

Every year the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University in the United States honours achievements in robotics technology and the contribution of robots to human endeavour by announcing new inductees to the Robot Hall of Fame. The 2007 inductees have just been announced and they include a the first car to steer itself on a coast-to-coast U.S. trip and the fictional android Data from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Adam speaks to founder Prof. James Morris about the idea behind the Hall of Fame and about its latest inductees.

PC Doctor

PC Doctor Simon Zerafa joins Adam to answer listeners' computer queries. This week there are questions about creating a photo CD and 'bounced' e-mails:

Part One

Our first question comes from John Reypert:

Q: "When we put a new batch of photos on a CD-RW using HP Memories Disc Creator the first instruction is "Erase Existing Photos". We have been told that there should be a tick box saying "Do not close Session" after we put a batch on which will let us add new photos. But so far have not found it! Are we using the correct discs? Thank you very much."

Simon Says: HP Memories Disc Creator allows you to compile a slideshow of photos which can be played back on DVD. It creates a video CD, which is quite an unusual format and the manufacturer recommends that you use CD-RWs which DVD players find it easier to recognise and read.

Regarding John's specific problem I can only suggest that John checks on the HP Website that he has the latest version of Disc Creator and, if he doesn't, he updates his current software. The other possibility to bear in mind is that if the CD-RW has been used by another piece of software, Disc Creator may not be recognising it. It's best to use a new disc.

Part Two:

Q: We've had a couple of queries from listeners who've found that when they send e-mails they're either bounced back to them or they vanish altogether so that the intended recipient never receives the e-mail. What are the reasons for this and is there anything that can be done to ensure an e-mail gets through?

Simon Says: A bounced e-mail is an automated reply which an e-mail server will generate to tell you that a sent e-mail hasn't been delivered. There may be several reasons for this: you might have mis-spelt the e-mail address (either before or after the @ sign) or there might be a technical problem which creates a delay in the delivery of the e-mail.

You might even fall foul of a spam filter. Some apparently innocuous words or phrases can be picked up by a spam filter and your e-mail is held 'in quarantine' until the recipient allows it through. The best advice is that if your e-mail doesn't get through or there's no reply, pick up the phone and check with the intended recipient.

Any problems for PC Doctor Simon Zerafa can be e-mailed to mousemat@bbc.co.uk

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