Rajesh Mirchandani must have one of the most varied careers in broadcasting. He can currently be seen and heard across the BBC as a News Correspondent, based in the Midlands. He's travelled to India to make documentaries for Radio 4 and to Alaska for Radio Five Live. He's also been a Radio 1 DJ, a presenter on the Holiday Programme and a host of Tomorrow's World.

Like many of us he's excited by new technology and keen to make the most of what it offers, but - again, like many of us - he admits to being a little 'techno-timid'. That's why he thinks Click On will help him - and the audience - make practical sense of our rapidly-changing world.

We asked Rajesh some pertinent questions:

Which website couldn't you live without?

Call me a bit sad, but BBC News is invaluable - a great source of info, current and background. I'm also getting worryingly keen on YouTube. But one of the best examples of how the internet has made our lives easier is cinema listings sites: how did we ever plough through local papers looking for the film times, or hold for ages on the phone?!

What's the most pointless gadget you own?

No such thing - gadgets are like clothes - you forget you own something, then stumble on it months later and delight in its existence for a short while. And for that blissful period, you wonder how you ever lived without it and resolve to use it much more. Then you lose it.

What's your greatest digital disaster?

Blowing up the motherboard on my laptop. My computer processor was - somehow - running far too close to capacity, a bit like cycling up a hill in fifth gear. Suddenly the screen went fuzzy and there was a smell of burning - which I take to be a less-than-healthy sign.

Worst thing was, all my holiday photos were stored on the desktop - and no, I had not bothered to burn them to disk yet.

I faced the prospect of losing all those cherished memories, till an IT friend fixed the problem. The first thing he told me to do was back up my pictures straightaway, which, of course, I keep meaning to get round to.

 

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Content last updated: 13/01/2007

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