Russian hackers steal over $500,000 from Turkish banks
Blog Two Russian hackers have allegedly stolen over $500,000 from bank accounts in Turkey, according to Russian newswire Ria Novosti. The hackers, who came from the Russian city of Togliatti on the...
Video: Nominet chief talks domains
Video Recently voted the 'First Woman in Technology', Lesley Cowley, CEO of .uk registrar Nominet, discusses domains and the UK's role in shaping the global web
CollabNet expands software-development platform
News The collaboration specialist has strengthened its distributed development offering with the SourceForge Enterprise Edition 4.4 platform
Rescuing Linux when it won't start
Tutorial Linux isn't immune to failure, but certain tips and strategies can rescue your machine from an untimely demise
So much for standardisation
Talkback Surely it would have been better and cheaper to get one working system that did what the GPs wanted and then roll it out?
311 IT professionals in the world.
Talkback Acording to my MS calculator this result is based upon 311 people. I would have thought it would be hard nowadays to set up a survey which attracted this few contributors.
Lords to consider Nasa hacker appeal
Roundup Law lords are considering whether to hear Gary McKinnon's appeal against extradition to the US on hacking charges
You don't want Ubuntu? Fair enough.
Talkback But if Ubuntu works then it's a safe bet that any other Linux distro will work too. So on the assumption that you're not paying an "Ubuntu Tax" on a preinstalled laptop, there's no harm in zapping...
Laser printers may pose health risks
News Office laser printers are as unhealthy as cigarettes due to the emission of toner particles, according to an Australian university's research
Vista updates on the way?
Blog It seems that the next Patch Tuesday will bring some major-ish updates to Vista (unofficial versions of which are available here). Just don't call them a "service pack" — Microsoft is getting...
Mozilla fixes another Firefox URI flaw
News Flaws which could have allowed privilege escalation attacks or systems to be exploited have received patches
RE:Forget Vista--here comes Vienna
Blog Comment Keeping the 'It's Microsoft, so it will be delayed..' argument to one side, there are many good aspects of the Vista OS. The main issue (especially to businesses) is the serious lack of device...
FCC opens chunk of US wireless spectrum
News The move represents a political setback for traditional telephone companies, although companies such as Google see the current rules as only a partial victory
NPfIT initiative offers GPs greater choice of tech
News New GP Systems of Choice procurement scheme will see contracts awarded to eight different software companies
Government approach to IT recycling under fire
News The National Audit Office has issued a report looking into the environmental and financial costs of the public sector's disjointed approach to recycling
No UK demand? Who on Earth did Acer ask???
Talkback Hey, Acer! I want one!
Microsoft photo standard comes into focus
News The company is optimistic that its HD Photo format will be renamed JPEG XR and standardised by the Joint Photographic Experts Group
i-mate JAMA
Review The i-mate JAMA is a Windows Mobile Pocket PC squeezed into a phone-like form factor. However, business users might be put off by the fact it is dual-band, only runs Windows Mobile 5.0 and lacks...

