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Blog Friday 2/9/2005 It's been a bad week in the Big Easy, and the weekend 's not going to get much better. Katrina has underlined one of the basic limitations of IT — while communications have...
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment Sony's little annoyances, trouble in distant lands, and a friend discovers it takes guts to annoy Rupert in the London Broadband Wars
Argos in the clear over 49p TV e-commerce error
News Argos has covered itself against cock-ups with iron-clad terms and conditions - while some online stores continue to get it wrong
UK cautiously welcomes i2010
News The EU's project for strengthening Europe's IT industry has been met with a certain sense of scepticism by UK IT trade body Intellect
Philips unfurls prototype flexible display
News Philips is ready to demonstrate the Concept Readius, an electronic display that can be rolled up
Skype inks mobile deal
News The VoIP provider has signed a deal to give free access to its services to users of German mobile network E-Plus
Redmond hails lifecycle security programme
News Builder: Microsoft has claimed success in its quest to find a way to get its developers to write secure code
Creative uses for dead PCs
Feature Photos: We take a look at some of the more creative ways people have found to keep PC kit out of the landfill
Ofcom launches Bulldog investigation
News The telecoms regulator is taking action after being bombarded with complaints from angry Bulldog users
Microsoft must drop its Office politics
Leader Microsoft is upset that Massachusetts is mandating industry standard document formats. A simple solution that will satisfy everyone exists
Linspire launches Five-0 giveaway
News Linspire's desktop Linux operating system is available for free for the next few days
Skype to encourage software plug-ins
News The Internet telephony trailblazer is planning a certification scheme for coders who develop applications that enhance its service
Instrumental to chip success
Q&A Texas Instruments don't just make calculators and educational kit, you know. We talk to the firm's CEO about what it's doing now
Switching to VoIP
Review This is a valuable book for anyone considering moving their telephone system to VoIP, so long as you don't mind its US bias.
A better backup can restore online freedoms
Comment We've all lost data due to dodgy backups, but the best solution might save our digital bacon in more than one way
Netsky number one again
News But Zotob is nowhere to be seen in August's chart of the most prolific viruses
IT benefits failing to reach the poor
News Those on lower incomes need assistance to reap the potential benefits of the digital revolution
Microsoft embeds Unix tools
News Windows Server's next update will have Unix features deeply ingrained in it
Windows Firewall flaw fixed
News Microsoft has announced and patched a flaw in the Windows Firewall that could allow attackers to conceal backdoors into Windows XP and Server 2003 systems
Privacy concerns over Yahoo IM upgrade
News Yahoo's latest salvo in the battle for control of users' desktops has got some worried - the 'default' installation of YIM now surreptiously installs myriad other things as well
AMD under fire in the courtroom
News Intel's latest court filing does not refute AMD's allegations that it 'had a gun to PC makers' heads', but still contains plenty of shots at its rival
