Previous DayRE:A Week Working With Linux
Blog Comment The AirCard 880 should 'just work' in Linux with at most with a slight push. I used used a Sierra cell card two years ago. When plugged in to the computer, the card usually presents itself as a...
Lack of Parliamentary Control
Talkback To me this is another example of the Civil Service establishment with but vague ministerial approval introducing a grossly expensive scheme without proper approval in Parliament. While ministers...
RE:A Week Working With Linux
Blog Comment Hi again J.A. - Mandriva does actually support quite a few cellular data devices, did you try the simplest way of just running through the Mandriva network config tool and telling it you have a 3G...
What to expect from Sybase TechWave 2008
Blog I’m currently sat at 34,000 feet in seat 20D on board US Airways flight #80 to Las Vegas on my way to attend Sybase’s user conference TechWave. This is my fifth year attending the show and I think...
If you don't want to be seen out, stay at home
Talkback Unless the whole object of raising objections to being seen on the streets is to put a spanner in the works, wouldn't it be a good idea for the complainants simply to stay indoors? Or go out in...
Search engines of the 1990s
Photo Cuil may be the new kid on the search-engine block, but plenty of older competitors are still holding their own
Dreaming of an iPhone Nano Christmas
Blog Apple plans to release a cut-down Nano edition of its iPhone 3G before the end of the year, according to a report in the Mail Online on Sunday. The phone will be offered by O2, the Daily Mail site...
Apple patch fails to address DNS flaw, say experts
News The Sans Institute and nCircle say Apple's Mac OS X patch for a critical Domain Name System flaw is not completely effective
Wireless-N Networking and Linux
Blog After installing a new Netgear Wireless-N Dual Band Router (review), I was anxious to test Linux with it. So far the results are... well... mixed. First, the baseline. I am doing this testing...
ASUS Eee Box
Review Despite a few useful features, the ASUS Eee Box is a novelty at best. It can't come close to the performance and robustness of even the most basic standard budget PC, while a low-end notebook can...
Electoral Commission attacks election e-counting
News The Commission has urged the government to formulate a national strategy for the electronic counting of votes, after errors in the recent London elections
Thales wins contract for interim ID card scheme
News The company has won an £18m, four-year contract to deliver an interim version of the ID card scheme, covering airport staff and students
Netgear WNDR3300 RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Router
Blog Having been inspired by the Dialog Box video about Dual Band Wireless-N, and encouraged by David Long's comments on both the Intel 4965 Wireless Adapter and Netgear Routers, I decided to give it a...
Foreign Office reports five data breaches since 2007
News The data breaches at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office are thought to have affected less than 188 people in total
LiMo Foundation gets more handsets, members
News Seven mobile phones have passed the LiMo Foundation's certification process, while 11 more companies have joined the project
Nortel shares dive after second-quarter loss
News The company posted a quarterly loss of £57m, compared to £19m a year ago, sending shares down by 17 percent
Kaspersky warns of Facebook, MySpace worm
News The security company says a new worm is exploiting the social networks to turn victims computers into zombies on a botnet
Movial brings browser-based UI kit to LiMo
News Joining the LiMo Foundation, Movial will open up its Browser D-Bus Bridge toolkit, which helps developers create browser-based user interfaces
