Previous DayFacebook is just protecting its users
Talkback I think i have to side with Facebook on this one; being open is one thing, what Robert Scoble tried to do is put people's private details on a social network they never chose to be a part of....
Colossus misses the Christmas rush
Blog The Cipher Challenge, run by the National Museum of Computing, was a great idea to test the rebuilt Colossus. After 14 years of rebuilding, I'd want to test the beast too. Ironically, the...
Saudis admit to locking up blogger
Blog The Saudi government has admitted to detaining a blogger, Fouah al-Farhan, the New York Times reports. Well known for criticising the Saudi regime, al-Farhan has been locked up since December...
RE:Problem with governments IT future
Blog Comment You sound like a motivated and intelligent person .. backed up by your actions, your age and your current qualifications. I am rather more ancient than you and have worked around government IT...
Government plans broadband for every UK child
News Plans to improve education standards mean that all six million children in the UK could eventually have home broadband access
Facebook locks out Plaxo
News The social-networking site has fought off a major-league blogger's bid to extract his contact list from the service using a utility from rival site Plaxo
Firefox spoofing flaw reported
News A vulnerability in Firefox v2.0.0.11 has been reported that could allow man-in-the-middle attacks
Users were given no warning.
Talkback Just another typical Microsoft move, do it our way or else. Well, there is an alternative and I suspect Microsoft will find out the hard way. I have converted all of my documents to ODF and MS can...
RE:Linux saves the junkyard dogs
Blog Comment Good point, and yes I'm looking down the Linux barrel from the point of view of a Windows user/sysadmin/consultant. Like most people in my position I've tinkered with Linux over the years, but my...
Why convert back into office formats?
Talkback With reference to Groklaw legal/technology blog recommendation, after converting into openoffice I really can't see the point in converting back into an MS format. After all in another few years MS...
Your networking forecast for the year ahead
Comment Networking turned out to be one of the most interesting areas of techology last year. Here's a peek into the networking crystal ball to see what 2008 might bring
InFocus IN10
Review The IN10 is a basic but very capable ultraportable projector. Special cables are required, although an M1-DA to VGA lead is provided in the box. The 4,000-hour lamp life is impressive and economical.
Sharp rise predicted in local gov't tech spend
News Spending during 2007/8 is expected to see a nine percent increase on the previous year, with security costs a major factor
Elderly to benefit from 'fuzzy logic' research
News De Montfort University and Missouri University are teaming up to improve quality of life for the elderly with a computational intelligence project
Nokia Siemens to acquire Apertio
News The purchase of the UK data platform and apps provider for telecoms operators is expected to close in the first quarter of 2008
RE:Linux saves the junkyard dogs
Blog Comment "It has been said that Linux is only free if your time is of no value, and that's largely been my experience of it in the past." As compared to another OS???? It may be more difficult to setup if...
