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Blog OK, the link that follows is to a fake web page. You can tell it's fake, because it's a Flickr picture and you can't click on any of the links. That's warning number one. It is also rude. It...
Queen's Own Mounted File Guard?
Blog Now here's a funny thing. I came across it while trying to find out whether teasels are still used commercially in the napping of cloth (don't ask. But if you know, do tell). The Army has a web...
Online banking fraud plunges
News Apacs figures show that online banking fraud has fallen compared to last year but fraud committed overseas with UK-issued cards has risen
Alleged CastleCops attacker charged
News A man has been charged with launching DoS attacks against two organisations, including voluntary security community CastleCops
US legislator in topless girl pic gaffe
Blog Oops! An Ohio state legislator has apparently managed to show a US high school class a picture of a semi-naked woman during a lecture on how a bill becomes law. According to CBS News, "[The...
Solar server farm
Blog An interesting article in CNN Money gives details of a Californian server farm that is not connected to the US national grid, but derives all of its energy directly from the sun. The article...
RE:Time to talk-up speech recognition
Blog Comment I'm a 69 years old silver surfer and am still regularly using version 4 of Dragon Naturally Speaking and wouldn't be without it. It works great in its own window and 'copy and paste' moves the text...
Opera touts mobile browser's PC-like view
Video The company recently showed off a PC-view option for its mobile-phone browser that shows entire web pages in a compressed view
Toshiba shows sub-1kg notebook
Video The latest Portégé notebook has a built-in optical drive and all-day battery, and Toshiba claims its small size doesn't mean compromises have been made in design
Police chief's departure won't halt e-crime plans
News Development of a centralised e-crime unit for the police will continue, despite the departure of its main proponent, commander Sue Wilkinson
ARM spearheads mobile Linux group
News An alliance set up by the processor manufacturer will target mobile devices with larger displays, using a platform based on Linux, Gnome Mobile and Firefox
Is Microsoft Seriouse?
Talkback Not that I see Google competing strongly with Microsoft Office, but when Microsoft thinks that constant upgrades to software in a software as a service SaaS environment is a bad idea, then someone...
Something is wrongg with SAP
Talkback I was very surprised when I read that the big guy ate SAP thinks announcing software-as-a-service is the best announcement in his life. He also says he first thought of it 5 years ago! Just about...
Spam and datamining
Forum Thank you for that, Please feel free send in more types of spam used. Also if there are IT professionals who are aware of the types of approached used in the past for spam filtering please do send...
But really?
Talkback How many people are going to jump at the chance of owning one of these? An expensive item just to use as a coffee table or to accidentally throw your car-keys onto. Even with a wifi system to...
ZDNet.co.uk wins Best Business Website award
News An innovative mix of Web 2.0 techniques with a solid editorial product has helped ZDNet.co.uk win the online publishing industry's top award
Ofcom fights to save mobile-mast website
News A website which gives details on all the mobile-phone masts in the UK is under threat amid a battle over disclosing 'commercially sensitive' information
RE:Shredding your data
Blog Comment "ensure that the data is accurate, is not corrupted when moving from one platform to another and that procedures exist to prevent misuse." They will also need to publish advise for "Avoiding the...
BT creates nationwide Wi-Fi sharing community
News The FON tie-in effectively extends BT's Openzone network to every street in the UK where its Home Hubs are being used
ZDNet.co.uk wins business website of the year award!
Blog Yep, it is true - we are indeed the champions! Last night ZDNet.co.uk was voted best business website of the year by the Association of Online Publishers (AOP). The judges were won over by our...
Salesforce.com fund offers boost to developers
News Analysts agree that the company's $25m venture capital fund could be great news for software developers, as long as it doesn't threaten start-ups
3 working on low-cost 'Skype' mobile
News The operator has teamed up with an as-yet unnamed company, thought to be Skype, on a device that will make free internet calls completely mobile
Microsoft offers glimpse of .NET source
News The code will be released under the Microsoft Reference License, which means developers can view the source but can't make modifications
Businesses urged to tackle mobile-working issues
News Organisations need to develop corporate and IT strategies to cater for an increasingly mobile workforce, says a recent analyst report
Motorola MC35 Enterprise Digital Assistant
Review The Motorola MC35 has one outstanding characteristic: superb battery life. It's also more rugged than your average handheld. However, the MC35's lack of 3G and use of Windows Mobile 5 may deter...
