Previous DayFeds take DDoS in their stride
Blog The US Department of Homeland Security has said that a series of distributed denial-of-service attacks began on US government networks on 4 July. However, Amy Kudwa, deputy press secretary for...
Norton GoBack 4.0
Member Review Thought I'd better balance the opinion here as a user of GoBack since version 1.0. It's got me out of trouble more times than I can remember. I currently use GoBack 4.02 on two desktops and three...
Gartner finds lukewarm response to SaaS
News The research firm's findings contradict the general impression that SaaS could help alleviate costs in the economic downturn
Fujitsu introduces entry-level Primergy server
News The Primergy TX100 S1 is aimed at small businesses that have not yet upgraded from external hard drives to servers for their storage
Mozilla calls on coders to build web-tool index
News Mozilla Labs is asking programmers to help build an Open Web Tools Directory, in a bid create a comprehensive index of all the open-source developer tools available
IBM plans to end final-salary pensions
News The company is to launch a consultation with staff about stopping its final-salary pension scheme, while the plans have been criticised by the Unite union
Android on PC gets new input
News A new alpha version of LiveAndroid has been released, adding mouse-controlled cursor and keyboard functionality to the PC port of Google's mobile operating system
Microsoft aims to break new ground with Gazelle
Analysis Helen Wang, the researcher behind Microsoft's Gazelle browser, talks to Ina Fried about making the browser more like an operating system
Google Chrome OS takes shine off Windows
Leader The Chrome OS is perfectly pitched at Microsoft's weaknesses. Addressing those will be Redmond's biggest challenge
Tweetdeck demonstrates User Disrespect 2.0
Blog I use Tweetdeck as my desktop Twitter client. It's a pretty smart example of what can be done with the Twitter APIs, and I generally find it very usable and useful. However, something happened an...
EMC bundles IT tools for virtualisation
News The company has integrated its existing and acquired IT management technologies into a package, named Ionix, that it says will speed the move to virtualisation in the datacentre
Maps compare 3G coverage across UK
Photo Regulator Ofcom has published maps that reveal the extent of each operator's 3G coverage across the UK
Google Apps come out of beta
News The search giant has taken Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs and Google Talk out of beta, and announced new disaster recovery measures, in a push to attract business users
The gloves are off
Talkback So - Google is going for Microsoft head-on. Spearheading its move into the OS market on netbooks makes sense because it allows Google to test its technology in a lower-profile environment. But...
Major spike in spam containing shortened URLs
News MessageLabs has warned that email spam which includes truncated web addresses has seen a dramatic increase
Former ICO head urges data-protection 'step change'
News In the ICO's annual report, prepared just before he stood down from the information commissioner's job in June, Richard Thomas argues for greater resources for the privacy watchdog
Google announces Chrome operating system
News The Google Chrome Operating System project aims to build a Linux-based OS available for purchase on netbooks in the second half of 2010
Microsoft, EC 'in talks' to settle antitrust issues
News Bloomberg has reported that Microsoft is looking to settle several pending issues before EU competition commissioner Neelie Kroes steps down at the end of the year
ID Card shenanigans
Talkback Hmm, pay £30 to have my details stored on a National Identity Register, a further £30 for an ID card, on top of the £74 it costs for a passport (plus the additional cost of having it sent...
Have Open Source Management Tools Come of Age?
Blog I was lucky enough to meet a chap called Johan Sørensen recently. He’s the guy behind Gitorious, which is the open source infrastructure for hosting open source projects that use the Git version...
Ubuntu Netbook Remix "Acid Test" - Wrap-Up
Blog Time to wrap up one more open item - my informal "Acid Test" of UNR. The size of my test group has doubled (from one to two), and the results have been consistent. The conclusion is, it's good,...
I agree with.....
Talkback Yes I agree with a lot of what has being said here especially with reference to aspects of the operating system being streamlined & unified, they is no better method than efficiency. By adopting a...
