Previous DayRE:Inkscape old skool help
Blog Comment Thanks, Jake. This hit a nerve with me... first, when you are using the software when you don't have an internet connection for whatever reason, you are left with no online help at all... but what...
T-Mobile exec praises Android, attacks Windows
Blog Comments from a Deutsche Telekom executive suggest the operator favours Google's Android mobile operating system over Windows Mobile because of flexibility and power management issues. Reinhard...
TalkTalk attacks BT local-loop price hikes
News Just after Ofcom closed a consultation that is expected to allow BT to raise its charges to rival ISPs for local loop unbundling, TalkTalk criticised the price increases as unnecessary
Orange mobile internet was down over weekend
Blog The operator Orange has acknowledged the lack of availability of its mobile internet and WAP services over the weekend. The length of time during which its customers could not access the...
Inkscape old skool help
Blog I've been using Inkscape a great deal for my new "we build web sites" Team Firebox offshoot -- a friend of a friend designed the logo in Adobe Illustrator CSomething, and I managed to open up the...
Microsoft opens SaaS to others
Blog On Sunday, Microsoft said it was moving towards the idea of opening up its online business applications so that its partners can directly bill their customers. Up to now, Microsoft has sought to...
Government to rethink data-sharing plans
News Jack Straw has written to colleagues in the cabinet requesting further consultation on a clause in the Coroners and Justice Bill that critics said could undermine democracy
Satyam to sell controlling stake in business
News After days of turmoil and a change in chief executive the company now wants to sell a 51 percent share of the business
Government CIOs urged to tap into the cloud
News Public-sector technology heads are being urged to look towards cloud computing to help cut costs and boost operating performance
RE:math: Windows 7 + netbook = failure - GNU/Linux as remaining...
Blog Comment There are two (or three) different issues here. 1. Will Win7 work better on netbooks than Vista does? No one knows. Anyone who thinks they know should go back and read the history of the...
Open platforms to be key for smartphone vendors
News Analyst firm Informa says the LiMo Foundation, Google's Android and the Symbian Foundation are the most significant device platforms to emerge in an increasingly competitive market
Asus opens up about its Seashell Eee PC
Video The manufacturer shows ZDNet UK its 'Seashell' 1008HA Eee PC, which uses Intel's latest Atom processor and a new set of Asus-specific shortcut menus
Microsoft: Many Windows 7 features can be disabled
News The software maker has said it is not just Internet Explorer that can be turned off — users can choose to disable many Windows components
Dream Linux 3.5 - Results and Summary
Blog I've had a few days now to try out Dream Linux on all of my laptops, and the results are interesting, if mixed: - HP 2133 Mini-Note, WXGA (1280x768) Display: This is still the best of the bunch...
Analyst: Android handsets set to overtake iPhones
News Phones based on Android, the Google-led open mobile operating-system platform, will outsell Apple's smartphones by 2012, research by Informa suggests
Distant Early Warning
Blog What have the Canadian rock band Rush, Soviet Cold War bombers and open Application Lifecycle Management got in common? Answer: Distant Early Warning Systems. Rush’s Distant Early Warning was...
