Previous DaySilicon balls drop in zero G for solar cell magic
Blog What do you think happens when you dribble molten silicon at thousands of droplets per second through a 14 metre tube? Rather magically, thousands of highly efficient, highly tiny, very spherical...
Intel's Atom burns Microsoft, brings back memories
Blog Even if you don't approve of violence in the media, it is impossible not to admire the finesse with which Intel is twisting the knife inside Vista's vital organs. Not content with forcing Microsoft...
This is propaganda
Talkback I find it curious that public opinion hasn’t shifted even a single percentage point between October 2007 and March 2008 given the number of security scandals the government has endured in that time...
Asus Eee to get Intel's Atom processor
News The low-cost subnotebook will get Intel's Atom processor and a hard-drive option, says Asus's chief executive, although confusion reigns over the Eee 900's pricing and availability in the UK
Wouldn't trust Microsofts Motives....
Talkback Sounds as if Microsoft is playing a game of 'you do the work, we file the patents'. I wouldn't go anywhere near this for doing research work, Microsoft just can't be trusted. In all they do one has...
NComputing L230
Review NComputing's L230 thin client is an option if you need to add a group of low-impact users to an existing Ethernet LAN. However, you'll need to ensure that the host PC is adequately specified to...
The top five internal security threats
Feature It's widely known that internal staff are the biggest threat to IT security, but what specifically should an employer watch out for?
Microsoft launches 'Singularity' OS prototype
News At TechFest 2008, the software giant launched an operating system aimed at allowing researchers to develop new kinds of computer architecture
claimed to be more secure.
Talkback Security is a BIG issue for me personally. Also, it would be nice to go to a store and buy a computer without an OS pre-installed. That is why I build my own. Why should I be forced to pay for an...
UK ID cards are NOT supported by public
Talkback This is propaganda for sure, no one I know supports the UK version or US version of the ID cards. The problem is though that the government are clever, they are bringing in the cards slowly, by...
Don't want either
Talkback What I take from this is that the HO can't even bring themselves to take heed of their own paid, expert advice. They would rather preempt unfavourable reports like this with High-Spin to try and...
Gaps found in Microsoft Exchange API documentation
News Companies providing alternatives to Exchange have expressed concern over missing information in the recently published APIs for Microsoft volume server products
Pipex Communications becomes GX Networks
News The last of the Pipex business brands has changed its name following last year's acquisition of the Pipex name and residential broadband business by Tiscali
A breath of fresh air
Talkback Crosby and Schneier bring some common sense to the fraught issue of security and ID cards/databases. It would be very nice if the instruments of government would actually listen to such a common...
IBM denies re-entering PC market with Russian deal
News The company says it is not getting back into the PC market, despite selling 'Microsoft-free' PCs, running Linux and OpenOffice, in eastern Europe
I wonder
Talkback I wonder how and where the survey was carried out and how all the questions were phrased. I personally do not know anyone, who is actually informed about ID cards and the underlying databases...
Beatles apparently agree iTunes deal
Blog Reports suggest that the extraordinarily slow-burning deal between The Beatles and iTunes - not unrelated to the argument over which Apple should get to use the name, settled last year - will soon...
Motorola loses mobile-phone chief
News The 'immediate' departure of the head of the company's Mobile Devices group comes a day after the departure of its marketing chief
ID must 'engage consumers' hearts and minds'
News A much-delayed report from Sir James Crosby has concluded that the National Identity Scheme will fail if it does not primarily serve the public
Intel sees mature markets embracing low-cost PCs
News The chipmaker has said the low-cost PC is finding unexpected success in mature, rather than emerging, markets
Minerva at FOSDEM
Blog Thanks to everyone that turned out for my talk in Brussels last week. (Hey - the law of averages says there must be at least one of you - right?) Well, for those that couldn't hear me explain...
Sony VPL-FE40
Review The VPL-FE40 is an ideal projector for showcasing presentations, video and images in medium- to large-sized meeting rooms and auditoriums. The only downside is the cost, both to purchase and run,...
Nato: Cyber-terrorism danger equal to missile attack
News Nato's cyber-defence chief has said determined cyberattacks on countries' online infrastructure are 'practically impossible to stop'
Home Office: Majority of UK supports ID cards
News A Home Office poll has found 59 percent of respondents in favour of the ID cards scheme, but other surveys paint a different picture
Poor CRM use leaving customers dissatisfied
News Oracle research suggests over half of European businesses' customers feel let down by ineffective use of CRM technology
EC aims to convince women IT isn't 'boring'
News The European Commission is seeking to deflate geeky IT stereotypes to attract more women to jobs in the IT industry
OOXML is defective
Talkback OOXML is so defective it's scary. Take a look at the simple examples understandable to any IT-literate person (esp. 2nd example): http://www.codeproject.com/KB/XML/ooxml_is_defective.aspx
NCC grasps at straws to save telecom consumers in limbo- Part 1
Blog As at the latest count, about 20 million Nigerians are said to be subscribers to one phone network or another with interests varying from Globacom, Starcom, Multilink, to Celtel and so on. Without...
