Previous DayI think it must be really important...
Talkback I'm not a scientist either, but I think that science is a really high priority for a human kind. No money can save all the people from dying or starving. But science may be able. Simply put science...
Dell unveils blade servers for virtualisation
News The company has announced two full-height, four-socket blade servers aimed at companies keen on virtualisation
Open source's usability challenge
Leader Ubuntu needs more usability. Getting it needs more than just good will and money
Not the GUI at all
Talkback The UI is fine, its auto detection and configuration of hardware devices particularly graphcs cards and WiFi cards thats holding it back. And this is largely due to unavailability of drivers
Culinary habits or the Microsoft Combo ...
Talkback ... I have about 1 year ago given up my long habit of just ordering the "Microsoft Combo" and adopted Ubuntu Linux. I will admit there was a learning curve to break this habit but now that am free...
Microsoft to support Citrix XenServer 5
News Microsoft and Citrix will announce on Monday the XenServer 5 hypervisor will be validated for use with Windows Server 2008
Shuttleworth: Open-source desktops need a facelift
News Chief executive Mark Shuttleworth has said Canonical is hiring a team to make open-source desktop software more appealing
Industry releases content-management interop spec
News Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, SAP, EMC, Alfresco and OpenText have released the first draft of their Content Management Interoperability Services specification
Ten surprises in Windows Server 2008
Feature There are a few unexpected aspects to Microsoft's operating system that may affect migration decisions
And the Gov spent how much on the LHC???
Talkback Is that all? 5 million smackaroos!? I'd expect that perhaps the land is seen to be more valuable for another purpose now. Oh well. Time has moved on and perhaps it just goes to show that some...
RE:My Chrome honeymoon is over...
Blog Comment From J.A. Watson...."and it depends on how technically savvy one is...." There it is in black & white!...'Depends on how technically savvy one is.' The G absolutely, positively, without a doubt,...
Disgusting funding situation
Talkback I find it absolutely appalling that Bletchley Park has been left in this situation. Were it not for it's volunteers and the trust it would not be there today, this government does not care for our...
Glasgow Subway stations to get O2 coverage
News Five stations in the Scottish city's underground system will get GSM and 3G coverage from the mobile operator
Bletchley Park: The preservation challenge
Photo At the home of British WWII codebreaking efforts, the Bletchley Park Trust faces the challenge of renovating rotting buildings and developing poor infrastructure
Union urges council staff to boycott biometrics
News Unison has told members at Westminster City Council to refuse to use biometric devices for clocking on and off, due to consultation and privacy concerns
Banging on about Ubuntu...
Blog I don’t want to bang on about how great Ubuntu linux is. Well, actually, I do. It’s great. Last night I had to scan in a whole stack of forms to send off to The Professionals. My friends in...
Netbooks expected to drive PC-market growth
News IDC predicts Atom-based netbooks will be behind a continued growth in the PC market in coming years, despite economic sluggishness
Yahoo boosts mobile efforts with iPhone app
News The company has released a preview version of free social-networking app oneConnect, in its race to beat Google in the mobile-phone arena
Sony VAIO VGN-BZ11MN
Review The VAIO VGN-BZ11MN is a cost-effective 15.4in. Centrino 2 notebook. It's solidly built if somewhat uninspiring, and you may want to opt for its £100 more expensive stablemate to get a...
RealNetworks adds interactive video to voice calls
News The company is adding video to its interactive voice-response feature, letting mobile operators offer a video interface for finding information, content and entertainment
RE:My Chrome honeymoon is over...
Blog Comment Well, yes and no... and it depends on how technically savvy one is, and how hard you want to look, doesn't it? I mean, yes, since it is open source one can analyze the released source code and...
Mobile industry targets 'tween' market
News A significant percentage of children aged eight to 12 own mobile phones, opening a whole new demographic of young consumers to the industry
Apple still 'niche' in touchscreen market
News The 3G handset is lagging behind market leaders Samsung and Motorola in the touchscreen mobile market, according to an analyst report
Red Hat's desktop strategy is now based on Windows?
Blog One of the interesting things about yesterday's Red Hat press lunch in London was the emergence of a desktop strategy from the open source giant. The other was that the strategy is based around...
Mobile operators want to retain network control
Analysis While they agree on the importance of opening their networks to new devices and software, US mobile carriers are not ready to relinquish control entirely
Fedora issues updates after hacker break-in
News The Red Hat-supported project has started issuing updates to its Linux distribution again, after a hiatus of several weeks caused by a network attack
Apple execs settle stock-options lawsuit
News Stock-option backdating troubles at Apple appear to be history following the £8m settlement of a shareholder suit filed against company executives
The human factor will always get you
Blog I was reading an excellent article by Jason Holloway posted on the BCS Blogs concerning learning lessons from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. In it he refers to a number of situations in the film...
Microsoft, RIM expected to announce search deal
News An agreement between the two companies is expected to be announced that should put Microsoft's Live Search engine in front of more BlackBerry users
how much money?
Talkback Isn't it amazing how as human beings we have our priorities in the right order. People starving all over the world, cancer ripping through our cells, hospitals don't have enough money, everything...
MoD completes sale of QinetiQ stake
News With the sale of the MoD's remaining 19 percent stake for £254m, the privatisation of the defence-tech firm is complete
