Previous DayNasa hacker to fight US extradition on Monday
Talkback Rupert Goodwins was only recently writing about a similar issue in his Blog entitled "UK P2P user? Hope you like US prison food". This non reciprocal arrangement with the US is an obscenity which I...
All part of the master plan!
Talkback "The search company said that, at a meeting on 8 June, Microsoft indicated that it is no longer interested in Yahoo even at the $33 a share it had previously said it was willing to pay." Why did...
RE:The OSC's open letter to Becta
Blog Comment Oops! I do not know the full history or the relative merits of all the parties in this, but Mark Taylor's letter seems rather ill considered, although clearly expressing his frustration, whether...
Asus announces UK date for new Eee PCs
News Two new versions of the popular low-cost subnotebook will go on sale in the UK at the start of July
Microsoft loses interest in Yahoo
News Yahoo has confirmed talks between the two companies have broken down, with Microsoft indicating that it is no longer interested in buying Yahoo
The OSC's open letter to Becta
Blog Here's the full text of a very angry letter, sent today to the educational advisory body Becta by Mark Taylor, president of the Open Source Consortium and chief executive of the enterprise support...
Nasa hacker to fight US extradition on Monday
News Gary McKinnon is due to appear before the Law Lords, where he will appeal against his extradition to the US on hacking charges
Well done and good luck.
Talkback I have not been convinced by any facts that this extension is justifiable other than in posturing a popular media position. All the actions so far have been by people legitimately in location and...
A brave move
Talkback Finally a politician brave enough to make a real challenge to this mad idea. With populist programs such as Tony Robinsons Crime and Punishment series currently being broadcast, which clearly shows...
Dual-Boot Ubuntu and Windows XP Professional
Blog I have taken the next step in setting up my Ubuntu working environment, and maintaining access to XP on my laptops for the few things that I still can only do on Windows. As always, I have started...
2008 proving a peak-growth year for laptops
News Analyst firm IDC predicts portable personal computers, helped by popular mininotebooks such as the Asus Eee, will help keep average selling prices up, boosting the worldwide market
Nortel ditches WiMax in favour of 4G
News The telecom equipment maker says it plans to focus its research and development on LTE instead of WiMax
China denies hacking US politicians' computers
News China has been accused of compromising the computers of two US congressmen who have criticised the country's human rights record
Acrobat 9 Pro Extended: a first look
Preview Adobe's Acrobat 9 document-creation software is adding dynamic features such as animation integration, dynamic maps, 256-bit encryption and improved forms.
Skype Nomad Finished - Did Anyone Notice?
Blog Apparently, the "Skype Nomad" has completed her around-the-world trip. Did anyone notice? Does anyone know anything about Skype now that they didn't know before? I doubt it very seriously. It...
Yahoo agrees search-ad deal with Google
News Yahoo believes getting search ads supplied by Google will raise revenue by $800m in its first year — but the deal could give Google more power
Nationalism may fade away but...
Talkback Corporatism will become a way station on the way to the worker's paradise. I always thought that the Brits were really Marxists under their skins! Now I have proof Rupert! The Japanese samurai have...
RE:UK P2P user? Hope you like US prison food
Blog Comment Great! So I can get my bone-head neighbor extradited to the US to face federal charges, by hacking his wireless and running utorrent? Oh and there's a few restaurants and former employers I...
