Previous DayToo little, too late...
Talkback It took 64 years to to this, "and won't be awarded posthumously"... Many of these wonderful people have died, and it is only just that their families too should receive a token of recognition of...
Nasa hacker 'more hopeful'
Blog Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon is still under pressure, but is becoming more hopeful that he may avoid extradition due to growing support from celebrities, politicians, and the press. McKinnon told...
The risk that Social CRM will exclude small businesses
Blog The CRM 2.0 train is gaining steam, but most of its first uses are of little relevance to small businesses. Might they get looked over by one of the most exciting business web iniatives ever? ...
Linux Chrome may not be so far away
Blog I downloaded the 'pre-alpha' version of Chromium for Linux some time ago, more out of morbid curiosity than any particular desire for yet another browser. Google has been silent on when the...
Citrix, Microsoft team up on virtual desktops
News The planned integration of Citrix XenApp and Microsoft's System Center Configuration Manager is meant to simplify the delivery of applications in a mixed virtualisation environment
End of an era for Office 2000
News Support for Office 2000 expired on Tuesday, ten years after Steve Ballmer announced Microsoft wanted to launch a web-based version of the productivity suite
Hands-on with the Acer Aspire One 751 netbook
Blog Acer very kindly sent me their Aspire One 751 netbook so I could have a hands-on try. Here are my thoughts. The 751 has a bright 11.6-inch screen, which is on the large side for a netbook. This...
RE:Twitter, kids and analysts: a cautionary tale
Blog Comment Fascinating stuff, thanks to all for posting. I wouldn't have guessed this. Reassuring as well, I suppose. I assumed that I didn't use Twitter, and didn't really "get" it's usefulness and...
Microsoft Azure evangelist tackles cloud doubts
Q&A Microsoft developer and platform evangelist Mark Taylor talks risk, resilience, private clouds and interoperability
Microsoft sets Azure pricing and service levels
News For the first time, the software giant has detailed the costs and contract terms for its cloud platform
RE:Twitter, kids and analysts: a cautionary tale
Blog Comment I'm not sure how much of a surprise this really is, David. I mean, I work in a classroom with a few hundred children (11-18yrs) passing through every week. In a one-off lesson on internet safety, I...
gee thanks EU
Talkback well, that's nice... the EU throwing money at a satellite system for broadband... Why do they never mention the latency, cost and variability of satellite in articles relating to it.. Also why it...
HTC Hero release delayed
Blog HTC has apparently pushed back the release date for its Hero Android phone. According to Engadget, the handset — which was supposed to go on sale on Wednesday 15 July — will now go on sale on 24...
Assessing cloud providers
Tech Guide Many businesses are looking to the cloud to replace in-house client/server applications, yet the path to hosted applications and services is littered with failed attempts, budget overruns and unmet...
Sybase breaks ‘new’ ground with ‘In-Database’ business analytics
Blog Breaking at 2pm UK time this afternoon is news that Sybase’s IQ 15.1 column-based analytics server will ship with ‘in-database’ analytics functionality to allow developers and DBAs to run...
Tories to force McKinnon debate in Commons
Blog The Conservative Party has introduced a debate over the UK/US extradition treaty to Wednesday's parliamentary agenda. The move was announced in a statement issued on Monday by the leader of the...
AMD launches low-power six-core Opterons
News The new processors are the first six-core chips to fall into AMD's power-efficient HE line-up
Dell: PC demand 'seems to have stabilised'
News The computer maker says its upcoming second-quarter earnings results will reflect better demand for its goods and slightly better revenue
Twitter, kids and analysts: a cautionary tale
Blog Matthew Robson ("Aged 15 yrs & 7 months") has managed to cause quite a stir in the tech community and beyond with his analysis for Morgan Stanley on teen trends, particularly with his denial of...
Businesses to get Windows 7 before retail launch
News The software maker has said volume-licence customers can order Windows 7 through partners from 1 September
Bing claims 8pc boost in users during June
News Microsoft's relaunched search engine attracted eight percent more unique users in June, according to the company's data
Gov't departments reveal laptop losses
News In response to parliamentary written questions, ministers have shared figures showing the number of laptops lost or stolen from their departments over the past five years
Microsoft warns of new ActiveX flaw
News IE users have been told about an ActiveX vulnerability affecting Office XP, 2003 and ISA Server 2004 and 2006, which could allow an attacker to take control of the PC
Absolutely, WHY BOTHER!
Talkback I could not agree with you more - WHY BOTHER! Purchase MS Office for hundreds of dollars/pounds/francs/whatever and you are putting yourself at the mercy of Microsoft, you will be forced to pay...
RE:Microsoft's PR - losing the plot?
Blog Comment The Seinfeld and Mojave ads told me that Microsoft PR hadn't a clue. They had to have approved those ads for idiots. They really don't get it. If I were you I'd refuse all embargoed Microsoft info...
