Previous DayOverpriced, non-standard, market manipulation mullarkey
Talkback I remember this piece of shi... err underperforming bag of nonsense. All that non-standard connection periphery was a precursor to the "new standard" - PS/2, that similarly fell on its err.....
Pick of the week: Under the all-seeing eye
Blog Here's this week's highlights, with Vista again in the crosshairs and what a constabular street stop might look like if we all had to carry ID cards. RE: Microsoft's Mojave just a desert vista ...
How to survive Linux coding
Blog The Linux Foundation published a guide for new Linux coders on how to navigate through the processes involved, which I wrote an article about. The man who wrote the guide is Linux developer and...
Sun open-sources mobile Java UI toolkit
Talkback This of course is another example of Sun's willingness to propagate the "Java is everywhere" theme. Admirable no doubt, but perhaps it's always worth remembering what Jonathan Schwartz said at...
War on Terror board game seized by police
Blog Bruce Schneier has blogged about a ridiculous situation where police in Kent confiscated a 'War on Terror' board game. According to Cambridge News online, Kent police said they had confiscated...
NHS to buy computers from Dixons
Blog According to ChannelWeb, the NHS is going to buy more than 60,000 PCs and laptops from Dell, HP and, er, DSGi, a.k.a. the Dixons Group (PC World, Currys etc). Frankly, it's Friday afternoon and...
Sun to issue mobile Java fix
News The fix follows a report from a security researcher who demanded €20,000 for details of discovered flaws, but it is unclear whether Sun paid up
Linux kernel developer's guide published
News The Linux Foundation has released the guide for developers in an attempt to encourage participation by new programmers by explaining what's involved
HP picks academic institutions for research funding
News Four British universities have secured grants for IT research in the latest round of funding from HP
Crime statistics Web 2.0
Blog As promised by pre-election Boris Johnson, the trials of interactive crime maps are currently up and running aiming for official release in September. The website found here...
RE:Open Office vs. MS Office - the Other Key to Windows/Linux T...
Blog Comment Nice entry Jamie There are many good things to be said for Open office and it's not too unfamiliar to anyone that has used any sort of office software in recent years. I have used this product on...
Open Office vs. MS Office - the Other Key to Windows/Linux Transition
Blog As I have been going around alternately prodding my friends and family to try Linux, or asking them if they thought it would be possible, one thing I have heard repeatedly is that a lot of people...
Sun open-sources mobile Java UI toolkit
News The firm has released the code for its lightweight user interface toolkit under a modified GPLv2 licence, in what it says was response to developer demand
RE:VISTA dead in the water.
Blog Comment I read the paper and didn't think this sounded correct. As far as I can tell the researchers have found two bugs which allow working around ASLR but you still need a working exploit to get any...
Cisco's strategy for a greener future
Video ZDNet.com's Sumi Das looks at green innovations at Cisco, including a high-definition videoconferencing system and energy-efficient datacentres
RE:... But Still a Few Things Amiss (with Vista)
Blog Comment After reading a few articles on SP1 and some of vista updates, I decided to make my Toshiba a dual boot with vista. I started at 10:05 on Wed. and it is now Friday, and I just got vista back on...
Forrester foresees future of tech as 'IT everywhere'
News The evolution of existing trends, rather the advent of revolutionary tech, will shape enterprise IT in the coming years, says the company
Apple software update may solve iPhone 3G glitches
News A software fix could remedy the reception problems that have been frustrating iPhone 3G owners, rather than a more drastic recall, according to reports
Former Apple lawyer settles stock-options lawsuit
News Nancy Heinen will pay $2.2m in fines to settle US Securities and Exchange Commission charges that she improperly backdated stock options at Apple
MacBook Air may get new Penryn chips
News The Apple notebook will reportedly get a new Intel chip that will improve performance at the cost of battery life
Police raid chip and PIN hacking operation
News Fraud police have discovered that criminal gangs are hacking chip and PIN terminals to steal customer card transaction and PIN details
Comms-obsessed Brits spending record time online
News An Ofcom report shows people in the UK spend over seven hours a day consuming a variety of comms and media services, up from six minutes in 2002
Intel chipset could turn PCs into phones
News The company's new remote wake-up chip will allow people to receive phone calls on their PCs even when the machine is powered-down
Windows 7 details to be revealed in October
News Microsoft has said in a blog that the first technical details on the forthcoming operating system will come at the Professional Developers Conference in October
Get your Shoes on and go dance with code
Blog It's not often you get to hear about a programming language, download it and write your first application before breakfast. Yet the toast is still warm in the toaster, and I'm looking at a ZDNet UK...
RE:How hard can programming be?
Blog Comment Good Luck. I use Bluefish also. It certainly beats gedit! You want to know how hard programming can get? Try programming in any language using a model 19 keypunch with IBM/Hollerith cards. You're...
RE:Time For Goverments To Come Off Line
Blog Comment Thank you for that...i didn t know about the US military...makes sense. As for laptops being left lying around, I understand your fury, but whats it going to be like when super functional...
