Previous DayVista evangelists are, well, luke warm
Blog You know how trade shows are. A publishing company advertises the event, creates excess hype, gets a load of exhibitors to pay exhorbitant sums of money to attend, and then no delegates turn up....
Privacy watchdog fears government super-database
News Information Commissioner warns that relaxing the regulations governing civil servants' access to data has significant privacy implications
Dell's laptop problems take another twist
News Canadian legal action alleges that Dell knew it had a problem with its Inspiron notebooks, but sold them anyway
Big Brother needs sibling rivalry
Leader Bureaucrats want to share what they think they know about you with each other. That should be our job
Gartner: Expanding telcos heading for reality check
News Telecoms companies are expanding services to offset declining revenues, but in many cases don't know what they're doing, says Gartner
Vista launch 'will boost desktop Linux'
News Linux Australia president says instead of retraining staff on the new version of Windows, many administrators will make the switch to Linux
Sun's Fortran replacement goes open source
Analysis Sun is enlisting the outside world's help in an attempt to create a new programming language called Fortress
European Commission report endorses open source
News Influential report says migrating to open source is cheaper than remaining on proprietary software, contradicting Microsoft's claims about Linux
Still Too Expensive
Talkback I've used gtmp for several years now and while it works very well - just like it says on the tin - I have always considered it a distress purchase because of its expense. And I've never extended it...
MP: ID card scheme is 'doomed to failure'
News Liberal Democrats and campaigners have slated the National Identity Scheme, following a trial of iris recognition technology
Bluetooth chipmaker buys into GPS
News Cambridge Silicon Radio says new acquisitions will make GPS-compatible phones cheaper and less power-hungry
So a phishing site steals the first code...
Talkback ... and then uses it to login immediately. In the meantime, it puts a "please wait" sign on the screen to keep the user busy for 30 seconds. And if the system forbids multiple simultaneous logins...
Because the fob
Talkback I don't know how this is implemented exactly, but I imagine that PayPal knows the algorithm underlying the pseudo-random number generator in your key fob, and so can correctly predict the pass code...
How does PayPal know it
Talkback Can you explain how random passwords generated every 30 seconds, hundreds or even thousands of miles away, can be recognised by PayPal and associated with particular users? What would happen if...
HTC P3600
Review HTC's attractively packaged P3600 offers excellent local and wide-area wireless connectivity, including HSDPA. However, it's expensive without an operator subsidy and battery life could be better.
10W is better than a typical PC, I suppose
Talkback But I haven't seen any power-consumption figures at all for any device running MS Home Server yet. I don't know if the issue of energy efficiency was even considered.
HD movies + P2P = ISP pain
Blog Tired of your ISP's bandwidth caps? Well, if you're a fan of both HDTV and P2P you could end up even less keen. Many thanks to James Enck for pointing out the reality of dodgily sending/receiving...
Citrix updates GoToMyPC
News With Version 6.0 of its remote access system, Citrix introduces a range of new features
Swansea ditches outsourcing plans
News Swansea City Council has scrapped plans for the second phase of its controversial outsourcing contract with Capgemini, citing costs
True
Talkback Very true - Good point. I still feel that attacking low power units so aggressively is not the best solution. People will opt out of buying an "always-on" 10w product and feel they are helping but...
Loss of momentum for feisty AMD
Analysis Analysis: While Intel stumbled, underdog AMD had quite a run. Now a profit warning may have it back on the defensive
Apple: Calling all iPhone engineers
News Company looks to hire software and hardware techies to beef up features of its mobile phone
The piece of "innovation" didn
Talkback A home server device consuming about 10W already exists: http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4105652894.html Mind you, even an extra 10W for every home worries me. What percentage of the UK is...
Re: False Security
Talkback If this works the same way as the RSA system which I've used for some time, that cannot happen. If someone tries to log in twice with the same code it is logged as a security problem and log in is...
