Previous DayRE:Do we need a campaign to save XP?
Blog Comment "Microsoft could build a business model around keeping XP going more or less forever" A great idea indeed, another area they could exploit is support; standard (free) XP support was supposed to...
Resurrecting a dead amplifier - the continuation
Blog At the end of last year I tested the prototype of the matrix audio switcher, in the process blowing up part of the amplifier that powers the speakers in the living room. After investigating the...
RE:Do we need a campaign to save XP?
Blog Comment Thanks for the tip, David. I would have to agree with Sony in saying that the current release of Vista gets no discernible benefit from the Turbo Memory. I'll add this to my list of things to be...
Plea to bring British Broadband out of the Dark Ages
Blog The British car manufacturing business is as good as dead, more and more of our call centres are moving overseas and Britain's oil production peaked in 1999 and has already dropped by half. Over...
Internet 'heroes and villains' vie for ISPA awards
News The ISP Association praises those pushing for faster broadband, but criticises politicians and the music industry for trying to place restrictions on internet use
Vista Service Pack 1 (RC1 Refresh) upgrade
Blog With many holding out on buying Vista until the first Service Pack it's really important to Microsoft to get it right with this release. I can't wait for the final buid so I've taken the gamble of...
Architect of CAD scam faces jail
News A Derby man is facing a prison sentence of up to 10 years after pleading guilty to illegally selling normally expensive CAD software for £12
Gizmo Project 4 - with Video Support
Blog After a rather long detour, caused by my being away over Christmas and then settling in with a new laptop, it's time to get back on track with examination of Video IM programs. Next up on my list...
O2 breathes life into data roaming
Leader The operator's significant data-roaming price cut is good to have. Much more is needed
Analysts predict boom for GPS-enabled handsets
News Berg Insight claims the number of GPS-enabled handsets worldwide will more than triple to 560 milllion units in 2012, with an 18-fold increase in European uptake
RE:Do we need a campaign to save XP?
Blog Comment Thanks for reminding me of a few things. Previous Windows upgrades have indeed been motivated by needing support for USB, FireWire, Wireless Networking and the like. As I have mentioned recently,...
Internet Explorer.
Talkback How many newbies know how to download and install a different browser? How many know about the insecurity of IE? I doubt that any newbie would even consider changing browsers for a significant...
A Power Revolution?
Talkback Ultimately this is a good thing for not just mobile computing, but (hopefully) many other power-hungry mobile appliances, like digital cameras/camcorders, PDAs, music/video players etc. It would...
Do we need a campaign to save XP?
Blog I see that Infoworld has started a campaign to save XP. I'm sure the Linux world will feel a little wry about that one. The XP-to-Vista transition is a pretty clear example of the way...
A ray of sunshine (battery powered)
Talkback At last there appears to be a breakthrough in the battery usage life for our many varieties of laptop computers and devices. With a successful development of this battery the great drawback of...
Facebook’s faltering favours
Blog Tom Hodgkinson writes in yesterday’s Guardian that he, “despises Facebook,” for its ability to socially disconnect people and chain them to their keyboards with a false sense of virtual social...
Glasgow enables mobile phones on subway
News Passengers will soon be able to use their phones and the internet underground on a combined Wi-Fi and cellular network
RE:Gobsmacked at Amazon delivery fiasco
Blog Comment My own experience of incompetent couriers is extensive, in part because work dictates that I purchase so much stuff on-line from so many suppliers, and in part because I live in a very rural area...
HP iPAQ 114 Classic
Review If you can do without an integrated phone and a camera, the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth equipped iPAQ 114 Classic will represent excellent value for money.
Analysts predict slowdown for BI market
News Following the strong growth of the past few years, Gartner says recent acquisitions will lead to 'mega-vendors' covering the market for business intelligence tech
Oracle, Accenture team up on UK SOA project
News Based at Oracle's Reading headquarters, a joint innovation centre will focus on the development of SOA technology
UK's fastest supercomputer unveiled
News The £113m Hector supercomputer is the largest and most advanced in the UK, making 63 trillion calculations a second
Researchers claim battery-life breakthrough
News Stanford University researchers claim their discovery could give a lithium-ion battery-powered laptop 40 hours of battery life, rather than four
Rising tech costs put pressure on SMEs
News SMEs in the UK spent £6.1bn on IT in 2007, up eight percent on 2006, due to the rising cost of technology
A step in the right direction
Talkback These hefty cuts are a great step in the right direction. Could this be the start of a trend of falling prices similar to what happened with voice tariffs? Perhaps - some EC intervention would...
A bruising over browsing
Talkback Hey, it's not just Opera. Opera has ECIS behind it, and the European Commission has shown it's not just going to bow to Microsoft. I for one am taking this investigation seriously. Also, I don't...
Police demand HMRC foots bill for disc search
News With the search winding down, the Met Police has said it will seek full costs for reportedly the UK's most expensive lost-property inquiry
RE:Gobsmacked at Amazon delivery fiasco
Blog Comment OK you guys, just in the interest of balance you understand! Like you, I work during the week so I need Saturday or "after hours" delivery. I ordered, from Amazon, a large TV - I did so before...
EMC to launch 146GB solid-state drives
News The company plans to release its first flash-based solid-state drives in 73GB and 146GB versions by the end of the first quarter of 2008
Sony SNC-DF80P
Review This is an intelligent day/night network mini-dome camera that offers a good range of features for the price.
Biometric checks launched for all UK visa applicants
News Anyone applying for a visa to enter the UK will face biometric fingerprint checks from the end of January
RE:Gadgets to make you look cool(ish)
Blog Comment I find the thought of picking up the mouse and talking into it to be very appealing - it sort of reminds me of Maxwell Smart talking into his shoe! I wonder, though, if they got the idea for this...
RE:S6510: XP Faster, More Stable than Vista
Blog Comment I like many people looked forward to Vista; XP had been a massive step from Windows 2000, i thought maybe Vista would be the same, after all it took 6 years. In reality, if you take away the...
