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Archive - 16 Apr 2008

RE:Intel's SS4000-E - so you're having issues with one too, eh...

Blog Comment No problem. The link that gave me the information is: http://www.jbaltz.com/weblog/2007/11/secrets_of_the_intel_ss4400e_a.html Essentially, if your server is at IP address 192.168.0.2, you would...

Robots and embedded software for personalised crumpet toasties

Blog I’ve been engaged in fair bit of discussion over embedded software these last few days – not surprising perhaps if you consider the fact that the Embedded Systems Conference is taking place in San...

O(O)XML and .docx

Talkback Don't loose site of the fact that even Microsoft's own products do not support O(O)XML at this point in time. .docx is just another iteration of Microsoft's proprietry formats, but it is not...

Sun delivers its first MySQL update

News Version 5.1 of MySQL is the first release candidate to be delivered by the open-source database organisation following its acquisition by Sun

Microsoft woos hobbyist developers

News The software maker has launched a project to encourge more amateur developers to tinker with its embedded software

How to kill wireless, Russian style

Blog An interesting snippet (via Engadget) claims that the Russian equivalent of Ofcom - Rossvyazokhrankultura, short for the Russian Mass Media, Communications and Cultural Protection Service -- has...

VXL launches thin client for power users

News The India-based hardware maker has released the Itona TC73, which it claims is energy efficient but with enough functionality for intensive users

Analysts claim improved reliability for Linux servers

News Yankee Group research suggests Linux distributions for servers now see less downtime than Windows Server 2003

Ubuntu takes early lead in Open Source Census

Blog They announced it in December, but OpenLogic's census of open source software is now actually open for business. I've downloaded and run the client software from the census site, and added one...

Asus Eee 900 to hit shelves on 1 May

News The second iteration of the subnotebook will cost £329 in the UK, although the Windows and Linux versions will include differing amounts of solid-state storage

We return to our regular transmission

Blog Did you see the traffic cones on the site last night? Apologies to anyone who tried to post a comment or find an article — ZDNet UK had some downtime so that the Ops team could move our co-location...

OOXML personal attacks.

Talkback Well stated Chris, had this format gone through a normal presentation, and was as clean as ODF, then maybe it might have made it on it's own merits. Unfortunately, this is not the Micro$oft way of...

The Eee 900 vs Harry Potter

Blog I like Asus, but they sometimes have a truly surreal way of getting their point across. Try this on for size: Because, clearly, what better way can there be to demonstrate the lightness of...

Windows XP SP3 out by end of April

News The long-awaited final service pack for the XP operating system could be made available within weeks, according to reports

BT Home Hub encryption under fire

News According to white-hat hacker outfit GNUCitizen, BT Home Hub routers suffer from weak default WEP encryption

Gartner: chip spending to fall 20 percent

Blog Capital spending on semiconductor manufacturing equipment is set to fall by 20 percent this year, according to analysts Gartner. The analysts say that a weakening US economy and a collapsing...

Women 'central' to saving UK tech industry

News Attracting more females into IT careers is essential to plugging a critical skills shortfall that is affecting the entire UK tech industry, says Gartner research

Apple and Google are "tech darlings" for a reason... Their...

Talkback Microsoft, the company behind this "product", is definitely part the problem. But, I'm sure if OOXML was submitted anonymously, it would have been dumped, dumped, dumped. Branding it with the...

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