Previous DayThe last thing students need
Talkback The last thing a student needs when trying to learn good programming techniques is Microsoft's WYSIWYG programming tools. My advice would be to steer clear and use some simple open source stuff....
SP1 compatibility issues still prevalent
Blog To bandy about claims that SP1 will be a problem-free deal for all, with little or no compatibility issues to vex us, seems a little too upbeat for most. But Microsoft and its partners everywhere...
Yahoo, stand firm!
Talkback I believe these comments are just intended to dampen the spirits of the Yahoo board, I don’t think Microsoft would walk away so easily. Mr Gates makes some interesting statements: “Google is the...
Mozilla may develop instant-messaging software
News The open-source organisation may add instant-messaging software to its stable of open-source applications
Microsoft offers free developer tools to students
News The company is trying to win over the next generation of software programmers by giving its core developer tools away for free to university students
RE:HD-DVD explodes on the launchpad
Blog Comment Chris, my advice to you is; unless you need a games console, its ok to wait, my bet is 2 years from now we'll see a £50 Blue-Ray player in Asda. by then, even the films will be realistically...
Eudora and Mozilla may collaborate
Talkback Your Talkback question was very timely, as we posted the story before I spoke to David Ascher, Mozilla Messaging chief executive, just now. (We couldn't speak before, as he is based in the US) I...
RE:Windows Vista - Here I go again!
Blog Comment That's a difficult question at the moment, Rupert. Gizmo has versions for all of those (and some smart mobiles too), but I only have direct experience with the XP and Vista versions. They still...
Hardware encryption: Caveat emptor
Blog When is 128-bit AES not 128-bit AES? When it's actually XOR. According to security publication Heise, numerous hardware encryption products are being misadvertised as encrypting data using...
RE:UK Broadband Sucks - Official
Blog Comment I suppose I should say that I'm still happy with Virgin, which rather shockingly seems to deliver more than it's supposed to (I've seen 12Mbps continuous on a nominal 10Mbps link). It does clog up...
Not just schools.
Talkback I am currently job hunting and have lost count of the number of times my CV has been rejected or ignored by the agencies as it is in PDF format. Without exception they have all demanded Word...
Google warns of drive-by downloads
News The search giant has warned of an increase in drive-by download attempts, in which malicious websites exploit browser vulnerabilities to execute malicious code
Windows Vista - Here I go again!
Blog Well, I must be completely daft. But I've said it before - I want Vista to work. I want it to be better, faster, more secure, or whatever, than Windows XP - or at least as good. So, after...
Linux not too cool for school
Talkback Open Office can save in Word format; I've been palming people off with OO-generated Word documents for years, and nobody's ever spotted my cunning deception. So your kid can do her stuff on her...
RE:HD-DVD explodes on the launchpad
Blog Comment OK, so Sony "wins". Big deal, Blu-Ray is still too expensive and my TV isn't HD-ready anyway. My 1680x1050 computer screen could probably be made to work for a 1280x720 picture, but there's still...
Are the schools ready for tis though?
Talkback I bought the similar Linux powered eee pc for my daughter, to be told that the school would only accept homework in Word and Publisher (not openoffice). Some education needed there perhaps.
RE:UK Broadband Sucks - Official
Blog Comment I've been doing research into ISPs as I am looking to move out of London and don't want to be stuck with snail web. So far I've read that the bottom for service and speed seems to be Orange,...
Inveneo Computing Station
Review The Inveneo Computing Station delivers reasonably good performance for a low-power PC. It's small, but an untidy assembly means it could be more convenient to handle.
RE:HD-DVD explodes on the launchpad
Blog Comment PS3 sales hardly translates to Blu-ray sales. If the sole purpose of the PS3 was for Blu-ray then yes but it's a games console. One that Sony have been desperately trying to sell without much...
HTC S620
Member Review This is my second HTC Win/Mob and it is a great improvement from my old SPV model. The OS still feels clunky and not as intuitive as it should, but the hardware ticks all the boxes. Screen size...
What about Eudora?
Talkback When Qualcomm Eudora closed up shop last year, their web page said "An open source version of Eudora® is being developed by Mozilla and will be free of charge." (I just checked, it still says...
RE:Broadband Speed Test
Blog Comment You should try only using your connection at 3am. This should reduce the load from the hundreds of others, doing who know what, on the same connection. Its all about the contention ratio..
The reality of mobile Linux: Part two
Video At the Mobile World Congress, ZDNet.co.uk examines Linux handsets which are already on the market, as well as a low-cost Linux-based 3G phone and Google's Android platform
The reality of mobile Linux: Part one
Video At the Mobile World Congress, ZDNet.co.uk looks at how mobile Linux is already making an impact on handsets, with platforms and toolkits shown off by Trolltech, Access and Azingo
HD-DVD explodes on the launchpad
Blog Its all very well being in a race to the moon, but once the other guy's got there... and that's what's happened to HD-DVD. The sales figures show that while HD-DVD was talking a good fight, Blu-Ray...
Citrix makes Evergreen WAN union with Microsoft
News The two companies' product allows branch offices to take advantage of WAN optimisation without removing the branch server
'Mozilla Messaging' gives Thunderbird a boost
News The mail-focused subsidiary will oversee development of Mozilla's Thunderbird email client
Dell overhauls support services
News The company will introduce two services aimed at improving local support for enterprise customers by improving turnaround times
Quarter of Australia's software is counterfeit
News The rate of illegal software being installed on PCs in Australia is dropping, but not as much as some in the industry would like
Long-hours culture saps tech productivity
News Regularly working more than their contracted hours is having a negative effect on the morale of UK tech workers
One thing...
Talkback As they are under bankruptcy, this investment (as far as I know) proposal will have to be ok'd by whatever court has oversight of the bankruptcy proceedings.
