Previous DayVMware and Sun drive momentum for virtual desktops
Blog The still-nascent virtualisation market appears to be building additional layers on an almost daily basis at the moment with key players rolling out new products in a drive to ensure that momentum...
What's so bad about Vista?
Talkback These days it seems all news concerning Vista is bad news, even Microsoft seem to be giving up with the uncharactaristic announcement of Windows 7, personally, having used it for over 6 months i'd...
Support for Bletchley
Talkback I think it's really great to see you guys getting behind Bletchley Park, particularly refreshing seeing the sarcasm of some of the (US-originating) comments towards our heritage on Slashdot, which...
Developers launch anti-Phorm 'noise' tool
News A privacy group has launched an anti-targeted-advert tool in the shape of AntiPhormLite
Dell names new CFO
News Brian Gladden, a former executive at General Electric, will become Dell's chief financial officer in mid-June
Motorola CTO and strategy chief leaves
News Rich Nottenburg, who was with Motorola for years as strategy chief and, more recently, chief technology officer, has left to 'be with his family'
The iPhone gets that Vista feel
Blog Just out of interest - how many fanboi iPhone-owners would actually want the UI to look like Vista?
Flaw found in power-plant software
News A vulnerability found in Wonderware SuiteLink could open a third of the world's industrial plants to a potential denial-of-service attack
What is it about UAC that makes Vista so difficult?
Talkback I'm not a Windows programmer, so I am genuinely curious: why is UAC proving to be such a nightmare? Other operating systems have security models, so what is so different about Vista's?
First release candidate of Firefox 3 arrives
News Firefox 3 RC1 boasts user-interface enhancements, as developers get one of their last opportunities to ensure add-on compatibility before next month's final release
Developers snub Vista in favour of XP
News A survey has found a large majority of developers writing applications for Windows are ignoring Vista in favour of XP or older versions of the Microsoft operating system
Install and configure a DHCP server in Windows Server 2008
Photo Learn how to install and configure a DHCP server in Windows Server 2008, and explore some of the advanced features DHCP has to offer.
Nato staff get cyber-defence training centre
News The Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, based in Estonia, has been set up to carry out research and training in how to combat cyberwarfare
NHS IT leaving doctors 'thoroughly disillusioned'
News The National Audit Office and British Medical Association say an unachievable timetable for patient e-records has damaged confidence in NPfIT
Google Android developers push location-based apps
News Location-based apps featured prominently during the first round of judging for Google's Android Developer Challenge
Microsoft proposes alternative Yahoo deal
News The software maker is proposing a fresh transaction that would not involve the acquisition of all of Yahoo's assets
The Myths of Innovation
Review The best way to get a good idea, according to this book, is to have lots of ideas and be prepared to accept failure. It may not be so romantic, but Archimedes-like 'eureka' moments are the exception.
