Previous Day10 good reasons to make the switch
Talkback Application annoyances like these are only the top of the iceberg for most Windows users. Looking at the list reminded me why I finally decided to quit the proprietary software world and go Free,...
Working@Home: Keeping Secure
Blog National Work from Home Day has come and gone, with an estimated five million people skiving to enjoy the comforts of their home. However, even though employees sat comfortably, IT mangers were no...
Whatever happened to the likely lads?
Blog Just as ‘Whatever happened to the likely lads’? was the colour sequel to the original 1960s BBC sitcom – so it seems some technology companies can successfully reinvent themselves and ride the...
And you just wanted to stream The Archers.
Talkback If you live in the UK you can download a "neutered", ad-free version of RealPlayer from the BBC website - as long as you've never installed the "full" version you're safe. The BBC insisted on this...
Apple
Talkback And don't forget Quicktime's "no upgrades" policy. You pay for the latest version of Quicktime and six months later they introduce a "vital update" that requires you to install the new "free"...
RE:Heron's not so hardy after all
Blog Comment I think this article is a little forced and doesn't make any sense. I am a 24hour technician that uses Ubuntu as a main platform to assist my clients. I assist them on the road or at the office and...
Coverity reveals common open-source code flaws
News A US Department of Homeland Security-funded project has listed some of the most frequent open-source coding errors
ICT emergency planning starts with Gatwick evac
Blog I have just arrived in a damp yet picturesque Pisa to observe, and maybe even take part in an ICT Emergency response training day hosted by the World Food Programme, The United Nations Foundation...
UK WiMax company buys Wi-Fi roaming firm
News Freedom4 has picked up Bozii, giving customers of the company formerly known as Pipex Wireless around 40,000 Wi-Fi hotspots to roam
Vendor warns of 'Chinese' website attacks
News Security vendor ScanSafe has warned IT professionals of a fresh wave of SQL injection attacks
Qualcomm's UK spectrum is too big for pocket TV
Comment The company has bought 40MHz of UK spectrum, but hasn't said what for. Using it for MediaFLO would ruin the bargain of the century
Heron's not so hardy after all
Blog Is Ubuntu's Hardy Heron resting on its laurels? Ubuntu 8.04LTS - for Long Term Support - was widely expected to continue the platform's long, steady march towards impeccable reliability and...
RE:PortableApps.com
Blog Comment As an alternative, it's possible to install Linux to a USB device to run, at the least, the basic functions required for everyday use. The main difference compared to PortableApps is that the host...
Gartner: IT services market to grow despite recession
News Despite talk of a recession, the IT services market is doing just fine, according to an upcoming Gartner conference and report
Amen
Talkback Rupert, you couldn't have said it better, or more accurately. One of the "tricks" that is learned with experience is which programs you will have to go back and disable the "auto-update" feature...
Privacy International director launches 80/20
Blog Simon Davies, who has been involved with campaigning on privacy issues for a number of years, is launching a privacy consultancy firm called 80/20. Half of all profits will be donated to overseas...
PortableApps.com
Blog Of late I have been working for The Ministry, a top-secret department located in the heart of our country’s great government. The secrecy and security extends to their locked-down IT policy,...
Developers snub Vista in favour of XP
Talkback From what I have read about the UAC, it is an extremely complex application, and requires many more lines of code for it to do its job effectively. It came on my laptop and I replaced it with...
Not a true anti-Phorm Tool
Talkback This is NOT an antiphorm tool. All it will do is create noise to prevent Phorm from accurately making a profile on you. Think of it like a military aircraft releasing chaff and flares to fool radar...
Vista still insecure, says security vendor
News PC Tools has released research to back up its claims that Vista is less secure Windows 2000, following Microsoft criticism
Gov't planning centralised communications database
News Privacy and security experts attack a scheme under consideration by the Home Office that would see a centralised database of all UK internet and telephony usage established
Two Pre-Release Browsers - Firefox 3.0RC1 and Opera 9.5 beta 2
Blog The two web browsers that I use both have pre-release versions available right now. I have downloaded and installed both of them on my test system, so that I could see what is new, different or...
The next move for Microsoft and Yahoo
Video CNET News.com's Dan Farber and Charles Cooper discuss what the near future might bring for each company and ask: could Microsoft be interested in Facebook too?
WorldWide Telescope puts the universe on your PC
Photo Microsoft has released a free public beta of its WorldWide Telescope software that lets amateur and professional stargazers explore the universe from their computers
Tech visionary foresees mobile-phone revolution
News At a RIM conference, inventor Ray Kurzweil predicted the changes coming to mobile phones, from speech-translation engines to hovering virtual displays
Google Health beta test launched
News The company has launched in the US a beta test of its Google Health service for archiving medical records and finding medical services
Annoying software: a rogues' gallery
Photo Which software is guilty of annoying us the most? Here's an identity parade of the chief suspects.
Gov't unveils Google Earth climate-change tool
News Using information from the Met Office and British Antarctic Survey, two new layers added to Google Earth predict the effects of climate change
SAP denies reducing SaaS investment
News The company says it is continuing to invest in software-as-a-service product suite Business ByDesign, but at a slower pace
SAP: Businesses to adopt 'collaborative' SOA
News Co-CEO Henning Kagermann has said collaborative working through service-oriented architecture tech represents the future for businesses
Lloyds TSB to offshore 450 IT jobs
News The bank is planning to offshore up to 250 permanent and 200 contractor IT posts to India, a trade union has warned
