Previous DayRE:Heron's not so hardy after all
Blog Comment If I recall correctly there were a few problems when 7.04 came out and, unusually, I did experience some difficulties. Currently, I have 8.04 installed on my brand new Lenovo X61 laptop in the...
Should We Object to the Recent Tide of Data Legislation?
Blog It was interesting to read in this morning’s Guardian objections to proposals for the Data Communications’ Bill...
Calling BS on that!
Talkback You can build an 8 core Xeon system for that little? I'm calling BS! FYI: Mac Mini is as powerful as most people need a system to be. Second hand prices on ebay are around the 200 quid mark with a...
Council flats get broadband via power line
News A council-funded scheme in Solihull will see broadband connectivity supplied to qualifying tenants through their electricity sockets
New Directions - Ubuntu
Blog After my recent adventures with Vista, I decided to try a new direction. I've been considering trying Ubuntu on my "test" laptop, the Fujitsu-Siemens S2110 (AMD Turion 64). The recent release of...
Security expert warns of 'token kidnapping' threat
News IT professionals and hosting providers have been warned of a vulnerability that affects multiple Windows systems
Techies told: Green IT is a goldmine, not a burden
News Industry analyst Bruce McCabe has said companies innovating around sustainability tech stand to make billions over the next decade
IBM’s Pulse: vital signs for software?
Blog With its Rational User Software Developer Conference just two weeks away, IBM still managed to pump out 5444 words (count ‘em) of news announcements this Tuesday to coincide with its Pulse Service...
Businesses reject SaaS as core platform
News Despite the cost savings it promises to provide, some businesses believe the on-demand delivery model is not suitable as a platform for core enterprise-class applications
The privacy side effects of Google Health
Video Webware.com's Rafe Needleman and CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi discuss the recent launch of a beta test of Google Health, a service allowing users to compile their medical records online
Global group to provide cyberattack early warnings
News The International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber-Terrorism, or Impact, will provide an 'early-warning system' for governments facing cyberattack, says its founders
RE:Heron's not so hardy after all
Blog Comment I'm a big fan of open source, and Ubuntu in particular. I use it by preference, at home and at work, and I think it's an important, valuable part of IT. Which is why it's important that it...
You missed Lotus Notes
Talkback At work we use MS Outlook, but I have just been outsourced to another company where they use Lotus Notes. You can say bad things about Outlook, but Lotus Notes really really sucks.
ID fraud tops list of UK security concerns
News According to a Unisys report, ID fraud and information theft from mobile phones are greater concerns for Britons than computer security
BT business customers to become Wi-Fi hotspots
News Users of BT's business hubs will, within the next few months, be offered the chance to become part of the company's Openzone Wi-Fi network
OLPC The Second
Blog Nicholas Negroponte's One Laptop Per Child project has been hitting the headlines for the wrong reasons recently, but that hasn't stopped OLPC from unveiling the successor to its XO notebook. ...
Salesforce attacks SAP over delayed SaaS rollout
News Salesforce says the delayed rollout of Business ByDesign indicates SAP is struggling to embrace the software-as-a-service model
BBC iPlayer chalks up 75m downloads
News The online, on-demand TV service saw another month of growth in April, fuelling ISP concerns about overloaded networks
Orange cuts price of voice and data roaming
News The company has launched offers aimed at delivering savings of up to 60 percent on voice roaming and 90 percent on data roaming
Companies warned over insider data-breach threat
News At IDC Asia/Pacific's SecurityVision 2008 conference, speakers warned companies not to ignore the threat of data breaches caused by employees
HP results beat analyst forecasts
News Strong sales in emerging markets lifted the company's second-quarter earnings to $2.2bn, boosting the full-year revenue forecast
