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Blog Comment After spending over 12 years in the Microsoft Camp, I must defend Windows and agree with you on Linux. I kicked and screamed when they moved from Windows 2000 which was excellent on the speed and...
RE:Why I've moved from Vista to Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment Like the above poster, I too feel like you are telling my story. I just put together a brand new 3GHz desktop with 4GB of RAM and the top NVidia graphics card. I also bought a brand new copy of...
RE:Is it easier to hire open source developers?
Blog Comment As a developer, one thing that is important to me is how much I get paid. In my mind I'm an artisan and my code is my craft. I want people to use the end product and pay me for it, either...
RE:Why I've moved from Vista to Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment Hey, I'm not sore about the hardware, I actually find a lot to like in WIndows XP, I'm not holding my breath for Leopard, and I did remove enough bloatware to keep a liposuctionist busy for a week....
RE:Vista versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment I started reading those 100 Microsoft reasons. I haven't really been keeping track, but so far it seems that "Windows media center has a remote control!" and "3D window flip areo magic!" are about...
RE:Vista versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment Again you're right the cost of the software does cost more than windows + office. But the point I'm trying to make is that, not just in my job now, but everywhere else I've worked the key bit of...
Dialogue Box 2.3: Smartphones and cool laptops under scrutiny
Video Dialogue Box goes on the prowl at the Symbian Smartphone Show, and finds the only full-spec laptop light enough to use as a yo-yo
60 GHz networking, the story so far
Blog Some faffery is going on over IBM's announcement of a deal with MediaTek to produce 60 GHz wireless chips that can squeeze out data at 2.5 Gbs sometime in the next two to three years. But that's...
Becta has a lot to learn
Leader Rather than beating Microsoft with a legislative stick, cutting it down to size by giving schools the skills to consider alternatives is a much smarter strategy
RE:Vista versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment You are absolutely right about how easy it is to file and print share, and Evolution works perfectly with our exchange server. The problem I would have here is that the majority, guess 80%, of our...
RE:Vista versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment Wonderful article. I agree on all of the above, Vista is very sluggish, especially on start-up when compared to Ubuntu. I think the problem really lies in all the extra junk Microsoft is trying to...
RSA contest winner headed to San Francisco
Blog Congratulations to robnewby, the security-minded ZDNet blogger who has won a trip to San Francisco for RSA Conference 2008. He came first in our competition by making the most valuable...
RE:Vista versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment On my computers at home I'm running XP on the desktop, Ubuntu 7.04 on the LAMP server and two laptops, one running OS X and one running Ubuntu 7.10. I like Ubuntu A LOT, it's so easy to install and...
RE:Vista versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment Microsoft's now promoting Vista with a campaign called "100 reasons why everyone's so speechless". I looked. #23 is "Because it's like a digital candy store." Puh-leeze. Bring up the Adept...
Microsoft will comply with EU antitrust ruling
News The software giant has agreed to provide workgroup server information and patent assurances to open-source developers
RE:Mobile Data Card - Watch those bills!
Blog Comment Funny how as technology advances the problems and pitfalls tend to remain the same. A report in today's (22/10) Times suggests that the game might be up for the mobile operators. It looks like...
Symantec: Security reporting chain is broken
News Failure to scrutinise log data is putting companies at risk, says Symantec, while the Met Police has renewed calls for greater co-ordination with businesses in fighting cybercrime
Microsoft bows to EU antitrust ruling
Blog Microsoft has agreed to comply with a 2004 EU court ruling on anticompetition, bringing changes that will "profoundly affect the software industry" according to European commissioner for...
Wolf in sheep’s clothing?
Blog My recent trip to India’s TechParks reminded me of the fact that there is an inherent reluctance to let traditions slip in the sub-continent. From tea drinking to steam trains, India hangs onto...
Microsoft's death knell for Windows Mobile
Blog Over on news.com, there's a story about a rare insight into Microsoft's ongoing Windows development. As part of the process of re-engineering the kernel code, the basic heart of the operating...
RE:Why I've moved from Vista to Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment Ya know, all of these "I'm switching to Linux" articles are find and dandy but you have to take into a consideration of a number of things. There is a reason Windows takes up a large amount of ram...
Aruba strikes back at Motorola's patent claims
News Sued by Motorola in August over four WLAN-related patents, Aruba is now countersuing, arguing that its use of the patents had gone unchallenged for years
Teachers are not Sysadmins
Talkback I think part of the issue here is that we are all still talking Bill's language when it comes to IT in schools. Everyone seems to be saying "We don't like being nailed into using Bill's stuff, but...
Canonical releases Gutsy Gibbon
News Ubuntu's commercial sponsor hopes version 7.10 of the OS will spearhead a push into the server market over the next six months
HDS targets SMEs with storage system
News Hitachi Data Systems' 'low-cost, entry-level' storage system is aimed at small businesses with less than 1,000 staff
Netgear SC101T Storage Central Turbo
Review Netgear's SC101T Storage Central Turbo is robust, relatively attractive and affordable, making it suitable for all but the most demanding environments, although managing the device can be tricky.
Trolltech axes the Greenphone
Roundup Hailing the sold-out handset as a success, Trolltech will now focus on its Qtopia platform and leave the hassles of hardware to other companies
The 'dirty little secret' of business intelligence
Q&A Vice president for SME strategy Todd Rowe explains how Business Objects has revamped its approach to small businesses, and shares some of the thinking behind the SAP merger
Give us a serious alternative.
Talkback If we were given an alternate OS to use in the education sector i would accept it and if it works effectively praise it. Untill then i feel all the anti Microsfoft has to be dumbed down. The point...
Spammers launch MP3 pump-and-dump campaign
News Security experts expect mass mailings of MP3 spam to become more frequent and pose an increasing malware threat to users
Nokia E61i
Review Nokia's E61i offers better build quality, a digital camera and a slimmer profile than its predecessor, the E61. Current users of the E61, however, may not be convinced that such tweaks are worth...
Are we talking about the same Becta?
Talkback "We don't recommend specific technologies — we promote the use of technology per se." What sort of nonsense is this?? Every Becta endorsed IT supplier to schools is a Microsoft shop. Every single...
AMD warns investors against mini-tender offer
News TRC Capital is looking to buy less than one percent of the chipmaker's outstanding shares at below current market value
China accused of rerouting search-engine traffic
News Reports have suggested that Chinese users attempting to access Google, Microsoft and Yahoo's search engines have been redirected to China-based Baidu
RE:Vista versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment I agree with what you say. I hope one day the final barriers that hold ubuntu/linux back will be overcome though. Games (good games) don't run on ubuntu. Popular software that is a must in this era...
RE:Why I've moved from Vista to Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment this couldn't be more true. In fact reading this post I feel like I am reading my own story. I bought a very expensive sony vaio about 2 months ago, which naturally came with vista business. I...
Vista versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog I'm currently using seven computers. Well, not at this precise moment (just three, as it happens), but darn it if I'm not proud of the fact. Of those seven, three run XP, one runs Ubuntu 6.06,...
A cube does not have enough faces
Talkback This is a response to the picture showing workspaces mapped onto faces of a cube. I regularly use up to 10 different virtual desktops on my linux systems (desktop fedora 6, laptop fedora 7), made...
Dual core - a lesson from history?
Blog We all know that dual-core computing has been a smashing success, because Intel and friends delight in telling us so. Indeed, lots and lots of dual core processors have been sold. However, I...
