Previous DayPeople often say to me: Rupert, how may I play the Intel Drinking Game?
Blog I mentioned earlier that certain uncouth hacks (OK, me and Mike Magee - now there's a song title) had concocted the Moore's Law Drinking Game, for use during Intel presentations, IDF keynotes,...
OpenOffice password crack is open to abuse
News As the latest version of OpenOffice Password Recovery is released, experts warn that documents created using the software may not be secure
The rules were relaxed!
Talkback A URL was provided that exposed Safari to a "specially-constructed Web page" which allowed the hacker to gain shell access to the MacBook. This was originally planned after a number of days without...
Preview: Infosecurity Europe 2007
News As Europe's biggest security show kicks off in London on Tuesday, ZDNet UK takes a look at what's on offer
Policing the web (or not)
Blog One question that has always gnawed at me about the whole internet malarkey is the issue of content regulation. Could we? Should we? Well, just over a month ago, I attended a Westminster Media...
HP sues Acer again over patents
News PC manufacturers clash over IP for the second time in a month, as HP seeks to prevent Acer from importing and selling its PCs in the US
It's the end of your data as you know it
Feature What's the lifespan of digital media — five, 10, 50 years? The truth is that no-one really knows, and that has left a lot of experts worried
NCP embraces blade technology
News Largest car park operator in the UK is installing ClearCube's blade technology to reduce IT complexity and improve server reliability
Give us your views on Vista upgrades
Blog The Windows Vista upgrade path is looking a bit steep for some, going by the comments we've seen. Take Wolfie78, for instance, who posted a Talkback to say that his company won't be touching Vista...
VoIP skills to gain recognition
News IT professionals adept at implementing combined voice and data networks can now prove their experience with CompTIA's Convergence+ exam
Google Apps Premier Edition
Review Does the arrival of Google Apps Premier Edition signal the death of desktop software dinosaurs like Microsoft Office? Although the idea is compelling, the answer is 'no'. Not yet, at least. There...
Counteracting high-tech counterfeiters
Q&A As digital technology makes counterfeiting more sophisticated and easily achievable, Robert Schafrik, chairman of the NRC committee and general manager, discusses possible solutions
Microsoft offers free Exchange trial
News Corporate customers can try Exchange Server 2007 for free as Microsoft teams up with Unisys
Private equity snaps up O2 Airwave
News O2's emergency services digital radio network has been bought by two of Australian bank Macquarie's managed infrastructure funds
Global outsourcing market sees slowdown
News Total value of first-quarter outsourcing contracts is down from 2006, partly because of a decline in US contracts
MacBook hacked in security contest
News Software engineer Shane Macaulay used a vulnerability in Apple's Safari browser to commandeer a MacBook in a contest at the CanSecWest conference
Google named most powerful global brand
News Search giant has overtaken Microsoft to claim the top spot, beating other household names such as Coca-Cola
Chief executive of The Cloud resigns
News Update: George Polk, co-founder of the Wi-Fi network operator, has quit as chief executive amid a management shake-up and rumblings of discontent
Going to InfoSec? Blog about it on ZDNet
Blog Security pros are expected to head off tomorrow for Olympia in London for the Information Security 2007 trade show. As usual, ZDNet will be doing a whole lot of coverage--stories, video, news...
Blanket WiFi in the City
Blog Interesting to see the announcement from WiFi operator The Cloud that it has completed its outdoor WiFi network in the City of London, and plans to activate it today. The operator has been...
Overthrow the state with a ZX Spectrum
Blog Just a quicky to round off the weekend: I thoroughly enjoyed this post -- via the ever-entertaining MetaFilter group blog. It describes, in the words of participant Eugeniusz Pazderski, how a...
