Previous DayCan't really include outlook
Talkback Comparing the static and unevolved Outlook to the current Web Based email systems is not really fair. Outlook hasn't been updated since about 2002 probably before, Even with Vista there is hardly...
Database selection
Talkback "It could have been done with MySQL or Postgres, but that would have taken more consultancy time" The question is whether hiring a competent MySQL / PostgreSQL consultancy to do the work would have...
Browser benchmarks: IE, Firefox, Opera and Safari
Tech Guide Web 2.0, with its complex sites and rich Ajax applications, is an increasingly demanding platform for a browser. In this guide, we look at how the leading browsers measure up.
Nine-year Iridium bankruptcy saga over for Motorola
News A judge has ruled Motorola does not have to pay damages of $4bn over the failure of its Iridium satellite venture
Vista is greener and more secure, says Microsoft
News According to a senior UK manager for Microsoft, Windows Vista is growing in popularity due to its security and green credentials
A blur between applications & content… really?
Blog Am I the only one that’s wary of the theory that there is a so-called ‘blur between applications and content’ in the new world of Rich Internet Applications (RIA) and web 2.0 technologies? The...
Open Source only viable way to do shared-services
Talkback DfT should take a leaf out of Becta's book and start investigating Open Source. Government IT has had a shoddy record under the present government. Way too much money spent for absurdly poor...
Gizmo5 Adds Two-Way SMS Chat
Blog Another good announcement from Gizmo5 this week. They have added the ability to have two-way SMS chats. It has been possible to send SMS messages from Gizmo fro quite some time; what's new in...
Ofcom deregulates two-thirds of UK broadband
News Citing sufficient competition, the regulator lifts price restrictions on most of the country's wholesale broadband market
Red Hat says Enterprise Linux 5.2 is greener
News With new software from Red Hat and Novell, Linux vendors are competing to offer more compute power for less electrical power
Intel's Centrino 2 solid-state play
Blog Very interesting news on the Intel front - according to the usually-reliable Digitimes, the chipmaker is getting into the solid-state drive business in a big way, with SSDs apparently to be bundled...
DfT shared-services plan under fire
News A National Audit Office report claims the transport department's poor management of shared services is likely to cost, rather than save, tens of millions
Possible reasons
Talkback 1. They can state that they will implement ODF and in the meantime will push OOXML (even current version). "You said that you would implement ODF where is it?" - "yeah, we have work-in-progress" -...
Met Office: Home working will help save the planet
News The Met Office and Defra agree that allowing people to work from home can have positive business impacts as well as ecological benefits
Another Qualifying Factor
Talkback Can I add another factor to qualify software for the "Rogue's Gallery"? Why do so many (virtually all) software packages think that they are so important that they have to be started automatically...
Software advice - Registry Booster
Forum Hi there, My PC's become very slow at certain tasks (some of which I've attributed to the anti-virus software). However, I 've stumbled across some software called Registry Booster 2, which has...
Microsoft: Users confused by Vista UAC prompts
Video Head of trustworthy computing Scott Charney admits User Account Control prompts are not intuitive and use language that is confusing
HMRC tax-credit losses approach £10bn
News The Liberal Democrats say the flawed tax-credit computer system has lost £9.91bn in fraud, error and overpayments to date
Gov't eyes £10m savings from switched-off PCs
News Turning off government PCs during non-work hours could cut CO2 emissions by 55,723 tonnes and save £10.2m per year, says the Office of Government Commerce
Google co-founder chases Yahoo ad deal
News Larry Page has expressed confidence that a deal between the companies could be structured to avoid violating antitrust laws
Mobile industry issues handset-security guidelines
News Two documents from the Open Mobile Terminal Platform set out its recommendations for tightening mobile security over the coming years
UK rural broadband penetration overtakes urban
News Ofcom statistics reveal there is now a greater proportion of households with broadband access in the countryside than in built-up areas
