Previous Dayso you want a pc etc with out OS
Talkback so jo blogs goes to pc maker for a pc the maker says what OS do you want, as it does not come with any, well jo blogs has only used windows so he goes for it! But there may be loads of other OS to...
Hit the simple nail on its easy head
Talkback Just saw your comment on Berners-Lee's thing about women and tech. It's so simple - women don't enjoy tech half as much, they prefer interacting with people. Every male has had tonnes of personal...
A free market for free software
Leader Microsoft's desktop tax has closed down the market. There is a smart way to give consumers a real choice
OLPC to make XO laptop commercially available
News For a limited time, US buyers will be able to purchase, at $399, one XO laptop for themselves and one for a child in the developing world
BT: Businesses falling short on data disposal
News A study of second-hand hard disks has revealed that many organisations are failing to properly cleanse them of sensitive data
One laptop per child available in developed countries too
Blog It seems the rumours that the fruits of the OLPC project, or "$100 laptop" project as its also known, will be made available to consumers in developed countries is true after all. There seemed...
Wi-Fi patent claims - here we go again
Blog Australia's government-backed research body, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has, for a long long time, been battling with the major Wi-Fi vendors over...
sold without an operating system
Talkback AMEN! It's about time someone decided the consumer has the right to use his own intelligence to buy a computer. I don't need, or want, someone telling me I have to run their software on MY...
Microsoft is requiring large PC makers to stop selling XP-ba...
Talkback How is it that a software company can issue orders to independent PC manufacturers? The real losers here are the consumers, having something forced on them that , just maybe, they don't need, or...
EU thinktank calls for naked PCs
Roundup Following the EU-Microsoft antitrust ruling, a major European thinktank has challenged Windows' hegemony by recommending all PCs be sold without an OS
Intel aims to cut Linux power usage
News The chipmaker's LessWatts.org project aims to build a community around reducing the power consumption of Linux servers and PCs
BT offers IT carbon-footprint assessments
News The service will look at strategies such as virtualised call centres and teleconferencing to help organisations reduce their CO2 emissions
RIM boosts BlackBerry with Wi-Fi
Video RIM has updated its popular business handheld with Wi-Fi capabilities, among other features
RE:Ultimate Extra! Ultimate Extra! Read all about... what?
Blog Comment As Microsoft proves, one really can fool all of the people all of the time. Do people realise the amount of amazing addons that come with a Linux distribution for free, and are constantly being...
The XP alternative for Vista PCs
News Microsoft is quietly telling PC makers they can offer a Windows XP 'downgrade' to customers buying systems preloaded with Vista
Microsoft blogger leaks search plans
News An employee has posted details on version 2.0 of 'Live Search', ahead of a big event next week in Silicon Valley
Lotus Symphony: a first look
Preview Although it's still in beta testing, IBM's Lotus Symphony offers strong alternatives to Word, PowerPoint and Excel with more features and nicer interfaces than most other free software.
