Previous DayRupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment It's time to start thinking of your message to the people of 52002AD - or is it all just a load of pants?
SuSE 8.0 arrives without StarOffice
News The German Linux distributor has built many new features into its latest software, but has left out StarOffice 6.0 because of new licensing terms from Sun
New rules tighten up e-money market
News Consumers should be better protected against e-money companies such as the failed Beenz.com, following new rules that came into force today
An insider's guide to Oracle certification
News When applying for your next job, make certain that certification is not the only qualification you bring to the table
UK's first online voters go to the polls
News Not all St Albans residents will have to trek to the nearest polling station to vote in next month's local elections -- some will be able to vote online instead this weekend
The high tech van that is a CEO's dream
Feature Not everyone can afford a mobile office that costs more than a Rolls Royce, but CEO Scott Jones obviously had fun stuffing a van with network kit
New regime for e-money unveiled
Feature From 27th April 2002 businesses issuing electronic purses and wallets will need to comply with new rules unveiled by the Financial Services Authority
Creative Labs Jukebox 3
Review The Jukebox 3 breaks new ground, offering more connectivity, recording and sound options than any other MP3 player currently available.
Regional broadband initiative kicks off
News BT's partnership with a European development body bore its first fruits this week when parts of Cornwall were broadband-enabled
Q&A: Nvidia's chief scientist on the future of graphics
Interview Dave Kirk, chief scientist at Nvidia, talks about the next challenge for graphics processors and why Moore's Law does not apply
Study: Customers wary of online IDs
News Although Web services providers are keen to get customers' details, many people don't trust companies like AOL and Microsoft enough to hand over personal information
MPs warn of 3G mobile price sting
News The Public Accounts Committee believes that 3G operators may have to merge to avoid going bust, and the subsequent lack of competition could mean price hikes for customers
The fight against tech pollution
News Q&A: Ted Smith of the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition explains why hardware manufacturers need to do more to protect the planet from the by-products of technology
AOL broadband to hit UK soon
News There are still some outstanding issues to resolve with BT, says AOL UK, but a summer launch looks to be on the cards
WAP email suspended after security breach in NZ
News Telecom New Zealand has suspended its WAP email service after finding what could be a dangerous security hole
Appliance vendors turn to security
News Network appliance vendors are not just directing traffic any more; now they want to police it too
The hidden toll of patents on standards
Comment When a vendor collects royalties on Internet protocols, everyone pays: consumers, IT managers, technology providers, even developing nations. David Berlind explains why
Apple 1 computer sells for £9,600
News It cost $666 when it was first launched, and did not even come with a power supply, but the Apple 1 was the first personal computer
Set up a Linux firewall with ease using Firestarter
Feature Firestarter provides a clean, powerful interface for quickly creating a firewall and getting it started
IBM plots new Power server chips
News The Power5 and Power5 processors will get a feature called FastPath to take over some of the routine jobs normally done - much more slowly - by the operating system
HP judge promises swift decision
News The three-day courtroom challenge to the Hewlett-Packard vote comes to an abrupt end as both sides decline to make closing arguments. The judge says he'll issue a decision quickly
RealNetworks: MPEG-4 could be DOA
News A plan to impose licence fees for MPEG-4 products could stifle the new video compression standard before it really gets going, says RealNetworks chief executive Rob Glazer
Intel uplifted by new chip plans
News Optimism is the message from Intel chief executive Craig Barrett at the company's annual analyst conference, as he introduces plans for new chips and improved chipmaking processes
Did Gates tip the scales?
News The experts' verdict: Microsoft chairman Bill Gates was effective on the witness stand, but the states still managed to give the judge some pointers
Fiorina grilled over key conversation
News Carly Fiorina was surprised to find herself back on the stand and answering questions about HP and Deutsche Bank
UK e-science centre pushes grid computing
News A £5.5m facility based at the University of Edinburgh will act as a focal point for research into distributed supercomputing projects
Five years ago: McAfee revenues high, but anti-virus war rages on
News McAfee has recorded first quarter revenues of $73 million but its results have been overshadowed by the Symantec lawsuit
