Previous DayGNER speeds up Wi-Fi trains
News Commuters who use GNER will soon be able to get Wi-Fi on all its services
Apple MacBook Pro (17in., 2.16GHz Core Duo): a first look
Preview With a solid array of components, a terrific set of features and the lightest weight of any notebook its size, the 17in. MacBook Pro is a power user's dream. However, its base price is relatively...
Personalise Word documents with the Mail Merge toolbar
Help/HowTo Forget the form letters - Mail Merge is a handy tool for personalising handouts, business documents, or anything you'd like to distribute by name
Factor in the productive hours per day when estimating duration
Help/HowTo Before you can estimate duration, you must understand the effort hours associated with your project.
Verisign brings security profiling to Europe
News Infosecurity 2006: Large UK companies can now use Verisign's Secure Risk Profile Service for help in keeping their networks patched and protected
Say what? A look back at McNealy zingers
Analysis Sun's co-founder has reveled in running his mouth, and the list of 'McNealy-isms' has become legendary within the tech industry
Sun chiefs look forward to next 20 years
Q&A Outgoing Sun CEO McNealy argues that now the job of turning the company around is mostly done, and that it's time for his successor to reap the benefit
Skype strikes deals with music publishers
News It's the first time music-publishing companies have given worldwide licensing permission for songs
Oracle removes time limit on app updates
News Under Applications Unlimited, Oracle will continue issuing new versions of PeopleSoft, J.D. Edwards and Siebel applications for the foreseeable future
AMD market share rolls on
News A performance advantage has helped Opteron to continue its market share gains over Intel
Microsoft lines up management tools
News Service Desk will include a workflow engine for automating tasks, while PowerShell will drive a revamped Exchange management console
Fraudsters swipe 2,000 UK credit card details
News Clydesdale Bank is one of several hit by the latest major credit card security breach
Microsoft updates Vista business beta
News The new code does not add any major new features, but does add some performance improvements and device support
Lighting a fire under Solaris
Analysis Sun is rolling out a raft of features to give Solaris a new edge over Linux, but it still has its work cut out for it
Sun: Same song, second verse?
Analysis McNealy and Schwarz are cast from the same mold, but some expect the new chief executive to begin the massive layoffs his predecessor avoided
Bitlocker key to safe disk disposal, says Microsoft
News Infosecurity 2006: Vista's disk-encryption technology will keep corporate data secure, even in the rubbish heap - but Microsoft insists criminals won't be able to rest so easy
Who needs a word processor?
Buyer's Guide It's time to take a close look at online productivity applications as an alternative to the traditional office suite.
Vista firewall shackled due to customer demand
News The firewall's ability to block outbound traffic by default has been switched off for now, acknowledging that it's too difficult for most users to grapple with
Citigroup buys into open source
News Linux on Wall Street: But open source systems don't offer a 'significant' competitive edge, and the cost benefits are 'frothy and overhyped'
Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook E8210
Review The feature-packed LifeBook E8210 contains one feature we've not seen before: integrated 3G connectivity. This dual-core desktop replacement performs extremely well, although its battery life is...
Oracle tool to rein in database admins
News Database add-on will take 'the keys of the kingdom' away from admins, protecting against insider crime
Microsoft makes OneCare free, for some
News A 'perpetual beta' will give a select number of users free access to the upcoming subscription service
Banks 'should give back to open source community'
News Linux on Wall Street: Financial companies are making increasing use of open source, but experts say they are among the worst where it comes to 'playing nice'
Unpatched bugs bite popular browsers
News Microsoft is rushing to address yet another serious, zero-day flaw, while Safari and Mozilla are affected by less deadly bugs
