Previous DayClimate Change: We’re All Doomed
Blog Sorry for rather dramatic headline, but a certain e-mail landed in my inbox this morning and made me want to pack up my laptop, grab some bottle water (oh, and some baked beans) and run for the...
IT Workers
Talkback How about employing IT workers over the age of 40. If you loose you job for what ever reason and have passed the age of 40 you are on the bench. When I went to my out placement interview at 52 I...
RE:Apple Crumble Grumble
Blog Comment 64BITZ, i think you give Apple way too little credit; their success is based on marketing? If you look (objectively) at products like the iPod, iPhone, besides marketing, you may also notice...
RE:Al "I invented the Internet" Gore bars press from speech
Blog Comment That's an old chestnut and a misinterpretation. As Vint Cerf said -- "[A]s the two people who designed the basic architecture and the core protocols that make the Internet work, we would like to...
Gartner: 'Application-delivery architects' are key hires
News The analyst says emerging network-management technologies will encourage companies to appoint more application architects
Al "I invented the Internet" Gore bars press from speech
Blog Al Gore might be greener than green but news that he has banned press from attending his keynote speech at this year’s RSA Conference, a big US IT show, raises questions over whether he’s whiter...
Next-gen Asus Eee may get touchscreen and GPS
News Reports suggest the next version of the low-cost subnotebook will sport a touchscreen and GPS, although confusion remains over release dates
Red Hat: Open source driven by anti-US sentiment
News The company's CEO says resentment at paying billions of dollars in 'intellectual property taxes' to US companies is boosting open source
Low-power computing: a tech guide
Tech Guide We examine a number of low-power desktops, thin clients and notebooks to find out which platforms are most suitable for deployment in developing countries.
UK warned over migrant IT worker shortfall
News A report has warned that the hi-tech sector will need 19,000 additional skilled migrant workers by 2012, but that they will be increasingly hard to attract
Final deadline looms in OOXML vote
News The Microsoft-backed document format is still short of the two-thirds majority vote required by the Saturday deadline to make it an ISO standard
The Prince of FUD
Talkback "If a government enforces [the use of one standard], that would mean the whole country is not allowed to use OOXML. They could get into a very difficult legal situation, as this could be challenged...
RE:Apple Crumble Grumble
Blog Comment So, Apple doesn't get it wrong? Well the computer industry does have a short memory doesn't it? No one seems to remember back to when Microsoft saved Apple with a $150M lifeline to save it from...
'Highly critical' flaws found in Safari for Windows
News Secunia has warned of serious vulnerabilities in the Windows version of Apple's browser, less than a week after it was released
Motorola to spin off handset division
News The company is to split into two publicly traded entities to separate its loss-making handset division from its other businesses
Dialogue Box 3.3: Barbados or bust
Video Dialogue Box's Rupert Goodwins is on his own in the studio this week, as Charles McLellan jets off to the West Indies — or does he?
Old spam ID system issues unusual final call
Blog The Open Relay Database (ORDB), which was put to bed at the end of 2006, has apparently started returning false positives for every IP address that gets run through it. The idea seems to be to...
Gartner: Remote working 'going mainstream'
News Businesses have passed the experimentation stage and are trying to make mobility an integral part of their IT strategy, says the analyst
Signs of life in open source routers
Blog I continue to believe network hardware could show some of the strongest benefits from open source. Vyatta, the company leading the charge on open network hardware has a couple of news announcements...
Oracle: Web 2.0 an 'imperative' for business
News In an increasingly competitive world, Web 2.0 is critical for communicating with employees and customers, says the company
First in-flight mobile call made on Emirates plane
News The world's first in-flight mobile phone call was made at 30,000ft between Dubai and Casablanca, using tech from UK-based AeroMobile
Back in the 70's !
Talkback I'm pretty sure that this is the same principle as used by ICL "run time program Libraries" in the 70's. You did not need to recompile your programs each time a new run time was released as the...
HP Scanjet N8460
Review The Scanjet N8640 is fast and flexible enough to handle a variety of documents and comes with a very capable software bundle. However, the system as a whole would benefit from a usability makeover.
Airspan: WiMax is not a 'disaster'
News The network equipment supplier has dismissed the claims of an Australian ISP that attacked WiMax's range and ability to support VoIP
Smartphone market feels 'iPhone effect'
News Manufacturers are expected to add touchscreens, touchpads and accelerometers to stay competitive in the face of Apple's device
