Previous DayThank you for an intelligent response.
Talkback Thank you, Albert, for an intelligent response, and for taking the time to do so. So let's discuss this. I'll try to keep it short and to the point. Tag name length is a matter of debate to be...
RE:Acronis True Image 11 Home
Blog Comment I used to use Norton Ghost and thought it was the best thing since sliced bread until my son suggested I try Acronis True Image Home 10.0 and since the I have never look back. I did try 11.0 but...
Features not in ODF
Talkback Just to name a few: * ODF does not allow for compatibility with existing office binary files so that you cannot faithfully convert those to ODF files * ODF does not have the easy integration of...
Skype HQ Video and 4 months on what has changed ?.
Blog Well it will soon be a month since I wrote my last Blog about Skype’s HQ Video and almost 3 monthe since Skype shouted to the world about how we can now have HQ Video and what at the time seemed to...
RE:802.11-ngratitude
Blog Comment Hi Peter, I'm looking at the setup screen for the WRT300N router now, and it looks like you are right, it is still on the 2.4 GHz band, but to be honest I don't understand exactly what it does or...
XML in spirit isn't going to be as efficient as binary
Talkback Whoa! Albert, XML by nature is not going to be as efficient as a binary encoding, assuming you follow the spirit of XML. Sure you can do a base64 dump of binary and stick tags around it for...
Desperate for new ideas
Talkback In an effort to find a solution to their failing online endeavours, is Microsoft so desperate that they’re willing to innovate even where solutions already exist? ‘Engagement Mapping’ will “departs...
EC to make fibre 'recommendation'
News The European Commission will issue a recommendation by the summer about how member states should roll out next-generation access
VMworld Europe: Conference Blog Day 2 (part 3) – The Virtual Road Ahead
Blog Looking at the virtual road ahead as the main section of this VMworld Europe 2008 conference closes, we can perhaps draw a few concluding thoughts from the exhibitors and attendees. VMware CEO...
Heroes happen on Microsoft's big day
Blog Microsoft have billed today’s triple UK launch of Windows Server 2008 along with SQL Server and Visual Studio at the Wellcome Centre in central London. Microsoft is demanding the full attention of...
RE:802.11-ngratitude
Blog Comment Hi there J A Looking at the specs of the routers you mention, it seems like you are still on the 2.4GHz band. I tend to agree with Rupert, that I'm not likely to move to 802.11n until I can get a...
killer apps?
Talkback This apparent search for a killer app to justify the investment is very odd. Surely the great advantage of fibre over copper is that instead of only being able to deliver only two things...
Women in IT paid 20 percent less than men
News The difference that still exists between the average salaries of men and women in IT is partly down to the roles they choose, some industry insiders claim
RE:802.11-ngratitude
Blog Comment Hi Rupert, gosh, several things to comment on in that excellent blog posting... First, I'm surprised that anyone still ships non-switching power supplies, I thought the "worst case" was just the...
Super Techies: Marc Canter
Video Broadband Mechanics' Marc Canter discusses designing the multimedia authoring tools Shockwave and Director, and making open-source social networks
Home Office proclaims security of ID cards scheme
News Home Office MP Meg Hillier says access controls and encrypted data will ensure the National Identity Register doesn't suffer a catastrophic data breach
Microsoft tool to measure online-ad impact
Talkback They will have to access your browser, or the temp file on your hard drive to check what sites you have visited. Oh wait, they already have that capability if you run their OS. They can check your...
Pakistan lifts YouTube ban amid speculation
News The video-sharing website is accessible again in Pakistan, while debate rages about the cause of a two-hour YouTube outage on Sunday
802.11-ngratitude
Blog Chip bods Broadcom are very keen to tell the world about the glories of 802.11n, the next generation hundred-plus megabit wireless network that may even be finished this decade. Post Mobile World...
Ofcom warns O2 over slow 3G rollout
News The regulator says O2 failed to give 3G coverage to 80 percent of the UK population by the end of last year — a condition of its licence
I am confused - so what possible use can OOXML have?
Talkback What is the point of OOXML existing if the only company which can implement it (properly) decides not to? ODF is about freeing documents from whichever application happened to created them, but is...
Partners frustrated by Microsoft launch delays
Analysis Insiders broadly welcome Microsoft's virtualisation push but voice some frustration at the fact some products are later than expected
Which OOXML features in particular can't ODF support?
Talkback I am hearing the statement that OOXML is more featureful than ODF a lot, but the only actual examples of extra functionality that people ever care to name are Digital Restrictions Management (DRM)...
Cisco embeds Windows Server 2008 on appliances
News The tie-up with Microsoft should make it easier to manage Windows Server services in remote offices
Ballmer on Microsoft's open-source announcement
Video Microsoft chief executive discusses the software giant's recent concessions regarding open-source software
Don't pass go...
Talkback All these millions that the EC is harvesting from MS, where's it all going? That's an awful lot of hospitals, in fact just the more recent fine alone could work wonders for a developing nation....
Acronis True Image 11 Home
Blog Acronis has been in the backup business for a long time - pretty much as long as I can remember being interested in backing up PCs. I've been using their products for quite a few years - at least...
EC hits Microsoft with record £680m fine
News The European Commission has imposed a further penalty on Microsoft for failure to comply with sanctions
Sun: MySQL buy 'most important in software history'
News The company says its acquisition of open-source database provider MySQL will enable it to dominate in open-source server software
VMworld Europe: Conference Blog Day 2 (part 2)
Blog As much of the discussion so far has focused on server virtualisation, this conference has logically moved on to discuss the potential benefits of virtualisation on the desktop. The argument is...
Google and Optus team up on cable project
News The search giant has joined a consortium building a $300m high-bandwidth submarine cable system between the US and Japan
Microsoft's Hyper-V: why all the fuss?
Tech Guide Microsoft's Hyper-V is the missing piece from the launch of Windows Server 2008. We examine its background, and predict how the hypervisor market is likely to develop.
VMworld Europe: Conference Blog Day 2 (part 1)
Blog After a heavily partner-focused first day, a good many of us here were keen to hear more from VMware itself – and with many of the key announcements saved up for today, it was chief scientist and...
iPhone finds favour with business users
News A survey claims 59 percent of business customers are 'very satisfied' with their iPhone, while 47 percent say the same of their BlackBerry
ID cards: £1,000 fine for skipping biometric scans
News The government is planning a range of penalities for foreign nationals in the UK for non-compliance with the ID cards scheme
Analysts: Windows Server 2008 will please users
Analysis Microsoft has listened to users, with many tweaks to its latest server OS making for a significant improvement over its predecessor, say analysts
SAP releases third ERP upgrade package
News The company's upgrade package for its ERP product consists of 50 modules and will be released in full by mid 2008
Windows Server 2008
Review Windows Server 2008 is easier to install and manage than previous versions, and has many new and improved features that should encourage organisations to upgrade.
Microsoft double-tongued
Talkback Really. A Microsoft spokesperson said that customers have told them that their data needs can't be addressed by a one-format-fits-all approach? I just started giggling and laughing at that! Come...
Its actually a lot more serious than the article portrays
Talkback The reality is that the licence (EULA) keeps altering, when significant changes/updates/patches are installed and the end users at the desktop level end up being your "commercial acceptors", with...
I think the key is...
Talkback Companies expect something for nothing these days. In the days of old, pretty much all the employers seemed to have a good grasp of what they wanted, and that they had to acclimatise and train new...
