Previous DayLinksys Wireless-G Internet Video Camera
Member Review I've had my Linksys Wireless-G camera a while now and overall I have been happy with its performance. I was sceptical of it initially because at first glance it looks like something someone has...
Build Interaction: Add User Reviews
Blog It’s hard to believe I know, but your Web site’s community of users represents a wealth of knowledge. By letting your customers add their own reviews on your site you will quickly amass a valuable...
Details emerge of desktop Asus Eee PC
News The desktop version of the popular low-cost subnotebook can be mounted onto the back of certain types of monitor, the company has said
Windows 7: Microsoft's information blackout
Video ZDNet.com's Larry Dignan talks with blogger colleagues Mary Jo Foley and Ed Bott about the shroud of secrecy surrounding Vista's successor
Sarin to step down from Vodafone helm
News After five years of leading Vodafone, Arun Sarin is to hand over the reins to his current deputy, Vittorio Colao, at the end of July
Open-source graphics card available for pre-order
News The Open Graphics Project is taking pre-orders for its first graphics card, with complete and fully open documentation and open-source drivers
Samsung launches 256GB peak in SSD
News Samsung Electronics has launched a 256GB solid-state drive at an electronics show in Taiwan, claiming the drive is the largest SSD available with a Sata II interface
Google claims Viacom lawsuit 'threatens' net
News In a legal response to Viacom's lawsuit against YouTube, the search giant says it could affect "the way hundreds of millions of people legitimately exchange information" over the web
ASUS M930
Review We're looking forward to a second iteration of this clamshell-format Windows Mobile 6.0 smartphone with a bigger inner screen and support for document editing.
The only reason?
Talkback “Security is one of the top reasons customers are moving to Windows Vista” Kevin Turner. It is perhaps the only reason; the UAC system, though annoying at times, solves the problem with auto-run...
Cisco proposes open-source alternative to Soap
News The company has developed Etch as an alternative to the Soap standard — and made it open source
Mobile/Cellular Step Up in Switzerland
Blog I have to start this by saying I have no idea how any of this information compares to mobile data availability and speed anywhere else in the world. My intention here is just to relate what is...
RE:A blur between applications & content… really?
Blog Comment There are some interesting questions posed here Adrian. With regard to the main thrust – are applications and content blurring – I would have to say the changing nature of content delivery is...
OOXML ratification faces delay after objection
News South Africa's national standards body becomes the first to formally protest the ISO ratification of Microsoft's OOXML document format — a move that should delay the process
Government funds handheld police computers
News Twenty-seven forces will share £50m in government funding for police officers' handheld computers
Cabin fever
Blog I’ve just managed to kick a bad case of cyber dependency and survive for three days in a log cabin in Perry County, Pennsylvania where the most technologically advanced piece of equipment to hand...
Ofcom's rural broadband claim disputed
News The claim that rural broadband penetration is now greater than that in urban areas 'beggars belief', says a rural economy organisation
Microsoft COO: Standing firm on Vista
Q&A Chief operating officer Kevin Turner is confident Microsoft's latest operating system is surging ahead and doing better than its predecessor
Ten tips for managing the final stages of a project
Tutorial Handling the final steps of a project is crucial to ensuring customer satisfaction and happy staff, but many project managers fall at the last hurdle
My worst nightmare
Blog Being out on the road all the time has it's risks and my worst nightmare came true a couple of weeks ago. My Sony Vaio laptop has performed flawlessly for more than 15 months despite being...
The irony is...
Talkback ... while I was writing the article (and it didn't take long - that was a scream from the soul. Rarely have I so completely meant every word), both Java and Adobe Reader interrupted me and asked to...
SQL Server 2008: a first look
Preview Microsoft has made some big promises for SQL Server 2008, a major update of its enterprise database product. Here's an outline of the key new features.
Taking Notes...
Talkback There are lots of other poor software products out there, and Notes certainly has its claims to 'orribleness. I used to use it back when ZDNet was part of Ziff-Davis, and it added to the grey hair...
SAP pledges to put customers first
News Admitting the company has fallen short in recent years, SAP's UK boss says the customer is now 'at the centre of our universe'
BT avoids proposed industrial action
News The threat of action has been averted to allow talks to continue between the Connect union and the telco over what has been described as BT's 'unacceptable pay offer'
Changing fingerprints
Talkback I have to say, the fingerprint reader on my Toshiba laptop struggles to recognise my finger on the best of mornings. Its like my prints change overnight...?
Mobile users stay loyal to trusted handsets
News People are choosing to hang on to their ageing mobiles for at least one or two years, rather than binning them out of boredom or embarrassment
Fresh calls to bin ID cards as IT suppliers dwindle
News With just five IT suppliers left to choose from and five parts of the contract to fill, critics are questioning how the complex £2bn scheme can hope to be run effectively or competitively
Good point
Talkback That is a good point, and one I'll certainly follow up if I get to return to this story. The impression given was that Oracle included pre-built features, that would have taken time and money to...
