Previous DayIf It Ain't Broke.....
Blog .....tweak it! There's never a reason to overclock, if everything already works as fast or as well as you need. On the other hand, there's no such thing as too fast. Not in computing, anyway ;)...
Audio Distribution System - Phase 1 - The prototype
Blog This project is intended to investigate the possibility of, and hopefully build if successful, a home-made externally-controllable matrix switcher with 8 inputs and 4 outputs using parts that cost...
Interesting write up - disagree with a few points
Talkback I'm not sure I agree with Windows desktop as holding back technology. Matter of fact, the only ones held back are the 10% of the population that can acutually use a system to its full potential....
RE:Skype's 0207 snafu - more analysis
Blog Comment Hi, I think your analyst is wide of the mark in certain respects. While its a matter of opinion he seems to have the impression that GCI would not renew the numbers to skype. That in fact is not...
No one ever got fired for..not taking a risk
Talkback The old adage – no one ever got fired for buying [insert name of tech monolith here] should also rank as one of the main blockers to tech development. The fear of making a mistake on a small but...
Meru claims first European 802.11n campus
News The wireless-equipment vendor says the installation of its equipment at a Danish high school marks the first campus deployment of high-speed Wi-Fi
RE:Skype's 0207 snafu - more analysis
Blog Comment I think Mr McQueen needs to get his facts sorted out before making these comments. Some legal advice on the position would be a good start. Also, it is GCI who have been trying to actively...
For Windows Systems
Talkback Microsoft make a great deal about compatibility with existing software so even though these benchmarks were not probably not written specifically to run on vista this is still a very valid, there...
Tech design with the future in mind
Q&A Don Norman, human-computer interaction expert and author, shares his insights into what designers and developers are doing right, what they're overlooking, and what the tech future may hold
Blackberry to go consumer?
Blog Very interesting to read on zdnet that Blackberry are launching a touch screen device in '08 signalling a renewed interest in the consumer market and potentially hotting up the iPhone race. Of...
Enum registry could revolutionise VoIP
News The creation of a UK internet telephony registry marks the convergence of traditional telephony and VoIP, and could save businesses money on their calls
Top 10 reasons to avoid IT salespeople
Feature Like the rest of us, salespeople and consultants are only doing their job — but why do they have to be quite so annoying?
Too early to make this call?
Talkback I also share these doubts about pricing of the iPhone, but surely it is too early to start making judgement calls about the impact for the future of the iPhone? I doubt whether this research will...
XP is far superior...
Talkback I find that XP is far superior to Vista and is more stable with better reliability. Around one year ago, Microsoft recalled all versions of XP and retailers were barred from selling XP. PC...
Get what you pay for?
Talkback Steve Jobs' when questioned about the high price tag at the UK O2 deal announcement was "sometimes you get what you pay for". Also some US journalists stated the iPhone is "5 years ahead of any...
Skype's 0207 snafu - more analysis
Blog As analyst Ian Fogg told us yesterday, Skype has a battle on its hands to regain the trust of business users, after it withdrew almost 10,000 0207-prefixed SkypeIn numbers from its user base. I...
The price of the iPhone or the contract from O2?
Talkback The price of the iPhone is not holding me back from buying it, the 18 month contract from 02 at £35 per month is! £35 per month, over 18 months, is expensive when the products value comes from the...
Flying doctors bring computer aid to Africa
Video Rural hospitals in Kenya are benefiting from telemedicine made possible by donated computers from UK companies
Of course Vista sales will show increase
Talkback Well, if companies sell it with new PCs then of course it will show an increase. However, The $64m question is how many of those PCs are rolled out with Vista still on them. I know of a lot of...
You get less than what you pay for
Talkback 349110 may be right when it comes to government: you get what you pay for. Government is, by definition, not-for-profit (at least on paper, if not in practice). But, with businesses, you don't...
Siemens Gigaset S450 IP
Review A reasonably-priced office handset that can be bought in multi-packs, the Gigaset S450 IP is a decent VoIP dual-mode handset. However, there are some drawbacks that limit its appeal.
Cracking open the 1974 Altair 8800
Photo Follow step by step as vintage computer aficionado and collector Erik Klein carefully restores a 1974 Altair 8800 to working order
Ten things holding back tech
Feature Ever get the feeling that we aren't quite yet where we want to be? Here are 10 factors that may be holding back the world's technological development
iPhone's price tag deters UK
News A survey has claimed that 72 percent of UK consumers would not buy Apple's device at its current price
Windows XP outshines Vista in benchmarking test
News In a recent test, XP with the beta Service Pack 3 performed two times faster than Vista with the beta Service Pack 1
Skype is a case of corporate panic buying
Talkback When Ebay bought Skype there was such a buzz around it they thought they'd scored a big one, since then ebay has done very little to improve the service. Could it be that maybe Ebay wasn't the...
