Previous DayYou do a favour, but you won't feel any better for it
Blog A month ago I bought a video camera. The sort that needed a DV cable to connect to your computer. The sales lady wanted me to buy a DV cable. I looked at it through the sealed plastic container....
RE:Microsoft makes hard decisions easier
Blog Comment Am not sure whether the idea of a home-server will catch on; sharing internet access, printers and other peripherals in one thing but sharing all files? A perfect example of 'how unwilling we are...
Microsoft to relax XP activation rules with SP3
News New users of Windows XP are to be given a 30-day period of grace before they have to enter a product-activation key, once Service Pack 3 is released in the first half of next year
2007: The year in software
Analysis This year software companies achieved some very successful stock-market flotations, Microsoft finally made peace with the EC, and virtualisation became the latest buzzword
Let Vodafone sue
Talkback I wonder what chance Vodafone would have of winning if they sued the customer for the money. Maybe not much, as I believe any reasonable company would have cut the connection long before the...
Russian satellite launch boosts Galileo competition
News Three satellites blasted off from Kazakhstan on Christmas Day to give Glonass nationwide coverage, marking a major step towards the Russian-backed system's completion
RE:Microsoft makes hard decisions easier
Blog Comment Many small companies are moving away from Microsoft's lock-in and going the Linux route. It is cheaper, runs more stable, runs faster, doesn't slow down after 3 months usage, and it is getting more...
NHS completes rollout of digital X-ray tech
News Pacs technology allows X-rays and scans to be stored digitally and accessed by health professionals on computers and laptops
