Previous DayNo Tiscali, its your responsibility
Talkback This is a bit like the bus driver asking McDonald's to contribute towards fuel costs simply because the food they sell makes the passengers fat! The argument that somehow content providers should...
RE:Digital photo frames infected
Blog Comment It looks like this was it a simple PC virus lurking in the photo frame hardware and not a purpose written nasty. However there is a real threat here. There was a rumour that during the first Gulf...
you are sort of right
Talkback i think what you are referring to is in section 1.1 of this page: http://holloway.co.nz/can-other-vendors-implement-ooxml.html basically, there are tags that are not fully defined...
RE:Patent nonsense revisited
Blog Comment One aspect of patent law is that patent holders are required to license their patents fairly - you can't get a patent and then refuse to let anyone use it, or charge unreasonable amounts to your...
Virtual Desktop Comfort Factor || !
Blog Following the virtualisation news feed as I have been over the last month, I notice that VMware’s Virtual Desktop Infrastructure solution with its Virtual Desktop Manager 2 is fresh to the scene...
RE:Patent nonsense revisited
Blog Comment Correct me if I'm wrong - I'm not an IP lawyer - but am I right in thinking that there are 2 main differences between patent and copyright? First: what it covers Copyright covers the exact material...
Cruel truth surfaces in the OOXML war
Leader In the heat of conflict, propaganda gives way to proof. Microsoft may be feeling that heat over its so-called document standard
Watchdog calls for 'reckless data-breach' offence
News The information commissioner is seeking a change to the law and more inspection and enforcement powers following a wave of high-level data breaches
Symbian confident of Nokia's support
News Sony Ericsson, Motorola and Symbian claim their relationships with Nokia remain unchanged, despite analyst suggestions to the contrary
Digital photo frames infected
Blog There's a very interesting thread on the SANS Handler's Diary about photo frames that have been infected with malware. Apparently, US store Best Buy pulled thousands of photo frames manufactured...
Accenture demos the 'Pocket Supercomputer'
Photo Accenture researchers have been showing off the device, which can recognise objects such as books, pictures and foodstuffs videoed on a mobile phone, and deliver relevant information
Massive net disruption in Mid-East & Asia
Blog It seems that, thanks to an undersea cable in the Med being cut, there's massive internet disruption across the Middle East and South-East Asia. According to the Beeb, who have helpfully...
Code Quality
Talkback "I was [initially] ruthless about the quality of the code but when we got to 20 people, I had to trust other people to do it." Thanks Bill. We noticed.
Bill Gates says farewell in London
Blog Bill Gates has often courted controversy in the past but these days he avoids it whenever possible. But, wherever he goes in the world, it is likely that relics of his misspent youth, making as...
Cybercrime: The Movie
Blog I was invited to the cinema yesterday. Unfortunately, (or fortunately for the benefit of my girlfriend) the invite wasn’t romantically motivated, actually it was about as far as you can get from...
Gates bids UK adieu
News In his last UK appearance as Microsoft chairman, Bill Gates shared his thoughts on the power of the internet and the art of delegation
RE:SightSpeed Chat, Without Installing SightSpeed!
Blog Comment Peter, the "Grandma" (or other inexperienced or insecure user) is in particular near to my heart. When I was helping answer questions on the Skype User Forums, one of the common cases that I took...
EU backs ISPs over file-sharing
News The European Court of Justice has ruled that, in civil cases, ISPs should not have to be forced to reveal the personal details of alleged file-sharers
Juniper jumps into switches
News The company is launching it first range of enterprise Ethernet switches but doesn't intend to mount a challenge to market leader Cisco
It is in the compiler.
Talkback When someone knocks up a method in machine code for the first time there may be a slight issue, but apart from that all these programs are written in a high level language which is compiled and...
Google improves mobile local search
News The search specialist has improved its UK mobile-search application to make it easier to find local businesses
Want a little cheese with that WHINE?
Talkback Microsoft has a standard way of "doing business". Watch what others are doing, wait to see what is interesting/useful/successful, copy that and find a way to get their foot in the door, then use...
Barracuda bites back at Trend Micro patent claims
News Trend Micro is suing Barracuda over its use of antivirus software ClamAV, in a case that may bode ill for open source
Ofcom: Data-roaming charges 'bad for businesses'
News Ed Richards, the regulator's chief executive, has threatened operators with action over the high cost of data- and text-roaming in Europe
Is OOXML actually open?
Talkback I dont know if reading this correct, but from what i have read (Deffinately no expert, so please dont flame me to much) OOXML has certain parts of it that are hidden\ protected so that other office...
O2 announces changes to iPhone tariffs
News The mobile operator plans to restructure pricing across its network, introducing six new tariffs and free voicemail
Schneier: Security vendors exploiting user emotions
News Bruce Schneier has argued that security companies are increasingly responding to people's need to feel secure rather than solving actual problems
Timms replaced with 'tough' new IT minister
News Baroness Shriti Vadera, a close ally of Gordon Brown, will replace Stephen Timms as competitiveness minister, with responsibility for broadband rollout and other IT issues
Europe gets another open-source group
News A US consortium of open-source companies working on the interoperability of community-developed software is setting up shop in Europe
AOL grants Netscape one-month stay of execution
News The company has extended support for its browser until 1 March and will release an update aimed at smoothing the transition to alternatives
Offline Google Docs expected to launch
News Blog reports suggest that the search giant is on the verge of releasing an offline-ready version of Google Docs, as part of Google Gears
Thriving tech sector needs 140,000 recruits a year
News Research from e-skills UK claims retraining is the best way to meet the huge demand of Britain's IT and telecoms sector for recruits
Not as exciting as it sounds
Talkback Especially not when you bear in mind that an incredible number of residential customers on the 4Mb service are regularly receiving sub-dialup speeds. Does a hike to 10Mb mean they'll actually be on...
Microsoft: IBM masterminded OOXML failure
News The software giant has accused IBM of leading attempts to block the ISO ratification of OOXML 'to harm Microsoft's profit stream'
