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Talkback Perhaps it does not actually matter whether OOXML is a dog's breakfast or not, or even whether M$ can implement it or not, they will not have any obligation to implement ODF and similarly they will...
Fast Payments project slipped
Talkback Is this anything to do with the fact that the planned new Fast Payments system run by APACS has slipped 6 months? www.fastpayments.co.uk Original launch date was November 2007, which has slipped 6...
OOXML result will come Wednesday
Blog Reuters is reporting that the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) will announce the result of the OOXML vote on Wednesday. This is apparently to give them time to let all the...
MisUnderstood!
Talkback David, i wasn't defending Apple, infact i've never used Safari or any other Apple product apart from the iPod. I was simply pointing out that this objection was somewhat disingenous; It is not...
I guess there is also the chance of...
Talkback Death by committee for OOXML. After all, it's huge and hugely broken at the moment. I'm also fairly sure that ISO can't really restrict input/updates to OOXML to be from only Microsoft. Given that...
Windows Mobile ignored time change
Blog This is something I noticed yesterday, when my Windows Mobile phone (a T-Mobile Vario II running WinMob 6.0, since you ask) failed to recognise the British Summer Time shift. Now today I see...
Adobe brings AIR to the Linux Foundation
News The company has both joined the Linux Foundation and released a Linux-focused alpha version of its rich internet application software
Porttracker aims to cut network spending
News The UK company claims its appliance can help managers fix common network issues more cheaply than leading suppliers' rival products
Mobile consortium releases first Linux platform
News The first release of the LiMo Foundation's mobile Linux platform has appeared, and silicon heavyweight Texas Instruments has joined the consortium
New features in OpenOffice 2.4
Photo The latest version of the free office-productivity suite boasts several enhancements to make it more competitive with rivals, like Microsoft Office.
Why HP is different from IBM
Q&A When HP last year pushed IBM into second place in the supplier charts, some wondered where it could go from there. As head of a large chunk of the company, Ann Livermore should have some answers
Dialogue Box 3.4: Are black websites really greener?
Video If you want to be green, you should give your website a black background. True or false? Dialogue Box investigates
How to avoid liability for a data breach
Help/HowTo Data breaches can be costly not only for customers but for the business involved. Implementing certain measures, however, can limit liability
Not the end
Talkback Oh it's a mess alright. It's a very public and embarrassing mess that is making a monkey of the standards process. As for whether BillCorp comes out of this with a gain, that is far less certain....
Canon ScanFront 220P
Review Just about everything about the ScanFront 220P is impressive. Although it's not a flatbed device, it's easy to configure for routine document scanning tasks.
A textual lesson in story-padding
Blog This one really was too daft to be true. According to a mobile phone website, an anti-street-clutter charity has launched a pilot programme to protect people when they walk into lampposts. Yes,...
Thunderbird: A handy data transfer tool
Talkback Although you pray that some situations never happen, inevitably they will at some point occur. As a hardware technician I would often be doing data transfers from an old machine to a new one. I...
Nokia may launch WiMax internet tablet
News An accidental posting to a Nokia website suggests the manufacturer may launch a WiMax version of the N810
Apacs head of IT steps down
News Sue Yeo has left the organisation after 17 years, following a management restructure at the payment industry body
Vista SP1 - One Week Update
Blog It has been a week since I installed Vista with Service Pack 1 (SP1) on this Fujitsu Lifebook S6510 laptop computer. I have said before that I like Vista, and I want it to be at least as good as...
Driving Standards Agency overhauls security
News Following last year's loss of three million learner-driver details, the government has revealed a wide-ranging reform of information-protection procedures
OOXML standard will tarnish ISO
Blog From what I can read, there were enough irregularities in the process, that ISO should refuse to accept Microsoft's Office Open XML as a standard - but I expect ISO will press right ahead and...
Defenseless
Talkback So your defenses for Apples behaviour are 1) They've done it before (with quicktime) - Having priors is hardly a good thing. I critise Apple for this too 2) Other companies have done it - Yes and...
'Dongle mania' may threaten Wi-Fi hotspots
News Data-card sales are set to jump fourfold in the next three years as prices come down, and they could prove tough competition for the Wi-Fi hotspot market
In the Same Boat
Talkback there are probably plenty of "unemployable" old pros like you and me over 40 with 20-30 years in the it business to answer the needs without using migrant workers
Australia abstains on final OOXML vote
News The country's peak standards development body has revealed it carried on its motion to abstain from voting on the status of Microsoft's document format
RE:OOXML clears ISO voting
Blog Comment And for those whose attitude is based solely on what "religion" or which "team" they follow, have a look at the table in this blog for a clear, simple example of OOXML deficiencies laid bare....
Run Windows on a Mac
Video Use Boot Camp, included in Mac OS X Leopard, to install Windows
