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Ten IT jobs to save up for those rare lulls

...quiet periods to push on with the process of documenting your systems, software and users. In the end, you'll be glad you did. Image... Read more

20 May, 2012 by Jack Wallen

Microsoft tops Google Search takedown list

...Pirated' Microsoft software was behind almost half the search links Google removed on copyright grounds... Read more

25 May, 2012 by David Meyer

6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT

...picture of how Whitehall buys IT — and just how many of its software licences are lying idle across central government. According to the department, there... Read more

24 May, 2012 by Jo Best

Ariba buy parks SAP on Oracle's cloud turf

...SAP announced plans to buy Ariba, which specialises in business-process management software for buy, sell and back-office functions. Like Oracle, SAP has watched... Read more

23 May, 2012 by Jack Clark
Ten tenets the Linux world needs to rethink

Ten tenets the Linux world needs to rethink

...I'm a passionate advocate of Linux and open-source software. But however much I believe in the cause, I know some of... Read more

19 August, 2011 by Jack Wallen
<endeca_term>Software</endeca_term> patents are legalised extortion

Software patents are legalised extortion

...to app makers on multiple platforms in countries around the world. These software patents are not just a tax on technology — they are an instrument... Read more

30 October, 2011 by Mike Lee
Should <endeca_term>software</endeca_term> be patentable? That's the wrong question to ask

Should software be patentable? That's the wrong question to ask

...doesn't matter whether a true invention is implemented in hardware or software, it should still be patentable, argues Marty Goetz — the man who was... Read more

29 October, 2011 by Marty Goetz

Australia looks into software price disparity

...s Parliament is planning to investigate why it costs more to download software and other content in Australia than it does in other countries. The... Read more

30 April, 2012 by Steven Musil
Nine symptoms for diagnosing ailing IT

Nine symptoms for diagnosing ailing IT

...of the business. Others rely on them only for particular pieces of software or hardware — especially costly ones. And another group only uses them when... Read more

9 April, 2012 by Jack Wallen

Stallman: Free software battling for hearts and minds

...matter of whether we get to live in freedom or not. Proprietary software is an injustice. If you want to live in freedom, you need... Read more

6 April, 2011 by Tim Ferguson
Pioneer Goetz rebuts <endeca_term>software</endeca_term> patent critics

Pioneer Goetz rebuts software patent critics

...BMPs, should not be patentable and that well over 99 percent of software-related patents are obvious and should never have been issued. Here's... Read more

17 December, 2011 by Marty Goetz

Singapore police bag $1.14m in pirated software

...Local police in Singapore have uncovered a haul of suspected unlicensed software at a manufacturing company, according to a software industry lobbying group. In... Read more

8 June, 2011 by Liau Yun Qing

Photos: Inside London 2012 Olympic Games tech lab

...to the opening ceremony next year. The Technology Lab contains all the software needed to manage and relay results from the 36 Olympic competition venues... Read more

20 January, 2011 by Nick Heath

Software groups urge probe of Novell patent transfer

...The Open Software Initiative and the Free Software Foundation on Wednesday released a joint statement... Read more

21 January, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn
Nasa puts space station <endeca_term>software</endeca_term> to the test

Nasa puts space station software to the test

...found onboard the International Space Station (ISS). The building houses the ISS software development and integration laboratory — a facility run by Nasa and aerospace company... Read more

30 November, 2010 by Nick Heath

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Jack Schofield

Moonlight wasn't a Microsoft product, so it's not really a failure for Microsoft, more a failure for open source. Or, specifically, for Novell,...

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J.A. Watson

@apexwm - You are basically right. GIMP is not included in the Fedora 17 base distribution, but it can be installed from the Add/Remove Software...

23 minutes ago by J.A. Watson on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
Moley

@pjc158 Unfortunately our government signed away any such possibility in a entirely unequal treaty with the USA, purportedly in response to...

34 minutes ago by Moley on Judge orders US to share MegaUpload evidence
J.A. Watson

@Thomas - Thanks for the tip, based on what you said I went back and downloaded the KDE spin, and installed that one another netbook (NF310). You...

38 minutes ago by J.A. Watson on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
apexwm

JW, Thanks as always for the great review on these new releases. One thing that I've also read is that Fedora 17 will include GIMP 2.8 which is...

1 hour ago by apexwm on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
SoapyTablet

'Cut Price' Data Roaming? The price has been cut, but it is certainly not 'cut price' in the sense of the phrase, and nowhere near local EU data...

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apexwm

BrownieBoy: "Such crashes are normally down to the OS and/or a rogue application, which could be fixed by re-imaging. Everybody knows how Windows...

4 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Thomas Gellhaus

I've just started using it too, and like you I feel that Fedora is a fine GNOME 3 showcase distribution. I am torn, though, because I checked out...

4 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
pjc158

Why is it that Newzealand has the guts to stand up to the USA and ask to see the evidence and we don't!

4 hours ago by pjc158 on Judge orders US to share MegaUpload evidence
Dean Talboys

What a farce! Hopefully the European court will see where this is leading.

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SoapyTablet

Wouldn't surprise me if Samsung actually really had problems producing the white model (as Apple did - it would make more sense) and this non-story...

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Lonnie

those conformation letters are hard to figure out what is which letters it is a pain in the back side. Please make it more Ledge-able being better...

10 hours ago by Lonnie on Screenshots: Photoshop CS6 Beta
BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

17 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

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BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

19 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

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apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

23 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

23 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

23 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

1 day ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC