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Cobalt: There Will Be No Apple Cube Lawsuit
News Cobalt Networks, the server appliance manufacturer acquired last year by Sun for £1.2bn, has laid to rest any lingering suspicions that it plans to sue Apple over the use of the Cube trademark. Speaking at the company's developer conference in...
[April 25, 2001, 18:00]
There Will Always Be Patches - Microsoft
News Microsoft finally appears to be taking note of the public perception of its products' insecurity -- but just how much is it doing to soothe virus-ridden consumers? Speaking at the Microsoft IT Forum in Copenhagen today, Klaus Holse Andersen...
[November 12, 2003, 15:40]
Microsoft: Audit, Or There'll Be Trouble
News In its continuing jihad against software piracy, Microsoft's legal department has sent letters to corporate customers demanding they conduct internal audits of their software licenses and submit their findings within 30 days to the software giant.
[June 25, 2001, 9:35]
Will There Be A Beagle 3?
News As business development manager for Logica CMG's Space and Defence Division, Pat Norris has been charged with creating the IT infrastructure for some of Europe's more exotic public and private sector projects.
[February 6, 2004, 15:35]
There Needs To Be A Culture Shift - Open Source Yes - Free -no
Talkback Working in a large educational establishment I am fully aware of open source potential. I am also aware that to senior management it is seen as attractive only because it is "free". Wanting "something for nothing" is a peculiarly British trait, but...
[February 25, 2008, 9:47]
Is There Going To Be Life After Microsoft?
Talkback I have used Microsoft since 1980 and the first version of DOS. I've used Windows since Windows 95. And I have an Imac on order because I'm disappointed in Intel and Microsoft and think they're too focused on business and other ventures.
[October 17, 2004, 19:56]
When ELearning Absolutely, Positively Has To Be There, Tuesday Morning
White Papers Rapid eLearning development or "How to get it done fast, really fast". This factual, and humorous, lesson will teach you some basic concepts that will enable you to, systematically approach your need for rapid eLearning content development using...
[July 30, 2004, 0:00]
There May Be A Hidden Feature
Talkback Actually, it's so the support team can set your SmellyWest Device to randomly release hydrogen cyanide when you call their support centre, thereby reducing the volume of call traffic to fit their support capacity.
[June 10, 2007, 20:25]
There Will Be No Flexibility By Design - Its Tax Raising By Entrapment
Talkback They only want money. Fairness, justice etc were killed by Thatcher and the establishment couldn't care less about any of those criteria or morality, only if its legal extortion. They can do everything from cynical trap and fine to shoot you dead...
[September 13, 2007, 15:33]
Very Interesting Stats...someone Out There Should Be Concerned.
Talkback Perhaps that's why Bill's leaving.before it all comes grinding to a halt! Hey, ya can't blame me, I don't run the place anymore. TFD
[July 8, 2008, 5:12]
There Was Meant To Be A Movie About
Talkback Milw0rm but that never materialised!
[November 1, 2006, 13:16]
It May Be A Little Rough Around The Edges Here And There, But Then Word's Not Much Better!
Member Review OOo is quite a well rounded program. For the price it is excellent. But is it good for business? Sure! It is just as good as Microsoft Word in most respects, is more or less compatible. Besides, many people do not use the advanced features of...
[November 20, 2003, 13:12]
Yahoo Cited In Jailing Of China Internet Writer
Talkback "Yahoo [says] it had to abide by local laws. There's no "had to" about it. Yahoo, just like Google and Microsoft, is in China out of pure greed. It doesn't "have to" be there, kowtowing to a brutal, freedom-hating dictatorship.
[April 28, 2006, 19:37]
Using An IPod As A Remote
Blog As more of my sub-projects get completed, there is going to be a need to control the various systems. There are loads of IR/RF remotes around designed to handle all sorts of HA/AV equipment. However, since I’m building my systems I’m going to need...
[December 6, 2007, 20:10]
Server Problems Beleaguer Hotmail Users
Talkback I am still unable to see my emails, There must be someone out there who can tell me how to get them! I'm not bothered about using msn (small writing) again but it is very inconvenient not being able to get to my email addresses.
[March 29, 2006, 16:25]
Has The Linux 'dream Machine' Arrived? Part II
News "There's a plan for Linux compatibility on the AS/400," said Miles Barel, program director of Unix brand marketing for IBM's Enterprise Systems Group. There will be both interoperability and application compatibility aspects.
[March 31, 2000, 8:40]
Microsoft And Interoperability: Oxymoron Or Secret Soul Mate?
Blog There are many out there who would argue that the words Microsoft and interoperability should never be seen in the same sentence. Certainly, for those who have installed Vista only to find that their printer, wireless keyboard or other peripheral...
[April 10, 2008, 10:25]
E-commerce: Are You Being Served?
News This is one of the key findings of a new survey about Internet-enabled call centres from Datamonitor. Researchers predict there will be 3,400 Web-integrated call centres in Europe by 2003. Linking the telephone to the Internet will make e-commerce...
[February 17, 1999, 14:27]
Document Standards
Talkback Customer choice is the antithesis of a standard - if there are two "standards", there is no standard. ISO has already has a document standard. It may well be good for this to evolve and take on board new capabilities, but it would be counter...
[February 26, 2008, 13:46]
Strengths Of Open Source Opposing Microsoft Patent Threats
Blog Comment About location: Could be somewhere in Europe, because in the U.S.there are too many people who would try to depict the Microsoft products under a favorable light and bias the results. Would someone suggest a good venue for the event?
[June 5, 2007, 22:55]
