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Meltdown
Downloads Welcome to the Meltdown. Treat yourself to this bubbling animated masterpiece, Just don't get burned. Also as a bonus this screensaver has a built-in clock that runs in real-time. The trial version will only run for 5 days, displaying a nag...
[January 18, 2008, 11:01]
Microsoft's meltdown
Leader No company can survive a total meltdown of trust, and that is closer than Microsoft dares to think. Forget your opinions about Microsoft. Ignore the industry politics, the legal manoeuvring and the arguments about innovation.
[March 9, 2007, 13:03]
Meltdown for sure
Talkback Meltdown is occuring now and is irreparable. I'm quite surprised how many IT professionals (at the places where I provide consulting services) express outright loathing of Microsoft even though they purchase and provide inhouse support for that...
[March 9, 2007, 23:59]
Email meltdown claims slammed
News Some of the largest US Internet providers have acknowledged that the issue is a problem, although they insist that email was not at the point of meltdown. Earlier this week Steve Linford, director of Spamhaus, warned that email infrastructures were...
[February 4, 2005, 13:10]
Net won't have meltdown - report
News Edward Forwood, a spokesman for Durlacher, said Net meltdown will be avoided by heavy European infrastructure investment, intercontinental links and new technologies. Durlacher, a hi-tech investment bank that conducts quarterly reviews of Internet...
[April 23, 1997, 13:19]
How to troubleshoot a Windows meltdown
Talkback I have been completely unaware of any problems with Blaster, soBig etc. The secret: I use a firewalled Linux system with every unnecessary service and port shut down. I also need to spend no time or money on anti virus software.
[August 27, 2003, 16:44]
How to troubleshoot a Windows meltdown
Talkback Great tips but scary stuff re Norton. Norton are a big software supplier and Norton utilities has got me out of many a hole. We have their AV software protecting our 25 user SBS network. Their AV software was best in recent PCPro tests.
[August 21, 2003, 12:51]
Anatomy of a server-room meltdown
Talkback Advocates of business grid computing should learn something from this story.
[August 3, 2004, 19:42]
OLPC meltdown - or, the side-effects of working closely with Nickneg.
Blog Comment Fascinating reading. Excellent information and examples of human ego, hidden agendas, and the lack of clearly stated goals. So much of the argument seems to me to be out of context. If the stated goal of the project was EDUCATION, and by far the...
[May 15, 2008, 11:03]
OLPC meltdown - or, the side-effects of working closely with Nickneg.
Blog Comment I think open source is an excellent fit for education - theoretically. And practically, if there were decent tools to allow teachers and other interested parties to create software without having to become Unix wizards, then it would be even better.
[May 15, 2008, 14:47]
OLPC meltdown - or, the side-effects of working closely with Nickneg.
Blog Comment I am just saddened by the way this seems to be disintegrating. There was so much potential. However I disagree with the comment about just giving them Windows and IE. That is the way to train 'consumers' not thinkers, and do-ers.
[May 19, 2008, 9:53]
OLPC meltdown - or, the side-effects of working closely with Nickneg.
Blog Comment Fascinating. Bring back the educational computer par excellence - the BBC Micro :-)
[May 22, 2008, 11:24]
Five years ago: Net won't have meltdown - report
News Edward Forwood, a spokesman for Durlacher, said Net meltdown will be avoided by heavy European infrastructure investment, intercontinental links and new technologies. First published 23 April, 1997. Durlacher, a hi-tech investment bank that...
[April 20, 2002, 7:01]
UK businesses fear meltdown from fire
News Almost all UK organisations would fail to cope with the damage that a fire would cause to their IT systems, a disaster recovery firm claimed on Wednesday. According to storage firm Veritas's latest annual study, 97 percent of UK organisations...
[October 13, 2004, 15:35]
OLPC meltdown - or, the side-effects of working closely with Nickneg.
Blog Interested in the One Laptop Per Child project? Make a cup of tea, sit down and read this 4500 word impassioned essay from Ivan Krstić, the man who used to be in charge of the security side of the OLPC project.
[May 14, 2008, 10:46]
System Management Meltdown
Blog Consolidation is the name of the game in the Western European enterprise system management software market, or so I’ve been told by IDC. Next up, apparently, a new market will emerge known as 3S. This is made up of security, storage and system...
[September 6, 2007, 19:50]
A Year Ago: Mobile meltdown predicted for New Year's Eve
News Networks could buckle under pressure from widespread phone calls at midnight Millions of mobile phones across the country are likely to crash at midnight New Year's Eve, according to Home Secretary Jack Straw.
[December 22, 2000, 6:01]
Microsoft's Millennium meltdown?
News Will WindowsMe make it onto consumer PCs in time for the holiday 2000 season? What once appeared a foregone conclusion is not quite so certain now, at least according to some beta testers who say recent beta releases remain buggy.
[March 13, 2000, 15:31]
Trillion Dollar Meltdown
White Papers According to acclaimed financial writer Charles R.Morris, we are living in the most reckless financial environment in recent history.Morris warns that the sub-prime mortgage crisis is only a preview of the havoc that will play out across the full...
[September 9, 2009, 11:51]
Mobile meltdown predicted for New Year's Eve
News Millions of mobile phones across the country are likely to crash at midnight New Year's Eve, according to Home Secretary Jack Straw. Straw told MPs Tuesday that mobile networks might be brought to a grinding halt by millions of mobile phone users...
[December 22, 1999, 11:05]
