RE:Google announces Public DNS
Blog Comment Not sure what this does that OpenDNS doesn't already do, but I suppose it's just another data...
Does BT understand Twitter? Contrasting views on the power of social media
Blog I've personally had a great experience with BT on Twitter. But views expressed on the relaunch of...
Nokia halves smartphone portfolio
Blog Nokia has reduced the number of smartphone models it intends to introduce in 2010 by half, according to reports. Quoted in an article on Reuters, the Finnish handset maker's new smartphone...
RE:A Tempest in a Nostalgic Teapot
Blog Comment For basic image editing, you need to be able to adjust brightness & contrast, tweak the balance of colours, rotate, crop, resize, sharpen and then save in PNG, TIFF, JPEG or GIF formats. _Fairly_...
RE:Google announces Public DNS
Blog Comment Its definitely a way to strip-mine yet more data from web traffic. It gives them an immediate feedback on clicks. It also gives them a solid metric for web site rankings. It could be used to infer...
RE:Who can explain desktop virtualisation?
Blog Comment I don't think fat PCs go away either: I like rich client and local processing for many things. S I think the big holes are 1 obviously quantifiable savings, 2 clear analysis of who needs what in...
RE:Google announces Public DNS
Blog Comment Not sure what this does that OpenDNS doesn't already do, but I suppose it's just another data stream for google to mine in the relentless pursuit of whatever value can be extracted or inferred from...
Windows Home Server Power Pack 3
Blog It's been in beta since July 2009, but Microsoft has finally released the Power Pack 3 (PP3) service pack for its Windows Home Server (WHS) storage and backup operating system. This is an important...
Microsoft at The Mall
Blog Not surprisingly, the Microsoft Stores run on Windows. Over the last few months Apple has been switching from using Windows CE handhelds to modified iPod Touches for its EasyPay system in the Apple...
HP workers set dates for strikes
Blog Unite union members working as mobile engineers at HP CDS will hold a one-day strike on Monday, 7 December, in a dispute over job transfers, pay and pensions. The union said on Thursday that the...
Civil liberties groups attack file-sharing bill
Blog Civil liberties and digital rights organisations have strongly criticised Lord Mandelson's Digital Economy Bill. Liberty said in a position paper on Tuesday that the bill, part of which proposes...
Google announces Public DNS
Blog Google has launched Google Public DNS as an alternative domain name service for any Internet user. Designed to replace the DNS services provided by ISPs or companies, Google says that its DNS will...
Acer Aspire One D250 with Android
Blog Dual boot notebooks are nothing new. But getting Android into a netbook is new, and I was interested to see how Acer’s Aspire One D250 with Android coped. The other operating system on the...
Sync issue
Talkback I'm pretty much sold Jack but for one thing. Are you saying it's not possible to sync your calendar and address book between laptop and phone? I've been using that feature since way back before...
[December 3, 2009, 10:04 by jakecollins]
Nasa hacker gets legal deadline extended
Blog Gary McKinnon's legal team has been given more time to request a judicial review of the home secretary's decision not to halt McKinnon's extradition to the United States. Home secretary Alan...
Typical dictatorial attitude from the EU and others
Talkback Just what you would expect from an EU which becoming more and more federalist and increasingly dictatorial in attitude. After all, the EU is controlled largely by unelected representatives and...
[December 2, 2009, 12:22 by 1000266930]
Buy Free Software
Blog The deal is simple: Buy Free Software, Get One Free!! “Get one what free what?” you are almost duty bound to ask. And the reply is something intangible and beyond monetary value...
It certainly does.
Talkback The "media mafia" seems to get (unelected) politicians on their side pretty easily. Neither of them is able to see the writing on the wall; they keep trying to paint over it. Last time I looked at...
Samsung Omnia Pro B7610
Blog When Microsoft announced Windows Mobile 6.5, the company said it was keen on expanding into consumer markets. One way to do that is to get consumer-focussed companies to run with the operating...
Worried WiFi user
Talkback Being worried over this I contacted BT FON & the relevant part of the reply is: [quote]Please note BT FON complies with regulation because we do tunnel the traffic.[/quote]
[December 1, 2009, 10:28 by siarad]
Hats off to you, for trying Linux in the first place
Talkback @siarad, My Hat is off to you, for trying(by purchasing it even) GNU/Linux in the first place! This is a brave and remarkable step towards technological freedom. From your story, it sounds like you...
RE:MS Store Trek: The Next Generation
Blog Comment It's not so much getting rid of the additional software that's been installed on PCs, it's more getting it out of the boot path and out of the first start-up process. Most of the machines at the...
