Articles Posted on 24 April 2008
Rapid Application Development: Fast Car No Map and 50 Laps to a “Who House”
News Software
[If you have never been involved in a custom software engagement (i.e., on the software builder side, customer buyer side, contract lawyers, etc.), there is no need to read this post.]Rapid application development and prototyping...
US court says IP addresses are private
News Security
A US court has ruled that users have a "reasonable expectation of privacy" in their internet surfing records and that police must obtain warrants from higher than usual courts in order to force ISPs to hand over...
eBay Seller Criticised For Lack Of “business acumen”
News Security
I continue to be amazed at the seeming u-turn that eBay has made in the last year when it comes to tackling fraud.A colleague was moaning the other week that he was unable to get a pirate copy of Office 2007 from eBay, despite...
Online card fraud worse than expected - what a surprise
News Security
I was distinctly underwhelmed to hear that figures from the banking industry this week suggest that card fraud is a much bigger problem than was previously thought.According to the latest statistics, the total credit and debit...
Orange spring-cleans consumer and business mobile offers
News Mobile & Telco
Telecoms giant Orange is having a massive rejig in a bid to improve sales and simplify its overall strategy as it alters its mobile, business and broadband offerings. Orange has updated its business mobile offer and now includes...
Whoa WOA!
News Security
Sometimes I get tired of being the guy in front of the train waving my flag and hoping I can stop or divert it. I get called old-fashioned, blinkered, boring, misguided and a whole range of other names not suitable for printing...
Google's iGoogle to become a Social Network?
News Web
Google's popular iGoogle mashed front page could soon become a social networking website in its own right after the search company released a developer sandbox for iGoogle. The sandbox will provide developers with a testbed...
Worldwide Census to gauge Open Source penetration in Entreprises
News Software
The Open Source Census, a new global, collaborative project to collect and share quantitative data on the use of open source software, announced its founding sponsors and launched the Census. With this announcement, companies...
Carphone Warehouse to shun Phone mantle becomes high street media company
News Security
Carphone Warehouse could well rebrand itself as a wide ranging media company, offering everything from broadband to TV packages complete with laptops and TV screens. According to Trade online website Mobile Today, Carphone...
IBM's new iDataPlex challenges traditional server formats
News Hardware
IBM has added a new range of hardware to its System X family under the "Internet-Scale computing" banner; the iDataplex is geared towards Web 2.0 companies but will certainly be useful for firms looking to cut costs....
Google thrashes Green Aussie website Ecocho
News Mobile & Telco
Ecocho, a search engine that promised to plant 2000 trees for every million searches on its website, has been dumped by Google as the latter accuses Ecocho of violating Adsense terms and conditions. According to a Google...
Apple earning reports stun Wall Street but shares fall
News Hardware
Excellent Macintosh personal computers sales have pushed Apple's quarterly profits up by 36 percent as the company quelled fears about its consumers' response to the current economic gloom.However, the company's share prices went...
Compaq SR 5109 Dual Core PC, only £211.49
News Software
HP Renew stock - boxed like new with full warranty and support; Dual Core with 1GB RAM, 160GB drive, LighScribe DVD writer and Vista Home Premium Morgancomputers sells this computer, the Compaq SR 5109 PC, for £211.49 and...
Is Apple's PA Semi acquisition a hint that a Gaming Console is coming?
News Hardware
Apple made a surprising move by purchasing PA Semi, a little-known microprocessor design firm, that is specialised in low power, high performance chips, raising the apparent prospects of Apple shunning Intel and taking iPhone...
Foxconn GeForce 9600GT OC Graphics Card
News Hardware
The latest 9600GT to make its way into the labs comes in the form of a Foxconn which manages to carry quite a hefty overclock on its stock cooler. We’ve seen a lot of 9600GTs come through, and most have managed to show us...
Microsoft stealth-launches ad-funded Works office suite
News Business & Government
A cheap version of Microsoft Office codenamed Albany may still be a few months away, but the Redmond-based company seems convinced that ad-funded business applications could help it achieve even further penetration in the SMB...
Registry Mechanic
News Security
Problems with the Windows® registry are a common cause of Windows® crashes, slow performance and error messages. By using a registry cleaner regularly and fixing registry errors your system should not only be more stable...
Ad-Aware 2007 Free 7.0.2.7
News Security
Ad-Aware 2007 Free continues the Lavasoft tradition and spirit by providing a no-strings-attached, full powered free anti-spyware product that is safe, thorough, and easy to use. Get advanced protection against spyware and...
Dell Vostro 1310 laptop, £351.33 only
News Security
Dell has released the the brand new Vostro 1310 which is a sub-laptop aimed at Small and Medium Entreprise market.Dell Vostro 1310 laptops are designed for small business and made for life. Packed with customised features and a...
Is Business Continuity as important as disaster recovery?
News Security
In fact, Disaster Recovery planning as a resource has permeated business culture beyond the ‘smoking hole in the ground’ scenario and, particularly in the major urban centres, I am seeing more and more organisations...
