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Can I use a netbook as my everyday work machine? Part II
Comment So far so good. Good looks Netbooks are everywhere - but can they replace your work laptop? silicon.com's Bethan Jones put one to the test. Last week I set myself a challenge: ditch my current laptop and... [09 Nov 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 06.11.09
Round-Up More complicated jobs - fixing a failed hard disk or clearing out a virus-ridden PC would "require additional barter items" such as bottles of whiskey, more beer or IT goodies, they reckoned, which seemed pretty good value. [06 Nov 2009]
Weekend Gadget Watch: Canon PowerShot S90
Photo It's not just elegant, compact and beautifully made - it also combines high-end photographic controls with a straightforward interface, a seriously good lens and image quality that raises the bar for all other camera makers [06 Nov 2009]
Exclusive: Jimmy Wales on what's next for Wikipedia
Comment You have people come together [on Wikipedia] with different viewpoints but in general they tend to be trying to work in good faith to collaborate and compromise with other people," he adds. Wikia Search, a user-generated... [05 Nov 2009]
Naked CIO: Social networks are useless for finding a job
Comment It's more important to have more friends than a selection of good ones. While social networking sites can be fun for connecting with family and friends, they're no use when it comes to professional networking, says the... [04 Nov 2009]
Windows 7: Not perfect - but ready for prime time
Comment Much coruscated as Vista has been, the improvements to the security model were good - but not good enough to make it the only reason to move over. Microsoft has done a good job being... [28 Oct 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Augmented reality
Cheat Sheet There are plenty of other AR apps making a splash too - whether it's helping users find a good restaurant nearby, or guiding them to the nearest bank or transport hub, or even overlaying Twitter users' tweets onto the... [27 Oct 2009]
Open source? No good for cost cutting, say CIOs
News Despite tough economic conditions, CIOs have not turned to open source software as a way of making their IT budgets go further, according to silicon.com's latest exclusive CIO Jury. Because it lacks the expensive licensing that is often... [23 Oct 2009]
Weekend Gadget Watch: HTC Tattoo
Photo Powerful Android smartphone for a low price; good social-networking features; ultra-customisable user interface; switchable covers that you can design yourself; 3G and wi-fi connectivity Considering hitting the shops at... [23 Oct 2009]
Video Whitepaper: Rapid Bottleneck Identification: A better way to do load testing
White Paper Ensuring good application performance is crucial, but time is short. Watch the free, on-demand video whitepaper to learn how to easily launch a critical Web application. How can you optimally test the application and... [21 Oct 2009]
Blocked: BBC plan to share iPlayer with rivals
News If the BBC invested a lot of money in it and then it was found to have competition issues, then it wouldn't really be a good thing for the licence-fee payers," a BBC Trust spokesman told silicon.com. The BBC Trust has... [21 Oct 2009]
Going green: A guide for CIOs
Comment In good times and bad, green IT deserves a spot on the CIO agenda. Stuart Roberts explains how to get it right. Before the downturn, green IT - or environmentally sustainable computing - was one of the common threads on... [21 Oct 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Windows 7
Cheat Sheet Sounds good. I remember that - didn't it come after Windows 6? There was never a Windows 6, you fool. Windows 7 is the follow-up to Microsoft's current desktop operating system, Windows Vista and it's released this week. [20 Oct 2009]
2010: When IT budgets start to grow again
News The news is not all good for CIOs, however: for more than half of tech chiefs, budgets won't grow in real terms next year while spending will only return to 2008 levels in 2012. If you haven't guessed already: 2009 was... [20 Oct 2009]
Photos: Windows 7 - getting inside security
Photo The Firewall landing page is a good way to quickly check on the firewall status, but for fine-tuning, the Advanced Settings on the left will open up a window better suited to power users. There are several... [20 Oct 2009]
