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RSS always-onWhy the UK will never create a Google, Microsoft or Oracle
News I believe that a core UK strength is organisation and delivery capability, and while I think we will always have a role to play it will generally be a secondary one on the global stage. The UK will never... [03 Nov 2009]
Magic Mouse - Apple's best ever?
Comment Apple always believed that every action should be accessible from a menu item rather than a contextual button click. The Apple mouse has long been the weak link in its hardware set-ups. Seb Janacek asks: Can the new... [03 Nov 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 30.09.09
Round-Up The tech industry has always had a soft spot for the paranormal, what with its mailer-daemons, software wizards, trolls and the like. Still, if you can't work out who to be friends with in the office, at least you'll... [30 Oct 2009]
Digital Dilemmas: Should I add my boss as a Facebook friend?
Comment Their late night exploits - depicted in gory detail online - are always water-cooler fodder. What do you do when the 'One new friend request' on Facebook is from a work colleague? silicon.com's Natasha... [28 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]
Photos: New Apple MacBook learns lessons from the Pro
Photo While consumers have long called for lower entry prices for Mac laptops, Apple has always been reluctant to stray into the lower-margin sub-$1,000 market. Apple updated its MacBook line-up this week. Here's a closer look... [22 Oct 2009]
Vista jilted for Windows 7 midway through upgrades
News In the past the first year OS adoption has always been in the single figures," he said. Some businesses that are partway through upgrading to Windows Vista are asking to swap the OS for Windows 7, according to Microsoft. [22 Oct 2009]
It's a dog's life for police BlackBerrys
News In July… we had 22,000 PNC checks made over the BlackBerry but the demand on our PNC bureau and the control room was the same so what it did was it released this pent-up need for making PNC checks which wasn't being met... [20 Oct 2009]
Outsourcing - how to make sure it's reliable
Comment As always, you get what you pay for in IT outsourcing. Outsourced IT is of little value if it's not reliable. William Benn offers advice on how to make sure you can count on your... [19 Oct 2009]
Dell-Advanced Printing and Imaging Solutions for SMBs
White Paper Different types of businesses simply require different types of printing and imaging solutions and it isn't always an easy decision for small and medium businesses (SMBs). In this TechRepublic Resource Guide... [07 Oct 2009]
Acorn co-founder on the BBC Micro and the early days of personal computing
Comment We always had ambitions that were pretty grand, we had a view and a confidence and implementation strategy that was pointing in this direction. Andy Hopper is co-founder of the iconic Acorn Computers and currently head... [07 Oct 2009]
Steve Ballmer on Microsoft software 'gotchas'
News The simplifying thing would be to eliminate one [option]… but the customer always finds the approach in which they pay us less money," he said. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has admitted the company could do more to... [06 Oct 2009]
How to grow tech businesses during a recession
Comment Businesses put a huge amount of faith in technology they don't always understand. The result is that the best products aren't always the most successful. Entrepreneur and Dragons' Den judge James Caan... [06 Oct 2009]
Your Browser Wears No Clothes: Why Fully Patched Browsers Remain Vulnerable
White Paper As users of technology, it has been taught that the Internet is not always a safe place but that it can protect ourselves by patching and hardening systems. While patch management and system hardening have long been the... [05 Oct 2009]
Why CIOs are saying no to Macs
News While CIOs may be content to keep Macs in the departments they've always occupied, end users have other ideas, gradually introducing Apple machines into enterprises by the back door. Apple's desktop market share has been... [02 Oct 2009]
