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Criminal IT: Why insecurity is implicit in computing
Comment There are, however, some statements that are entirely un-decidable; even with extra information - or indeed, with every piece of information possible - these statements cannot be determined to be true or false. [18 May 2005]
The Weekly Round-Up: 14.01.05
Round-Up While to anybody who has filled their iPods with all manner of rubbish they really don't want to listen to all that often and album tracks they've not got around to deleting the idea sounds like a bad 'un, Apple is confident people will embrace... [14 Jan 2005]
The Weekly Round-Up: 05.11.04
Round-Up The man now synonymous with the plot, Guido Fawkes, or Guy to his friends and schoolchildren worldwide, was found on the night of 5 November in the cellars of the government building with 36 barrels of gunpowder by UN weapons inspector Hans Blix... [08 Nov 2004]
The Weekly Round-Up: 08.10.04
Round-Up Even the otherwise so-lovely-a-nation-relishes-waking-up-with-her-each-morning Natasha 'that girl can dance' Kaplinsky, was forced to comment on it, live on air, possibly as much out of surprise as offence, but as gaffes go it's a good 'un. [08 Oct 2004]
Leader: Firms still failing online security test
Leader Later the retailer insisted it had been investigating the problem as soon as it received the report but the customer was sufficiently un-reassured as to contact silicon.com about it, out of the genuine worry that it may not be an isolated incident... [30 Sep 2004]
The Weekly Round-Up: 26.03.04
Round-Up What is potentially more damaging for the software giant is the EC's demand that it un-bundle Windows Media Player from XP and open up parts of the Windows source code to third parties (see here ). Half a billion euros: the bill Microsoft will pick... [26 Mar 2004]
The Weekly Round-Up: 10.10.03
Round-Up I think your comments about our President were un-called for. Oh dear. It would appear the Round-Up last week upset readers in the good old US of A. Many sleepless nights have ensued. All the Round-Up did was suggest that George W Bush wasn't... [10 Oct 2003]
Through the Fog: Who should protect you from viruses?
Comment Many machines, notebook PCs in particular, now regularly leave the protective corporate cocoon and promiscuously connect to other networks out there in the big wide world - an open internet link on a domestic ADSL line, an ad hoc wireless network... [08 Oct 2003]
Will's Web Watch: 'Help me Babelfish - my wife's fallen in the apples'
Comment The poor French visitor translating things literally on Babelfish in an internet café may ponder for a while why their new landlord wants un singe before setting about the procurement of said simian. Any holiday makers preparing for a trip overseas... [27 May 2003]
The silicon.com Weekly Round-Up: 04.04.03
Comment He's concerned about its mobile phone infrastructure (as you would be.which is practically non-existent at the moment due to UN sanctions. Before we begin this week's Round-Up, can we take this opportunity to say that we know not all Americans are... [04 Apr 2003]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Insecure thinking
Comment Defragging will achieve a similar end but it is worth checking by using and un-delete utility or disk doctor/toolbox type application before discarding. So many people seem to be paranoid about computer security. [12 Feb 2003]
The unholy trinity of broadband
Comment One thing's for sure: BT, Dell and Microsoft make one (un)holy trinity. Have you heard the one about the monopolist, the quasi-monopolist and the world's second largest PC maker? This is no joke, but the punch line could be significant (if not all... [08 Nov 2002]
Lies, damn lies, and broadband statistics
Comment They certainly show this UN unit has done the metrics but, after all that, is Portugal (at 19) really more advanced in terms of mobile and internet convergence than Japan (20)? New research from the ITU suggests the UK isn't doing badly in terms of... [17 Sep 2002]
AOL-Time-Warner-Red-Hat
Comment AOL Time Warner is going to buy Red Hat, or so says the Washington Post, citing un-named sources, naturally. It's nice to come in of a Monday morning and find the old rumour mill has been pumping furiously over the weekend. [21 Jan 2002]
Dell boy just refuses to lie down
Comment No, they go in the hope of rain and a tediously un-impromptu performance from the world's least favourite bible-bashing pop has-been. This week, silicon.com wrote about a certain Dell employee at the company's Montpellier office who mistakenly sent... [22 Jun 2001]
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