debate in comment and analysis
The Weekly Round-Up: 11.07.08
Round-Up Speaking of young people, there's been a bit of a debate around ID cards. This week the Round-Up is weaving its words of wisdom while nursing a sore head after a week of hard partying to celebrate 10 years of silicon.com. [11 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com: Prison IT, iPhone wi-fi, and the clock ticking on XP...
Comment First thing on readers' hit-lists this month was the government plan for prisoners to gain IT skills.then readers found a moment to engage in some iPhone debate before turning their attentions to the much talked about Windows XP/Vista debacle… [19 Jun 2008]
Legal Eye: Europe's copyright controversy
Comment The growth of convergent technology devices such as the iPhone - which offer internet access, storage and voice functionality - has brought a number of manufacturers such as Nokia, Motorola and Sony Ericsson into the debate. [18 Jun 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 23.05.08
Round-Up In this week's Hansard - the verbatim record of debates in both Houses of Parliament - tucked in between discussions on polyclinics and an education and skills survey was a short but lively debate on the legal use of the Segway in the UK. [23 May 2008]
Dear silicon.com... outsource vs insource, Naked CIO on open source, password overload…
Comment First up this week, readers were engaging in debate over the pros and cons of outsourcing. Then we have silicon.com resident Naked CIO who has been ruffling some feathers again: this time, the issue of open source. [08 May 2008]
The Naked CIO: Is open source dead?
Comment Is the debate about open source finally over? So I'm pleased that the debate is quietening down and that effective open source applications have now carved out a niche. In the end everyone has a view on this debate. [06 May 2008]
Dear silicon.com... ZX Spectrum nostalgia, Mac attack, tag a bag…
Comment Comments came flying in on this, some cheering for the winner, while some were a little miffed their favourite didn't feature on the poll… And from old computers to the latest in high-tech cool, the age-old debate - Mac vs PC - got readers riled... [24 Apr 2008]
Naked CIO: The true cost of IT
Comment This debate might be fuelled by accountants looking for better accountability or by IT professionals frustrated by continued budget constraints in organisations that do not understand the cost of provisioning services to the business. [21 Apr 2008]
Dear silicon.com... File-sharers, women in tech and the price of 'experts'
Comment The latest in the debate over music downloaders and sharers also got a lots of comments, while women in IT - or lack of them - sparked a huge debate. This week, readers had a thing or two to say about the Home Office consultancy bill and were not... [17 Apr 2008]
Legal Eye: Could you end up footing your e-crime bill?
Comment The true cost of these attacks remains open to debate. The banks and building societies have just signed up to a new code. What the code has to say about online customers paying for fraudulent transactions on their accounts is worth reading... [15 Apr 2008]
Dear silicon.com... T5 chaos, mobile maladies, and laptop losses…
Comment Following that, another topic on readers' radars is the debate over the dangers of mobile phones, and lastly, government laptop losses are ruffling feathers again. The Heathrow Terminal 5 (T5) chaos has dominated reader comments this week, with... [03 Apr 2008]
The Naked CIO: IT staff disloyalty
Comment It becomes a chicken-and-egg debate. No, because the offshoring debate is an industry one. What most readers found provocative in my column on recruitment problems was the idea that employees lacked loyalty to their organisations. [31 Mar 2008]
Box-tickers risk serious data breaches
Comment At the heart of the debate lies the disparity between the box-tickers, who do just enough to satisfy the regulators, and those who put in extra effort, says Mark Lobel, principal in advisory services at consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers. [28 Mar 2008]
The Naked CIO: Animal farm
Comment My team too, after considerable debate, now believes in this philosophy. IT projects should be prioritised according to business benefits. That's fine in principle, says the Naked CIO. But this must happen without ignorance, hierarchy and petty... [25 Mar 2008]
The Naked CIO: Offshore - or off their trolley?
Comment I've found myself caught up in the middle of that debate at work. The idea of 24-hour programming efforts to improve delivery speed has plunged me back into that familiar debate of strong opinions and scanty evidence. [10 Mar 2008]
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