install in comment and analysis
Why I'm planning a change of career
Comment Tonight, for example, I've just wasted an hour trying to install a tablet driver for my daughter's PC under Microsoft Vista, an OS I resent with a passion normally reserved for Hazel Blears. With the industry notoriously unkind to the over-40s... [17 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com... XP lives, the femtocell 'truth', BlackBerry bashing…
Comment Here's how I understand it: I install the femtocell and use my broadband connection to improve my provider's 3G/HSDPA coverage, and they want me to pay them for it. XP lives? Dell and HP find ways to keep Windows XP alive [01 May 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 18.04.08
Round-Up Cross was the group program manager for UAC, which, when activated, requires people to run Vista in standard user mode rather than having administrator privileges, and offers a prompt if they try to install a program. [18 Apr 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 22.02.08
Round-Up Ending on a high, the company added: "However, most programs will continue to work as expected after you install Windows Vista SP1. It added, again straight-faced: "A program may experience a loss of functionality after you install Windows Vista SP1. [22 Feb 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Tax crash, mobile driving, eBay feedback, Vista woes…
Comment Why can't motor manufacturers install a device inside the car or cab of a lorry, to prevent a signal from a mobile being received or sent? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the... [07 Feb 2008]
Dear silicon.com... HMRC search costs, Vista SP1 moans and fingerprints for visas…
Comment One of the things Microsoft will be aiming to do is emulate the install process of a user. It was a beta it's now on general release, anyone and their dog can get it and install it. And if in your opinion people shouldn't install it because of the... [17 Jan 2008]
Losing control in the SaaS lane
Comment As a small and highly distributed business, with neither the time nor the inclination to install and run servers, we have been committed to the SaaS approach for a couple of years now to provide messaging, collaboration and other business systems... [16 Jan 2008]
IT at your service
Comment That brings in all kinds of governance problems - having marketing install its own server on the network and failing to maintain it properly is asking for trouble. For some IT directors, getting the trust and respect they feel they deserve in the... [09 Jan 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 02.11.07
Round-Up The problems came when people tried to install the software. There were banners fluttering in the breeze, high above the concourse of the San Francisco conference hall hosting the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in 2004. [02 Nov 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 28.09.07
Round-Up After all, that's what most people will probably install anyway. Not content with shafting Microsoft in a landmark ruling last week over the company's anti-competitive behaviour, the EC is now rubbing salt in the wounds by giving due consideration... [28 Sep 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Moving office
Comment All I had to do was install the sockets, switches and amplifiers. Written at my hotel in Orlando during a weekend stopover between assignments. Dispatched to silicon.com via free wi-fi from the unreal atrium of a world only possible, it seems, in... [11 Jul 2007]
Speeding up the net - is it possible?
Comment The best way to get reliable performance out of a wide area network (WAN) is to install your own high-speed gigabit fibre optic cables between all the locations in your organisation. At some point all organisations need to send and receive vital... [09 Jul 2007]
The biggest VoIP security threats - and how to stop them
Comment Businesses should use antivirus software and it keep up-to-date, install a firewall and configure it to restrict traffic coming into and leaving the organisation, and use anti-spam tools to cut down on the volume of emailed malware. [22 Mar 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: No locks?
Comment Security and virus protection are things you should have to disable rather than having to install and enable. Written in a hotel near Morpeth, Northumberland, polished on the A1 heading south and dispatched to silicon.com from a free wi-fi hotspot... [15 Mar 2007]
Fair Wi-fi: Are service providers to blame for hotel rip-offs?
Comment A lack of knowledge and resources across the hotel industry means many hoteliers are turning to technology partners and service providers to install and manage their guest wi-fi access. Saunders told silicon.com: "Many hotels don't want to get... [09 Mar 2007]
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