laptops in comment and analysis
Can I use a netbook as my everyday work machine? Part II
Comment As with regular laptops, the size of screen and keyboard vary on netbooks - ranging from as small as seven-inch screens, up to just over 10 inches. Much of the hype surrounding netbooks centres around how much... [09 Nov 2009]
Can I use a netbook as my everyday work machine?
Comment But can one of these mini laptops that have burst onto the scene over the last two years really cope with my daily computing needs? What started back in 2006 as a niche product aimed at children in the developing world,... [02 Nov 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 30.09.09
Round-Up The Round-Up assumes that at some point they will actually have to venture away from their laptops to actually take photos and do stuff to tweet about, but that is by no means guaranteed. But before you start moaning... [30 Oct 2009]
Hands-on with Windows 7: How it worked for me
Comment I've been running various versions of Windows 7 on a couple of laptops for some time, and have been reasonably impressed with its overall look, feel and response, as well as the fact that it actually runs the majority of... [13 Aug 2009]
There's just one problem with tablets: No one wants them
Comment People will need their keyboarded netbooks and laptops for real work. Rumours have it Apple is a month away from announcing a tablet computer. Another tablet, the Crunchpad, is also due for imminent release. [05 Aug 2009]
How to secure your on-the-go data
Comment Research from data clearing house Data Loss DB shows that, of data breaches made public in 2008, 32 per cent resulted from the loss or theft of laptops, mobile phones or other portable media and storage devices. [30 Jul 2009]
Chrome OS: What Google can do, Ubuntu does better
Comment If you attend conferences like Linux.conf.au these days, where you used to see Debian and Slackware die-hards, you'll see a massive wave of Linux laptops proudly sporting Ubuntu paraphernalia. Following Google's... [08 Jul 2009]
NHS network: Time to get secure
Comment Most of their actions relate to loss or inappropriate disposal of computer hardware such as USB sticks, disk drives and laptops. While the NHS has made some attempts to secure its networks, the onus now falls on health... [07 Jul 2009]
Next stop HMRC: How TfL CIO will shake up the taxman
Comment Instead of having a multiplicity of desktops and laptops you will have one or two devices for most staff," he said. From TfL to HMRC, CIO Phil Pavitt talks to silicon.com about the nerves surrounding his new role,... [26 Jun 2009]
Minority Report: What's up with Apple's laptops?
Comment Along with the expected upgrades and updates, Apple's developer event raised questions over the company's future laptop strategy, says Seb Janacek. This week's keynote at the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference threw up few surprises. [09 Jun 2009]
Simon Post
CIO Profile Technology is ever more critical for The Carphone Warehouse which has been expanding its mobile phone retailing remit for some years now and bundles free laptops with its broadband offerings. This is not the first time... [03 Jun 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 22.05.09
Round-Up One in four city workers are taking their laptops to bed for up to six hours every week, such is their obsession with work, a survey claims. Are you sitting comfortably? Then we'll begin. Oh, what's that? [22 May 2009]
Ask the Experts: Should I embrace the cloud?
Comment The third is: are you thinking of asking people to use their own laptops and desktop facilities? Q: I want to move the majority of my organisation's business-critical services into the cloud. Is this a good idea? [08 Apr 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 20.02.09
Round-Up Microsoft, has been left bruised and battered by the terrible reception of Vista and faces increasing competition from Apple, which is gnawing into the personal computer market (particularly for laptops) and leads the... [20 Feb 2009]
Netbooks a nail in Microsoft's coffin?
Comment The increasing desire for computing mobility, so well served during the last decade by laptops, is arguably better served today through storage of data in the cloud, from where it can be accessed via a browser from... [29 Jan 2009]
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