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iPhone 3G, terrorists and tech, file sharers vs ISP
Comment I can see legitimate users being chopped off if they are heavy iPlayer users, or heavily into Linux and other open source software. a decent Nokia doesn't do, and is as yet unproven. And, according to a certain anonymous poster, here at silicon... [15 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com: Tech teacher shortage, Kangaroo and phones on planes
Comment I've seen it happen in fact, at my local Linux User Group. Students developing an interest in how their computer worked, being able to explore, modify and get involved and then go on to work in IT. Also getting readers reaching for their keyboards... [03 Jul 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Is convergence a fiction?
Comment The processor giant's chipsets will now support OSes from Microsoft and Apple, as well as Ubuntu, Be, Linux and more. Written on the London Liverpool Street to Stansted Express and dispatched via my home LAN later the same day. [02 Jul 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 27.06.08
Round-Up Is there equally good news for Mac and Linux users? He's been a programmer, a visionary, a populist and a target for custard pie throwers both real and metaphorical. Brilliant technologist, ruthless businessman, chino-trousered philanthropist... [27 Jun 2008]
Richard Steel
CIO Profile Steel isn't afraid of making tough decisions after ditching Linux trials at Newham to sign a new licensing agreement with Microsoft a few years ago, and under Steel's leadership Newham achieved the government's electronic service delivery targets... [11 Jun 2008]
Computing on the go
Comment With a nod at the mainstream business market, it comes with Window XP installed, unlike its Linux-equipped forerunner. And although not truly an ultra-portable because of its 13-inch screen, Apple's Air is most famous for being the thinnest laptop... [04 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com... outsource vs insource, Naked CIO on open source, password overload…
Comment So what you are saying is you have no systems management experience on Unix or Linux systems, especially if you regard them as "bulky" - have you taken a look at Vista's hardware footprint recently? First up this week, readers were engaging in... [08 May 2008]
People are mugs over identity theft
Comment That news may well find favour beyond the present generation of Linux programmers and the traditional Information Taliban. Perhaps it's time individuals took a leaf out of business's book and adopted a personal information policy that will make... [08 Apr 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 29.02.08
Round-Up The leader of the Linux kernel project, which is one of the chief open source threats to Windows, had words of praise for Microsoft. After all, despite a recent admission by most of silicon.com's CIO Jury that they were employing open source... [29 Feb 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 01.02.08
Round-Up For completeness' sake, Linux-driven PCs can be a Mercedes, too. They get you from A-B but not in as much style and you may feel slightly embarrassed and underwhelmed with the experience. Some people accuse other people who drive Mercedes as being... [01 Feb 2008]
Editor's Blog: Ever hear the one about the happy Vista user?
Comment Poll: In a fight between Vista, OS X, Linux, XP. Poll: In a fight between Vista, OS X, Linux, XP. And after discussing some of the biggest geo-political issues of the day - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, the global credit squeeze and err… the... [15 Jan 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 04.01.08
Round-Up A month earlier, silicon.com readers ranked it below Windows XP, Mac OS X and Linux as their operating system of choice. Hardly the kind of endorsement you'd be looking for from a community of business and IT decision makers. [04 Jan 2008]
Dear silicon.com... cashless concerns, battle of the OSes, iPhone fans...
Comment It’s particularly good to see both OS X and Linux punching above their weight. With Apple shifting more Macs than ever before and Ubuntu really simplifying the Linux experience, we may start to see real competition in operating systems once again. [15 Nov 2007]
Q&A: Ashley Highfield, head of BBC's Future Media and Technology unit
Comment By Christmas we will have a streaming solution for Mac and Linux users. The launch of the iPlayer, however, hasn't been without controversy - attracting criticism for the delay in Mac and Linux versions and restrictive digital rights management (DRM). [30 Oct 2007]
Leader: Why the BBC must do more with iPlayer
Leader That by the end of the year, Linux and Mac users will be able to stream iPlayer content onto their machines is certainly a positive step, but you get the feeling critics still won't be happy. The BBC estimates less then three per cent of computer... [19 Oct 2007]
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