operating system in comment and analysis
Dear silicon.com: Tech teacher shortage, Kangaroo and phones on planes
Comment Instead of teaching important stuff, like how computers work, what's inside the box, how to put one together, what an operating system is and how it does its job, IP addressing, etc.they seem to be teaching them secretarial skills on what will... [03 Jul 2008]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: A game of two halves
Comment This model will state that the real image needs this operating system, this application server and this application, plus any other dependent functions, and will create this dynamically, on the fly. Therefore, in theory, you only need to hold one... [30 Jun 2008]
We are now roaming at 30,000 feet...
Comment Its back-of-the-seat phones incorporated in the entertainment system reportedly carry 7,000 calls per month. Dubai-based Emirates launched its first full production mobile service in March this year on an Airbus 340, and it is deploying the system... [26 Jun 2008]
The Naked CIO: The V-word
Comment Having a phone or email - come to that, any communication system - can be an irritant for a CIO. When I need to do research either for a request for proposal or just to investigate a specific technology I will look at exhibition lists to see some... [09 Jun 2008]
Computing on the go
Comment Windows Mobile 6 is now a stable operating system and Windows smartphones have joined BlackBerrys as the leading business handsets. Yet just how far has the trusty combination of laptop and smart phone really come, asks Anthony Plewes. [04 Jun 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 30.05.08
Round-Up Again, rushing in where angels wouldn't think of treading without some sturdy Kevlar armour and a team of steely-eyed Sherpas, the ever-ebullient Ballmer said the new operating system is due out in late 2009. [30 May 2008]
Minority Report: iPhone, Android and the world in your pocket
Comment Like every other market, Microsoft is there too with its own Windows Mobile operating system and platform. CEO Steve Jobs announced at the iPhone launch last January that the company had put the OS X operating system at the heart of the device. [23 Apr 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 18.04.08
Round-Up Insert your own "using annoying software has become part of the industry standard for operating system user experience so why change the habit of a lifetime" gag here… This week - a chance to help write your own gags for the Round-Up. [18 Apr 2008]
Minority Report: Why I am a Mac user
Comment Like the Oscar-winning actress who is never taken seriously because she's beautiful, the Mac is considered inferior to its shabbier peers because it happens to come in a well-designed case with an eye-candy operating system environment. [17 Apr 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Instant delays
Comment It is now largely complete and, of course, bristles with technology: a new heating system, fire and burglar alarm, radio and TV, broadband and LAN, hubs, switches and wi-fi. Because changing channels involves a longer than natural delay, I tend to... [16 Apr 2008]
Dear silicon.com... data guardians, not so "killer" mobile apps, Vista on sale…
Comment As the bloke in PC World told me - "Vista is the best operating system that Microsoft have ever produced. Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. [06 Mar 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Laptop losses, mobile ads, gas-guzzler charge, Vista backtrack…
Comment A free operating system updates itself properly, and causes very little problems for its users. Pay good money for an operating system and it's liable to trash your hard drive. This would enable the present zone system to be discontinued, saving... [21 Feb 2008]
The Brampton Factor: Do great firms innovate?
Comment The DOS operating system was bought in by Microsoft, Windows was based on ideas from Xerox Palo Alto Research Center already implemented by Apple, word processing was well established before Word, spreadsheets were popular before Excel and so on. [20 Feb 2008]
Editor's Blog: Ever hear the one about the happy Vista user?
Comment It seems that not every Vista machine sold stays a Vista machine - at least not yet, as companies are still wary of migrating to the relatively new operating system. And after discussing some of the biggest geo-political issues of the day - Hillary... [15 Jan 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 04.01.08
Round-Up Seattle, lest we forget, is the home of Microsoft, and many have speculated as to the operating system installed on the computer that caused the display sequence to fail and then start again hopelessly out of sync with the music. [04 Jan 2008]
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