tech in comment and analysis
Editor's Blog: Back to the future
Comment It's a neat twist, to see such an old network being reused in such a high-tech way, and it got me thinking about the legacy that today's technology will leave. We've abseiled down buildings, walked the tracks of the London underground at 2am and... [24 Jul 2008]
Beijing Olympics diary: Testing times…
Comment Clocks across the Chinese capital are ticking away what's left of the tech team's preparation time. Yet two major tasks remain to be completed, says Jeremy Hore, chief integrator for Olympic worldwide IT partner Atos Origin, in his exclusive... [21 Jul 2008]
Why I'm planning a change of career
Comment Bill Gates is just the most recent example of a big name leaving the world of tech. With the industry notoriously unkind to the over-40s, Simon Moores is thinking of following his lead. I'm living in the twilight zone or at least that's what it... [17 Jul 2008]
Editor's Blog: Why we write about the iPhone
Comment Photos: Apple flying high at Macworld Photos: Apple's Jobs slims down laptop for Macworld 2008 Photos: High life at the high-tech hotel Photos: Who's in the iPhone queue? [17 Jul 2008]
Time to green-light sustainable IT
Comment Travel substitution through teleconferencing or home working, for example, cannot happen without tech's close involvement. True sustainability is much more than hammering the data centre over power, says Martin Atherton. [17 Jul 2008]
iPhone 3G, terrorists and tech, file sharers vs ISP
Comment Terrorists turning to tech, warns gov't Tech abuse And, according to a certain anonymous poster, here at silicon towers we need to get over the iPhone.we think the other comments tell a different story. [15 Jul 2008]
The Naked CIO: Enemies of the state
Comment The bureaucratic bog created by politicians is only part of the problem for IT in this country. Failure to foster innovation and talent is what's really coming home to roost, says the Naked CIO. Questions about the UK government's role in IT... [14 Jul 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 11.07.08
Round-Up Yes, that's right folks - the business and technology site you know and love has been delivering news from the world of tech for a decade - and the occasion required some serious letting down of hair. [11 Jul 2008]
Mentoring: Tech charity's recipe for success
Comment There are several charities that bring together the tech sector with good causes and, as Tony Hallett learns, tapping your experience might be just as important as tapping your wallet. The Prince's Trust's Technology Leadership Group (TLG) arm has... [09 Jul 2008]
silicon.com old school
Comment This sense of fun filtered out into the content on the site, which was a breath of fresh air compared with the stuffy stories on the paper tech magazines at the time. At the event, silicon.com founder Rob Lewis provided the assembled guests with... [07 Jul 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 04.07.08
Round-Up A Swinton spokesman said "a bum bag is a great way to keep everything safe" for this "high-tech breed of 21st century partiers". On top of that the Round-Up is also left with an unexpected case of tech-envy, wishing it had gone to one of the more... [04 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com: Tech teacher shortage, Kangaroo and phones on planes
Comment The issue that got readers talking this week was the IT-teacher drought - is "boring" IT to blame? Also getting readers reaching for their keyboards this week, the OFT and Kangaroo and phones on planes - love them or loathe them? [03 Jul 2008]
Getting to the meeting - without the journey
Comment Those factors are also coinciding with the growth of the very tech that could spare you a journey, says Stewart Baines. Costs, delays and green issues are all conspiring against business travel. Would you rather sweat in a traffic jam, anxious... [30 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com: Games skills gap, student outsourcing, ID card fears
Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ Photos: Shopping just got high-tech ¦ Bill Gates on the future, the past and the brilliance of fertilizer… ¦ Photos: Bill Gates through the... [27 Jun 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 27.06.08
Round-Up Albeit an office worker who lives in a high-tech mansion that cost $140m. People underestimate how difficult it is to do this," said BBC tech boffin Erik Huggers. Gates was the techie, Ballmer is a sales guy, so the cultural make-up of the... [27 Jun 2008]
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