upgrade in comment and analysis
iPhone 3G, terrorists and tech, file sharers vs ISP
Comment I tried several times to upgrade online. It seems seven days can't pass without the government giving our readers something to rant about… see why one reader thinks we're in "deep sh*t" below. And, according to a certain anonymous poster, here at... [15 Jul 2008]
Minority Report: The 3G iPhone has landed
Comment The other big announcement was the upgrade of the Mac.com suite on online services that has remained largely unchanged for a number of years and of questionable value for money. In all, the iPhone 2.0 represents a strong upgrade for Apple. [13 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Vista gets down to business, caught on camera, ID cards…
Comment Vista upgrade tester on my PC says that there are 17 pieces of my current software which will not run with Vista. Windows Vista's on the agenda again and this time silicon.com readers are debating whether the latest OS is really business-friendly. [12 Jun 2008]
Tony Mather
CIO Profile In addition to managing a tech budget in excess of £100m per year and major IT-related programmes such as biometric visas, shared services and the Firecrest project to upgrade the FCO's entire IT infrastructure, Mather runs the information... [11 Jun 2008]
Christopher Martin
CIO Profile Christopher Martin, who joined travel price comparison site cheapflights.co.uk in January 2007, has been leading a big investment programme to upgrade the company's back-end technology, along with the redesign and relaunch of its Canadian, UK and... [11 Jun 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 30.05.08
Round-Up Vista was panned by many because its system requirements were so onerous many users faced a hardware upgrade just to get the whizzy features running. For the next upgrade, in addition to updating your PC to a newer model you'll also have to reach... [30 May 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 02.05.08
Round-Up In practice, they are more like XP machines that come with an already paid-for upgrade to Vista when and if the customer chooses to do so. Time heals all wounds. And over at the head offices of HM Revenue & Customs, life is returning to normal. [02 May 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 22.02.08
Round-Up The Seattle giant has also told users who encounter problems to turn their computers off and then on again, and if they still experience issues to upgrade their software or contact the appropriate vendor. [22 Feb 2008]
Get mobile addicts out of the BlackBerry jam
Comment This three-hour breakdown hit North America and was apparently the second in less than 12 months to be caused by the same problem - a system upgrade in the network operations centre in Canada. But there's nothing wrong with the core technology... [21 Feb 2008]
Dear silicon.com... HMRC search costs, Vista SP1 moans and fingerprints for visas…
Comment Why would they spend time and effort on building a custom upgrade process for beta testers who know what they are getting in to when they installed the first release? What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? [17 Jan 2008]
Losing control in the SaaS lane
Comment Those fears are unfounded, says Dale Vile of Freeform Dynamics - the real issues are to do with your supplier's upgrade philosophy and practice. The SaaS provider concerned, a relatively large player with a significant customer base, said nothing... [16 Jan 2008]
Banking can execute change in real-time
Comment The bank had plans for a sweeping upgrade of its data processing systems which could save the business €880m over 10 years. Not so, says Steve Boyle. The latest thinking in information processing could save the banks billions every year. [02 Jan 2008]
Dear silicon.com... in defence of Leopard, trash talk, iWant iPhone, lost data...
Comment The upgrade was smooth and although there are a couple of things that annoy me… its a good upgrade What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the... [08 Nov 2007]
Minority Report: Apple's blues
Comment Fixes to the problem soon appeared on the website and, with the exception of the incredibly silly people who decided to upgrade their system software without backing up their files first, there was no permanent damage. [05 Nov 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 02.11.07
Round-Up Most of the problems revolve around users who chose to upgrade their machines having previously installed third-party "enhancement" software. There were banners fluttering in the breeze, high above the concourse of the San Francisco conference hall... [02 Nov 2007]
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