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Bletchley Park's World War Two codebreakers in their own words
News One did not realise at the time that what had been invented was a computer and of course it was very different to what is considered a computer today," she said. The Colossus was the world's first... [05 Nov 2009]
Exclusive: Jimmy Wales on what's next for Wikipedia
Comment What we see is 20s and 30s computer geeks, mostly male - tragically 85 per cent male. We know there are geeks who aren't computer geeks," he adds. In an exclusive interview, Wikipedia founder and... [05 Nov 2009]
Phishers set their sights on corporate accounts
News The scammer will typically target the people who handle financial transactions in a company, sending them emails containing a link that, when clicked on, causes key-logging malware to be installed on their computer. [04 Nov 2009]
Magic Mouse - Apple's best ever?
Comment After all, Apple was one of the first companies to popularise the mouse when one accompanied the first Lisa computer in 1983. Will Apple's new Magic Mouse end its losing streak at creating great computer... [03 Nov 2009]
Photos: The Apple mouse through the ages
Photo The mouse paradigm was one of the key human-computer interface elements pillaged by Steve Jobs and Co from Xerox Parc. Lisa mouse Apple's Lisa of the early 1980s was among the first computers to sport a mouse - albeit a... [03 Nov 2009]
Taxman to save £110m by taking an axe to its IT estate
News HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will reduce the £840m it currently spends on IT each year by ditching or shrinking the size of 40 computer systems and shutting down a number of datacentres. Last June the former chairman of... [30 Oct 2009]
Photos: Windows 7 - the latest PCs from Acer to Samsung
Photo The above PC is a touchscreen all-in-one computer produced by Acer, where the computer is built into the back of the monitor. The official release of Windows 7 last week has seen the debut of a slew of... [26 Oct 2009]
UK software industry - alive and kicking
News The UK has played a vital role in the development of the software industry over its 40-year history, having had an early hand in many of today's most popular applications - from databases and email to computer games and... [23 Oct 2009]
Monitoring staff email and internet: The dos and don'ts
News Another possible use for monitoring could be to help prevent damage to computer systems by identifying careless internet and email users who are downloading malware or accessing potentially risky websites. [22 Oct 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Windows 7
Cheat Sheet Windows 7 users should get fewer interruptions while carrying out tasks: features such as the User Account Control function, which frequently opened dialogue boxes, have also been addressed and now users should be able to specify how... [20 Oct 2009]
It's a dog's life for police BlackBerrys
News The Airwave Tetra network was designed for voice comms, and while the radios can be used for sending basic data - such as two-digit codes - complex data tasks such as checks of the Police National Computer can't be done... [20 Oct 2009]
Defrag Myth Busters - What You Should Know
White Paper There are many serious misconceptions about fragmentation which, if believed, can lead to significant computer damage. It is also one of the leading causes of a wide range of common computer problems,... [16 Oct 2009]
Is Real-Time Defragmentation Needed in Today's Environment?
White Paper The dawn of the Information Age, the public's unquenchable thirst for information and the increased complexity of computer applications has caused an exponential growth in storage requirements. A side effect of this... [16 Oct 2009]
The Shortcut Guide to Managing Disk Fragmentation
White Paper This in-depth independent study covers disk architecture, examines how the pervasive problem of fragmentation affects computer systems and explores effective approaches in reducing these pains. Fragmentation results in... [16 Oct 2009]
Gauging the Impact of Fragmentation
White Paper Use the charts and graphs supplied to plot the peaks and valleys of your computer's performance. Looking for an accurate way to measure fragmentation on your systems? This white paper has clear step-by-step instructions... [16 Oct 2009]
