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Bletchley Park's World War Two codebreakers in their own words
News Despite being one of the first people in the world to use an electronic computer - Colossus' ability to represent and process information using its array of vacuum tubes paved the way for the logical circuit architecture found in modern... [05 Nov 2009]
Magic Mouse - Apple's best ever?
Comment A mouse to complement its rather splendid computers and even finer software. The Apple mouse has long been the weak link in its hardware set-ups. Seb Janacek asks: Can the new Magic Mouse change all that? [03 Nov 2009]
Photos: The Apple mouse through the ages
Photo Apple's Lisa of the early 1980s was among the first computers to sport a mouse - albeit a boxy and clunky one. Lisa mouse The mouse paradigm was one of the key human-computer interface elements pillaged by Steve Jobs and... [03 Nov 2009]
Photos: Windows 7 - getting inside security
Photo Computers that offer fingerprint readers, for example, won't need third-party software to manage the hardware. Here's a look at the security features of Microsoft's latest OS. The System and Security sub-section of the... [20 Oct 2009]
Defrag Myth Busters - What You Should Know
White Paper Fragmentation is one of the most serious problems that plague computers around the globe. There are many serious misconceptions about fragmentation which, if believed, can lead to significant computer damage. [16 Oct 2009]
Managing a Vast Technology Infrastructure: Using Microsoft Windows 7, Dell reduces support costs by 25 percent and time to complete imaging work by 50 percent
White Paper Dell is planning to upgrade its 100,000 desktop and portable computers to the Windows 7 operating system to reduce desktop management costs and enhance data security. [15 Oct 2009]
Dell Cuts IT Work, Tightens Security, Improves Performance with New Software
White Paper Dell is planning to upgrade its 100,000 desktop and portable computers to the Windows® 7 operating system to reduce desktop management costs and enhance data security. [14 Oct 2009]
Could hackspaces hold the key to business innovation?
Comment The idea, according to the group is: "Government isn't very good at computers. It might just come from renegade geeks, says Richard Leyland. There's a new type of tech geek emerging. They have proved their mettle in... [14 Oct 2009]
Windows 7 Adoption Survey: A Survey of Technology Professionals
White Paper The goal of the survey was to gather data about current plans and attitudes within corporate IT organizations for adoption of Windows 7 for desktop and laptop computers. This Dimensional Research report is based on a... [13 Oct 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 09.10.09
Round-Up Indeed, the colour-co-ordinated, minimalist home of your average Mac-head is likely to be cluttered with many computers: 66 per cent have at least three computers, compared to a measly 29 per cent of PC... [09 Oct 2009]
Dell-Customized Mobility Solutions
White Paper From notebooks, netbooks, and handheld computers to WiFi, smartphones, and mobile broadband, there really is no end to the number of devices now available for a wide variety of business applications. And, discover why... [08 Oct 2009]
Acorn co-founder on the BBC Micro and the early days of personal computing
Comment Andy Hopper is co-founder of the iconic Acorn Computers and currently head of the computer laboratory at the University of Cambridge.silicon.com's Nick Heath talks to Hopper about the BBC Micro, Acorn's early days and... [07 Oct 2009]
Mac users just can't kick the Windows habit
News Apple households are also more likely to own several computers: 66 per cent of Apple households have at least three computers, compared to just 29 per cent of PC homes. An earlier survey conducted by NPD... [06 Oct 2009]
Network Security From the Bottom Up: Before the Firewall, Consider the Lock
White Paper Obviously, this is not a computing situation that's going to work for most organizations, but the general idea that isolating computers increases security holds true. It has been said that the most secure computer is one... [05 Oct 2009]
Nortel IT Implementation Steps for New Access Enforcement Program
White Paper Eighteen percent of remotely connected devices are employee-owned computers that aren't managed by Nortel IT. The paper recognized that inadequately-protected computers connecting remotely to the network... [04 Oct 2009]
