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Graphics File Types Word Can Use

whitepaper File format is indicated by a three-letter extension after the file name, such as .doc.into one's document either directly or with the use of separate graphics filters. One can insert many popular graphics file formats (file format: The way in...

Tags: data visualization

[16 May 2008]

Cloud computing: Silver lining…

Comment A big name might claim a slick-sounding service but closer investigation may reveal it's still at the pilot stage. The Naked CIO: Is open source dead? Dig a little deeper and you'll see that to make the economics work for buyer and seller, the more...

Tags: saas, data centres, cloud computing

[09 May 2008]

Open and Save Files in Formats Supported by Word

whitepaper A file's format is indicated by a three-letter or four-letter extension after the file name. A file format defines the way that information is stored in a file, so that a specific program can open and save that file.

Tags: word processing

[02 May 2008]

MSDN Architecture Webcast: "InfoCard": Introduction (Level 200)

whitepaper InfoCard" is the code name for a new technology from Microsoft that helps address the problem of managing and disclosing identity information. InfoCard" implements the core of the Identity Metasystem using open standard protocols to securely...

Tags: network security

[01 May 2008]

Legal Eye: Google declares trademark open season

Comment When you take into account that navigational search - where users search for a specific brand name - is on the up and up, the potential impact on trademark owners could be significant. What that means in practice is any advertiser can purchase a...

Tags: keywords, google, search engines, trademarks

[30 Apr 2008]

Open a File

whitepaper The user can open the original file for editing, open a copy, or open the file as read-only, which prevents the user from saving the file unless the user save it by using another name. The program gives the copy a new name.

Tags: business management

[11 Apr 2008]

Introduction to New File Name Extensions and Open XML Formats

whitepaper This paper summarizes key benefits of the new format, describes what the new file name extensions are, and discusses how one can share the 2007 Office release files with people who are using earlier versions of Office.

Tags: xml

[11 Apr 2008]

Yahoo! to 'revolutionise' mobile search with OneSearch

News And searching the name of a friend could provide links to the social-networking sites the friend uses. is leveraging technology that it has used in a project for its PC-based search tool called 'Search Monkey', which consists of a set of open...

Tags: web, mobile, search, yahoo

[03 Apr 2008]

Cheat Sheet: Google Android

Cheat Sheet So that's an awful lot of big name tech companies feasting off of one man's creative energies. Unsurprisingly it does not include big name mobile OS makers such as Symbian. You can sit back down - this is about Android: Google's up-and-coming open...

Tags: android, mobile linux, google, mobile phone

[12 Mar 2008]

Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer

Cheat Sheet Illustrating the corporation's commitment, during the past year the Beeb has signed deals with IBM, YouTube and Apple's iTunes, to name but a few. Well users can download or stream BBC content broadcast during the preceding seven days and watch it...

Tags: isp, online, on demand, iplayer

[05 Mar 2008]

Google invests in web to fight disaster

News He said: "We can send an SMS message onto Google Earth in an emergency centre, and it sees a dot with a colour-coded response, with my name and date. At the time, Brilliant said: "My dream for InStedd [a name that plays off the TED conference] is...

Tags: aid, facebook, google

[17 Jan 2008]

Ordnance Survey opens up mapping code

News The data will consist of up to 30,000 map tiles per day, along with 1,000 place name look-ups. People and organisations will register for a free feed of OS data which they can experiment with - initially for non-commercial purposes.

Tags: ordnance survey, web 2.0, maps, developers

[14 Dec 2007]

Wi-fi piggybacking is OK, say silicon.com readers

News Ollie Clark, a software developer from Leeds, said: "Surely if you advertise your unsecured wireless network to people by broadcasting its name and the fact that it's unsecured, you're inviting them to use it.

Tags: crime, wi-fi, bt, access

[19 Nov 2007]

Web 2.0 portals open doors for businesses

News These apps could include Googlemail, various news feeds, YouTube and weather reports, to name but a few. Businesses must look at how they can use online portals to get the most out of established and emerging web 2.0 services.

Tags: portal, gartner, mash-ups, google

[09 Nov 2007]

Learning Perl: File Tests

whitepaper If a person knows how to open a filehandle for output, he or she will be able to create a new file, wiping out any existing file with the same name. Perhaps he or she wants to check that there isn't a file by the same name, he or she needs to know...

Tags: programming languages, file, files, name

[17 Oct 2007]

Windows XP Hacks: Surf Anonymously Without a Trace

whitepaper They can track the online travels, know what operating system and browser one is running, find out the machine name, peer into the clipboard, uncover the last sites one has visited, examine the history list, delve into the cache, examine the IP...

Tags: windows xp, sites, address, book

[10 Oct 2007]

Redmond squaring up to Google's web apps

News It's not quite ready - starting from today customers will be able to put in their name to be part of a beta testing programme expected to begin later this year. For Microsoft, Office Live Workspace is also the next step in what the company touts as...

Tags: google, hosted, web apps, microsoft

[01 Oct 2007]

Trojan targets companies' top brass

News The emails included the company name in subject field, purporting to be a recruitment company. When recipients attempt to open the file, a message is displayed stating: "Microsoft has encountered an error and had to close.

Tags: social engineering, malware, trojan

[26 Sep 2007]

Microsoft and NHS team up on software design

News On Google, Smokoff said, the first result for earache is a rock band by that name. Inside a business, software with a good user interface can improve productivity. Inside a hospital, it can save lives.

Tags: microsoft, nhs

[10 Sep 2007]

Photos of the month - July 2007

Photo These days data centres come in all shapes and sizes - shipping containers, ex-MoD bunkers, you name it. Jointly developed by the BAA and British Airways (BA), T5 is due to open on 27 March 2008.silicon.com got a behind-the-scenes look at this five...

Tags: green it, data centres, mash-ups, second life

[27 Jul 2007]

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