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Can I use a netbook as my everyday work machine? Part II
Comment Netbooks are everywhere - but can they replace your work laptop? After working from home for an hour or so, I shut down the netbook and headed into the office for 9am. Last week I set... [09 Nov 2009]
Bletchley Park's World War Two codebreakers in their own words
News The work of the Bletchley Park codebreakers is credited with shortening the Second World War by two years. I had no idea how important it would become as a machine and looking back I realise I was very lucky to have the... [05 Nov 2009]
Magic Mouse - Apple's best ever?
Comment It's certainly the best mouse Apple has made in a long time (possibly ever) although as already stated the rest of the field isn't exactly much to write home about. In addition the two-finger swipes work... [03 Nov 2009]
Photos: Google Waves hello to a new way of doing business
Photo The Wave platform offers users a chance to chat and work together in real-time within a window in a web browser that Google calls a 'wave'. In the example a fictional bank and insurance company have merged and need to... [02 Nov 2009]
Can I use a netbook as my everyday work machine?
Comment I start each day by working from home for a couple of hours before making my way into the office. I'm giving my current hardware setup a holiday and instead will see if I can use a netbook as my main... [02 Nov 2009]
Monitoring staff email and internet: The dos and don'ts
News Unlike workers in the US, employees in the UK do have an expectation of privacy in the workplace, and if you fail to follow best practice you could find your organisation on the wrong side of the law: under Article 8 of the Convention on... [22 Oct 2009]
Photos: Microsoft sweetens Aero for Windows 7
Photo Windows 7 Home Premium and above support switching themes and skins on the fly. Do the same with a second window on the right edge of the monitor and you'll be able to easily work in two windows at once. [21 Oct 2009]
It's a dog's life for police BlackBerrys
News The government has committed £80m to ramp up police smartphone use by funding the deployment of 30,000 mobile data devices by 2010 - with the Home Office's plan being to increase police visibility in communities by... [20 Oct 2009]
Google unleashes biggest ever Apps rollout for 35,000 users
News The company's CIO, Bryan Kinsella, told silicon.com: "As part of that work we've been taking a look across our whole information systems and technology stack and groupware was quite an important area for us to focus on,... [12 Oct 2009]
Where to make the biggest bucks working in IT
News IT workers chasing the big bucks should pay close attention to which sector they choose to work in. The second highest rewards go to those working in the IT, web and telecom sectors, where IT workers take... [01 Oct 2009]
Intel takes aim at clever TVs as the gogglebox gets connected
News In that area, despite demonstrations and promises of 3D LCD TVs from Sony and Panasonic in 2010, there's work to be done, he said. Don't make my TV act like a PC," customers told Intel after its earlier... [28 Sep 2009]
The PC is past it: Computing power is everywhere, says Intel
News In his keynote speech to developers on Tuesday, Otellini drove home the message that, through standards technology, Intel wants developers to be able to just build once, not many times for multiple platforms. [24 Sep 2009]
Facebook adds Nielsen to friends for ads
News It will use opt-in polls on Facebook's home page to gauge user sentiment around advertisements, measuring "aided awareness, ad recall, message association, brand favourability, and purchase consideration", according to... [22 Sep 2009]
Will software be Motorola's saviour?
News Unlike the G1 and Ion - perhaps the best known Android phones at the moment - the Cliq features a Motorola-designed home page that allows users to see a flood of notifications from things like social... [15 Sep 2009]
Steve Jobs: Firmly back in the driving seat at Apple
News Though technically he returned to work two months ago, it was as the host of Wednesday's Apple music event that Steve Jobs publicly retook the reins of the company he founded. Jobs quietly took in the applause and then... [10 Sep 2009]
