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The Weekly Round-Up: 06.11.09
Round-Up Almost half of survey respondents said they had done work for customers they had met through their day jobs, while one-third said they had worked cash in hand because they needed the money. More than one in three IT... [06 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. Continued on page three laid the foundations of modern computing, Bletchley is probably most famous for its... [05 Nov 2009]
Exclusive: Jimmy Wales on what's next for Wikipedia
Comment You have people come together [on Wikipedia] with different viewpoints but in general they tend to be trying to work in good faith to collaborate and compromise with other people," he adds. Wales: "There's certain kinds... [05 Nov 2009]
Telegraph CIO on the rocky road to going Google
News After six months of using the new system, the survey found that 82 per cent of employees rated using Gmail as superior to using Outlook, and 65 per cent of employees feel they are able to work more effectively than they... [04 Nov 2009]
Techies and hairdressers united in the moonlight
News More than a third (37 per cent) of IT technicians admit taking on extra work outside office hours, a survey has revealed. A whopping 73 per cent of hairdressers admit taking paid work outside the salon,... [04 Nov 2009]
Naked CIO: Social networks are useless for finding a job
Comment My answer was that as time goes on I see these online social networks (including even LinkedIn and other work-focused sites) becoming less rather than more effective in developing meaningful networks that can be used for... [04 Nov 2009]
Magic Mouse - Apple's best ever?
Comment In addition the two-finger swipes work well on web pages and the Mac's photo software. Seb Janacek asks: Can the new Magic Mouse change all that? I have a dream… a dream that Apple finally gets around to creating a... [03 Nov 2009]
Maemo and Android: Symbian's open source rivals up the pressure
News We have a broader base of technology support so, as an example, you can go and pick out different hardware components easier that work with our platform than the others than you could with a Maemo or Linux implementation. [02 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'. Since Google launched its Wave collaboration platform this year businesses have... [02 Nov 2009]
Can I use a netbook as my everyday work machine?
Comment I'm giving my current hardware setup a holiday and instead will see if I can use a netbook as my main work machine. Do you use a netbook for work? Bethan Jones puts one to the test. Recently I was... [02 Nov 2009]
Photos: Salesforce.com rides the Google wave with CRM app
Photo Using the platform, individuals can access shared windows called 'waves' where they can collaborate in real-time, swapping IMs, photos, videos, maps and documents as they work together. Earlier this year, Google launched... [30 Oct 2009]
Taxman to save £110m by taking an axe to its IT estate
News The work will be carried out by outsourcing provider Capgemini under its Aspire (Acquiring Strategic Partners for the Inland Revenue) contract to provide IT services and supplies to the HMRC until 2017. [30 Oct 2009]
Photos: Ubuntu unleashes the Karmic Koala
Photo Clearly some work needs to be done on this side of Ubuntu One. Want to know how Ubuntu 9.10 will look once installed? silicon.com sister site ZDNet Australia takes you through the install. Once booting from the CD is... [29 Oct 2009]
Green IT: Thrifty CIOs should make it a priority
News Cameron Green, green IT partnerships manager at environmental charity Global Action Plan, said having users turn off their PCs and monitors when they leave work, and utilising the energy management features of operating... [29 Oct 2009]
Digital Dilemmas: Should I add my boss as a Facebook friend?
Comment What do you do when the 'One new friend request' on Facebook is from a work colleague? Cons: You'll feel the need to explain to everyone at work that you don't add any work colleagues,... [28 Oct 2009]
