This slashdot article is interesting, highlighting the 2 problems businesses feel hamper their uptake of Windows Vista into their IT infrastructure. Namely the patch model, and the application incompatibility.
However, I also have problems that are different but I feel are more important as to the uptake of the new OS (being that I have a [...]
December 29th, 2006
a new year means interesting facts (apparently)
Comments, Science, by Paul Godden.Yeah, I know this isn’t exactly “tech” or “science” or anything, but I thought “It’s almost the New Year, so perhaps I should provide a New Year type post..”
Here is a rundown of 100 things we didn’t know last year.
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Not often is there such a beautiful combination as this. Two of my favourite subjects combined into a single cool competition. Gaze with awe at the amazing pictures.
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BT Business broadband are currently bundling the 2wire BT2700HGV with their lines, which is a wireless router with built in firewall, content management and Hardware VoIP system.
Now this is a brilliant system, as long as at works – but it does have one very annoying “feature.” The BT version of the router actually dials back [...]
Not much chance, as you’re reading this. HOWEVER, if you found me by accident, this is the website to verify if you’re actually clever or not.. =) Look I’m only joking OK? Check out the website, all will become clear…
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Shock! I know that most mac users will be rubbing their hands with glee toting something along the lines of “I told you so,” however for the most of us this comes as a bit of a shock.
Generally I think, as a matter of opinion, Microsoft are thought of as being a bit “aggressive” in [...]
December 5th, 2006
british telecom set aside £100 Million for IP-TV
Comments, video, by Paul Godden.BT are looking for 3 million customers within the next three years to take up their IP-TV system “BT Vision” and are setting aside a significant amount of money to do it.
BT will be directly competing with the likes of Sky and Virgin in providing an alternative TV delivery system, although BT will be [...]
Windows Vista has finally been launched. Unfortunately it’s only for the volume licensing business market. But at least it’s coming! I guess they’re going to iron out any kinks with their corporate customers first before releasing it into the home. Also Office 2007 has been released – again only to corporate customers. Exchange 2007 and [...]
A lucky stumble… There have been so many times when I’ve gone into Microsoft Word looking for a particular template, and the ones they have are either poor or non-existent. Thankfully now, there is one place where we can all go in our hour of need..
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Yeap, you heard right, it’s a 300Gb optical disc. It looks, from the pictures, about the same size as a normal CD/DVD. There are even plans for a 800Gb re-writeable version in 2008. This is all made possible with holographic storage techniques – which enables the storage of data throughout the media, not just on [...]