June 2009

The Puzzler: 34 is the key to the magic square

Each of the four columns, each of the four rows, and each of the two long diagonals sums to a constant of 34.  Continue Reading

Digital Britain needs better security

One of the tricks for impressing your customers is to under-promise and over-deliver, thereby ensuring you will exceed their expectations. It doesn't work well in competitive markets where promises ...  Continue Reading

Basic IT skills need to improve

The skills gap has long been a problem in the world of IT and in a bid to prepare the ground for universal broadband access the government has called for...

One in five IT staff cheat on security audits

A fifth of IT staff have cheated on a security audit to get it passed.

A survey by Security Lifecycle Management company Tufin Technologies...

Digital Britain report draws mixed response

The Digital Britain report has drawn a mixed response, largely because it made 26 decisions but left 51 more open to further consultation.  Continue Reading

Judge throws out case against Oracle's Larry Ellison

An eight-year lawsuit in the US against Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has been dismissed because of a lack of evidence.

Eight years ago a...

The truth about banks, Facebook and Twitter

The successes of websites like Facebook are mere blips, but what comes after them will define how businesses are run in the future, say finance experts.  Continue Reading

What Not To Do With £200m Of Your Money

So the government's Digital Britain roadmap goes into operation today.Given that there are 245 pages of the report wot launches it, I have focused on one obvious element, which is how much public ...  Continue Reading

Download iPhone OS 3.0 from iTunes

The iPhone 's newest...  Continue Reading

MySpace slashes 420 jobs

MySpace News Corp, is to slash 420 jobs in the US, as it battles to develop a strong business around Web 2.0 social media.  Continue Reading

Carphone Warehouse offers cash for old iPhones

Carphone Warehouse is offering to buy customers' old iPhones to help towards the cost of a new one, if they want to upgrade to the new iPhone 3GS.  Continue Reading

Tories warn ID companies not to sign contracts

The Conservative Party has written to the five companies in the running for the ID cards contract, warning them not to sign any large contracts.  Continue Reading

Digital Britain Interim Report: Digi-Britannia

Digital Britain - The logo - a disconnected USB key - probably now lost, stolen or left on a train. .  Continue Reading

Digital Britain - charge the Elephant not the dying donkey

That said, do read the full Digital Britain report. It is far more than just a curate' egg: good in parts. It contains much excellent material. Just don't get hung up on the sections that are not ...  Continue Reading

Tories to ID Cards suppliers: don't sign the contracts

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling appeared briefly on this morning's Today programme to ask the five framework suppliers under the National Identity Service - CSC, EDS, Fujitsu, IBM, Thales - to ...  Continue Reading

Keep data collection to a minimum, warns ICO

UK organisations should keep data collection to a minimum to reduce the risk of contravening the Data Protection Act, says the Information Commissioner's Office.  Continue Reading

Enterprise disk buying guide - Seagate

Learn about the enterprise disks offered by Seagate in the first of a series of buyers' guides to disk.  Continue Reading