Opinion

Opinion

• If HP wants to be the new IBM, does Google want to be the new Apple?

  So I go away for two weeks and all hell breaks loose. First, Google decides to buy Motorola's mobile phone operation, then HP says it's getting out of the PC business and discontinuing WebOS products.  Continue Reading

• Why Lady Gaga's driving habits should get you worried about security

  What with riots in London and Manchester, fallout from the News International phone hacking scandal and the ongoing worldwide economic crisis, not to mention Google's acquisition of Motorola and HP's sudden bloodbath, we'd almost forgotten it's ...  Continue Reading

• iPhone users are most dangerous behind the wheel says survey

  In a survey conducted last week, this column uncovered the truth about iPhone users; they make the worst drivers. The survey was conducted on two separate occasions on the same stretch of road.  Continue Reading

• Leo higlights the split driving the industry

  The announcements that came out of Hewlett-Packard last night have rocked the IT world but perhaps shouldn't be that surprising given that the man running the vendor has a strong background in software.  Continue Reading

• Support for riot hit people and businesses

  Those businesses and communities affected by the riots can take advantage of measures that the Government has recently announced. Included in the help package is £10 million to help councils with the immediate costs of making their areas safe, ...  Continue Reading

• Dell chief counts Apple out of mobile OS race. Really, Michael?

  Has Michael Dell seriously ruled Apple out of the running? Clearly nobody has told Apple, but if comments made by the eponymous Dell boss on the firm's second quarter conference call are to be taken at face value, then it's time for Steve Jobs to ...  Continue Reading

• To advise or not to advise

  Anyone or any business seeking advice from HMRC on how legislation is interpreted is presently given an answer based on the Code of Practice 10 (Information and Advice). From 30 September this Code is being replaced with something called CAP1.  Continue Reading

• Cross border mediation

  Do you have a cross border dispute? If so, then the EU's Mediation Directive, which was recently implemented in the UK may be able to assist with disputes that arose on or after 20 May.  Continue Reading

• Five minute interview: John Sollars, Stinkyink.com

  This week, John Sollars, managing director of printer inked toner cartridges dealer Stinkyink.com takes to the hot seat to answer MicroScope's probing questions. What is the best/worst advice you have received and from whom?  Continue Reading

• PR Masterclass: how to write engaging content

  Gavin Bird is digital engagement director for Condescension PR. Like many public relations executives who've been in the business for more than six months, he's sick and tired of journalists.  Continue Reading

• When is a nuisance a nuisance?

  A recent ruling from the Technology and Construction court has given more guidance on the unpleasant situation of an industrial neighbour that is perceived to be causing an odour nuisance.  Continue Reading

• Celebrating the PC's 30th birthday

  The PC celebrated its 30th birthday over the weekend with some party poopers deciding that was the occasion to dismiss the technologies chances of lasting another three decades.  Continue Reading

• HMRCs systems don't help small businesses

  According to the Forum of Private Businesses, HMRCs online tax systems just can't cut the mustard and they certainly aren't helping small businesses. The FPB describes the systems as 'including complex and unwieldy online procedures' and are very ...  Continue Reading

• With Sunrise Software you'll never be embarrassed by service

  We've all suffered this.  Continue Reading

• Absence doesn't make the heart grow fonder

  Staff absence costs employers a fortune every year. According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, with an average salary of £25000, this amounts to some £32 billion a year. The CIPD also reckon that less than 50 per ...  Continue Reading