Thurs. Tech
OK, so you have to use an Irish brogue to get the alliteration in this section's title but T'ursday is where you'll find the the latest in tech so you know what your IT department is talking about.
Tech: how safe is your brand?
It's quite a surprise when visiting the website that should be the British Embassy in Dubai to find that now it's being faked - with all the right terms to maximise search engines looking for the official site previously present there - by someone who is simply using it to draw visitors to advertisements.
Tech: Vista the best thing to happen to the PC industry.
Let's be absolutely clear about this: it's difficult to recall a Microsoft product that has been so universally disliked - but MS is determined that you - yes, you - will use it whether you like it or not. But - perversely - we opine that Vista is the best thing to happen to the PC industry.
PC prices falling again
Linspire, Mirus Innovations and Sears have joined up to make the sub-USD200 PC with operating system a reality.
Tech Support: a plea to del.icio.us
An open letter to del.icio.us from someone who should know better proving that even the tech aware stuff up on the most basic aspects of using a computer.
Protect your PC for free
Crawler, LLC, provider of free Crawler software, announces the release of new Spyware Terminator 2.0 antispyware real-time protection coupled with Web Security Guard Internet threat prevention producing the industry's first, totally free, full Internet security suite available to consumers and businesses. This latest release represents a major advancement for the company's security suite product development.
Windows Vista: how Microsoft will make you buy a product you don't need
You don't need Windows Vista and despite the fact that the product was released only within the past week, it is already almost impossible to buy a laptop which is not either "Vista Ready" or has Vista preinstalled. But it's how MS pushes users of its previous versions to buy their latest product that is really scandalous.
Cute but cr..er..rubbish
This very cute little device boasts a superb specification - and trademark breaches, dreadful quality control and a totally unintelligible manual.
Hardware: Samsung's little (not quite) black box
There is remarkably little to say about Samsung's latest DVD Writer. It just plugs in and works.
But it looks very cool and is exudes quality.
Internet: when delivery falls short of promises
One has to feel sorry for Malaysia's TM Net: their Streamyx service has to cope with a range of perils that simply do not afflict many other countries.