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Archive for: October, 2007

Peter Roberts - UCL - London | 30/10/2007 | 2513 views

Government miss point

It does look like a massive lack of interest on the part of the government here. There's an interesting blog on the topic here by Richard Clayton who was a specialist adviser to the committee. So he knows his stuff!

Peter Roberts - UCL - London | 30/10/2007 | 2324 views

I'm pleased Microsoft released Vista

Had it not been for Vista, I'd probably still be on a Windows platform at home, rather than taking the plunge and getting a Mac back in August. It seemed a good time to switch with the Intel-based hardware offering the same performance levels as the PC counterpart and an OS based on Unix. I wasn't expecting it to be easy, but strangely it w...

Peter Roberts - UCL - London | 26/10/2007 | 2423 views

iPod pump and dump scammers need to be slicker than this...

Just listened to the example pump and dump MP3 mentioned on Finextra. I've heard some rubbish MP3s in my time. Hey - I've created some, but surely no one is going to fall for this? This sounds like a dalek that's had a few too many gin and tonics. There is probably scope here for a slick celebrity sound-alike voiceover atop some fashion...

Peter Roberts - UCL - London | 25/10/2007 | 2112 views

Bloggers point finger at Microsoft as PCs grind to a halt

Interesting story in The Register that seems to show that Windows update has been installing a resource-hogging item on machines. Yes - even more resource hogging than Windows normally is. So if your XP machine seems to grind to a shuddering halt - perhaps this is why? As you can imagine, long suffering sys admin types are not best pleased. Tags: Security

Peter Roberts - UCL - London | 24/10/2007 | 2513 views | 1 comment

Is demise of cash the death knell for small businesses?

The "cash still king" story on Finextra caught my eye. Something about all this talk of replacing cash has been bothering me. It's all very well the banks trumpeting that you can use various contactless payment cards in the Starbucks of the world. I don't like the coffee in Starbucks. And I don't want to buy something in WH Sm... Tags: Cards