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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...
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 ha...
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 ...
Fueled by the explosive growth of emerging markets and the never-ending maintenance curse in developed economies, infrastructure appears poised to be one of the main growth engines in capital markets ...
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...
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 variou...
I was stuck abroad last weekend and picked up Alan Greenspan's "Age of turbulence" to kill some time. I read the book cover to cover in one go (well actually two sessions to allow for dinner...
A survey by hosting company Rackspace shows that 62 percent of respondents are concerned and are either acting already or looking at ways of reducing the impact they have on the environment. The rest ...
You know those times when you’re walking along, paying no attention whatsoever to what’s going on around you (staring into the Blackberry, arguing on the phone) – and then you stop, look up, and wonde...
The IIA (Institute of Internal Auditors) have produced a series of publications with guidance on IT, considering CAE (chief internal audit executive) and audit supervisors/managers as the intended aud...
Book: Introduction to Financial Technology (Complete Technology Guides for Financial Services) I am through just approx 30 pages or so (of 368), and already impressed with the way technology and some ...
I'm a little uncertain about the long term future of this effort. Knowing what your cash position is instantly is good, but is this really the way to do it? Almost every tube station in London show...