Twenty years of the world wide web – What’s the score? The Economist
Category:6 Information and Communication Technology
Better than Google? Well open, cheaper and might be bigger …
The Internet Archive and Open Library are related projects to put books on-line. The inspiration and motivation behind them is seasoned entrepreneur Brewster Kahle. The project itself will prove to be a wonderful resource and it is being approached in the spirit of liberty of which the web was born. Unlike Google’s project, which will …
Continue reading Better than Google? Well open, cheaper and might be bigger …
Britannica to follow Wikipedia. Twas inevitable.
Encyclopaedia Brittanica is adopting some of the open management approach of Wikipedia to improve its product. Readers and contributing experts will help expand and maintain entries online. I don’t suppose it will have the vibrancy of Wikipedia, but it is testament to the power of open systems. Meanwhile, Wikipedia is proposing a system of flagged …
Continue reading Britannica to follow Wikipedia. Twas inevitable.
Why do you use Microsoft? Is it for its great viruses or its monopolistic product?
It continues to amaze me that people continue to rely on Microsoft for such a large and important part of their work and leisure experience. At a time when people and businesses want to save money they should be installing Linux software which is free, stable and secure. Today the tech headlines noted that a …
Continue reading Why do you use Microsoft? Is it for its great viruses or its monopolistic product?
It’s free, yes, really free … the digital business model.
The BBC presents a review of the new phenomenon of free product made possible by the digital age. Digital product can be given away or at least made available for free. This is not the advertising gimmick of “buy one get one free” or similar, it is product given away free such as openoffice.org productivity …
Continue reading It’s free, yes, really free … the digital business model.
Smash your hard drive – when you’ve finished with it.
Simply erasing your computer hard drive isn’t going to stop data theft, so if you have sensitive information on it you should smash it to smithereens. Here’s a brief guide.
Serious security flaw in Internet Explorer – take action now!
Most of you still use Microsoft’s questionable products, including Internet Explorer, so this is very relevant to you. A serious security flaw has been found in IE which makes all your security files vulnerable to hackers. Security experts have warned that IE should not be used till the fix is implemented. Read the BBC news …
Continue reading Serious security flaw in Internet Explorer – take action now!
Who’re they trying to put out of business?
Microsoft is planning to offer free anti-virus software. It’s about time they started offering value for money. But you’ve got to wonder if their motivation is altruistic. Maybe they want to put pressure on Norton or others. And maybe the free version will be as buggy as their operating system has been over the past …
Continue reading Who’re they trying to put out of business?
Spam drops by 70%, but not for long
On 11 November servers were shut down on one of the world’s biggest spammers. Anti-spam firm Ironport has seen junk mail levels drop by 70% since McColo was taken offline. But this will only be temporary as they will move their operations to jurisdictions which are under less scrutiny. A recent study by computer scientists …
Continue reading Spam drops by 70%, but not for long
New Openoffice looks and feels great.
I did an online update of my software yesterday which resulted in the new openoffice.org version 3.0 being loaded in the background. So, when I started using it today it looked a bit different … a bit better actually. The interface is smarter and has more flexibility at your fingertips, its quicker and it has …
Continue reading New Openoffice looks and feels great.