items tagged with David M Williams
Microsoft announces Office 2010, Windows 7 business lineup
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-07-13 21:04:10
Last night Microsoft delivered key announcements for Office 2010, Windows 7 and the Windows Partner programme at the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC.) This includes the product range for Office 2010 as well as the availability of volume licensing for Windows 7.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-07-13 21:04:10
Last night Microsoft delivered key announcements for Office 2010, Windows 7 and the Windows Partner programme at the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC.) This includes the product range for Office 2010 as well as the availability of volume licensing for Windows 7.
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Reddit readers rage at thankless Linux Twitter-bot
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-07-12 10:44:15
Readers of the Linux section on popular Web 2.0 social networking site Reddit discovered a Twitter bot was tweeting stories listed on the site without attribution. As punishment Redditers decided to turn the bot into their puppet, mouthing whatever they commanded.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-07-12 10:44:15
Readers of the Linux section on popular Web 2.0 social networking site Reddit discovered a Twitter bot was tweeting stories listed on the site without attribution. As punishment Redditers decided to turn the bot into their puppet, mouthing whatever they commanded.
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Telstra brings mobile memo back to Australia
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2009-07-08 20:28:55
Six months ago Telstra outsourced operators for its mobile memo service to the Philippines. The telco has now announced it will be returning to native English-speaking operators.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2009-07-08 20:28:55
Six months ago Telstra outsourced operators for its mobile memo service to the Philippines. The telco has now announced it will be returning to native English-speaking operators.
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Something mobile this way comes: is the BlackBerry or iPhone better for enterprise?
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-07-06 08:20:38
For business users, mobile e-mail has become a must-have. Turn otherwise unproductive time to good use by keeping up with what’s happening. Yet in the battle of smartphones is the old trusty BlackBerry getting long in the tooth? Does the sexy iPhone challenger have what it takes to unseat RIM?
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-07-06 08:20:38
For business users, mobile e-mail has become a must-have. Turn otherwise unproductive time to good use by keeping up with what’s happening. Yet in the battle of smartphones is the old trusty BlackBerry getting long in the tooth? Does the sexy iPhone challenger have what it takes to unseat RIM?
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Microsoft to give Tech-Ed attendees HP netbook with ethical choice attached
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-30 06:58:40
When paying around $2,000 for a technical conference you expect some good swag to take away. Microsoft's annual Tech-Ed event ups the ante this year with attendees receiving a free HP netbook with Windows 7. There is a small catch however with an ethical choice being attached.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-30 06:58:40
When paying around $2,000 for a technical conference you expect some good swag to take away. Microsoft's annual Tech-Ed event ups the ante this year with attendees receiving a free HP netbook with Windows 7. There is a small catch however with an ethical choice being attached.
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The netbook belongs to Linux
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-29 03:42:18
Why do Microsoft and vendors like ASUS continue to push the line that Microsoft Windows is the ultimate operating system for the diminutive ultraportable netbook market? The Windows 7 plan for netbooks is fraught with limitation and burdens. It's time to bring back the penguin.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-29 03:42:18
Why do Microsoft and vendors like ASUS continue to push the line that Microsoft Windows is the ultimate operating system for the diminutive ultraportable netbook market? The Windows 7 plan for netbooks is fraught with limitation and burdens. It's time to bring back the penguin.
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Keep your spreadsheets off my SharePoint; make your own database in minutes
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-25 19:37:00
Hey you! Stop loading spreadsheets into Microsoft SharePoint. Excel may be simple to set up but you can do things differently for better results. You won’t have problems with concurrent edits and you won’t be dragging files across a WAN. Make your own SharePoint database in a couple of minutes.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-25 19:37:00
Hey you! Stop loading spreadsheets into Microsoft SharePoint. Excel may be simple to set up but you can do things differently for better results. You won’t have problems with concurrent edits and you won’t be dragging files across a WAN. Make your own SharePoint database in a couple of minutes.
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Book review: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Inside Out
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-23 23:33:55
Despite the seeming ubiquity of SharePoint Server its administration and maintenance can, at times, be cryptic and seemingly impenetrable. This Microsoft Press book gives a deep explanation of how to master the beast.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-23 23:33:55
Despite the seeming ubiquity of SharePoint Server its administration and maintenance can, at times, be cryptic and seemingly impenetrable. This Microsoft Press book gives a deep explanation of how to master the beast.
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Tattersall's gamble with password security
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-23 21:09:56
In this modern day online security is of paramount concern. It comes as a surprise, then, that Tattersall's Sweeps, a prominent Australian gaming company that administers weekly lotto, pools and other gambling products, makes no distinction between upper- and lower-case in passwords.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-23 21:09:56
In this modern day online security is of paramount concern. It comes as a surprise, then, that Tattersall's Sweeps, a prominent Australian gaming company that administers weekly lotto, pools and other gambling products, makes no distinction between upper- and lower-case in passwords.
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Readin', writin' and raidin': the World of Warcraft learning experience
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-22 19:12:29
You are a level 10 character. You have a quest to kill 10 mottled boars which yield 120 experience each. The quest reward is 1000xp. How many extra boars do you need to kill to level up? Yes folks, World of Warcraft is the new educational medium.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-22 19:12:29
You are a level 10 character. You have a quest to kill 10 mottled boars which yield 120 experience each. The quest reward is 1000xp. How many extra boars do you need to kill to level up? Yes folks, World of Warcraft is the new educational medium.
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Like the Windows 7 starter netbook wallpaper? You'd better; there's no changing it.
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-22 18:40:47
Microsoft seems bent on making netbook users know they’re running the cheapest version of Windows 7. After relenting on the previous restriction only three apps could run at one time the company now will lock the operating system desktop so the default wallpaper can not be changed.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-22 18:40:47
Microsoft seems bent on making netbook users know they’re running the cheapest version of Windows 7. After relenting on the previous restriction only three apps could run at one time the company now will lock the operating system desktop so the default wallpaper can not be changed.
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Windows 7 desktop virtualisation opens new possibilities
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-21 04:33:34
Microsoft Windows 7 brings new levels of virtualisation to the desktop. This includes natively booting from virtual hard disks and XP Mode. Both open exciting new possibilities for enterprise deployments and software distribution.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-21 04:33:34
Microsoft Windows 7 brings new levels of virtualisation to the desktop. This includes natively booting from virtual hard disks and XP Mode. Both open exciting new possibilities for enterprise deployments and software distribution.
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Opera web browser re-invents meaning of word "re-invent"
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-06-20 22:27:54
Opera gained fame for being a featured web browser that consumed a minimum of memory. It fit on a floppy disk, and it ran on mobile devices. Trying to regain a place in the spotlight, Opera announced it would be re-inventing the web. Now that its secret is out I am underwhelmed.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-06-20 22:27:54
Opera gained fame for being a featured web browser that consumed a minimum of memory. It fit on a floppy disk, and it ran on mobile devices. Trying to regain a place in the spotlight, Opera announced it would be re-inventing the web. Now that its secret is out I am underwhelmed.
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Microsoft back down on IE8 $10,000 competition
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-19 22:16:33
Internet Explorer 8 could net you $10,000, but cost you your soul, judging by the feedback from certain sectors to Microsoft’s IE8-only competition. Microsoft has paid attention and now the "ten grand is buried here" competition no longer requires Internet Explorer be used.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-19 22:16:33
Internet Explorer 8 could net you $10,000, but cost you your soul, judging by the feedback from certain sectors to Microsoft’s IE8-only competition. Microsoft has paid attention and now the "ten grand is buried here" competition no longer requires Internet Explorer be used.
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Is Xandros a Linux distro, a marketing machine or a Microsoft stooge?
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-15 02:20:28
You may know of Xandros Linux; for many people exposure came through the Eee PC, with this being the distro chosen by Linux-turncoat ASUS. Yet, what is Xandros' stance on open source software? Might Xandros be a thinly-veiled Microsoft tout as Linspire reborn?
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-15 02:20:28
You may know of Xandros Linux; for many people exposure came through the Eee PC, with this being the distro chosen by Linux-turncoat ASUS. Yet, what is Xandros' stance on open source software? Might Xandros be a thinly-veiled Microsoft tout as Linspire reborn?
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United Nation launches world's first free online university
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-06-14 20:04:05
For hundreds of millions of people around the world higher education is no more than a dream. The United Nations hope to make this dream a reality with their global tuition-free online University.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-06-14 20:04:05
For hundreds of millions of people around the world higher education is no more than a dream. The United Nations hope to make this dream a reality with their global tuition-free online University.
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NSW DET begin hiring for high school laptop rollout
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-06-14 18:57:22
The New South Wales Department of Education and Training (DET) has advertised for several hundred Technology Support Officers ahead of the deployment of hundreds of thousands of laptops to secondary school students later this year.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-06-14 18:57:22
The New South Wales Department of Education and Training (DET) has advertised for several hundred Technology Support Officers ahead of the deployment of hundreds of thousands of laptops to secondary school students later this year.
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RailCorp CIO shown door after corruption allegations
Written By: David M Williams
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-10 17:50:54
Just months after being named Public Sector CIO of the year, RailCorp Chief Information Officer Vicki Coleman has been escorted from her office by security after allegations have been made about her to the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-10 17:50:54
Just months after being named Public Sector CIO of the year, RailCorp Chief Information Officer Vicki Coleman has been escorted from her office by security after allegations have been made about her to the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
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Obama's BlackBerry hacked, contents to be published: report
Written By: David M Williams
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-10 01:59:40
President Barack Obama achieved notoriety in BlackBerry-loving circles because he loved his handheld so much he insisted he continue to use it in office, despite past precedent that U.S. Presidents not compose e-mail. Yet, the National Security Agency may have been proven correct after a report by Fox News that the President’s BlackBerry has been hacked!
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-10 01:59:40
President Barack Obama achieved notoriety in BlackBerry-loving circles because he loved his handheld so much he insisted he continue to use it in office, despite past precedent that U.S. Presidents not compose e-mail. Yet, the National Security Agency may have been proven correct after a report by Fox News that the President’s BlackBerry has been hacked!
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Lotus Notes creator says Google Wave violates Web
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-06-09 19:34:53
Ray Ozzie, the man behind Lotus Domino/Lotus Notes and now Bill Gates' replacement as Microsoft Chief Software Architect has voiced his take on Google Wave during an interview at Silicon Valley's Churchill Club. He claims Wave is anti-Web while Microsoft’s Live Mesh is web friendly.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-06-09 19:34:53
Ray Ozzie, the man behind Lotus Domino/Lotus Notes and now Bill Gates' replacement as Microsoft Chief Software Architect has voiced his take on Google Wave during an interview at Silicon Valley's Churchill Club. He claims Wave is anti-Web while Microsoft’s Live Mesh is web friendly.
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