OK, I've been putting some longer and frankly heavier entries up just lately - but sometimes something's just so damned silly you have to tell everyone about it. And if you happen across it on a Friday afternoon (it's afternoon over here anyway) you've just got to spread it around a bit. So today's... (Read More)

Just been writing a piece for the Guardian in the UK on technology for people with disabilities - not the sort that helps people work around their condition, which is an excellent thing, but the stuff that levels the playing field a bit. So, for example, there's a video conferencing centre in... (Read More)

......... Just got up this morning and started my machine like everyday. Logged into Daniweb an started checking out the all the News , Views and Reviews. Was checking out some blogs and a random thought passed my mind ........... why don i write something out here. May not be that intersting as i... (Read More)

The latest lawsuit against Vista, so it seems, is now attacking the marketing methods that Microsoft used to sell PCs. The prosecutors claim that Microsoft mislead customers by allowing PC manufacturers to place stickers on the machine that said "Vista capable", when in fact many of the PCs sold... (Read More)

Actually, I was not surprised in the least when Dell announced that they're going to begin selling PCs pre-installed with Linux. After all, it was quite obvious that they had it coming: the selling of PCs without operating systems, squarely aimed at the open-source market. Then the consumer poll... (Read More)

If you had any doubts that the code that powers the applications you use is secure, then it's time that you see this in perspective. Because very unsurprisingly, the SANS exam of developers scored terrible overall in terms of security. With the increase of hackers and such on the internet out to... (Read More)

When asked if Vista is going to be a success, most people answer "yes" for various reasons: good interface, XP is getting old, it's going to be sold with new PCs anyway. Wait... really? Dell's new Dimension n-Series might be aiming to change that a little bit. The website even talks about Linux... (Read More)

The big moment is set. Microsoft has announced the release date of Vista to consumers, which happens to be January 30. So now, all Microsoft has to do is convince users that XP is dead and that Vista is the "new" OS now. Is Vista next-gen? I would say definitely yes. Although the equivalent of... (Read More)

If you've ever had the (un)fortunate experience of having to work closely with a lawyer, you know that their profession seems to have it's own language. In fact, there are actually courses in law school that teach future attourneys to speak this strange mish-mash of English, French, Latin, and... (Read More)

Although some analysts predicted that Vista may be a flop, it's already quite successful in the business world. It's already outpacing sales of Windows 2000, and catching up quickly to the sales of Windows XP. Previous blog entries I've written have been predicting the failure of Vista due to a... (Read More)

A recent prediction from Gartner states that blogging may soon reach its peak. By the first half of 2007, it says, the number of bloggers will only be around 100 million. Recent data from Technorati shows that although there's 100,000 new blogs online, 200 million bloggers have quit. Additionally,... (Read More)

Microsoft has finally launched the long-awaited Windows Vista. Will it sell well? It's already pretty obvious that Windows Vista will have a hard time competing against Microsoft's previous operating system, Windows XP. Many businesses are happy with it, and see no reason to switch. Still others... (Read More)