So I'm helping host an event for Google (http://www.google.com) yesterday - called Atmosphere, it was based in London and had about 300 CIOs present. I was lucky enough to be chairing a couple of...

The Microsoft Windows 7 (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/home?os=nonwin7) launch is all but upon us and I can't say I'm sorry. Not that I'm directly affected as a Mac user but...

admoore Thanks, I typed .com instead of .gov, almost like a reflex. I've asked the Powers that Be to amend this and I'm sure they'll get right to it.

Thanks Allan, that's useful input. I have to admit that although I can see your point, there's also an argument that says that education needs to be pragmatic and if kids are more likely to come...

Thanks for the comments, particularly shagbag - always good to have a constructive attitude and an intelligent response. I'm well aware that the issue with Microsoft was initially about its monopoly...

Chrome at this stage is indeed just a browser - but according to the Google link I've included in the blog, it's also going to be the name of the new operating system. Cue complete confusion...

Google (http://www.google.com) has confirmed that it is working on an operating system called Chrome (http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html). It will be a rival to...

It's not the users for whom I feel sorry. Yes, they'll have to learn a bit more about how they're going to interact with - sorry, use - their computers when multitouch comes into significant amounts...

Here we go again. The European Union (hello from Europe, everyone!) is once again complaining that Microsoft is abusing its market leadership position by continuing to put Internet Explorer into...

It's an odd thing, being a journalist. Your job is to report what other people have said and only occasionally should your own view creep in, if at all. It's the same in America; the serious...

That's a very good point. I've often said that PCs have users while Apple seems to have enthusiasts. Apple fans hate it when I say that but, even as an Apple user myself, I find it to be true.

So the worst-kept secret is finally out of the bag - the next generation of Windows will work with touch screens (http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-9953243-56.html?tag=nefd.lede). It will be faster...