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Broadband Britain, Accelerating America

Broadband Britain, Accelerating AmericaAnti-American drivel....Making ridiculous statements like 'warmonger' and so on I think Britain and the rest should have been to the wolves to be devoured by the Germans 50+ years ago...Plus, the USA won the cold war through strength not by some panty waste peace protester....Lastly, the USA...

Tags: Cellular phones, Broadband Britain, broadband

Discussion threads 2009-01-30

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Young man yells at cloud

Nice theory, but..."Or as Mark Twain once said, ?Put all your eggs in one basket and watch that basket.?"But isn't moving to the "cloud" putting all your eggs all in one basket...and that all you can do is watch...because you have NO control over it.And how about when your "cloud"...

Tags: Desktops, Thin clients, SECURITY, Young Man

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

An open letter to the RIAA: Illegal file sharing problem solved?

I think I'll skip......governments collecting and paying royalties. Its called tolling and every business in the world would like to access governments' ability to use force to collect money for them.What would be the outcome of such a scheme? Whenever "artists" (and I use the word loosely given...

Tags: Taxes, Vertical industries, Free trade, Peer to peer (P2P), RIAA, government, file sharing problem, tax, open letter, file-sharing

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

BT gives Phorm the boot

After running consumer trials of Phorm's Webwise user-tracking system - and facing strident objections from consumers and the European Union - British Telecom has opted to give Phorm the boot, the Guardian reports. Allegedly the decision is financial. BT is going to put its resources into building...

Tags: British Telecommunications, Web Site, Phorm, Web Site Development, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Web Technology, Video On Demand (VoD), Internet, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-06

Gov. to pirates: we'll slow you down, not cut you off

The UK government are currently looking into solutions to bringing Internet pirates to a standstill. With multiple cards on the table still but "all but ruled out" using a three strike system which the French government have already undertaken. "Technical solutions" are one of the primary solutions...

Tags: Broadband, Piracy, Government, Broadband Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Networking, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-06-05

Britain's technology stumbles in snow; Seattle shares concerns

England, England, England. Home of the Yorkshire pudding, the field plough, a chip butty and international cricket. One thing we are not so used to, is the snow. Over the last week, we've had more snow sweeping over the country than we've had in two decades, and...

Tags: Network, Snow, Seattle, Networking, Web Site Development, Internet, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-02-06

Would you buy a wireless plan with your Netbook?

Netbooks, everyone's favorite diminutive, under-powered mobile whiz-kid device, continue to encroach on traditional laptop sales. But should computer manufacturers be able to capitalize on Netbooks' popularity by pushing them into the market occupied by smartphones? Just how much of a "missing link" should a...

Tags: Smart Phone, AT&T Corp., Netbook, Wireless, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Smart Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-02-02

News to know: Microsoft's killer instinct; Google's blunder; Palm OS; Windows 7;

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily .  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Jason Perlow: Why Microsoft's Killer Instinct Must Return Ryan Naraine: Google flags entire Web as 'malware' Google blames 'human error' for search...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Mobile, Operating System, Palm OS, Palm Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Advertising & Promotion, Security, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-02

Broadband Britain, Accelerating America

Both the United States and United Kingdom, separated only by monarchy, a stupid accent and a big pond, have been plagued with lack of proper broadband speeds. by Zack Whittaker

Tags: Broadband, Broadband Speed, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-01-30

Why RIAA, ISP cooperation may deliver returns for both sides

Why RIAA, ISP cooperation may deliver returns for both sidesHow do they catch you anyway?For BitTorrent They check trackers for your IP? I'm not sure how other peer-to-peer systems work, but as long as I'm using trackers that have "no logging IP adresses/usage" in their privacy policy, I'm going to...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Internet Service Provider, ISP-A, RIAA

Discussion threads 2009-01-29

Britain threatens ISPs with possible piracy legislation

Britain threatens ISPs with possible piracy legislationRE: Britain threatens ISPs...That is easy!!![b]Just ask Comcast![/b] They have been doing it already in the US.They will need to ban...All Internet encryption and monitor all P2P traffic!What else can we expect from any politician! Just wait until the nation of ISLAM takes over...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Peer to peer (P2P), Government, Internet Service Provider, piracy legislation, P2P, file-sharing

Discussion threads 2008-02-22

GNER Chose THUS to Provide a Next-Generation Network to Transfer Business-Critical Data Up and Down the Country, 365 Days a Year..

Great North Eastern Railways GNER provides high-speed train services along the East Coast Main Line, a key transport link between regions of England and Scotland and one of Britain's fastest railway lines. GNER wanted to connect 23 sites between London and Aberdeen with a fast, reliable and future-proof network. GNER...

Tags: Network, Great North Eastern Railways, Service Level Management, Networking, Backups, Network Technology, It Operations, It service Management

Case studies 2007-06-14

A Digg riot and AACS

AACS, the DRM technology used to protect HD-DVD and Blu-Ray discs (though Blu-Ray has additional schemes it can use), has been broken for awhile, at least since February 13th when this Wired blog post appeared. The "processing key," which is posted on the referenced Wired blog in hexadecimal form, is...

Tags: Television, HD DVD, HD, General, DRM, Digital Media, BluRay

Blog posts 2007-05-02

E-mail gangs bombarding Britain with spam

E-mail gangs bombarding Britain with spamBritain has computers?I am in shock that they have computers, much less internet access!Maybe they will run and hide now.Is it possible to identify the "bot" computers???If so, can't the ISP's just shut off their access until they clean up their act (get the crap...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Spam, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, computer, bot, bot computer, operating system

Discussion threads 2006-11-27

Oxfam GB CIO: Simon Jennings - Transcript

Dan Farber:Simon, thanks for joining me.Simon Jennings:It’s a pleasure Dan.Dan Farber:Now, Simon, you’re the CIO of Oxfam Great Britain which is part of Oxfam international. Could you explain the scope of your responsibilities as well as how Oxfam GB fits into the international organization?Simon Jennings:First thing to understand is that...

Tags: Uncategorized

Blog posts 2006-10-24

Oxfam GB CIO: Simon Jennings - Transcript

Dan Farber: Simon, thanks for joining me. Simon Jennings: It’s a pleasure Dan. Dan Farber: Now, Simon, you’re the CIO of Oxfam Great Britain which is part of Oxfam international. Could you explain the scope of your responsibilities as well as...

Tags: Innovation, Revenue, Product, Mobility, Satellite, Organization, Office, Oxfam, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Administrator

Blog posts 2006-10-24

Broadband penetration in Europe is at 13%

Only 13% of the EU population (about 25% of households) have broadband access, according to EU. The Netherlands, Denmark and Finland have the highest penetration rates (between 20% and 25%), followed by Sweden (19%), Belgium (18%), Britain and France (both 15%) and Luxembourg (14%). The other 19 nations are below...

Tags: broadband

Blog posts 2006-03-22

Do Public Broadcasters Get It? (Stephen Hill)

Do Public Broadcasters Get It? Stephen HillMostly AgreeBeen listening to podCasts since the beginning but have found I now don't waste my time with drivel and poor quality. I to listened to the same Gillmor podcast and had the same reaction as you. A second was one by Dave Winer...

Tags: Podcasts, Advertising & Promotion, broadcasting, public Broadcasting, Steve G.

Discussion threads 2005-10-24

Mobile phones are more than just phones in China

Mobile phones are more than just phones in ChinaPhone-y[Phones may be just phones in the Western world, but they're much more than that in China.]Yeah, they're the MOST EXPENSIVE PIECE OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT in their life. Would you "waste" your biggest investment, or would you take the most advantage of...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Advertising & Promotion, phone, cell phone, e-mail, mobile

Discussion threads 2005-09-21

A-Z Great Britain Super Scale Road Map 2009 3.0 (Mobile)

This publication has been designed for a Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC (version 2002 or later) and The Pocket A-Z Viewer included. Covering the same area as the Great Britain Super Scale Road Atlas, this publication consists of coloured road mapping of Great Britain which includes motorways open with full junction...

Tags: Map, Mobile, Installer, Pocket PC, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Desktops, GPS, Hardware, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2005-09-14