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- ZDNet Author Biography
Zack Whittaker started playing with computers before he could even tie his shoelaces; although that skill wasn't discovered until he was 10. Amongst many things, he is a good-for-nothing, pink sock wearing, British student at the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK working towards a BA Hons Criminology and Social...- more about Zack Whittaker »
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- Chrome OS: More questions than answers?
- Chrome OS, while a brilliant idea, could be horrendously flawed. There seem to be more questions than answers at this stage. Why? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Question, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
- Let's get rid of usernames and passwords for good
- Username and password combinations are old, outdated, confusing and often taken over by other tools. Can the next-generation inspire a solution to this? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Password, Username, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
- Office 2010 Beta 2: More than just a bunch of pretty icons
- Office 2010 Beta 2 is available to TechNet/MSDN subscribers, and as usual I got my mitts on it too. What's new? What's good? What's the killer application? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Beta, Office 2010 Beta 2, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Office 2010 hits beta: what's new and exciting
- A quick look over at the feature-complete Office 2010 and what's shiny and new. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Beta, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Office 2010, Microsoft, Word, Productivity, User interface, Features, Pre-release, iGeneration, Zack Whittaker
- Image galleries 2009-11-17
- The weirdest Easter egg ever seen on Facebook
- A strange bug/trick/Easter egg in Facebook is confusing the masses. Here's how to access it for your own amusement. Quick tip by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Facebook, Easter Egg, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-17
- How could Twitter help in a terrorist attack?
- If Twitter had been around during the London bombings in July 2005, how would the average user contribute towards a calmer, more organised chaos? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Twitter Inc., Terrorist Attack, Corporate Insurance, Homeland Security, Business Security, Business Operations, Government, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-15
- Windows 7's first 100 days: So how were yours?
- Windows 7 has been out in the wild for 100 days. My experience has been nothing but positive, but what about yours? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-13
- Cloud storage: Impossible to fill?
- Cloud storage services like SkyDrive or even Gmail in principle offer more space than we could fill, literally. Why offer so much at little or no cost? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Storage, Hardware, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-12
- Size zero devices: How thin is too thin?
- Laptops and phones are getting thinner and thinner. What is the obsession with the size-zero gadget? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Obsession, Notebooks, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-10
- Paperless students? Never going to happen
- Students, even in this technological revolution, are failing to move away from pulp and paper to the more seemingly convenient netbook or laptop. But why? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Student, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-09
- 10 technological changes in 10 technological years
- I found myself strangely nostalgic today after looking back at my own childhood, from a Generation Y perspective, and realised how much things have changed in a mere decade. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Generation Y, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-09
- Facebook profile privacy: Take control, student style
- Gone through all of your privacy settings and now feel safer as a result? Read this and think again, because there are more things to take into consideration. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Facebook, Privacy, Security, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-06
- Google Maps and the mystery of the non-existent town
- A small village in the north of England, Argleton, simply doesn't exist except in the world of Google. But why? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Maps, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-04
- Best use for touch hardware yet? FarmVille
- Even with interactive screensavers, mapping applications and games all designed for touch applications, I may have found the best use of touch technology yet. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Use, Hardware, Games, Personal Technology, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-04
- Google Wave: Has potential, but let loose too soon
- Google Wave was "released" too soon. Sure it is only in preview-mode but what I see so far doesn't fill me with confidence, even though it could have some potential. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Google Inc., Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-03
- Web addresses to extend to non-English languages
- Non-English characters will soon point to websites thanks to the regulatory body, ICANN. Will this now make the Internet truly local? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Web, ICANN, Web Address, Internet, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Marketing, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-10-31
- MI5, an ISP lawsuit and an e-petition: More opposition to piracy cut-off plans
- A major ISP, TalkTalk, the police, and even MI5 and MI6 are opposing the UK file-sharing cut-off plans laid out by the government. Will the policy fall? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Lawsuit, Internet Service Provider, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Government, Piracy, Internet, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-10-30
- Facebook freezes deceased person's profiles
- Facebook will now freeze profile pages of those who have died to ensure privacy and security to family and friends who grieve. Is Facebook the next generation memorial chapel? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Facebook, Security, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-10-28
- Universities in hot water over students' peer-to-peer sharing
- Students sharing copyrighted files through university networks are landing their institutions in hot water. But with new legislation about to come into force, where do we stand now? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: P2P, Student, Water, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-10-25
- Email Overload Syndrome: Too much in too many places
- Web email access was meant to make life easier. But now with multiple services interconnecting and "working together", it just shows that "working together" means "working against the will of the user." by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Syndrome, E-mail, Online Communications, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-10-23
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