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Researchers at Arizona State University develop new massive memory technology: Wow!This could have far greater consequences than just flash memory sticks.Providing costs can as indicated be controlled, solid state hard drives could indeed become a reality. Look at the physical size of 1GB of laptop memory and imagine it's now has a 1000 times more capacity at 1TB. It's mind...; Tags: lastchip, Arizona State University; Discussion threads 2007-10-31
Dell to ship PCs with virtualization by next year: Seems to me,It's an admission of the complete failure of Vista to do what consumers want.Hit the nail squareI think lastchip has it right. In my shop we have several users, including IT team members using Vista. Several have come to like Vista much more then XP, but even the...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), lastchip, Microsoft Windows Vista, virtualization, Dell Computer Corp., PC; Discussion threads 2007-08-22
Adobe suite costs nearly twice as much in U.K. as in U.S.: Absolutely true.I signed the petition mentioned in the article as a protest, but it makes no real difference to me, as I will not buy either of the over-priced offerings.; Tags: lastchip, Adobe Systems Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-04-02
Microsoft's ignorant PR: Perhaps,it's more a question of arrogance. Maybe they just don't consider Linux to be competition.understandable: 10 years agoI would understand and even buy this sentiment 10 years ago. But today? No way. Linux IS competition to MS and if they don't open their eyes to that they will be sorry.Nothing...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, lastchip, public relations, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, IBM OS/2, Micro$oft; Discussion threads 2007-03-27
Russian teacher wins software licensing case: Good result.Although I would not condone piracy, his version of events is entirely plausible and it's good to see at least some courts in the world acting with common sense.Litigation has got to a ridiculous level in the western world and needs to be reigned in before we all suffocate...; Tags: lastchip; Discussion threads 2007-02-16

U.K. ditches ID card megadatabase: Can't imagine why!They haven't yet delivered anything on time, within budget or even resembling a completed project.This government are an IT disaster.; Tags: goverment, uk, it, project management, it management, security, lastchip, ID card; Discussion threads 2006-12-21
French parliament dumping Windows for Linux: Mandriva or SuSE?Wouldn't mind betting it will be one or the other!Mandriva because it's a French based company and the French are known for looking after themselves, or SuSE because it's EU based and has Novell for technical backup.; Tags: desktops, linux, software, lastchip, FRENCH, Microsoft Windows, French Parliament; Discussion threads 2006-11-29
The Very Last Chip!: The Very Last Chip!blog rootThe Devil that is Debian!I've been playing around with Linux now for a while, but can't beconsidered competent as will become clear, but I have met with successin installing and using Xandros, which I like a great deal.I've also tried Redhat, SuSE, Mandrake as was, Ubuntu...; Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, lastchip, Debian, command prompt; Discussion threads 2005-11-13
Microsoft boxes up Vista: What is the point?If Vista Home Basic has a similar price to XP Home, without the new interface, why would you bother to upgrade?Not sure there is a pointWell, what was the point of having two versions of XP? There were hardly any differences between XP Pro and XP...; Tags: CD, lastchip, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, operating system, programming, vista; Discussion threads 2006-02-27
Firefox makes an inroad in the U.K.: It's easy.If the site doesn't work in Firefox, I don't use it; end of story!If businesses can afford to loose customers like me, good luck to them, but sure as hell, they will find a diminishing customer base in years to come.Let's face it, if the site was coded properly,...; Tags: Web browsers; Discussion threads 2005-08-27
Imagine a Googled Linux !!!: Imagine a Googled Linux !!!There have been several snippets in TR News recently that suggest Google may be looking at producing it's own operating system. Another correspondent touched on the possibility of using Linux at the core of this speculative system.This got me thinking; a rare occurrence, so make the...; Tags: google, Google Inc., lastchip, Linux, marketing, Microsoft Corp., os; Discussion threads 2005-08-03
Firewalls; Java; Security; Windows; Linux Scary!: Firewalls; Java; Security; Windows; Linux Scary!Having followed another discussion relating to Windows, I decided to run some security checks on my home network and used a site http://www.auditmypc.com - a site I have not used previously.It was with some dismay, that this site punched straight through my Hardware BSD based...; Tags: firewall, firewalls, Java, lastchip, linux, Microsoft Windows, security, windows; Discussion threads 2005-07-29
Gary McKinnon: Scapegoat or public enemy?: Seems to me,it's not Gary that should be in trouble, although what he did must be of questionable legality.Much more likely, the US military is hugely embarrassed by this affair and so they should be.Egg firmly placed on face springs to mind.Blank Administrator passwords? You gotta be joking!!!A proper british...; Tags: Gary McKinnon, password; Discussion threads 2005-07-17
IT giants accused of exploiting open source: Good points, but..........Jesus Villasante makes some good points, but also shows a lack of understanding of what grass routes open source is all about.Of course it's fragmented and as he says "Open source is a complete mess--many people do lots of different things. There's total confusion today," That's how it...; Tags: IBM Corp., information technology, Jesus Villasante, lastchip, Linux, Open Office.org, open source, programming, software; Discussion threads 2005-06-02
Blogging blossoms in British election: You have to live in the UK to understand.The truth of the matter is, although Labour have just won an historic third term in office, they managed it with only about 20% of the popular vote; a quirk of our voting system. Nobody that I know, would trust them to...; Tags: blogging, British Election, British People, career, lastchip; Discussion threads 2005-05-07
Tony Blair launches digital divide 'challenge': Another sound bite from Teflon Tony!With the election looming and no real ways to solve the fundamental problems of the UK, take it with a pinch of salt, as those of us that live in the UK will.We've heard all sorts of promises over the past ten years most of...; Tags: lastchip; Discussion threads 2005-04-04
Insights into Linux Web site deployment from the Linux Quick Fix Notebook: One sentance says it all."Simplicity will be critical for more universal acceptance".I too, cannot understand why all Linux distros have to be so finicky when installing programs. Windows may be a crash nightmare, but installation of additional programs is a breeze, and the one thing they have got right.No, don't...; Tags: Debian, lastchip, Linux, Microsoft Windows, software; Discussion threads 2005-03-26
How failure to apply updates magnifies errors into global problems: How failure to apply updates magnifies errors into global problemsarticle rootTwo sides to this coin.Trouble is with updates, they can and sometimes do break things. You only have to look at how reluctant many administrators were in upgrading to XP SP2 to see the problem, and these are professionals that...; Tags: Patches, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, lastchip, Microsoft Corp., patch management, MS Stuff; Discussion threads 2005-02-10

Additional Resources

Why there's no such thing as a trusted brand: In my last post, "Rootkit redux: Sony doesn't learn from history," I discussed the problem of a vendor whose software isn't only poorly secured but actually unsecure by design. Similarly, on August 7, Eve Lee questioned whether new Adobe Acrobat features represented an attempt to provide its customers convenience and...; Tags: Security, Brand, Financial, Vendor, Brand Loyalty, Chad Perrin; Blog posts 2007-09-04

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