Software that only just works

Mandy Shaw, 3 months ago

To put it bluntly, this blog entry is all about software that doesn't work properly.Here are a few examples ...1. As mentioned in a comment elsewhere in this site, my last but one mobile 'phone/push email device had a lovely habit. I would sit in the train typing an email, we'd travel out of a built-up area, and the signal would drop. The 'phone would then sit there saying 'Connecting' until it was switched off and on again - the return of the signal made no difference. Completely repeatable problem. So, let's get this right, this is a mobile device being asked to do a core...

Long live the Beeb

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Chris Gabriel, 3 months ago

Well the creators of the BBC Micro met last week at the Science Museum in London to celebrate the birth of this (and let me be a bit soppy here) beautiful invention.I was driving down the M4 when I heard it on Radio 4 and I was immediately taken back to my teens, and Computing Club at the War Memorial Club in Wrexham every Thursday night, and, the time I now argue when actually being computer literate meant being able to actually program a computer.Computer Club (and the Beeb) was a clear demonstration of social class. The Beeb owners, sons...

Does Unified Communications spell the end for office-based working?

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The Editor, 3 months ago

The increased uptake of unified communications (UC) tools will lead businesses to abandon traditional office-based working, according to IBM. Speaking at the recent Voicecon conference in Orlando, Florida, general manager of IBM Lotus software Mike Rhodin predicted that social networking applications and online virtual environments will become accepted alternatives to real-world meetings. Desktop computers and phones will be replaced by laptops and other mobile devices, the supplier predicted. This change will be driven by a shift in work models, as organisations embrace globalisation and green business initiatives that foster working from home."The real business problem everyone's dealing with here is...