Tuesday, 2 November 2010

Enterprise Developers: Don't stop believing in Microsoft Silverlight

Richi Jennings's picture   The Long View (Computerworld)

Is Microsoft really ditching Silverlight for HTML5? Really? It was Microsoft's Professional Developer's Conference last week. What conclusions should enterprise developers draw? Let's dig deeper, in The Long View...

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Monday, 1 November 2010

iPhone daylight-saving bug: fall back to late alarms

Richi Jennings's picture   The Long View (Computerworld)

These are the dog days of DST, people: get ready to fall back. And prepare for an insidious bug in iOS, where alarms go off late. If you rely on your iPhone to get you up after the time change, you may be in trouble. The daylight saving bug may make Fall 2010 alarming, once you go back to Standard time. Let's see what's up, in The Long View...

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Wednesday, 27 October 2010

Are Apple's iPhone and iPad relevant to enterprises?

Richi Jennings's picture   The Long View (Computerworld)

The conventional wisdom is that enterprises aren't impressed by Apple's shiny iDevices, perceiving them as a consumer play. Is that a fair assessment? And if so, could it change in the foreseeable future? Let's take a look, in The Long View...

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Friday, 22 October 2010

Microsoft Office 365: Cynical rebrand or future of collaboration?

Richi Jennings's picture   The Long View (Computerworld)

This week saw Microsoft announce its Office 365 initiative. What does it mean for businesses, large and small? Let's survey the landscape, in The Long View...

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Tuesday, 5 October 2010

Should ISPs cut off bot-infected users?

Richi Jennings's picture   The Long View (Computerworld)

Scissors (Ivy Dawned @ Flickr)There's no doubt that botnets are a major threat to the safety and stability of the internet -- not to mention the cleanliness of your inbox. After years of failure to act, could we finally be seeing ISPs waking up to their responsibilities? Let's take The Long View...

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