Andrew Donoghue's Blog - Triplesourced - Latest blog feeds at ZDNet UK http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,2000331759b,00.htm Andrew Donoghue's Blog - Triplesourced - Latest blog feeds at ZDNet UK en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:21:55 +0100 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:21:55 +0100 20 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (A) Although the European commission might be proud of its record of hitting Microsoft with fines that dig deep into Redmond's seemingly bottomless coffers, the fact is that for many European countries, Microsoft is still the first and sometimes only choice w... zdnetuk/10012806 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10012806o-2000331759b,00.htm Sun, 24 May 2009 17:47:32 +0100 Forget EC Fines: Microsoft is "IT" for many EU Governments mailroomuk@zdnet.com (A) The genesis of netbooks can be seen in machines such as the One Laptop per Child XO device, and its rival the Intel Classmate - both originally targeted at the developing world. However, design doesn't always translate to execution - so a year or so a... zdnetuk/10012629 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10012629o-2000331759b,00.htm Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:13:54 +0100 Can netbooks really cut it in Africa? mailroomuk@zdnet.com (A) I like to work with BBC World News on in the background over here in Budapest. Working on your own is fine but you get used to noises of a busy(ish) editorial office so its nice to have some buzz and chatter on in the background - which is exactly what th... zdnetuk/10012578 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10012578o-2000331759b,00.htm Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:39:14 +0100 ZDNet.co.uk Scoops BBC on Techie Survival Training mailroomuk@zdnet.com (A) Second time is lucky too it seems. Hungarian ex-Microsoft Billionaire Charles Simonyi has landed safely after his second space-tourist mission. I am living in Budapest for a while and so taking an interest in anything Hungarian in the news these days.... zdnetuk/10012530 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10012530o-2000331759b,00.htm Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:28:02 +0100 Hungarian Microsoft Billionaire Space Tourist Lands Safely mailroomuk@zdnet.com (A) Temporarily based in Hungary as I am - been here in Budapest for a couple of months - anything Hungarian in the news gets my attention. Right now its mostly how the Hungarian economy is in meltdown - the PM quit on Saturday - but every now and again t... zdnetuk/10012439 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10012439o-2000331759b,00.htm Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:37:48 +0000 Hungarian Microsoft Office Creator in Space - Again! mailroomuk@zdnet.com (A) Only just noticed that ZDNet.co.uk has updated the way it displays video. This a good thing as it means that I can now embed some of the video I shot while I worked on the site - from 2003 to 2008 - on some of my other blogs. There is loads of grea... zdnetuk/10012225 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10012225o-2000331759b,00.htm Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:21:39 +0000 Video highlight: Flying doctors bring computer aid to Africa mailroomuk@zdnet.com (A) Yep - in typical fashion, even the government's tacit admission that it was behind the curve on open source was released late. The press release/statement/apology - Government levels the playing field for open source - wasn't sent out from the Ministry... zdnetuk/10012221 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10012221o-2000331759b,00.htm Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:52:30 +0000 UK Government reckons this open source thingy could catch on maybe mailroomuk@zdnet.com (A) Ah the pressures of dealing with a communications industry in flux. Next generation networks, internet bottlenecks, spectrum issues, mobile pricing, digital switchover, just some of the problems awaiting newly appointed Ofcom Chairman Dr Colette Bowe.... zdnetuk/10012205 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10012205o-2000331759b,00.htm Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:01:53 +0000 New Ofcom chairman: Nice work if you can get it mailroomuk@zdnet.com (A) Given that it's the end of the financial world as we know (and yes I do feel fine - chipper even - put that down to banker-based Schadenfreude), I was expecting to see the number of press releases with "green" in the headline dry up. It's all about th... zdnetuk/10012181 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10012181o-2000331759b,00.htm Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:19:45 +0000 Making the Switch to green mailroomuk@zdnet.com (A) Not a specifically IT-related missive but given the amount of greenwash sloshing around the tech sector, IT companies should take notice. Defra has just announced that its recruited a steering group to help update its green claims code: "The code wa... zdnetuk/10012175 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10012175o-2000331759b,00.htm Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:33:22 +0000 Government tackles Greenwash (does that include its own spin?)