http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,2000578623b,00.htm roger andre's Blog - Thoughts and Theories From Roger Andre - Latest blog feeds at ZDNet UK en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:32:54 +0000 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:32:54 +0000 20 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (r) A plug in for firefox that Microsoft released some months ago, has been blocked by Mozzila. I was issued a warning that stated the plugin caused security and stability issues. I remember thinking how great it was that MS had done 'something' for firefox ... zdnetuk/10014227 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10014227o-2000578623b,00.htm Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:44:51 +0100 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (r) After receiving a zipped file containing a .avi file, I thought I'd give media player classic a go at unpacking and opening the file all on it's own. Now, every single zip file has an association with media player classic with no option to re-associate fi... zdnetuk/10014172 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10014172o-2000578623b,00.htm Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:47:59 +0100 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (r) I find my self working in the corporate head quarters of a famous shoe maker located in Street, Somerset. I sit down to use one of the computers in the staff cafe for a little browsing session, only to find IE6 languishing on the system. This annoys t... zdnetuk/10012750 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10012750o-2000578623b,00.htm Thu, 14 May 2009 21:58:02 +0100 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (r) A quick note to inform those of you that don't read the E.U.L.A. when installing software and use the SPOTIFY music streaming service, that your computers are also being used as servers to distribute material to other users of the service as stated in pa... zdnetuk/10012415 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10012415o-2000578623b,00.htm Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:08:20 +0000 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (r) I think an important point regarding the deployment of windows Vista and 7 for business, is that the hardware and applications currently available are more than ample for many a business. If you look around there's even a few corporations still happy... zdnetuk/10012069 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10012069o-2000578623b,00.htm Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:18:23 +0000 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (r) here. This is an auto command line scan designed to hunt down and root out downadup. It should really be run in safe mode and comes in the form of a .zip file. On...]]> zdnetuk/10011998 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10011998o-2000578623b,00.htm Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:18:14 +0000 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (r) Just imagine it for a moment. The advent of quantum computing and what that really means. Two particles aware of and connected to each other with a kind of super string or maybe a bouncy multi dimensional celestial web. What we're really looking at is the... zdnetuk/10011804 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10011804o-2000578623b,00.htm Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:07:42 +0000 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (r) "the tech guy" 519 on Leo Laportes' Twit.TV I was struck by one of the news items at the begining of the show. It was about a boy at school in the US who was handing out a linux distribution to h...]]> zdnetuk/10011760 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10011760o-2000578623b,00.htm Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:07:19 +0000 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (r) Just a quick note to say goodbye fellow bloggers and readers. My wife and I are off to Cornwall until the weekend, and we've decided not to bring any computers with us. At first I was planning to bring the net book and found myself fretting about wi-fi a... zdnetuk/10011649 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10011649o-2000578623b,00.htm Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:01:01 +0000 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (r) Well what do you reckon folks? What do you need to know? Do you have the patience to let yourself know it? One area that I've found youtube coming up with flying stars is in the area of tech learning. I've come across videos on there that will teach ... zdnetuk/10011638 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10011638o-2000578623b,00.htm Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:15:31 +0000