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‘Is obesity contagious?‘ I will leave you to ponder that one. My Segway being, whatever the reality in the human realm, clearly something has contaminated our attitude to keeping our data trim. Just as airlines are now catering and considering charging for ‘large seats’ so will the Internet’s aspirations of ‘Net Neutrality’ (the principle that […]
October 23, 2013
October 22nd will go down as Tablet Tuesday, as the big players in this space Microsoft, Apple, Nokia converged on this date to officially launched new product. Instead of a big bang it was more of a one horse show with most attention captured by Apple, being the only one of the bunch to have maintain any […]
September 12, 2013
Much hype is being touted about Apple’s new iPhone 5S and its Biometric fingerprint capability, and is being heralded as a new wave of security for consumers and the increased challenges of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) for businesses. Whilst the convenience of biometrics in these form factors may encourage those users idle enough not […]
February 26, 2013
This week Nokia pushed out an update to its ‘Nokia Drive‘ Windows Phone application. The pre-eminent satellite navigation application of the Nokia Windows Phone platform partnership. Wonderful, reminds me of the great new real time service world we are now living in where updates come automatically and services are iteratively improved. So goes the story. […]
January 28, 2013
Windows RT officially launched alongside Windows 8 on October 26, 2012 with the Microsoft Surface device leading the pack of several Windows RT-powered devices from OEM partners. Despite the lack of clarity around the Windows RT v. Windows 8 versions, Windows RT has established a solid user base. It delivers to the mobile demands of […]
December 20, 2012
I have just come out of my last meeting before Christmas in which security has been forefront (again) on both business and IT principles minds, and tongues… The bizarre thing is that despite the obvious, the prevalence of IT security systems protect the ‘Environment Boundary’ in which data resides or is transmitted, whilst understandable form […]
November 18, 2012
Demonstrating unwavering leadership, whether driven by necessity or not, Steve Ballmer has created a unique window of opportunity to redress some issues with Windows 8 reception into the marketplace. Steven Sinofsky President, Windows Division has gone from headline grabbing darling to departed http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/exec/ssinofsky/ Conspiracy theorists abound need little imagination as to why. As a Microsoft Partner […]
November 2, 2012
Further to my earlier blog on Windows 8 RT / Microsoft Surface ‘Windows 8 RT – iPad Killer?‘ herewith as promised a step guide to making the Windows 8 RT storage expansion options available in the default ‘Libraries’ view of the Windows Modern UI (Metro) apps. This addresses a frustration that it was not possible to […]
October 29, 2012
I have just taken delivery of a Microsoft Surface and it has knocked my sock off, it fell short of taking both due to its absence of proper Stylus support but I will come to that later. The Windows Surface and Windows 8 RT is a great blend of Software and hardware I cannot champion […]
June 19, 2012
The Microsoft Partner Ecosystem is the envy of the IT industry, and an example to any business trying to build channel to market. It is unique as marketing and customer facing engine and a force for good fostering business development and growth especially across the Small Medium enterprise sector. Here in the UK for example […]
June 14, 2012
Windows RT, Microsoft Windows isn’t it? Well yes, but not as you know it. Recent the press have played up the Google and Mozilla anti compete haranguing of Microsoft, despite regulatory authorities in the US and Europe paying little more than lip services to the complaints. All part of the game of brinkmanship as these […]
April 30, 2012
So you have seen the light and enjoying the spread of joined up Enterprise systems that for many SME’s (Small Medium Enterprise) Companies was till Microsoft Office 365 arrived a pipe dream, not just in cost terms but configuration and management. For those without any legacy Microsoft Exchange positions this is a no brainer. BUT […]
April 13, 2012
BYOD (bring your own device) refers to employees who bring their own computing devices to the workplace and they are permitted (or pull rank) to connect to the corporate network. It is at this point that many CIO (Chief Information Officers) or their counterparts will draw the line. For others they will see this as […]
April 11, 2012
Headlines abound as the UK Government looks to promote more agile ways of working to make-up for policy makers prevarications over transport and communication infrastructure upgrades in the run up to the Olympics. · Headlines ‘Read all about it’ UK tests home working to beat Games gridlock Political sniping aside the real story here is […]
March 24, 2011
Computerworld reports – IT executives expect their support requirements to increase significantly once workers begin using the iPad 2 on the job. This is backed up by the Info tech Research Group in their article 2011 ‘The Year of the Tablet’. The growing acceptance that these are information consumption devices rather than information creation devices […]
November 28, 2013
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