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Zack Whittaker started playing with computers before he could even tie his shoelaces; although that skill wasn’t discovered until he was 10. Amongst many things, he is a good-for-nothing, pink sock wearing, British student at the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK studying computer science. In between studying, drinking, and...- more about Zack Whittaker »
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- Podcast: gadgets for Christmas, iPod lovin' and the Blu-ray war
- Zack Whittaker has taken a few days off to "get his head together", but last week took half an hour out to record a podcast with his best friend, Elliot Harrison, who has stepped up to the firing squad to cover this week. Some notes for...
- Tags: Apple iPod, Web Site, Blu-ray, Zack Whittaker, Podcasts, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Digital Music, Digital Media, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Who put the 'crap' in 'Crapintosh'?
- Zack Whittaker has taken a few days off to "get his head together", so in the meantime his best friend, Elliot Harrison, has stepped up to the firing squad to cover this week. The hate campaign certain Windows users have against Macintosh users must ...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Zack Whittaker, Desktops, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Has technology evolved our language beyond recognition?
- You pick up your Blackberry in the morning because your notebook has a virus. You connect to your cloud storage and retrieve a few documents to store on your drive, and grab yourself a cup of Java. I get emails every day, mostly ordinary commentary from like-minded...
- Tags: Legend, RIM BlackBerry, Virus, Computer, Internet, E-mail, Productivity, Cyberthreats, Notebooks, Handhelds, Online Communications, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- Wired vs. wireless - security vs. speed
- Once again, this opinionated jackass dives in head first, looking at the next generation of networking and whether wireless technology will ever overtake Ethernet. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Security, Ethernet Cable, Wired Inc., Network, Cable, Wireless Connectivity, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-11-27
- Is on-demand slowly killing traditional broadcasting?
- I'm not a big TV watcher to be honest. In the UK, we have the "licence fee" which you need to pay the government before you even connect the telly to the wall. If you don't, you can bet your arse you'll have armed police storming the windows to your...
- Tags: On-demand, Broadcasting, Cloud Computing, TVs, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-11-26
- Twitter: is there any point?
- The last few days have been an eye-opener for me, because I've discovered there may in fact be little point in having Twitter. I see Twitter as a pain in the arse, something you have to go out of your way for and tell the world something you really shouldn't...
- Tags: Twitter, Channel Management, Marketing, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-11-25
- The ultimate student handheld: something for Christmas?
- I've taken many months looking for the ultimate student device; something fairly cheap and not too expensive especially in this current credit climate, something that'll last for a while, something which which can be multi-purpose; none of this "buy a camera, a phone and a sat-nav" when you can have...
- Tags: Phone, Handheld, Video Call, Video, Camera, E61, E71, Multimedia Having Fun, Telecom & Utilities, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- The ultimate student handheld
- After months of silent deliberation, endless research, multiple considerations and more coffee than you can imagine, I have in my hand the ultimate device for students. Something for Christmas, maybe? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Deliberation, Handhelds, Hardware, Nokia, E61, E Series, Zack Whittaker, Device, Students, iGeneration, Mobile, Cell, Productivity, Connectivity
- Image galleries 2008-11-24
- Student Technology Day: session videos now online
- Last month I attended the Microsoft Student Technology Day 2008 full coverage here in London, with Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, Andy McLoughlin, CEO of Huddle.net and many others. It was really quite an eye-opening day to some of the work at Microsoft, and from the many emails I got...
- Tags: Multi-touch, Steve Ballmer, Video, Microsoft Corp., Corporate Communications, Marketing, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Enterprise 2.0 solution reduces email abuse
- We now live in a day and age where we can expect to get dozens, if not hundreds of emails a day. Most of these you'll find are replies and forwarded emails - emails which you have already responded to and are following up, or emails which have been passed...
- Tags: Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise 2.0 Solution, E-mail, Online Communications, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Word 2007 ruler tweak
- A much easier way to controlling the "crazy" ruler in Word 2007, without hassle or mass-customisation. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Mouse, Microsoft Word 2007, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Mice, Microsoft Office, E-mail, Office Suites, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Online Communications, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Microsoft give students the finger, once again
- Today, Zack writes a short letter to Microsoft, asking why they keep screwing with his head and changing their plans all the time. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Zack Whittaker, Antivirus, Microsoft Office, Viruses And Worms, Security, Office Suites, Software
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Office 14 Web Applications
- A quick close-up look at the Office Web Applications which are set to be released along with Office 14, extending the office suite into an advanced version of Office Live Workspaces. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Web Application, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Zack Whittaker, Office 14, Microsoft, Office, Productivity, Cloud computing, Office Live
- Image galleries 2008-11-18
- Office 2.0: a digital revolution for students worldwide
- With hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people using Google Apps and Zoho, two of the main cloud office suites on the web, Microsoft once again sees an opportunity to slam it's iron fist onto the web in hope of crushing the same competitors as before. ...
- Tags: Office 2.0, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- The mass exodus of the technology industry
- Everywhere I look at the moment there are job cuts here, mass lay-off's there, unemployment rising and a crumbling global economy. Whilst students are working their arses off trying to cram for pre-Christmas exams, it opens up a world full of worry for students who are...
- Tags: Job, Technology Company, Industry, U.K., Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- JobBlogs: Facebook for business
- I've been a little busy over the last few weeks, but it hasn't all been drinking and partying. I've been looking into JobBlogs, which has a highly innovative SaaS appliance, which blends together customer relation management and project management, with social media within business as a main selling point, into...
- Tags: Facebook, Software-as-a-service, File Server, Workspace, File Servers, Software As A Service (SaaS), Team Management, Cloud Computing, Blogging, Storage Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Emerging Technologies, Management, Internet, Storage, Hardware, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Pre-release Windows 7 needs feature switch mode
- I have a dream that one day, little boys and little girls, across this great plain of society, can open up a pre-release version of Windows 7 or Windows 8, and have access to full unstable features which makes them go "oooh" and "ahhh" in excitement, wonder and amazement. ...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Kicking Internet pirates off the web
- We take having the Internet for granted. Wherever we go, whether we have our laptops or our tablet devices, even our mobile phones, we can connect to 'some form' of the world wide web. We can check Facebook on the Tube, we can send emails to our colleagues when we're...
- Tags: Web, Internet, Piracy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-11-09
- Obama sets technology agenda; a high student focus
- "Welcome, and thank you for choosing Barack Obama as your new president. Please take a minute to familiarise yourself with your new president, as this one is a newer, smarter and better looking president than previous versions. Although this is a new president, some features have not...
- Tags: President, Broadband, President-elect, Internet, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Workforce Management, Telecommunications, Networking, Human Resources, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-11-07
- MI6 searching for the next generation
- Whilst walking the streets of London, with half a baguette in one hand and a coffee in the other, I am no more than 10 feet away from someone who tells people you're no more than 10 feet away from a rat. I call them civil servants personally, wandering around...
- Tags: Facebook, Web Site, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Social Networking, Recruitment & Selection, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-11-05
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