2007 news archive
Technology, learning and business updates from e-academy
Looking beyond Windows
14 November 2007
For many years, Microsoft Windows has had the desktop OS market pretty much sewn up. But alternatives to Windows are getting better - and growing their market share. Do these represent a real, every day alternative to Windows?
Social networking - a security time bomb?
14 November 2007
Social networking Web sites - such as Myspace, Facebook and LinkedIn - are more popular than ever. But are we being so liberal with our personal information that we're making ourselves easy targets for hacking and identity theft?
Exploring Windows PowerShell
14 November 2007
We take an introductory look at Microsoft Windows PowerShell, (formerly code-named Monad), a new command-line shell and scripting language that helps IT professionals achieve greater productivity and control system administration more easily.
Can software get any better or is it stuck?
22 August 2007
Notice anything different about new versions of software these days? Is it just us - or does it seem like there are fewer and fewer reasons to upgrade?
Taking the technology out of information technology
22 August 2007
There's an interesting change of emphasis taking place in how organisations think about technology - with a shift in focus from the technology itself to how that technology is implemented and managed.
The changing face of Web site search
22 August 2007
Being 'top of the search results' is every Web site owner's goal, but forthcoming search engine changes may well render this meaningless.
Windows - still the only way to go?
27 May 2007
With an almost total dominance of the desktop and server operating system market, you'd think that Microsoft Windows was the only choice. In actual fact, there's never been a better time to buy an alternative OS.
Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web - worth the upgrade?
27 May 2007
Adobe's Creative Suite now includes all of the previous Adobe and Macromedia Offerings - for Web design and print design - but is it worth the substantial upgrade fee?
Exchange Server 2007 Management Shell
27 May 2007
We look at how you can get the most from Exchange Server 2007's new command-line Management shell.
Adobe launches Apollo alpha
27 March 2007
Adobe has made a new development tool, Apollo, available at the alpha stage. This is an unusual move for Adobe - one that is designed to stir interest in the developer community. But what's Apollo all about?
