Internet free-for-all stirs up issues of authority in online worldNet Results: How do you know when a source of information on the internet is a trusted one? It isn't an easy question to answer…Fri Aug 19 2005 - 01:00
Irish tune in to podcast phenomenonThere are a growing number of home-grown podcasts covering everything from greyhound racing to politics to music to, well, general…Fri Aug 19 2005 - 01:00
This world of regulators and appeals is a waste of timeNet Results: How many layers of intervention are useful for making an industry get its behind in gear?Fri Aug 05 2005 - 01:00
Shark streamlines writing interfacesSitting at a table in a small conference room, research student Per-Ola Kristensson slides a stylus in a seemingly random zigzag…Fri Jul 29 2005 - 01:00
Why techies can't resist their feline companionsNet Results: Cats and computer programmers have always shared a special bondFri Jul 29 2005 - 01:00
Atom-moving experience at IBM laboratoryNet Results: This week I am thrilled to be one of a small number of people in the world who can say that, although I may not…Fri Jul 22 2005 - 01:00
Extra work visas go begging in semi-vacant Silicon ValleyNet Results: H-1B visas are in the news again in Silicon Valley - but not for the usual reasons.Fri Jul 15 2005 - 01:00
Technology makes America's Cup plain sailingNet Results: All I know about sailing, I learned as a child at summer camps in AmericaFri Jul 01 2005 - 01:00
Entering Japan's mama-san of gadget centresNet Results: "David, mom says we have to leave now," whines the pre-teen American boy at his brotherFri Jun 17 2005 - 01:00
Embargoes can be just a part of the marketing gameNet Results: Non-disclosure agreements at tech events are often aimed at creating a hype around productsFri Jun 10 2005 - 01:00
US judge strikes blow for internet privacyNet Results: In a ruling that helped define the concept of internet privacy internationally, a New York state judge ruled last…Fri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00
Irish firms tardy in tech uptakeIrish companies are not staying on top of information and communication technologies (ICTs) that enable them to compete with …Mon May 30 2005 - 01:00
Tackling the privacy versus security debateSpend 10 minutes around Nuala O'Connor Kelly and you realise this is a no-nonsense woman with a no-nonsense (and difficult) mission…Fri May 27 2005 - 01:00
Taking the mobile back to its functional retro basicsNet Results: Every time I visit my parents in California, I get a regular request: set this or change that on my mother's mobile…Fri May 27 2005 - 01:00
Lenovo is set to use IBM deal to target the WestThe sale of IBM's personal computing division to Lenovo was one of the biggest stories at the end of last year, because of the…Fri May 20 2005 - 01:00
Geeky T-shirt is all that's left of boo.com legacyNet Results: I have a bright orange T-shirt that I only bring out for special events and this week sees one of those momentous…Fri May 20 2005 - 01:00
Should censorship replace rating for computer games?Net Results: A recent lecture looked at the 'moral panic' over explicit, violent games and how children use themFri May 13 2005 - 01:00
Future is all in the past for weblog writersNet Results: "I tend to live in the past because most of my life is there," the much loved late Herb Caen, longtime columnist…Fri May 06 2005 - 01:00
Putting the accent on what citizens valueIn contrast to private sector financial value, Accenture aims to give governments a tool to measure their performance, writes…Fri Apr 22 2005 - 01:00
Plug in iPot for a nice cup of teaNet Results: IPods for the masses? Not this year - although more correctly, one should say iPods for the classes, rather than…Fri Apr 15 2005 - 01:00
Private research eases PARC split from XeroxNet Results: It once was one of the most famous technology research laboratories in the world, where most of modern personal…Fri Apr 01 2005 - 01:00
Holograms may be the perfect advertising toolLean one way and you watch hordes of men in sandals and tunics race across a plainFri Apr 01 2005 - 01:00
McDowell's sneaky data law heralds surveillance stateNet Results: Appalling and deeply cynical about the democratic processFri Mar 25 2005 - 00:00
Data retention slips into lawData retention - the controversial plan to store traffic information about all personal and business faxes, phone and mobile …Sat Mar 19 2005 - 00:00
Computer programming is a language with its own distinct beautyNet Results: Only once in my life have I written a computer programFri Mar 18 2005 - 00:00
Crypto geeks learn to think like criminalsNet Results: After a four-year hiatus, I finally made it to San Francisco at the same time as one of my all-time favourite technology…Fri Mar 11 2005 - 00:00
Creative thinker has a different perspectivePigeonhole Dr Edward de Bono, Mr Creative Thinking, at your own riskFri Mar 11 2005 - 00:00
Data miners free to dig deep for personal detailsNet Results: Two weeks ago, 34,000 Californians woke to discover that their most sensitive personal information had been purchased…Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
Telecoms minefield for Army in LiberiaWhile widely admired for taking a responsible role in peacekeeping activities worldwide, Irish military capabilities are, it …Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
Arnie proves a hit at politics and may be backNet Results: In Silicon Valley no matter how many times I read it in the headlines, the phrase "Governor Schwarzenegger" appears…Fri Feb 25 2005 - 00:00
Security industry is forced to deal with the same old issuesAt the annual RSA conference, there was a consensus that developments are moving at a glacial rate, writes Karlin Lillington , …Fri Feb 25 2005 - 00:00
Valley taking lion's share of venture capital fundingNet Results: This is the time when Silicon Valley runs its numbers and produces an economic snapshot of the previous year.Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
'Hard fun' enables children to learn through enjoymentNet Results: Any opportunity to hear the views of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Prof Seymour Papert, the famed educationalist…Fri Feb 11 2005 - 00:00
Customers at Apple say thanks for the memoryNet Results: Apple introduced updated versions of its G4 PowerBook line of notebook computers this weekFri Feb 04 2005 - 00:00
Music websites out of tune with usersDigital music players may have been the hot gift of Christmas 2004, but downloading the music to play on them promises to be …Fri Jan 28 2005 - 00:00
Video project helps keep Holocaust memories aliveNet Results: One summer a couple of years ago, I found myself sipping California wine and nibbling hors d'oeuvres in the wisteria…Fri Jan 28 2005 - 00:00
Exploding the myths about Media LabKarlin Lillington Net Results: You could predict it, just as you know it will come round any time a company fails in this country…Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
Media Lab closure 'a huge shame'The founder of MIT Media Lab, Prof Nicholas Negroponte, has said one of the reasons for the collapse of Dublin-based Media Lab…Mon Jan 17 2005 - 00:00
Lab described as 'haute couture' of technology had its criticsMediaLab Europe, or MLE, was established in 1999 after extensive negotiations between the Government and the Massachusetts Institute…Sat Jan 15 2005 - 00:00
Taking a look at State's tech pastNet Results: When it come to reading, to my mind, no season suits a book better than winter, with long dark evenings and blustery…Fri Jan 14 2005 - 00:00
Apple makes play for wider marketIf you or your kids felt left out of the iPod revolution because the tiny digital music players - one of the Christmas season…Thu Jan 13 2005 - 00:00
From the wonders to the blunders of the tech yearNet Results: I love the rich pageant of the information technology industry - the ups and downs, ins and outs, great breakthroughs…Fri Jan 07 2005 - 00:00
Oracle targets databasesAs a chief executive who thrives on high drama and relishes the opportunity to take his victory laps, Oracle chief executive …Fri Jan 07 2005 - 00:00
Products change but executive speeches stay the sameThere's nothing like a chief executive fest to bring out the clichésFri Dec 17 2004 - 00:00
Apple pins hopes for Mac on iPod success Net Results Karlin LillingtonNET RESULTS: Apple is coolFri Dec 10 2004 - 00:00
Bread and circuses return to Silicon ValleyNet Results: That old reliable indicator of Silicon Valley health, the Bread and Circuses Index, is on the up and up, suggesting…Fri Dec 03 2004 - 00:00
Latest Apple desktop brings pure aesthetic pleasureNet Results: It isn't often that you get a special kind of buzz - beyond the "new toy" variety - when unpacking a new computer…Fri Nov 26 2004 - 00:00
Women's 'Talent Bank' should end boardroom excusesNetResults: Almost 14 years ago, the government set a target of upping the representation of women on the boards of directors…Fri Nov 19 2004 - 00:00
Firms 'more exposed' to virusesAlmost two-thirds of Irish companies have no internet usage policy, leaving them more exposed to viruses, worms and hackers, …Thu Nov 18 2004 - 00:00
Keeping a close eye on the cutting edge of ITThe role of a CIO (chief information officer) is one of those that, perhaps because it is so American, often befuddles everyone…Fri Nov 12 2004 - 00:00
