Richard Morris Blogged to death Suddenly, Bloggers aren't just writing the news, they are the news. Are we expected to believe that the pressures of... 14 April 2008 10 min read
Phil Factor The New Man Working in IT, one meets all sorts of people, but rarely quite so odd, or creepy, as a 'New Man'.... 25 March 2008 7 min read
Richard Morris The Dark Arts of Journalism Although the IT industry is usually blamed for security breaches in confidential databases, it is likely that it is usually... 16 March 2008 9 min read
Richard Morris Level Playing Field The Federal Government in the States accepts tenders for their IT projects from a wide-range of competent, innovative software companies.... 27 February 2008 10 min read
Richard Morris Exporting our Competence There are several initiatives that have ambitions to replace the Internet. Some of these, in the States and Europe, we... 05 February 2008 11 min read
Richard Morris The Seven Billion Dollar Man When the incredible news broke, last week, that a trader at the third-largest bank in France, the Société Générale, had... 29 January 2008 10 min read
Phil Factor Creation by Committee Phil Factor got to wondering how on earth the wonderful frescos of the Sistine Chapel ever got painted, if the... 25 January 2008 11 min read
Richard Morris Cybercrime Cop-out In the US, the IC3 has shown the world how to tackle the immense threat of Cybercrime. Britain's current government... 21 January 2008 11 min read
Richard Morris The Winter of our Missing Disc Content The UK government, ten years ago, launched several reforms of the public sector, pinning their faith in radical IT initiatives... 08 January 2008 10 min read
Patrick Index The Resurrection of the Contractometer Patrick is gripped by nostalgia for the golden age of IT Contactors in London, and proposes a revival of the... 27 November 2007 5 min read
Richard Morris A Life After Crime Our redoubtable reporter goes in search of the stories of some of the IT high-flyers who blew their tech career... 25 November 2007 11 min read
Phil Factor The Computer that Swore Database Developers occasionally get crazy ideas into their heads. Phil Factor should know; He confesses that he's had a few... 13 November 2007 10 min read
Richard Morris Restraining the Workplace Bully Workplace bullying is not to be taken lightly. For the victim it can be traumatising. It is a symptom of... 05 November 2007 12 min read
Phil Factor The Joy of NAD Phil Factor convenes a short meeting to discuss the data architecture for storing a client's contact details...how painful could it... 30 October 2007 7 min read
Phil Factor Captain Codd and the Simple Proposition A Pantomime for Database Professionals.… 26 September 2007 4 min read
Richard Morris Handcuff Your IT Staff Our fearless and intrepid reporter investigates the constant struggle between IT headhunters and the IT departments that are using employment... 24 September 2007 11 min read
Patrick Index A Cynic’s Top Ten Tips for IT Contractors As autumn approaches, Patrick Index produces ten hot chestnuts for IT Contractors like himself, with a jaundiced 'contractors-eye view'.… 24 August 2007 7 min read
Richard Morris When the wheels come off It is somewhat comforting to know that even the great and the good in industry make mistakes. The IT industry... 21 August 2007 12 min read
Richard Morris The DBA and the Battle for Reputations Richard Morris comments on the perception amongst some DBAs that the reputation of their profession is declining. In today's world... 18 July 2007 11 min read
Phil Factor The Challenge In which Phil is challenged to organize a concerted beer drinking session in an establishment dedicated to beer manufacture.… 19 June 2007 8 min read
