Below are the 20 most recent journal entries recorded in Davey Winder's LiveJournal:

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Sunday, July 5th, 2009
12:42 pm	Will Moonfruit destroy Twitter? Read the full story here: http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry4496.html You might wonder why a 10 year old web building business managed to become the number one trending topic on Twitter this last week, with the moonfruit hashtag being tweeted in excess of 10,000 times an hour at one point. The answer is not as straightforward as some would have you believe. Current Mood: distressed (Comment on this)
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
1:32 pm	Microsoft and Linux sitting in a tree... Read the full story at: http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry4353.html Strange but true, usually the best of enemies it would seem that Microsoft and the Linux Foundation are in full agreement over something for a change. What is more, they are working together in order to find a solution as well. Current Mood: busy (Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
1:09 pm	And the loser is... Internet Explorer Read the full story at: http://www.itwire.com/content/view/24727/1231/ Want to know what the most used Windows applications are, based on a real-time survey of 75,000 software tracked volunteers? Current Mood: amused (Comment on this)
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
12:20 am	Diffusing the DiggBar traffic timebomb Read the full story at: http://www.itwire.com/content/view/24456/1231/ Ever since Digg introduced the DiggBar toolbar at the start of the month it has come under fire for framing your site content with a custom Digg URL. Has Digg done enough with the latest update to diffuse the toolbar traffic timebomb? Current Mood: busy (Comment on this)
Friday, March 27th, 2009
12:01 pm	Is cybercrime better than drug dealing? Read the full story here: http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry4185.html AT&T security boss Amoroso suggests that cybercrime revenues have now outstripped drug crime on an annual basis, being worth around $1 trillion to the bad guys. Current Mood: depressed (Comment on this)
Sunday, February 15th, 2009
11:30 pm	Jail for iPhone Jailbreakers? Read the full story at: http://www.itwire.com/content/view/23260/1231/ Apple has done everything, apart from waving the copyright infringement red card, it can to make life difficult for iPhone jailbreaker pwnage developers. Until now, that is. Current Mood: bored (Comment on this)
Saturday, February 14th, 2009
12:20 pm	Is Microsoft the new Apple? Read the full story here: http://www.itwire.com/content/view/23242/1231/ If imitation really is the sincerest form of flattery, Apple must have a warm fuzzy feeling as Microsoft attempts to clone it's business strategy. Current Mood: grumpy (Comment on this)
Thursday, February 12th, 2009
3:07 pm	Computer Science Rocks! read the full story at: http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3970.html That would seem to be the conclusion that a panel of international experts, admittedly they are experts in Computer Science and Informatics (CS&I), has arrived at. The Research Assessment Exercise 2008 decided that the computational thinking driving the computer science field is a key tool for solving problems, designing systems, and understanding human behavior in many disciplines. Current Mood: cold (Comment on this)
2:37 pm	Xbox 360 advert banned in case stupid people see it Read the full story here: http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3969.html A single, solitary viewer who complained that the advert was misleading. Even the banned iPhone adverts managed to get two complaints, so this one could not really have been that bad, could it? Well no, not really, as it happens. It seems the problem was that the advert "failed to clarify that any downloaded movies were only available for 14 days or alternatively 24 hours after 'Play' had been pressed." Current Mood: cold (Comment on this)
Friday, January 30th, 2009
1:15 pm	Encyclopaedia Britanniwikipedia? Read the full story at: http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3891.html It looks like Encyclopaedia Britannica, for hundreds of years the first name you thought of when the word 'encyclopaedia' was mentioned until Wikipedia came along and kicked sand in its face, is about to change. Current Mood: cold (Comment on this)
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
11:02 pm	McAfee Taps BAE System, Dell and NASA for advice Read the full story at: http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3885.html McAfee has today announced that it has launched a Cybersecurity Expert Council which features security experts from some of the largest companies in the world, including the likes of BAE Systems, Dell and even NASA. (Comment on this)
10:42 pm	The Fannie May Virus That Nearly Was Read the full story here: http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3884.html It is alleged that Rajendrasinh Makwana dropped a virus into Fannie Mae software which had the potential to cause millions of dollars worth of damage if it had not been spotted in time. Current Mood: busy (Comment on this)
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
2:50 pm	Porn remains on Chinese takeaway menu Read the full story at: http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3853.html Today we have Liu Zhengrong, the Deputy Director of the Chinese Cabinet Internet Affairs Bureau, saying that some 41 people have been arrested so far this month and 1250 pornographic websites closed down. Some 3.2 million pieces of 'porn' have also been deleted during the sweep. But as anyone who knows anything about the online sex industry will tell you, 3 million pieces of porn and a tad over 1000 websites are the equivalent of spitting in the ocean. Current Mood: curious (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
12:11 pm	Internet breaks the billion barrier Read the full story at: http://www.itwire.com/content/view/22844/53/ Ever wondered just how many people use the Internet? The answer, according to the latest figures, would seem to be 1 billion. We breakdown that billion to find out where they are all coming from. Current Mood: apathetic (Comment on this)
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
12:05 pm	What do you do when you poo? Read the full story at: http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3822.html What do you do when you poo? It is the kind of question you might expect your ten year old son to ask his ten year old mates in the school playground. However, it seems that Microsoft has been asking pretty much the same thing in order to generate some much needed publicity for Windows Mobile. Current Mood: amused (Comment on this)
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
2:55 pm	Hey nerd, how much do you earn? Read the full story at: http://www.itwire.com/content/view/22688/53/ If you are an IT worker the answer could be not as much as last year. Current Mood: depressed (Comment on this)
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
2:31 pm	Does anyone care about Office 14? Read the full story at: http://www.itwire.com/content/view/22627/53/ Sorry to disappoint those fans of MS Office who were hoping to see an Office 14 release ahead of the official Windows 7 arrival. According to some leaked Microsoft slides, it looks like that is not going to happen. Not that anyone actually cares, do they? Current Mood: awake (Comment on this)
1:22 pm	The X-Rated Nintendo DS Read the full story here: http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3788.html GTA gets an 18 certificate and breaks the family fun illusion that has been the Nintendo DS console. (Comment on this)
12:15 pm	No crisis in IT Security budgets Read the full story at: http://www.itpro.co.uk/blogs/daveyw/2009/01/13/no-crisis-in-it-security-budgets/ Is there one safe haven amidst the swathing cuts in IT sector budgets? Yes, ITSec, apparently. (Comment on this)
Friday, January 9th, 2009
10:56 am	The $2.5 million iPhone 3G Read the full story at: http://www.itwire.com/content/view/22575/1168/ How much did you pay for your iPhone 3G? Too much, I suspect is the most common reply. Now, as the credit crunch starts biting hard, one enterprising soul thought the time must be right to try and flog the world's most expensive iPhone. Current Mood: surprised (Comment on this)