under the wire

Under the Wire: Old news

Under the Wire: Old news

Am I the only person who felt a bit, can I say it, let down by the three major US technology Expos this year?
Matthew JC Powell Jan 23 2006, 3:26PM Hardware
Under the wire: Trust me, I’m Microsoft

Under the wire: Trust me, I’m Microsoft

You have to hand it to Bill Gates, you really really do. His key product, Microsoft Windows, is both the most widely used and most widely reviled software in existence.
Matthew JC Powell Dec 19 2005, 1:25PM Software
Celine Dion is not your friend

Celine Dion is not your friend

In the pantheon of egg-on-face incidents embarrassing to major technology corporations, Sony/BMG’s copy-protection fiasco has to rate as muchos huevos rancheros.
Matthew JC Powell Dec 12 2005, 1:40PM Software
Under the wire: Malcolm in a muddle

Under the wire: Malcolm in a muddle

The manoeuvring in the upper echelons of the federal Liberal party took a bizarre twist recently, with millionaire banker and political hobbyist Malcolm Turnbull making a bid for the title of ‘visionary’.
Matthew JC Powell Oct 5 2005, 11:20AM Mobility
Under the Wire: Topping the Bill

Under the Wire: Topping the Bill

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: whoever first used the term “plot” to describe the storyline of a video game has a lot to answer for.
Matthew JC Powell Sep 8 2005, 3:37PM Software
Under the Wire: Patronising the yartz

Under the Wire: Patronising the yartz

Some names have been changed in the following, in order to protect the innocent and the guilty.
Matthew JC Powell Jul 18 2005, 4:05PM Collaboration
Under the Wire: The fabric of society

Under the Wire: The fabric of society

If you will allow me to be a bit serious for a moment, I’d like to use this column to draw your attention to a rapidly spreading blight on our national landscape.
Matthew JC Powell Jun 21 2005, 12:22PM Security
Under the wire: Blanket security

Under the wire: Blanket security

My parents have signed up for DSL. This may not seem like a major, interesting talking point to you, but that’s because you don’t know my parents. If you knew my parents, you’d wonder why the news is not on the front page of this august journal.
Matthew JC Powell Apr 27 2005, 5:36PM Security
Under the wire: Playing with yourself

Under the wire: Playing with yourself

Red nine on black 10. Apparently there are moves afoot in the US, the Greatest Democracy On Earth™, to ban the Solitaire and Minesweeper games that come pre-installed on every machine running Windows. More specifically, lawmakers wish to ban the games from computers running Windows in government offices.
Matthew JC Powell Apr 18 2005, 5:22PM Software

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