Employed as an intern at Vulture Central in 2018, Richard Speed stuck around and managed to achieve the lofty title of Reporter after demonstrating his prowess at carrying beer glasses. He studied English Literature and Computer Science at university before spending a quarter of a century at the sharp, pointy end of IT. Now he much prefers writing about it rather than having to make it work. Richard covers Microsoft and open source software. He is also responsible for the Bork!Bork!Bork! feature, and the On Call and Who, Me? columns.
Who, Me? Some of those punch cards may still be lying at the bottom of a lift shaft
25 Oct 2021 | 4
While the iPhone's repairability is in the toilet, at least the Apple Watch 7 is as fixable as the previous model
Component swaps still a thing – for now
22 Oct 2021 | 4
Better late than never: Microsoft rolls out a public preview of E2EE in Teams calls
Only for one-to-one voice and video, mind
22 Oct 2021 | 5
Microsoft investor urges shareholders to vote for a deep dive into pay gap and harassment policies
Updated More transparency and reporting needed, says Arunja Capital
22 Oct 2021 |
Analogue tones of a ZX Spectrum Load set to ride again via podcast project
Remember the R Tape Loading Error?
22 Oct 2021 | 38
How to keep a support contract: Make the user think they solved the problem
On Call Look what you found! Aren't you clever!
22 Oct 2021 | 74
'Windows 11 has been successfully downloaded,' says update for Xbox version of Microsoft Flight Simulator
What? No. Noooooooooooooooooo
21 Oct 2021 | 16
Developers offered browser-based fun in VSCode.dev and Java action in Visual Studio Code
Looking at code here, there and (almost) everywhere
21 Oct 2021 | 5
Huawei appears to have quenched its thirst for power in favour of more efficient 5G
MBB Forum 2021 Never mind the performance, man, think of the planet
21 Oct 2021 | 1
Microsoft unveils Android apps for Windows 11 (for US users only)
Windows Insiders get their hands on the Windows Subsystem for Android
20 Oct 2021 | 26
Not just deprecated, but deleted: Google finally strips File Transfer Protocol code from Chrome browser
A death by a thousand cuts
20 Oct 2021 | 114
JumpCloud hooks investment from Atlassian Ventures and CrowdStrike Falcon Fund for $225m total funding round
Cloud directory start-up valued at $2.65bn
19 Oct 2021 |
UK competition watchdog unveils principles to make a kinder antivirus business
Treat customers fairly when it comes to auto-renewal. Or else
19 Oct 2021 | 13
Weeks after Red Bee Media's broadcast centre fell over, Channel 4 is still struggling with subtitles
Updated Got a Disaster Recovery plan? Ever tested it? You probably should...
19 Oct 2021 | 47
These Rapoo webcams won't blow your mind, but they also won't break the bank
Review And they're almost certainly better than a laptop jowel-cam
19 Oct 2021 | 20
A Raspberry Pi HAT for the Lego Technic fan
Sneaking in programming under the guise of plastic bricks
19 Oct 2021 | 28
Engineers investigating iffy solar array latch on NASA's Lucy as probe begins long journey to Trojan asteroids
Spacecraft otherwise stable and working well
18 Oct 2021 | 8
Microsoft admits to yet more printing problems in Windows as back-at-the-office folks asked for admin credentials
Saving the forests by making printing even harder
18 Oct 2021 | 45
Heart FM's borkfast show – a fine way to start your day
Jamie and Amanda have a new co-presenter to contend with
18 Oct 2021 | 25
What do you mean you gave the boss THAT version of the report? Oh, ****ing ****balls
NSFW Who, Me? Say what you mean
18 Oct 2021 | 85
Windows terminates here. Please remember to finish setting it up on arrival
Bork!Bork!Bork! Washington Metro admin has taken an early lunch
15 Oct 2021 | 23
Scoot on over for a wheely tricky mystery with an electrifying solution
On Call The computer is a chauvinist, you say?
15 Oct 2021 | 83
Bad news, AMD fans: This week's Windows 11 update didn't fix your performance woes (they may be worse)
A new patch next week might
14 Oct 2021 | 25
Want a piece of GitLab? It's going to cost you: IPO price per share settles at $77
One-stop shop all the way to the bank
14 Oct 2021 | 6