I haven't bought new pants for years, why do I have to keep buying new PCs?
On Call Friends and family tech support meets steam-powered computing
05 Mar 2021 | 18
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.
'Major update': Microsoft snips the life support lines for its Delve mobile apps
Come to Outlook Mobile. The water's lovely
04 Mar 2021 | 1
Ever wondered why the big beasts in software all suddenly slapped an 'I heart open-source' badge on?
Red Hat's State of Enterprise Open Source might have an answer
04 Mar 2021 | 8
Microsoft celebrates Ignite by ramming 21H1 down the throats of Windows Insiders
Ready or not, here I come!
03 Mar 2021 | 3
9 years after SpaceX strode into Texas village, Elon Musk floats name change for Boca Chica: 'Starbase'
If he said it on Twitter it must be all above board, right?
03 Mar 2021 | 34
The Great Borkish Breakfast: I'll have a cup of tea, a sausage roll and a side of bork, please
Bork!Bork!Bork! Microsoft's OS might be time-expired, but the pastry is, well, far too edible
02 Mar 2021 | 26
Chin up, weary key workers: Google's pushing out a Workspace for frontliners
But the Chocolate Factory has workers' privacy at heart. No, really
01 Mar 2021 | 8
Rocket Lab goes large with Neutron – a big rocket for big constellations. Oh, and it confirms a merger proposal
Something for rocket fans and rocket financiers to chew on
01 Mar 2021 | 15
Users wail over neverending queue: Nope, not the supermarket. GitHub Actions is having a workflow wobble
Pinch, punch, first day of the month
01 Mar 2021 | 6
Retro Microlympics concludes with possible reopening dates for UK computer museums
Vulture trounced at Revs and Elite, hopes to admire ancient kit in May
01 Mar 2021 | 27
Rookie's code couldn't have been so terrible that it made a supermarket spontaneously combust... right?
Who, Me? We'll never know but he was spared the whiteboard of shame
01 Mar 2021 | 143
Bezos denied: New Glenn launch pushed into 2022 after Space Force says no
Also: Old age a bigger risk for Branson's passengers as Virgin Galactic slips again
26 Feb 2021 | 38
A word to the Wyse: Smoking cigars in the office is very bad for you... and your monitor
On Call A matte-black terminal? Neat! Where can I get one?
26 Feb 2021 | 146
Red Hat returns with another peace offering in the wake of the CentOS Stream affair: More free stuff
Approved open-source projects to get no-cost subscriptions (if they haven't already got one)
26 Feb 2021 | 34
Ever wondered why that one weird file keeps being included? Super sleuth TypeScript 4.2 is here
You again! That uninvited guest that just keeps turning up...
25 Feb 2021 | 20
Qualcomm under fire for 'anticompetitive' patent shenanigans causing pricey UK smartphones
Which? rides to the rescue of consumers and... er... Apple and Samsung?
25 Feb 2021 | 51
No fair! Space Launch System gets cool stickers even though monster rocket failed test
They say 'NASA' and 'ESA', not 'You tried'
24 Feb 2021 | 16
Chill out, lockdown ain't over yet – perhaps FUZIX on the Pi Pico could feature in your weekend shed projects
Tiny $4 computer meets tiny OS
24 Feb 2021 | 30
Scottish rocketeers Orbex commission Europe's largest industrial 3D printer to crank out 35 engines a year
Single-piece blend of metals to help get company into Prime time
24 Feb 2021 | 29
Microsoft unveils swappable SSDs for Surface Pro 7+ but 'strongly discourages' users from upping their capacity
Opted for 128GB? Better hope that software bloat doesn't bite you
24 Feb 2021 | 55
Microsoft spearheads a whole new genre with installation on the side of a Lyon tunnel
Bork!Bork!Bork! Ah oui, mais est-ce de l'art?
24 Feb 2021 | 41
SpaceX small print on Starlink insists no Earth government has authority or sovereignty over Martian activities
Isn't this a subplot from those James S A Corey novels?
23 Feb 2021 | 140
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's just a very unhappy Windows installation
Bork!Bork!Bork! The last attempt to resume your country failed. Would you like to try again?
23 Feb 2021 | 12
Microsoft plugs Active Directory authentication into AKS on Azure Stack HCI
Begone foul stash for the secret hash
22 Feb 2021 | 1
