Skill Zone News issue 9
The economy may be slowing down, but technology keeps its momentum. In this newsletter I look at some of the things we are doing to keep websites going forward, and some of the things politicians are doing to put it into reverse. And I promise not to mention the credit crunch.
18th September 2008
New browsers on the horizon
We have been busy over the last few weeks testing our websites with the new versions of browsers which will soon be rolled out to replace the old stalwarts.
Papering over the cracks at Number 10
The Prime Minister's office has a new website to highlight the activities of the PM. At the time of writing that's Gordon Brown, but by the time this email arrives on your desk, who knows?
Chinese whispers trigger panic
Market confidence in airlines and travel operators is already low, but one airline skirted disaster when out-of-date information hit the New York Stock Exchange.
The Human Element
When it comes to security, too many people are looking for ever more advanced technical solutions, but recent reports remind us that humans are the weak link in the chain and can cost us dear.
Data Protection,... who is it protecting?
Too often we find organisations which refuse to supply information, citing the Data Protection Act as reasons for inaction. The Information Commissioner has started an initiative to debunk some of these myths. Let's hope the message gets through to Marks and Spencer.
Are you keeping count?
Still not upgraded to Windows Vista with the Aero interface? Worry not, Microsoft is already talking about its next version of Windows which is expected to launch in 2010.