by Tom | Oct 8, 2009 | IT
In the current incarnation of SplashID for Android (version 4.6), it is critical that you turn on WiFi to get your handheld app to sync to the desktop. A USB connection is not enough.
by Tom | Oct 7, 2009 | Government, IT
A valuable reminder of what was going on in the e-Government era (and funny to see fishinglicence.co.uk there – I joined just after the service had been squashed). The summary is that we started well, but maybe without direction, and then lost our way a little...
by Tom | Oct 7, 2009 | Government, IT
The NIEM is a new undertaking in the US, predominantly for emergency situations. However, the general idea of a shared language and categorisation to support sharing between organisations is spot on and a larger version of what we are trying to do in the NHS.
by Tom | Oct 6, 2009 | IT
So I plumped for a new phone. I now have an HTC Hero. It is an Android-based smartphone (a Google open-sourced operating system with some nice HTC touches on top) with a similar form factor to the iPhone and my previous XDA Orbit 2 (aka HTC Touch Cruise). Why this...
by Tom | Oct 4, 2009 | IT
A useful addition to your thumb drive: Neo’s SafeKeys allows you to enter passwords in a way that most keylogging software can’t detect. Neat.
by Tom | Aug 20, 2009 | IT
Now we are getting closer to always connected applications. All we need now is transparent switching between 3G and WiFi on the devices and we are sorted.