Software
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Fighting cyber crime: Security Czechs
The local heroes of antivirus software(15)
Digital archiving: Where source code goes to die
What happens to software that is no longer of any use(18)
Digital archiving: History flushed
The digital age promised vast libraries, but they remain incomplete(18)
The world is losing its ability to reconstruct history. Better regulation could fix that(30)
Technology, politics and hope: Disrupt my life, please!
Technology and politics both are sources of false hope we don't know how to do without(51)
Collaborative manufacturing: All together now
The advantages of crowdsourcing(2)
The science of civil war: What makes heroic strife
Computer models that can predict the outbreak and spread of civil conflict are being developed(65)
Internet security: A worm in the Apple
Apple desktops fall victim to the first serious malware attack aimed at them(74)
Britain's takeaway business: Pizza app
Britains takeaway business as a whole is in decline, but its online part is growing rapidly(14)
Desktop Linux: Difference engine: Free is too expensive
Linux, a success on servers, has failed dismally on the desktop(202)
Schumpeter: How to make a megaflop
Three simple rules to ensure humiliating failure(99)
Agriculture and water: Dribbles and bits
Smart irrigation saves water and boosts yields(10)
Tax preparers: Guides through the swamp
A big shake-up for America’s tax-preparation industry(8)
Online security: A security patch for your brain
The quickest way to improve online security is to upgrade your mental software(74)
Taxis and technology: Dispatching the middleman
Are the days of cab dispatchers numbered?(8)
Tablet computers: Difference engine: The empire strikes back
As Apple’s new iPad goes on sale, Microsoft prepares a challenger(48)
Artificial intelligence: A match for angry words
Today "Jeopardy", tomorrow the Times(6)
Monitor: This is not a video game
Military technology: Elaborate systems that simulate combat in great detail are changing the nature of training and the conduct of warfare itself(14)
Babbage: February 29th 2012: Squabble over charges
Vodafone rejects new EU roaming regulations, AT&T proposes data charges for developers on their network and a Tunisian university develops a mobile app for the deaf(4)
A start-up aims to maximise the return on underutilised office space(0)
IT and espionage on Wall Street: Cracking the penal code
An overturned conviction creates uncertainty about what constitutes a crime(10)
Instant messaging: Touchy typing
Linking up different speeds of data entry may turn chats one sided(9)
Corporate fraud: Mind your language
How linguistic software helps companies catch crooks(27)
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