ZD Net (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
Know what it takes to create change? Force majeure: a good swift kick from an external agency - and because data processing has crawled out of its protected position under Finance to take over Wintel delivery, they're now exposed to exactly that. by Paul Murphy
ZD Net (Free subscription) | 31/12/2008
2008 should have been better than it was - but 2009 is likely to be a lot worse with little progress and most of the big tech players just fighting for survival. by Paul Murphy
ZD Net (Free subscription) | 29/12/2008
If you like the Ignobels, you'll love this year's Chutzpah in IT Marketing Awards... by Paul Murphy
Wales Office (Free subscription) | 28/12/2008
2008 will be remembered as an extraordinary year for Wales in many ways. The unprecedented downturn in the global economy has had a dramatic and undeniable impact on the economy of our country and prompted unprecedented responses from the Government in Westminster, working in partnership with the Welsh Assembly Government in Cardiff Bay. But there has also [...]
ReformedCatholicism.com (Free subscription) | 23/12/2008
This sermon on 1 Peter 3:15 by Rev. Paul Murphy is absolutely excellent.
ZD Net (Free subscription) | 22/12/2008
You may not have noticed, but Microsoft is in the middle of a major PR push to sell desktop TCO again - as usual, all sizzle, of course, but it does raise the question: as Microsoft brings back the glass room, who's standing up for users? by Paul Murphy
Created in Birmingham (Free subscription) | 18/12/2008
and the winner is… Johnny Doom from Kerrang Radio! Hoorah! The final standings for the nominees are as follows: Johnny Doom Paul Murphy Barbara Nice Little Chris Adam Smith/Steve Zacharanda TWM Driver Helga Henry Pogus Caesar Roshan Doug Head over to Birmingham: it’s Not Shit for all the info and a nice message from Mr Doom himself in the comments. © chrisunitt for Created in Birmingham, 2008. | Permalink...
Wales Office (Free subscription) | 17/12/2008
Secretary of State for Wales Paul Murphy hosted tea party for special youngsters from Wales on a VIP Christmas visit to Westminster. The 11 youngsters, aged between three and 16, called in to Gwydyr House to meet Mr Murphy, Wales Office Minister Wayne David and other Welsh MPs before popping across the road for a festive [...]
Market Pipeline (Free subscription) | 17/12/2008
P osted by Paul Murphy on FT Alphaville : You know there’s going to be trouble when a bank starts banding around words like “stakeholders” in regulatory news announcements. So consider this from Deutsche Bank on Wednesday: "Deutsche Bank views the holders of the Notes as important constituents, like many other important stakeholders, including shareholders, senior creditors, other capital instrument...
Birmingham: It's Not Shit Blog (Free subscription) | 17/12/2008
Mr Doom “Kerrang Radio DJ and full time loser” (according to his MySpace) has triumphed. 31% (879 Votes) was enough to pip Destroyers powerhouse Paul Murphy (23%, 652 Votes) to our famous trophy. Johnny, once of the very loud band Doom, has been providing a voice for metal — not only in the wee small hours [...]
ZD Net (Free subscription) | 16/12/2008
When you use Linux you should stop and thank Microsoft for making it possible - because Microsoft created the conditions Linux needed to succeed. by Paul Murphy
ZD Net (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
Fellow ZDNet blogger, Paul Murphy, warned recently against using virtualization technologies to really max out CPU utilization. The temptation, of course, is to assume that a server running at only 30% of capacity is being wasted. The reality is that bumping up against much higher levels of utilization...
Valleys Mam (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
These are the Welsh Political Award winners MP of the Year: Paul Murphy. AM of the Year: Edwina Hart. MP to Watch: Jenny Willott. AM to Watch: Andrew RT Davies. Local Politician of the Year: Councillor John Davies, Leader of Pembrokeshire County Council and the Welsh Local Government Association. Campaigner of the Year: Nerys Evans. Lifetime Achievement award Dafydd Wigley, the Honorary President of...
BBC NEWS | Betsan Powys' blog (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
"All I want for Christmas" confided one Plaid official recently, "is the Welsh Language LCO" Well Whitehall, if not Santa, has done its bit. The Welsh Secretary, Paul Murphy, has just told Assembly Members in the chamber that the bid for legislative power over the Welsh language has been scrutinised by Whitehall departments and is now sitting on his desk. It'll be published "sometime in the New Year"....
Wales Office (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
Secretary of State for Wales, Paul Murphy today [10 December 2008] addressed the National Assembly for Wales on the content of the Queen’s Speech. Mr Murphy said: “Thank you, Presiding Officer, and thank you all. It gives me great pleasure to be here to address you all, the last time I was here was in 2000. “The [...]
