Robin Whitlock

Proud to be a graduate: A note to society, you can't kick us into the gutter that easily

According to Claire Whitmell, in a guest post she wrote for the graduatefog website, some employers are saying that Generation Y (those who were born after 1980) feel entitled, impatient, are immature and illiterate. She explains that employers complain o... Read >

Heading for a Crash?

IT leaders are under greater pressure than ever before says new Modis report By Robin Whitlock Modis International has released a new report revealing that almost two-thirds (64%) of IT team leaders feel that their teams are under greater pressure ... Read >

Entering the Scrum

By Robin Whitlock Mel Pullen, former Chief Systems Architect of Nokia’s Symbian Foundation, runs Scrum IT, an IT training scheme that employs a programming team fundamentally consisting of young apprentices, with an average age of 19. Working within a... Read >

Confessional Electrical

Now you can prepare for confession using your Iphone.... By Robin Whitlock “Hail Mary, Mother of Grace, pray for us... oof" Confused? That may very well be the sound of a Catholic with an Iphone on the odd occasion in the future as he walks into a ... Read >

The Yeovil Engineman

The Yeovil Engineman By Robin Whitlock If you visit the town of Yeovil in Somerset and wander idly down the main shopping street you'll see a road on your right called 'Southwestern Terrace' leading to the town's multiplex cinema and leisure park.... Read >

Dangerous Religion

Dangerous Religion: Is Paganism a politically inspired faith? By Robin Whitlock Over time much has been written attempting to describe what actually is meant by ‘Paganism’ and what it actually involves. Many modern Pagans would acknowledge that it h... Read >

What is Java?

What is Java? A brief explanation by Robin Whitlock www.millhousedata.com Java is a highly popular programming language and computer platform originally developed in 1995 by Sun Microsystems when the existing software, called OAK, was renamed. A... Read >

The Information Commissioners Office finally finds its teeth

The Information Commissioners Office finally finds its teeth By Robin Whitlock www.millhousedata.com The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has finally used powers awarded to it in April to fine organisations for breaching the Data Protecti... Read >

The Clouds Are Gathering

The Clouds Are Gathering Cloud Computing is the latest trend in IT development, but it’s still early days and therefore switching to this approach may not be as easy as it sounds. By Robin Whitlock www.millhousedata.com Cloud Computing is the... Read >

How to win business through social bookmarking

How to win Business through Social Bookmarking Services By Robin Whitlock www.millhousedata.com Social bookmarking is a fairly recent phenomenon, having arrived just a few years ago with the appearance of sites like Delicious, Furl and Simpy. It ha... Read >

SAP acquires encryption software from Secude

SAP acquires encryption software from Secude By Robin Whitlock www.millhousedata.com The US business software giant SAP hit the IT headlines in January by buying a number of computer security software packages from Swiss company Secude, in partic... Read >

Microsoft applications: Issues to be aware of

Microsoft Applications: Current issues to be aware of By Robin Whitlock, Jan 2011 www.millhousedata.com Problems with Microsoft Outlook According to slipstick.com the Windows update issued on December 14th contained an automatic update for O... Read >

The growing global potential of IT outsourcing

The growing global potential of IT outsourcing By Robin Whitlock www.millhousedata.com As the government budget cuts tighten their grip, some people may ask whether there will be any effect on IT outsourcing. For the moment, the precise effect r... Read >

The Internet: the battleground in the world's first global 'info-war'

By Robin Whitlock www.millhousedata.com 14th Dec 2010 So now the visible edge of a once highly secret cyber-war that’s been going on for some time has finally been revealed to us. Before the Wikileaks affair hit our tv and computer screens few ... Read >

More Computer Bods Please: The demand for IT professionals is soaring

By Robin Whitlock, www.millhousedata.com There’s a healthy demand for IT professionals right now and every indication that this will increase in the years ahead. The growth in demand increased throughout 2010 and is set to continue growing at 2.19 per... Read >