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As you’ll have noticed in last month’s VSJ, one of the presentations at the upcoming Symposium is by Julie Howell of the RNIB. Council member John Ellis, FIAP sets the scene for her contribution here. Recently I had to evaluate … Continue reading →

University of Lincoln becomes IAP Education Partner We are pleased to announce that the Institution has entered into a partnership arrangement with the University of Lincoln. This means that a range of courses offered by the University’s Faculty of Applied … Continue reading →

The Yearbook for 2004 We’re about to start putting together next year’s IAP Yearbook. As usual, we’re looking for contributions in the form of articles likely to appeal to members. Possible topics include (but are not limited to) programming and … Continue reading →

Council member John Ellis, FIAP muses on the plethora of software tools that we can call on and the difficulties of choosing the right one for a particular circumstance. Recently I had to create a system that allowed multiple users … Continue reading →

Michael D. Mitchell saw John Ellis’ comments on the missing PWS mystery and says: I was shocked to discover, on reading John Ellis’ article in the November issue of Visual Systems Journal, that XP no longer supports PWS. I recently … Continue reading →

Council Member John Ellis, FIAP has a bone to pick with Microsoft. Surely shome mishtake? Summer’s nearly over, the kids are back at school and the roads are jam-packed again with mothers dropping the little ones off, parking on double … Continue reading →

Council member John Ellis, FIAP is a representative of the IAP to the Parliamentary Information Technology Committee (PITCOM). Here, he reports on a meeting he attended at the end of April. It can be quite amusing to see Government at … Continue reading →

Council member John Ellis, FIAP says: The future’s not so bright, the future’s XP As Microsoft’s latest offering, Windows XP, and the associated upgrades to the Microsoft Office application are rolled out with it later this year, controversy rages over … Continue reading →

Mike Ryan, the Director General, writes about the new IAP Council. The IAP’s new administrative year starts on June 1st. That is when the five Council members who have completed their three-year terms of office have to stand down, and … Continue reading →

John Ellis is standing for Council this year. Here he talks about his background and hopes for the Institution. I am married with 4 children and have been a member of the IAP since 1992 and been involved in computing … Continue reading →