Rounded Corners
I notice something different about the styling. Rounded corners yes but *gently* rounded and the back is also bevelled.
Looks like Samsung have been avoiding the iphone-look to me
Posts by spegru
286 posts • joined Monday 24th December 2007 06:21 GMT
dongles
I can vouch that whereas Three used not even mention tethering in their Ts&Cs, now you can only get it on their One Plan. Presumably recent phones are phoning home to Three about that even though they didn't used to.
On the other hand why are we talking about 3g wifi routers since we must almost by definition be considering non phone devices? If you have a simple dongle you can use your own laptop. wifi to share the 3G. I certainly can do that in Mint 12, and surely you can even do that in windows
I seriously doubt that that kind of tethering could be detected
Posted in Story withdrawn
AV is essentially useless, apart from the fact that.......
That's a false premise.
The real problem with this is that most people, and the politicos assume that AV is always necessary even though it's based on weaknesses of one only platform of the many available.
The risk is that a combination of self centred Corporation and ignorant Politicians could use it as a reason to take away our freedoms and even introduce censorship.
It's already happening and it need to be resisted .
Posted in Story withdrawn
AV is essentially useless, apart from the fact that.......
That's a false premise.
The real problem with this is that most people, and the politicos assume that AV is always necessary even though it's based on weaknesses of one only platform of the many available.
The risk is that a combination of self centred Corporation and ignorant Politicians could use it as a reason to take away our freedoms and even introduce censorship.
It's already happening and it need to be resisted .
Re: If Android was Linux
clearly you don't know what Intellectual Property is - nor what plagarism is either.
Just because Mr Otto invented a thing called the Internal Combustion Engine did not mean he got an exclusive patent. Why? because much of it was based on earlier Steam Engine (external combustion) technology as well as others.
Similarly iOS is based on BSD and Unix. Android is based on Linux and UNIX.
If you are thinking of that nice GUI, then guess what, those icon thingies have been around for ages too.
I know it must be annoying for Apple fanbois to have ton admit that their favourite fruit is not and never has been unique, but it's a fact
Posted in Story withdrawn
surely this is
a windows only thing. The timing is all wrong/late
These guys are still trying to convince us that all systems need antivirus when that's really about is poorly maintained MS systems. Any sensible OS is updated such that security is baked in!
Re: Really??
Have you cleaned the disc and or/is the DVD drive knackered?
DVDs all fine on my (several) Mint setups....
yet another reason
not to use ithings
Teaching for Exams
Almost all of this hoo-hah is based on ever rising exams results
What so many people seem not to understand is that this HAS to be because of league tables and the national curriculum. This has caused schools to focus on teaching to pass exams - quelle surprise!
What it does not show is that the questions have got any easier (perceived difficulty of old past papers due to curriculum changes doesn't count). It just proves that schools are focussing on what gets better results.
What it also proves is that the exam system esp when taken at ages 16 & 18 etc is not a very good way of judging a person's worth.
And it was ever thus......
Re: On a brighter note
just who is it that has secretary these days
Posted in The Ethernet Alliance is thinking fast
And they've been telling you it's IP
I can't believe it. A whole artiicle like this and comments too, without mentioning IP.
Not that I disagree very much, but you can be sure that wouldn't have happened if Cisco or juniper had been involved.
Of course if it's the speed of the pipes you are talking about then it's almost bound to be Ethernet - although some people would also mention SDH or even OTN.
The bigger picture
Clearly RasberryPi is not going to compete head to head with Intel. For a start thay are a non profit organisation. However just as with smartphones the original eeePC netbooks (I think it's fair to say that these were the devices that started this) what this does show is a trend towards the end of the PC-as-we-know-it whether as desktop or indeed laptop.
In future almost every reasonably complex consumer electronic device will have a 'PC' in it but it very likely wont be much of a multifunction device - more of an embedded media player/tv/centralheating clock/ car dashboard/ phone type of thing that most likely wont be running windows (at least as-we-know-it) either, due to cost/size/power either. The more this happens the more likely that the more complex 'PC' devices will evolve into something else also - see phones/tablets for reference.
Intel obviously have a sharp eye on this game and are preparing for it. Consider how easy it would be to embed either this type of device or indeed Rasberrypi-type-of-device into a modern large screen TV. Oops - where'd the PC go?
IMHO it's unlikely that Intel will completely lose the game to ARM although it's likely they will lose some more market share
What this means for MSFT and indeed linux is the other question. But one thing is likely: more embedded devices = less MSFT = More Linux
This is all good - I look forward to the day when the market for computing devices is a competitive as it is for cars.
Posted in MS Office coming for Symbian
Ooh does that mean
I will be able to run Office 2007 on my Psion Series 7?
Now that would be neat......
Economics
Although foxconn may be able to replace lost worker-hours just by getting more workers and paying them less overtime, this will also mean there are more workers required and thus they will be at more of a premium - normally the laws of economics would dictate that rates for *all* workers will rise.
What with that and having to build dormitories etc it's clear costs will rise. Thus there is more chance of us in the west being able to compete
Re: Awesome!!
I reckon I've got 7 LO users just in my immediate family! Yeah I know you were exaggerating, but it looks to me like you haven't tried LO either at all, or at least recently - correct?
You really should. The latest 3.5 not only loads/saves (spit) docx but can even open that last MS bastion Visio.
Go on give it a go!
PS. What's all this about market share anyway? Who cares?
Posted in Huawei erects channel flag in Europe
HALP!
Clearly they did not think that name through!
Joking aside this will sure pressure Cisco. Then again there are alot of vendors of this type of kit. How many more buyers will now realise there is a big world outside Cisco for this type kit
you do know about USB serial adaptors I suppose? Likewise serial DVD drives
Perfectly ok for the mere occasional use that's most likely these days
This reminds me
of a legal suit between Novell and Sco - It was widely speculated that M$FT were supporting them at the time.
So Proview tried and fail before but are now trying again. I wonder who is bankrolling their legal team? Could it be Sams*ng?
What are PCs used for?
Some comentards think that Protein modelling, heavy duty CAD, or Video editing are commonplace tasks. I'd suggest that is very far from the truth indeed.
Most users are using them for email, browsing, word processing, spreadsheets and yes, powerpoint. Oh and of course some jurrassic proprietary internal corporate systems that no-one else uses.
If MSFT put office on the pad, combined with all the cloud trends that are happening at the same time, I can quite imagine the Laptop disappearing as a species, particularly when tablets are used with an external keyboard.
On the other hand those heavy duty applications are quite likely to be the domain of workstations/desktop machines. Do you really do protein modelling on the train? I seriously doubt it!
A much smaller market that will continue for ages I am sure - and so you do have to consider what that means to MSFT's share price
Some of you are taking it too literally
I think you will find that Matt Assay was making a point. Ok so some of the detail may be exaggerated but the basic point is that tablets esp ipad are the trend, and msft ignore it at their peril. But they are in a cleft stick because msft business model assumes a windows monoculture, that they wouldnt want to undermine.
However if that monoculture is going away anyway, will msft have the balls to embrace it? Not while Ballmer is there methinks.
By the way, trends dont care about the installed base that some of you seem to care about so much. New sales are the thing - and that's also what the share price depends on.
(typed on android tablet)
Re: The "problem" are open source browsers.
in the end you could just film the screen with a camcorder.
No amount of proprietariness will stop it completely.
There's also no need to point the finger at opensource: The internet is open - you cant stop that. But anyway even if you could, it wouldn't help
What Media Cos need is a system that's easy to use and doesnt get in your face! That way, even a leaky system is *good enough*
there's going to be leakage
just like shoplifting, rail ticket avoidance, whatever
If media companies can just accept that if it's easy enough to use, and the price is not too bad than *most* people will pay. Doesn't mean there will be no freeloading but good enough is good enough.
However if they want a totally rigid, over-priced (ie same as a DVD even if you can't *have* the media) system, then people will be motivated to bust it - and they will!
Regrettable perhaps
But the media companies do need to be able to make money or there will be no media.
So we should be looking for a *content protection* system that does not.
1. Limit the device you can use
2. Place unfair restrictions on sharing (the 'I've got this DVD, shall I bring it round to watch over a few beers?' - model should still work. even as simple as logging in somewhere else)
3. Be difficult to use, require installation of weird software
4. Be proprietary so that users worry whether they can still use *their* content in 10yrs time, when the company has been bought & merged 10 times (If they cant do that perhaps it should be regarded - and priced as a rental)
Really that doesn't sound like something that sits in the end user device so much as something that sits in the network itself
vertical
in fact if the truss is long enough you could launch vertically from one end - sticking out past the baloon. You could counterweight it by putting the payload at the other end.
One or two orbs?
In fact you can avoid the risk of two of them taking the truss vertical by tying them together - above the level of the joing swivel. (just thinking of your preferred headline here!)
Two would also give more lifting capacity
Posted in LOHAN's flying truss: One orb or two?
T Shaped
I suppose if it *must* be two balloons to get a vertical launch, then you could have a T shaped truss with a weight on the lowest end. That way when the truss stops being horizontal, the counterweight (as long as it's rigidly attached to the horizontal part) will tend to make it straighten out again.
It would tend to make the whole truss a bit of a monster though....
However I still think a single balloon with two long strings, plus a inclined launch of say 15% should be ok to miss the balloon
Posted in LOHAN flashes fantastical flying truss
Re: Horizontal
or indeed 3 strings and a triangular launch platform (made from 3 sections of truss?)
Posted in LOHAN flashes fantastical flying truss
Horizontal
You need a single balloon with two quite long strings, one to to either end of the truss. It will look like a tall isosceles triangle with the balloon itself at the apex, and the truss at the base. This will keep the truss level (or whatever angle you like in fact).
This would also avoid the risk of two balloons getting entangled.
Long strings will help them stay out of the way of the rocket as it launches, and you can also launch the rocket at a bit of an angle to make sure it passes through the string triangle, missing both the strings and the balloon itself.
But I thought
there were NO software patents in Europe!
Anyone care to explain the legalities of this?
Re: THERE APPEARS TO BE.......
Concerned, as in we'd like to sell shedloads of crapware, that sucks your processor dry?
Surely AV is a anachronism based on old & badly administered versions of windows. Why the heck is it even needed on W7, let alone other platforms?
Re: Re: Dont do it!
cant agree about too many distros - it's just a matter of platform proliferation just as with smartphones tablets and many different versions on OSX & Windows etc. The monoculture days are over.
On the other hand being green with recycling is pretty trendy, electonic waste is a serious problem and people frankly just get bored with old machines and want soemthing new and shiny.
I reckon it's got legs.....
But I see you'reat least part way there with 10.04...... :-)
Dont do it!
Macs are at least said to be virus free now anyway.
This is a slippery slope and there'll be no going back.
Seem to be hedging their bets a bit though
Really, this has to be the time to move to Linux (Mint12 with cinnamon!) - while you still can......
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By the way I've recently read poster saying they have PCs that are 'dying'. Batteries aside (can be replaced), presumably this normally means the OS is clogged with crap. Would many out there welcome an upgrade/cleanout of ye olde XP to something newer & sexier - even if it wasn't windows? Granted I'm probably talking consumer kit rather than corporate stick-in-muds - but with all this talk of BYOD - why not?
Posted in HP Pavilion dm1-4125ea 11.6in netbook
Poor Battery life
I was getting quite excited - then I noticed only 2:50.
Not good enough for a days work in town.
So much for atom smasher - let alone tablet alternative
Disappointed. I'll stay with my 7hr Packardbell!
Posted in Dumb salesmen are hurting us – Nokia CEO
I wonder if
The biggest WinPho problem is its stupid name!
The UI looks pretty nice from what I've seen in my local phone shop
But harking back to the Windows PC is probably beyond pointless - into harmful
Why don't they call it something more distinctive - oh I don't know even ZuneOS would be better!
Pricing
People have been saying that tablet prices are too high - see what happened with HP WebOS tablets for reference. Consider too that this is a little'un and that prie also makes sense
I'm tempted....
Posted in Ultrabook, tablet shipments to surge
Netbooks
"Netbooks haven't taken the beating some observers thought the category might, with 2011 shipments set to hit 25.2m units, up 20 per cent year on year."
Might that be because they are so much cheaper than ithings?
Mine runs Linux Mint! and is waay more useful to me than a tablet
I think we can see the future
Desktops replaced by TVs (with PCs inside - obvious next step from these all in ones)
Small Laptops replaced by Tablets
Large laptops replaced by Cloudy TVs (as above)
Why would anyone want to carry a heavy laptop or be tied to a desk?
Will there be any room in future markets for traditional PCs?
indeed: Almost every day I look to see how hight Chinese Inflation is: Let's see now 15% vs uk 5%. So that's 10% difference. My reckoning makes that 15yrs before their costs match ours (~4x).
Hmm
Ooh does that mean
we can have a censored internet connection?!
I bet UK Huawei & ZTE people will be forced to use it!
In case of GPS problems
(or whatever), presumably these'll be fitted with some kind of self destruct from now on........
Fact of the matter
LibreOffice *IS* Openoffice (at least as we knew it)
Only thing of significance is a change of name
Oh and another thing: to those who reckon LO/OOo has a way to go: not for me it doesn't, nor for anyone i know. I use it all day every day.
Why the heck does anyone pay for MS?
I wonder
what happens if you run sliverlight on a Win XP running inside virtualbox running on Linux ?
(of course the xp wouldn't be used for any proper stuff)
Of course it'd work.... but can you also record the screen to an external file on the host?
Posted in Asus Eee Pad Slider SL101
Come Back Psion Series 7/Netbook!
no track pad, check - touch screen, check - colour, check, screen half across keyboard, check
I guess 2001 was just too early!
@ AC 7th November 2011 23:32
1st. Rounding Error? I have to point out that if you suggest that might in fact be NO Mint users then that really IS laughable. 1% may be a small proportion but users are still in the millions!
2nd. What is this business of Market Share? Who Cares? This is OpenSource so there's no way that Mint or Linux in general is going to go out of business due to poor market share.
Mint & Linux is highly relevant to me and it ought to be for you too - it keeps perfectly serviceable PCs out of landfill, saving you cash and the planet as well.
I've been using Mint (Mint7) since 2008 and has been my main OS since 2009, using it all day every day - for real work! I just does everything I need, be it Media, Office apps, Email, Social stuff, whatever. Oh and it runs at about 2x windowsXP speed on the same hardware
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