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Samsung quits desktop PC biz, will stick to all-in-ones and portables

Tuesday 25th June 2013 13:28 GMT Mr. Nobby

Samsung sold desktops?

Well that I didn't know.

Not that I'd notice, I build my own anyway, ready made desktops are for fools and businesses.

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'Smart ring' revealed by upstart Chinese mobe-maker

Tuesday 18th June 2013 15:54 GMT Mr. Nobby

Re: Notice the design of the ring

I'll have you know that I clean my ring at least twice a year.

We aren't all disgusting you know.

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Microsoft touts business features of Windows 8.1

Tuesday 4th June 2013 16:18 GMT Mr. Nobby

Re: StartIsBack

Shh! You'e ruining the anti-Windows wank-fest.

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Microsoft's Windows 8.1 secrets REVEALED ... sort of

Friday 31st May 2013 09:07 GMT Mr. Nobby

Re: Put the start menu properly back

Yeah, that makes sense...

Boo hoo, my UI changed, better jump ship to an OS with an even more alien UI.

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Happy 23rd birthday, Windows 3.0

Thursday 23rd May 2013 09:00 GMT Mr. Nobby

Somewhere...

Somebody is still using it.

I worked in a factory in 2004 that was still using Windows for Workgroups and Novell Netware throughout the entire business. There was a single XP machine for accessing the internet.

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What kind of pirate are you: Justified, transgressor or just honest?

Monday 13th May 2013 14:51 GMT Mr. Nobby

I don't know about the rest of you

But I pirate stuff because I'm cheap and it's easy.

Less spent on DVDs is more spent on beer.

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Microsoft: All RIGHT, you can have your Start button back

Tuesday 7th May 2013 11:28 GMT Mr. Nobby

Once again...

Microsoft are forced to shoehorn old features into new versions because some people are so frightened of change.

Windows 8 doesn't need a start button. Boot to desktop will shave a microsecond off my wait though.

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'1337 hacker' scrawls all over careless coders' SourceForge sites

Tuesday 9th April 2013 13:10 GMT Mr. Nobby

Re: Leet or not...

I think it's more equivalent to a couple of chavs walking through your open back gate and sticking a post-it to your door advising you to invest in a lock.

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'To employers, Jobs would just seem like a jerk in bad clothing'

Friday 5th April 2013 14:21 GMT Mr. Nobby

Porn sites sort of do that though... a handful of them have started releasing their own apps, possibly because of the lack of Flash in newer devices.

Want to wank on the go? Get an Android phone, then get our app!

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Microsoft's summer update will be called Windows 8.1

Wednesday 3rd April 2013 09:32 GMT Mr. Nobby

Re: MS take on version numbering?

More importantly... who cares?

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1 in 7 WinXP-using biz bods DON'T KNOW Microsoft is pulling the plug

Monday 11th March 2013 16:18 GMT Mr. Nobby

Recommending Windows 8 over Windows 7 is just common sense.

Windows 8 is faster and has more nifty features, there's just no point in getting Windows 7 if you have the choice.

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Here's the $4.99 utility that might just have saved Windows 8

Friday 8th March 2013 16:07 GMT Mr. Nobby

I don't get what the problem is...

I boot into Windows 8, check my mail (the only Metro app I use) then it's off to the desktop for me.

I only see the start screen when I want to launch an app that isn't pinned to my taskbar.

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Reg readers brew up the ultimate cuppa

Thursday 7th March 2013 14:21 GMT Mr. Nobby

Milk first?

People like that should be hanged.

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Nemo cancels Microsoft's Surface Pro launch

Friday 8th February 2013 16:12 GMT Mr. Nobby

4 inches of snow, lol ...an hour... oh. Shit.

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11-YEAR-OLD code wizard hacks Greedy RuneScape geeks

Friday 8th February 2013 16:08 GMT Mr. Nobby

Hacking?

In the classic sense, yes. The kid hacked out some crappy code for a quick and dirty solution to a problem he was having regarding other people's accounts and his lack of access to their phat loot.

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Student claims code flaw spotting got him expelled from college

Tuesday 22nd January 2013 09:35 GMT Mr. Nobby

Re: I would imagine...

No... by that logic you should be allowed to attempt to rob a bank before deciding whether or not to do business there.

Shops aren't storing your sensitive information. You could attempt to steal customers credit card info from a shop prior to deciding on whether to shop there though, or just use cash.

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Biz users, hard-up punters: Nobody loves Windows 8

Friday 11th January 2013 17:38 GMT Mr. Nobby

You guys are nuts

Windows 8 is great, I preferred the old UI but the new one works fine if you stop crying long enough to try it.

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Don't shoot the Windows Live Messenger, cry IM users

Wednesday 9th January 2013 16:04 GMT Mr. Nobby

I didn't have any issues

Switching to Skype was painless as hell. I prefer MSN though, Skype is too... chunky, and there don't seem to be OS alternatives to its client.

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Hey Lenovo, want to kill Apple? Look to Samsung hitman for tips

Tuesday 8th January 2013 17:00 GMT Mr. Nobby

They do make low-end crap, I usually buy Lenovo laptops for home use and never the high-end models since that would be overkill for my needs.

Despite the price-tag the laptops are always rock solid.

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Aw grandad, I asked for an iPad and you got me an iPod

Friday 4th January 2013 09:53 GMT Mr. Nobby

I hate Apple and everything they do as much as the next guy but selling a new iPad on to some other sucker could net you the money for a Nexus 10 and a load of beer.

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A bitter spill to swallow, or 'how to smeg up your keyboard'

Wednesday 14th November 2012 10:04 GMT Mr. Nobby

Re: Anyone else..?

Take all the keys out, wash them in the kitchen sink, give the keyboard body a good scrub too (remove the electronics first) and you can dry it with a towel and a hair dryer, no need to let it sizzle for 2 days.

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Wednesday 14th November 2012 10:01 GMT Mr. Nobby

Re: Simple solution

You should get one of those Microsoft Intellimouse mice, I've had mine for years, it's gone yellow now even though it was white, I've spilled beer in it, knocked it off the desk, slammed it in frustration, dropped it in a cup of tea, and I'm pretty sure that one of my rats tried to have sex with it once. Still works.

The only downside is that the resolution is fairly low so it makes only a mediocre gaming mouse.

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Microsoft Surface ad targets preppy, Glee-watching youngsters

Tuesday 16th October 2012 14:49 GMT Mr. Nobby

Re: Quite Exciting

I normally use linux on my laptop but if the Surface Pro is in my price range when it comes to upgrading... well goodbye linux laptop.

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Pirate Bay site sinks, Swedish police raid its ISP

Tuesday 2nd October 2012 10:24 GMT Mr. Nobby

Ah

That would explain why I had to slum it at ISOHunt yesterday.

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New I-hate-my-neighbour stickers to protect Brits' packages

Friday 28th September 2012 09:14 GMT Mr. Nobby

I like this new sticker thing

I hope they stick to it. My neighbour on the left is very trustworthy but also very elderly, I'd hate for him to be bothered by my missed parcels. My neighbour on the right is hardly ever in so there's no point trying to deliver my stuff there.

Of course, the real answer for most people is to get your stuff delivered to you at work.

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