Posts by The Power Of Greyskull

Looking forward to...

I've said it before, but I'm looking forward to Spunky Spermwhale.

Wine's hidden switch...

...to emulate Vista:

wine -buggered=true

Seriously, the only Windows app I *need* is Reaper audio workstation. This fabulous program runs perfectly under Wine.

Surely they mean "hypocritical oath"...

... when they say "don't store patient data on laptops"?

High IQ?

Disappointingly, I notice that only 20% of those sampled were in the top fifth.

This is terrible - what can be done to improve matters?

Look behind you...

How? A rear camera might have been useful.

You just know your going to get those pesky terrorists sneaking up behind it and sticking chewing gum over the lens....

Great for fraudsters

"ID cards will tie your fingerprints to your biographical details, cracking down on fraud, and creating a single, secure proof of identity."

Rather, ID cards will serve to strengthen false IDs. Unless the biometric input systems can reliably detect duplicates*, this is just a bag of arse.

*"Mr X - it appears you've already registered for an ID card!"

"Nonsense - you systems must be duff"

"Fair point - here's your card"

Keep it simple

I love gadgets - make no mistake.

But when it comes to phones, I like to keep it simple. I've downgraded from a fancy phone to a simple Nokia 1112. It has a mono screen which can be seen in bright sunlight. It's tough, has a superb battery life and is cheap £10-£15 on PAYG, stick a Virgin 300/300 £10 SIM (30 day contract) and you're laughing.

The only thing I miss is a calendar.

Good enough.

Good spec, too.

And I quote, "Performance: Good enough performance"

Not so sure on the 'tranquiller technology', though.

Poor dab

DAB sounds worse than FM.

Get it if you want DAB content, but don't get it if you want quality sound. Try Googling for 'DAB is worse than FM' and you'll see what I mean.

If this gizmo is built well, then the weak point will be the DAB transmission, so it shouldn't sound worse than a straight DAB radio.

Can't think of a title

I'm a big Linux fan, but I bought a laptop with Windows. I reformatted the disk and installed Ubuntu. I bought the laptop (not a Dell) last Christmas as it was a blinding offer.

It's a bit annoying that I have, by proxy, given Microsoft a few quid for something I'm not using (a Windows licence).

What's my point? It's the bottom line. The price you pay. Yes, a Dell with Linux might be cheaper than a Dell with Windows, but I'll go for another brand with Windows if the price is right, then erase the stain that is Windows.

OT - I resurrected an old laptop and put PCLOS Linux on it. I gave it to my dad who was having no end of grief from his Windows system (poor performance, bubblefests, adware, crashes, BSOD etc). You know what? He hasn't had ONE SINGLE PROBLEM with it in over 6 months.