* Posts by Antonios Karantze

4 publicly visible posts • joined 10 Apr 2008

Royal Bank of Scotland, Natwest fling new bank cards at folks after Ticketmaster hack

Antonios Karantze

Westpac NZ did this in August 2018.

35k cards replaced quickly and brutally fast, breaking all manner of standing renewals etc

Microsoft steps up Windows 10 nagging

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Im using a Sony Vaio that Sony has declared as 'cant be upgraded' because the hybrid graphics chip. Sony say No, Microsoft say Yes.

If the laptop is borked, will MS fix it?

How can family sysadmins make a safe internet playground for kids?

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Don't forget pc admin - it's not that straightforward

Good article mate.

I use kidswatch for the monsters machine, but that is on a locked down user account, which presents its own challenges in getting software to behave. A lot is still written expecting full admin rights, and won't work without out. Pathetic but true.

So you end up logging in as admin just to get software to work.

Neither 'manages' YouTube for you.

O2 PR calls Reg readers 'techie nerds'

Antonios Karantze
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It's the leather hat they're scared of....

I think their memories of your hat run long and deep Mr Ray....