Posts by jason 7

Re: If MS AV is the best...

"Come on MS, help people out who service your systems, especially with safe mode being available if the machine fails to boot (maybe they fixed that, I'm no longer in that part of the industry)."

This is still a major problem. All the so called 'fix it' features that MS have introduced with Windows 8 to 10 are more of a problem than a help. They either get in the way or just don't work. The restore points often aren't there or magically disappear. The system rebuild often doesn't work either. Then there is the classic of Safe Mode which has hardly any access unless you can get the machine to boot in the first place...which isn't the reason you need Safe Mode.

9 times out of 10 its quicker to try to copy the user data off and rebuild the machines with a fresh USB install.

With Windows 7 you could usually boot it into Safe Mode via F8 and 5 minutes later you would be back up and running.

But no we have to now have the useless Fast Boot setting which is a waste of time and a liability.

I always switch Fast Boot off on all my customers machines. None of them miss it.

Re: It has been very interesting reading this thread. There is one point I feel should be made:

Just like Boris didn't expect to win Brexit.

I was never convinced by him leaving the Leadership race because Gove stepped in. He just wanted the slimmest excuse to jump out of the way.

Re: Back to MD5, et. al.

As a European (even though some want to take that brand away from me) I have no issue with the restrictive EU Gun laws especially those in the UK.

At the age of 45 I have never or known anyone personally to have been threatened, injured or killed with a firearm.

I'm more than happy for that to continue.

Like the folks in the US will ever lift their fat arses and AR-15s off the sofa to 'rise up' and take back what's theirs.

Yeah they talk the talk...

Re: Then of course

"it doesn't anymore without you spending extra"

And you post on a IT forum?

C'mon, anyone who has been using a Windows box will be using VLC or similar. That still does it for free. So why does MS have to bother?

I would prefer it if MS reduced the extra functionality and let me decide the majority of the extra components, paid or free.

Plus optical media in 2017? You'll be after a infra-red port next.

Re: Pull out...

Might take a look as I have the original MK1 BT ADSL socket. The one that they used to send two engineers round to fit in 2001!

However, it may be the case that the newer ones are just cheaper and nastier than what I have already.

Indeed, no concept of Project Management.

We all know cock ups and delays can happen, especially when you have to rely on other suppliers and third parties that may not be as committed as you.

So just going quiet is inexcusable and raises alarm and suspicion.

It only takes a minute or two to say -

"Sorry guys but one of our suppliers has caused a delay so we wont be progressing as planned. Will let you know as soon as things are back in plan!"

or

"Sorry guys but one of the shipments didn't come up to spec on the QA side so we've had to order in a fresh batch! Hopefully back up to speed in a week or two!"

Now that didn't hurt did it?!

Keep your backers and investors informed. Silence just makes it look like you ran off with the money.

I thought the Tarkin effect was great.

What put me off was the total lack of a third dimension or any back story to 99% of the new characters introduced.

They just appear, do some stuff and...

Its the characters that let the film down big time. Other than that new droid they don't have any character.

A fine film spoilt by the human element or lack of.

Re: Those in large contry houses...

Cheers! You too, have a packet of scratchings as well!

It's a tough one certainly. I always say I live in the city centre because I'm never more than 60 seconds away from a pint of fresh milk at 10am on a Sunday morning. It means I have to put up with the Prince of Wales road at the weekend but after 20 years I'm used to it and accept it.

I think more rural communities need to realise they can call BT's bluff and investigate another supplier providing the required upgrades. I'm slightly surprised it's not publicised more due to it being such a hot issue.

Hohum.

Re: Battery, battery, battery.

Yes but unfortunately some devices do have to conform to a reasonable set of performance characteristics.

Like a sniper rifle has to have more than 10 yards of effective range and so on.

If a device cannot perform to those criteria then you just don't bring it to market until it can...or you have a marketing department that can convince a certain sector of the public that that is acceptable.

I do wonder if Apple will try to convince customers if they ever bring out their car that due to it being so 'small and thin' that 10 miles of range and a NCAP safety rating of 0 stars is the future?

Re: the problem is that modern [MANAGEMENT]

"Your problem is clearly that your organisation's management are insufficiently familiar with (let alone competent in) the miracles of Agile, and DevOps, and (2018_hiptrend_goes_here)."

As already mentioned these are just another fad that some CIO read about in a book and pushes down.

Nothing makes up for someone being paid to crack the whip and make sure no one is slacking off and the work is getting done. Dress it up all you like in fancy names, folks need to realise they get paid to work, so man up, take responsibility and concentrate on it.

Don't worry about what the team in the next office are doing...

Re: What planet do these people live on?

Yeah that was my point.

Re: Mint!

My experience has been the exact opposite. I can't give Linux away.

I've told customers they can shave £100 off a box and it will do everything they need but nope, they won't have it. Has to be Windows.

In 8 years of business I've not managed to shift one box with Linux on it.

I have thought of telling them it costs £75 instead of £100 (whatever) as it seems free has a bad image.

I dunno.

Re: Mars

The biggest issue with the Mars bar was when they changed the hard nougat filling about 20 years ago to that of the inferior Milky Way (the Milky Way then became even more inferior).

It isn't even the same product I remember as a kid, let alone the size of it.

Re: Given the success of Amazon’s Echo speaker?

Yes ditto. I got mine on release and whilst I was quite excited...it now just sits as a voice activated digital radio/jukebox.

The UK launch was a bit of a disappointment really. Still cant add Championship football teams to it.

Re: Bye Bye Apple

But I bet Ive's suggestions and mandate carries more weight in Apple than the technical guys.

"People buy it for the Apple look...not the middle of the road hardware inside it!"

I still reckon Apple would dump the whole Macbook/iMac line if it could.

...and a neck beard!

Re: new entry level laptops

Yeah on Amazon refurb you can pick up near mint Dell Latitude laptops with Core i5, decent screens and corporate build quality for £250 ish. Slap in some more ram and a SSD and you are still under £400.