Re: No chance of a rational debate then?

So errr...which side are you on then?

You went off ranting and lost the plot a bit.

Re: The solution is simple

No with this release they have ripped out the legacy code for it.

Quite a few articles on the web about it.

Nice of them isn't it?

Re: The solution is simple

You go try it and report back.

You'll see.

Errr thanks Dad.......

....but where's the Nintendo?

Dunno why you got downvoted there.

Because even if there is still intelligent life left on Earth even in a billion years time, it wont be Homo Sapiens.

I'm always amazed when folks say "oh I wonder what the world will be like for humans in a million years time?"

Kind of dusty and museum like I reckon!

Humans will inherit the stars? Utter Cobblers!

Maybe a few Creationists around with their heads in the sand downvoting?

Re: Where was the consultation?

I was told to get Norwich City council to look into anything I had to get a petition signed by a minimum of 150 residents.

I did that (got 200 just in case), handed it in and then was asked a few weeks later to attend the main monthly council chambers meeting (Mayor presiding etc. ) to state my case in front of them all.

I did so and then they just told me to f**k off basically.

I then walked out.

The ones to avoid are the full 'Security Suites'

I've seen Norton totally lock down a whole network after it had a brain fart and 'untrusted' all the PCs with it installed on the network.

A couple of other such Network apps have done that.

Kaspersky just shouts at you all the time. "Explorer.exe. wants to run! Which arbitrary and totally made up security group do you want to run this in, you mere mortal untechnical user!"

McAfee just bends over and pulls its cheeks apart at the slightest hint.

I remember getting sales calls from a Bulldog rep. He kept sending me free versions of the suites to try on customers PCs and I'd get a cut of the renewal each year.

I didn't use them. In the end I told him in all honesty that I actually made a living uninstalling AV/Security suites like his and installing the simpler free versions such as MSE. I must point out I don't charge for MSE just the cleaning off of the virus/trojans and failed paid for AV.

Re: You talk sense

I always tell my customers getting a virus is like having a broken windscreen. You can go years without one and then have two in as many weeks.

If you are going to get hit you'll get hit. The only things I see from my customers are the daily written card detail seeking drive-bys. The old classic virus has long gone.

All of them have AV installed some paid some free but they all get by-passed (I would say McAfee more than most in my experience).

I agree that if you are a vaguely experienced user then running AV in order to prevent all types of infection is largely a waste of time. You may as well not bother as it's often quicker to format and rebuild your PC (or re-image it) than sit and scan the HDD in another PC and run it through three different scanners to clean up the worst of it.

I do however, rarely see a PC with no AV on it. I'd put it more at 1 in 20 say.

Re: Doesn't help that drives are increasingly unreliable

I personally recommend against customers buying anything over 1TB. Over that and reliability comes down to crossing your fingers.

Re: buzzword needed

Windows Slab?

Windows Skillet?

Really I'd love MS to come up with a good tablet based around Windows but jeez they are making it so painful.

Especially when the competition are making Android tablets for £150 or less that will cater for much of what a tablet is used for such as browsing and email with a little Angry Birds and video on the side.

How complex and expensive does such a device have to be? Not very, as each month goes by.

By Xmas MS will be up against 10" £99 IPS dual core tablets.

Re: Size is not the issue

"Why am I bothering to even write this??!"

Similar thoughts went through my mind too.

The trouble with the younger guys...

...is they are all hyped up and ready to go...but for just two weeks.

Then they get bored and want to do something else so are looking for the next 'fun thing' rather than finishing the work or project from a month ago.

I worked in a 'Innovation dept' a few years ago. I was about 35 at the time and about the oldest in the dept. I think over a year the number of projects and products actually delivered numbered around 8. Those were mostly mine, the rest of the team never got anywhere with anything other than a few tech toys delivered to the exec that just widened the reality gap between staff and the top.

So yes you can have the young guns full of confidence and can do nature but when it comes to actually delivering stuff it doesn't hurt to have a few 'safe pairs of hands' around when it really counts.

As for all these "groovy" Metro apps....

...that the skinny jean brigade tell me I'll love....well why?

I don't get why I'd need to have seven separate full screen apps sitting away from my main desktop that I do my work in, when I can get all my news, stocks, email, weather, media etc. through my web browser?

Am I the only one not taking crazy pills?

I guess we'll see....

...in ten years time if the UK is producing the best software or if Nigeria has swindled all our money through cunning use of small cheap computer tech.

Re: Too many distractions to really learn.

I know. Not very I guess. Spoilt for choice nowadays really.

Back in the early 80's the mystery of what computers could do was bolstered by our wondering imagination. I used to watch War Games as a kid and thought how exciting hooking up to other computers could be (Dad's telephone bill permitting). That's all gone now.

I bet 90% of these devices will be thrown in a drawer by the end of the summer. A bit of willy waving from the guy in the office that has to have all the new trendy gadgets (you know the one) and then you'll never hear about it again.

Re: Anti-shake video...

I have tried the Steady Video feature using my 6450 in the work PC.

It does work fairly well for making some videos a little more watchable.