Posts by GeorgeTuk

All very well...

but how many people will watch just Jobs propaganda shot and be happy with the all phones have problems bit?

I admit I have not seen an iPhone 4 so not had a chance to replicate the issue, however 10 years in IT managing mobile phone contracts and hundreds of Blackberries, Nokia's and SEs and have never had a single person report the issue.

In fact going wider would have thought if there were any problems with others would have spotted it by now. Look at BB Storm, well known for being a bit crap. The Nokia N95 (as I remember) is well known for slow down and reboots. BUT none about antenna problems.

I know this shouldn't matter but....

those jeans?!

So much money, so little style.

And it does matter a little bit as it just engenders the geek culture in people's mind. Gates tidied up when he became a major player so why not jobs whose company purports to be so cool?

Its the way you're holding it.

If you use two-fingers and hold at a 37* angle you will find that iPhone 4 is considerably faster. At everything.

Come on El Reg, listen to the Jobs.

Seriously though I didn't even realise there were other browsers for phones, I have found both Safari and the one for Android (Chrome!?) perfectly fine.

I Spy With My Little Eye...

...something beginning with T.

Trident Replacement

Uninterrupted concentration...

...but still manages to break to use Twitter?

Classic "I am so busy and important" office moment.

Like the office manager here who was too busy to meet the recruitment team and spent the next two hours setting up a Facebook account...she is working her notice now.

Great news.

I welcome this warmly and think there should be more around for us that have hearing deficits.

Occasionly the captioning on the BBC news is pretty amusing anyway...

Sorry but how much?

That is outrageous.

I know that is off the shelf but come on that is just silly. How can you justify that now? iWork (admittedly not as good) is just $80.

I think you have just lost yourself 130 licences, the only thing is Outlook, if I had a good alternative to that and could save in .DOC then I will be moving. I will actually be actively looking into it now.

Isn't there better things to spend money on?

How about flood defences, sea and river?

Measures against and research into Foot and Mouth?

Protection of the countryside and building new footpaths?

No lets create another thing so we don't need to leave the office and print the fines from our desk!

As with everything...

...I'll wait until it becomes a more reasonable price and people stop forcing 3D everything on us.

I mean I can already see "Because of the unique way the BBC is funded see the amazing new 3D Eastenders on the new BBC HD 3D Super Duper channel...only available on paid for TV subscriptions, what did you think the licence is for fools!?"

Do I really want to se Ian Beale in 3D, I don't think so.

Any ideas on names or places where they are picked up?

Would like to warn our users who travel to US but can't find a "standard" app or whatever they should be looking out for.

Of course they shouldn't be doing but we all know that argument doesn't hold much sway with gadgeteer salesmen!

Real benefit?

Why, what is the real benefit?

Has anyone actually seen the pictures?

They are rubbish and if that consitutes pron then I for one am dismayed.

And of course it has the ability to store images, you want the evidence right? It is whether the ones shipped for use in airports actually have that ability switched on.

And lastly just what were the manufacturers going to do with these scanners before the terrorist attacks...makes you wonder eh? Lucky they had some ready to go.

Academics wasting time and money...Official.

Why even bother?

But got me thinking, what if someone drew an anatomically correct and flying angel, that would be fine and prove something?! Quick someone draw it and send it in, we can prove angels can fly.

What a surprise, they want money.

What sensible 3rd world nation doesn't want a wad of cash they never use for its intended purpose.

Why don't we actually give them the kit and not the money. Lets see Mugabe make embezlement from some solar panels.

Instead we have newsworthy headlines of chucking over £1bn to unspecified countrys to "combat climate change". It's not as if we are really ina fantastic position to be giving money away for anything other than emergency aid.

Well spotted Mark A

But bloomin' funny anyways!

That unfair, I bet the good looking ones are stopping it too!

With talk like that you will get the unions on your case!

Classic New Labour

"The Internet Is Bad!"

We don't understand it and we don't check our facts but trust us there is bad stuff on there.

I will give the modern artists their art but...

...this cannot be art. Its just glorified kiddie porn.

I don't really like modern art but it doesn't mean it can't exist as other people like it. But this is just not art, if it was on the internet it would be indecent (as article says) so why should it be any different just because it is in an exhibition.

I know its probably only one picture but it seems sensible to remove.

As for the US showing it...thats just classic of their standing on many things.

So I reckon it will be just like a Windows tablet...

...but will have a nice interface and in brushed silver, will also cost over £300 than even a similar Sony product.

And somehow it will sell by the buckload and at least 10 people will try to convince they must have one for work.

I don't how they have done exactly but Apple are the luckiest gits alive!

Oooops!

Ha ha, wonder what they were watching...not very subtle eh?

Just goes to show sometimes it's easier just to use people!

Thirding Richard81

I agree we really should be looking everywhere for our kit to get it bought and into the hands of the people that need it. If it's already been designed and built lets buy that one instead of wasting time designing our own.

Silly arguments about the importance of kit being British cost us a lot of money, maybe for potentially conflict changing assets (like the Type45 and Taranis...I am not saying they are value for money though!) but for something that everyone else has already and we are buying in bulk numbers it should be best on the market.

Surely its long hours not laziness

I mean look at all the babies chavs have at 16 whilst most workers get babies at about 30.

Still that wouldn't get any headlines would it.

Did it actually breakdown any reasons for this tiredness or just blanket laziness. I know it would cost the economy lots but one day I would really love to see the European Working Time Directive enacted here, I really think it would make alot of us alot happier but maybe not richer.

Reality check

In my 10 years experience I have come across many people who are unhappy with their career in IT, and many people on the outside who think it must be fabulously well paid (with some astronomical guesses at my packages).

I think the problem is a lot of people in the industry (not everyone!) thinks that by being able to tinker with computers and writing a blog that they are God's gift to IT. They also don't realise that IT department is just that, a department within a company that should conform and perform in the same way (not exactly obviously). You do have to be nice to people, be sociable, understand the business and do things that may be against your better judgement to help the business along.

People in IT should also be aware that having experience counts more than anything as well as being engaging and approachable. Just because you know stuff other people don't doesn't make you special or different. And also by gosh, the hobbies you have need to seperate you from your work, no one wants to hang out with a total geek and so it makes it much harder to meet people in the company and therefore get on.

Three rules I have for getting on in IT:

1) Talk to people about how IT can help their department (it's not all about locking stuff down)

2) Get some more interesting hobbies than gaming and sci-fi (keep them as well though if you want)

3) Prepare to work that little bit harder and maybe a little bit later without a massive thank you. Sometimes its viewed as doing your job.

I am not saying I am amazing but being 27 years old and IT Manager for 120 odd people isn't too bad, touch wood!

More cameras than the SF Police Dept.

Maybe but has anyone considered that it is actually possible that the San Francisco Police Department don't own/control the CCTV cameras.

It might be, just a little pie in the sky thinking here, that the police departments job there is purely policing and not all and sundry tasks for whoever.

Done the crime now do the time

Sorry but unless he has serious learning difficulties then he should be going to prison.

It doesn't matter what the crime is, you have to take the punishment. He knew he was committing a crime, admitted to it but now doesn't want to do the punishment.

Its like me saying, yes I will commit fraud and get lots of cash but if you catch me I am sorry and I was only doing it for charity. Hacking into secure government systems at home or abroad is a crime, he knew it and whether he was doing it for good or bad he committed a crime, and sorry but crime carries a punishment.