Obviously been using a random bullshit generator.
Posts by jeffo
24 publicly visible posts • joined 17 Jun 2010
PM Cameron calls for modern, programmable computers! (We think)
Hunt: I'll barcode sick Brits and rip up NHS's paper prescriptions
Space shuttle to slip surly bonds of Earth one last time over California
Brit global warming skeptics now outnumber believers
Wrong!
If you look at the survey http://www.angus-reid.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2012.06.27_Climate.pdf
43% think "Global warming is a fact and is mostly caused by emissions from vehicles and industrial facilities"
27% think "Global warming is a fact and is mostly caused by natural changes"
21% think "Global warming is a theory that has not yet been proven"
You really can't add the last 2 percentages together to make your article look better.
Microsoft tempts with WinPho demo on... iPhone
Steve Jobs had 'personal moral failures', was no role model
Biker gang plunders Covent Garden Apple Store
Amazon to whup Apple rivals when Kindle Fire hits UK
I think the reason Amazon are not selling the Fire in the UK yet is because they don't have the necessary media deals in place. Opinion seems to be that they're losing money on the actual device and look to make the profit on the media etc. that the users consume on the device. So, without that in place, it makes no sense for them to release it in the UK.
Even so, I think a lot of people will be tempted to hold out for the UK launch, so it will still probably hit sales of other tablet devices.
New Mac scareware variant installs without password
Wrong!
If you read the blog you linked to: http://blog.intego.com/2011/05/25/intego-security-memo-new-mac-defender-variant-macguard-doesnt-require-password-for-installation/ it DOES NOT download to the Applications folder, but to the downloads folder. The user still has to go through the installation process, just will not be prompted for a password.
I don't think there's any way on Mac or Windows for a file to decide where it downloads to, other than the default or selected download folder. Also, if it did downlaod to the Applications folder, it would just sit there, as it would never run without an installation script adding it to the start up items.
But hel, why spoi; a good story!
Apple admits scareware problem, at last
Nobody expects Microsoft to do anything about viruses/malware
When a virus or malware hits Windows machines, nobody expects Microsoft or the machine manufacturer to sort it out, so why is everybody making such a big deal about Apple's slow response?
And of course Macs can be targetted by viruses/malware, it's just that as the installed base is smaller, they're not such a prime target. Also, the inbuilt security is probably slightly better, but certainly not bulletproof.
Apple to support reps: Don't confirm Mac infections
Apple reportedly plans ARM shift for laptops
The best sci-fi film never made: Also-rans take a bow
Should Apple enter the flat TV market?
Screen Resolution
"The fact that the larger Apple Mac screens already have the quality and size – and that the LCD panels are just the same – seems to have escaped him."
Surely this isn't quite right. My 27" iMac has a resolution of 2560 x 1440, which is much higher than the 1920 x 1080 resolution of my 32" LG TV.
Mac App Store: Developer godsend or Evil Empire?
Who are the biggest electric car liars - the BBC, or Tesla Motors?
Asus NX90Jq 18.4in Core i7 laptop
Centre of home entertainment system
I really can't see this as the centre of a home entertainment system with such a small screen (OK it's big for a laptop but small for an HDTV).
It sounds like a hell of a lot of money to pay for a machine with no clear purpose, it's not really portable but you could buy a hell of a desktop system for the same price which would blow the socks off it. It has good sound, but I bet I could buy a better sound system for that amount of money.