* Posts by Anon 17

5 publicly visible posts • joined 26 Sep 2010

The curse of knowing a bit about IT: 'Could you just...?' and 'No I haven't changed anything'

Anon 17
Childcatcher

Re: Printers attached to PC's

In the early 2000's I was back at school for a (non-IT) graduate degree. My first year, I paid the local ISP for a dial-up connection, but subsequent years saw WiFi installed in dorm. Several of my fellow students were startled when their printers spewed out a warning that someone would be by shortly to help with their security.

Ever wondered how Google-less Android might look? Step right this Huawei: Mate 30 Pro arrives on British shores

Anon 17

Already got Android without Google -- LineageOS with microG + Magisk. The Play store hack is baked in!

https://lineage.microg.org/

Sailfish OS given a Jolla good buffing as version 3.1 bobs gently into port

Anon 17

SFOS on Gemini

With SFOS 2, it was possible to partition the Gemini for Debian or Kali alongside the Jolla offering, but that option has vanished from the new partition tool. I'm not sure I want to be limited to what's available in the Jolla app store. Can one install apps from a repo wth 3.1?

New Reg mobile site - feedback here!

Anon 17

I'm running BBOS 10.2.1 on my Z30, and accessing the site using Evolution Browser. (Love that built-in ad blocker!)

The list of stories is straightforward and easy to navigate, and previously visited links within the stories are obvious. It would be nice to have a similar indication for the headlines in the list.

I noticed th e option to switch to desktop mode at the bottom of the story, but it makes more sense to put that at the top. Those who want the option aren't going to want to scroll all the way down to make that switch. .

I think the large size for the top story is overkill - the other four are sized about right, although I'm not convinced it's really necessary.

Logging in to post this comment was a pain, since the fields are tiny. It was possible in landscape mode, but very awkward.

I'm unlikely to use the mobile version. I can zoom the desktop version to fit my phone's screen. If auto-detect is eventually turned on, I'll just switch user agent strings in the browser.

IBM 'one atom, one bit' storage breakthrough

Anon 17
Joke

Is it just me

Or does the notion of a man named S. Loth making extremely high speed measurements strike anyone else as hilarious?