Posts by Russ Tarbox

Can't wait!

Once it's released, I might bother to torrent a copy!

Fruity Firm

Can't you think of some new names? Twice in one article. Shame on you.

SSDs, I believe, have now overtaken memory as the single most cost-effective upgrade

Sticking one in a laptop that's maybe 3 or 4 years old and already has 4GB of RAM just gives it a completely new lease of life. And now you can pick up a 64GB jobby for about £40 ... it really can make an old laptop usable again for general day to day stuff.

And of course in new PCs it's on a whole different level...

Maybe he'll do me a deal on rent.

I promise to recommend Oracle from now on ...

Just going to dump this handy URL here

http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html

It's not that easy to come by sometimes...

Well done on catching up with Chrome!

Which is only around 4 years old ...

Firefox seems to suck badly in a corporate environment

It relies on weird profiles, which are often incompatible across different versions. At a large licence funded media organisation I worked at, I saw it frequently. As "hot desking" (ugh) was the norm, if someone switched from a machine running Firefox 9 to 12, for example, their favourites may not be visible. It caused no end of headaches to users who had been encouraged to use the browser for certain in-house applications before Chrome had existed as a serious alternative.

There are a lot of upgrades going on around there right now.

Maybe the building was at risk of collapse due to Crossrail...

I love this column.

The way it is written and the subject matter never ceases to raise a wry smile or the odd snort ... keep up the good work.

How is that "netbook" running Windows?

Unless it's an RDP session or similar...

I think this is the best headline and subline I've ever seen on El Reg.

Paris because the headline probably drew her in and disappointed her.

Better than at Earl's Court

When I worked at the Brits back in 2000/2001 there were cables everywhere. Everything seemed very temporary - in fact one year we had cables leading out the back to a transit with a temporary studio in it. And we were responsible for output to the BBC radio stations...

I remember seeing the effects of remanence on older graphics cards.

Booting Windows 98 you'd sometimes see a flash of your desktop before restart when the screen mode changed for the bootup screen.

Nothing wrong with it if you get it right.

It works best with DARK jeans (black or very dark blue) and a decent t-shirt or shirt. It's better than just wearing a full suit on a night out but makes you stand out from the standard shirt/jeans of the rest of the crowd. But it needs to co-ordinate...

It's fine for at work too. However if you are trying to look smart for a business meeting, nothing but a suit will suffice, or at least smart trousers and shirt. You wouldn't wear jeans to a job interview...

I would post a pic but my self esteem can't take the beating right now ;)

I removed my LinkedIn profile after privacy issues.

I was linked in the "People you may know" section to two of my "housemates" (I barely speak to them - everyone works, it's not a sociable house). The only way, whatsoever, that LinkedIn could have known is that we all logged in from the same IP address. LinkedIn would not admit to this when asked, though, saying that they don't use this information. They were downright lying, so I removed my profile. I've never particularly liked their service and it's not served me any great purpose. This just seems to be another "feature" that is virtually pointless.

Maybe I didn't give Vista long enough on my desktop to become familiar enough with it

But I can't see the resemblance between that Chrome message and Vista?

Lies, damned lies etc

So Android has grown in market share. So what? What are the actual sales figures? Are Apple selling less phones? "Android" isn't a direct hardware - it's an OS. How many people buying £100 Android handsets could afford an iPhone anyway? If all Android handsets cost the same as an iPhone, would they still have a lead? Do half the people with Android handsets even know what an Android is? etc etc

So long as Apple are selling lots of phones and making lots of cash, I doubt they could actually care less about "market share". And don't give me the whole "App Store" crap (developers focusing on market leader) - again, those with expensive iPhones most likely have more disposable income so buy more apps etc etc.

"went through the system again again today"

Please tell me that was deliberate ...

SSD options aren't available in the UK

As usual the States get more options and keener prices...

You've lost a bit of weight since 2002

And maybe a little hair too.

Where can I find this i7 model?

Everywhere I look I see the i5 processor fitted.

I've not read the other comments yet...

...but this is so much more helpful than your last article. I'm really glad that you took the comments on board and made your latest piece a lot more helpful and less condescending.

Kudos.

The first ever film released on DVD

That little factoid seemed a little surprising. Some further research actually suggests that "Twister" was in fact the first ever film to be released on DVD. What was your source? Genuinely interested.

How the hell do people continue to misspell "Vodafone"

One of the world's biggest brands, their logo splashed in all manner of places including international sporting events, and yet a survey specifically about brands can't even spell it right.

I'd forgotten all about this

I used to play the demo of this on my Acorn A3010 (it was on a cover disk - remember those?). The music used to suddenly kick in (as you mention) when something kicked off ... I remember it building the tension brilliantly.

Not sure where these prices came from.

The prices I see on 3's website don't correspond with this table...

Every time I log onto Hotmail (simply because MSN messenger tells me I have a new message from time to time) it seems so overly complicated / non intuitive.

For starters, when I log on I'm not immediately actually faced with my e-mail, instead a bunch of nonsense including status updates from friends (why?). Then when I do hit the e-mail section, there is no colour coding - everything is grey and white, all the same font - it just strikes me as odd.

I use Google Mail and never seen to have problems with it, it integrates well with any device I've thrown at it to date and the anti-spam feature is pretty much spot on.

Hotmail was brilliant back in the day when free e-mail accounts were a novelty (remember 2MB storage?) but as your article points out, it's becoming increasingly irrelevant. Frankly I'd delete my account if it weren't linked to MSN messenger.

I liked MeeGo

The couple of times I gave it a try on just about compatible hardware, I thought it was great. No good for laptops but would make a great Tablet OS.

IMO of course.