* Posts by eternal cynic

5 publicly visible posts • joined 21 Sep 2012

Google Chrome Privacy Sandbox open to all: Now websites can tap into your habits directly for ads

eternal cynic

ClickIt-BANG !!!

And the Chrome is gone

Lenovo shipped lappies with man-in-the-middle ad/mal/bloatware

eternal cynic

simples...

The first thing I do when I get a new computer/laptop is reformat it and install a vanilla copy of the OS. Everyone seems to stuff their equipment with 'useful software' aka bloatware these days. Do a clean install and its all sorted.

BTW Lenovo actually makes some decent kit - my last two laptops have been Lenovo and I've been very happy with them. No reason not to buy them, just wipe the disk.

A year with Canada's Volvo-esque smartphone – The BlackBerry Z30

eternal cynic

Re: Oi!

Funny how my 16 year old Volvo V70R is one of the few cars able to make it to work today... just saying.

US military finds F-35 software is a buggy mess

eternal cynic

Re: RN "shitting themselves"

Nope - I believe we sold the lot to the US Marines who nabbed them up instantly at a bargain price. Planes, spares, the lot.

Sophos antivirus classifies its own update kit as malware

eternal cynic
Paris Hilton

I bet...

...Paris would have done it differently. She knows all about anti-virus protection...