Posts by bluesxman

Re: Not the classy way to do it....

If you'd ever used The Register app* before you'd know that that's precisely what happened. Only without the apology (unless you count this article).

;-)

* On Android, can't speak for t'other

You have 14 minutes to comply!

Re: My local CollectPlus

Lucky you. Clearly the best solution for you is to not use this service. That's not exactly a hardship, is it?

Re: Limitations?

As per other responses, my experience with Three is that they do not detect my infrequent tethering activities via wifi hotspot (or if they do, they've never done anything about it).

Not that I do much other than a bit of web browsing and, very occasionally, some VPN from my work laptop.

However, I have an unbranded phone -- Three branded phones may have a software restriction.

Re: Never

Why stop there?

You shouldn't use share a computer keyboard or mouse.

Don't take the lift, those buttons will be filthy. But be careful of the hand rail as you take the stairs.

Don't flush the toilet, you know where those hands have been. You can't be sure the last person washed their hands properly before turning off that tap either. Watch out for that door handle on your way out too! In fact, any door handle.

In fact just put on your paper suit and stay out of public places altogether, Mr Hughes.

Re: yep, indeed

Hmmm I might have encountered that, though only seems to affect photos for me (not much else on my SD card to be fair) and it seemed to be more about number of files in a directory. Once I'd breached a certain amount new ones wouldn't appear in the gallery without a rescan (and then vanished again later). I worked around the issue by moving my old pics into "/sdcard/old_pics".

Re: Ainol Novo 7 Elf

A couple of hours ago I sprung £130 for an Ainol Novo 7 Aurora (w/ ICS), after seeing a colleagues in action (rooted).

Seem like tidy bits of kit and way better spec'd than these Gemini things on a lowly 7 incher

A10 processor (single core) 1.5Ghz

1024x600 screen

16GB storage

1GB memory

Dual camera

Re: 3D dreaming.

Probably using binary compression.

10 Take a string

20 Represent it in binary

30 Zeroes have no value, so throw them away

40 You are left with a string of ones, count them

50 GOTO 20

Some data loss may occur...

Lots of luck

There's definitely an element of the random in which way things fall. I've previously started a level (in the "original") where the pieces "settle" slightly at the start of the level -- on one attempt (and only one attempt), a pig on a high tower rolled off to its doom before I'd fired a single shot.

Penguin ... well, it's a bird innit?

Re: Aliteration..

Not really...

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/alliteration

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/assonance

Re: No sympathy here

"why would MS want you to buy a 2ndhand console?" -- because they make a loss on "new" console sales, expecting to recoup it on game sales. Think about it.

Not that I believe there is/was an MS/Game conspiracy.

Actually, maybe I'm starting to ;-)

Re: That was an appalling sub-title.

Funny, I thought it rather appropriate.

RE: How do they make money?

I imagine this is the key phrase in the article: "Technically, AirDroid is still in beta"

Don't be too surprised if it becomes payware/adware/crippleware (or some combination thereof) around about the same time it ceases to be "in beta".

Widescreen laptop/monitor in 1996?

*scoff*

Prior Art

Many moons ago, I had a security app on my Handspring Visor called "OnlyMe" which prevented access to the device via a security code. One of the unlocking methods available was to swipe the stylus in a predetermined (user defined) pattern through areas displayed on the touch screen.

This was circa 2000.

RE: WHY?

As they repeatedly state, they review the version they are sent by the publishers. Perhaps you'd like to buy them a copy of the PC version to review on your behalf?

Well obviously your use case applies to all users everywhere.

And no one will ever need more than 640KB of RAM, right?

@ Stewart Atkins

Presumably each item will carry a unique, peel-unfriendly QR code (or similar) sticker so you can't do some cheeky "grab, scan, walk out, toss phone to mate, mate walks in, grabs, walks out" move to get yourself some freebies.

Presumably door lurkers will carry a mobile device to rescan your unique sticker as you leave to confirm /someone/ has paid for it (a quick shufty at your mobile device would show that you coughed up the necessary, should they actually give a shit about that).

RE: FAIL

Isn't that just a shit implementation of card validation on the part of the Oyster system?

If you don't get a similar problem when using your bank card in a contactless fashion with an Oyster next to it then I'd have to infer "yes".

RE: No, they do need something

You should get yourself a smartphone. It'll give you something to do on the train besides obsessing over what the other passengers are doing with themselves, their phones, their lives.

RE: More Than >

In my case it meant (considerably) "More Than" Admiral ultimately charged me for my car insurance. By about £900. For third party only vs fully comp. WT, and furthermore, F?

Correction

*But never let that get in the way of a bad pun

Bah.