Posts by PeterGriffin

Apply occam's razor

Netflix works well on most providers but suffers buffering on Verizon and Verizon claim Netflix has poor peering arrangements which affect only Verizon...

Laudable but flawed

The proposal is wholly sound. One hopes some of the plutocratic vanguard are inwardly feeling nervous. The way I see it the majority of American politicians aren't corrupt but a notable minority react so readily to their strings being pulled by their "sponsors" and Big Business™ they appear afflicted by Marionette Syndrome. Attempts to halt the creep of plutarchy are therefore welcome. Flawed though as I suspect more than 14 politicians will be required to deflect the deluge of spin headed their way and vote the relevant changes in to law.

Why would Sweden send him when we haven't...?

It's not as though our government is adverse to capitulating to the American Governments every war mongering whim.

Prior Art?

The safety / door open protection system on most modern electronics would fall foul to this patent. Most of them don't even have an operating system.

Team America - World Police...

... strike again.

App name is choice

App package name: com.deviant.security.shield

Swindlers with a sense of humour at least...

The primary adopter of New Technology...

...will no doubt exploit this new technology to create the best interactive 3D porn yet!

Android and Kids = install child safe launcher

Installed KidRead and set it up. Everytime the kiddos inadvertently press the option in their Disney game to buy something in-app - KidRead kills it. Other launcher replacements are available.

Re: Another win for open-source leechers

@Oh Homer

IMO the hardware I/O interconnect design, device drivers and UI are what are most important. If those components aren't well designed and programmed then nothing else matters. Using a mature, stable and well understood base operating system to build on sounds like a very good choice to me.

Apple innovate and don't copy rivals... Hmmm... Apple vs Creative?http://www.macnews.com/content/apple-pays-creative-100-million-ipod-related-lawsuit

Users are misunderstood geniuses

A user had misplaced their laminator and had attempted to substitute the device with their HP Laserjet 4200... The fuser couldn't be saved...

Sleep as Android

Sleep as Android will - with your permission - spy on you whilst you sleep. A nifty app for the curious:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.urbandroid.sleep

The simplest solution I have used so far to gain root access on my Samsung Galaxy S2 is to download a busybox installer package from XDA Developers and save it to the MicroSDHC card. Shutdown the phone and restart in recovery mode (Vol Down + Home + Power) and choose to install a file and select the installer zip file. Once rebooted there's instant Root access without the need for a carefully matched pre-rooted kernel.

Microsoft have a working system?

Strange this alliance doesn't include Microsoft as they have a working system based on multiple WiFi transmitters. IIRC they installed and mapped the Tesco Extra at Gallows Corner in Romford over a year ago - again IIRC the access point had an SSID of Agora - but each it's own station/MAC address.

Easy phone to "hack"

Using the tools and knowledge on the aforementioned XDA Developers site I was able to turn my T-Mobile UK locked SGSII into an unlocked (from network) generic device. It's really quite easy.

SIM card says Rogers..

This is most likely a Canadian Samsung Galaxy S2.

MOV, AVI.. yes but...

MOV and AVI are the container - which codecs?

Will iOS5 Bluetooth photos?

My only question and the issue which causes me the most grief during the working day - will iOS 5 allow the phone owner to Bluetooth photos from the phone to a kiosk for printing? Trying to explain to an irate user their super amazing phone is incapable of this seemingly simple task....