Nothing to declare at border control except a Windows 7 certificate error Today's bork - on a UK border control wait-time screen - is doubly unfortunate. Tired passengers get no clue how long until someone checks their passport, and of all organizations that should keep security certs current, the one responsible for keeping out criminals tops the list. Spotted by eagle-eyed Register reader Alan …
As it turned out, our reader reported that it took a mere 10 minutes to whizz through the border at Birmingham – very speedy when compared to certain other ports of entry.
That's why I prefer Birmingham Airport. Less crowded than the London ones and faster processing. You can park within five minutes walk of the terminal for a week for a reasonable fee. You can disembark the plane and be on the M42 in less than half an hour.
If a machine is not connected to the internet and has no Wi-Fi connection there are few security concerns. If it works well dont replace it. I have seen stand alone point of sale (POS) systems running Windows 7 and they work well. They were very expensive new and very expensive to replace. Even upgrading the OS would be pointless. Most of the POS peripherals dont even have drivers for W10.
> I wouldn't rely on Windows timekeeping without an NTP connection.
Come on. It is a commercial airport. How accurate does its time need to be?
I recall flights where I didn't know what day we would get out. Or worse: we took off directly into a thunderstorm which followed us all the way.
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