Posts by Wesley Williams

Indian call centre scammers are targeting BT customers

The data used by these scammers is being leaked from inside BT or it's being carried out by BT employees in India themselves. How do I know? Well back in 2001 I changed my surname by deedpoll in the UK, but BT were never informed. They are the only company that still use my old surname, which isn't used anywhere else. So when someone phones up tell me they're from BT, wanting to help make my broadband better and they're using my old surname, I know where that data has come from.

UK needs comp sci grads, so why isn't it hiring them?

Anyone looking to do a Comp Sci course should pick one with a year's work placement built in. 3yrs in a lab is worth jack compared to actually getting out there learning on the job.

Mandy declares 'three strikes' war on illegal file sharers

Single biggest threat...

The single biggest issue in any such proposals are the requirement that private companies will be policing our internet connections at the behest of other private companies and punishing individuals based on their own evidence with no involvement of the police or the British Judicial System.

The example quoted by the chief executive of EMI Music is a million miles away from what is being proposed here. An ISP is not the equivalent of the police and should not have the same powers to infringe on an individuals civil liberties. Especially when it is at the behest of a private company!

Making or allowing ISPs to police their customers internet connections will lead to more than just allegations of copyright distribution. Remember that, because if Mandelson gets his way, you may very well get a letter from your ISP saying someone using your IP address downloaded child porn. You'd then go straight to jail. You wouldn't pass go and certainly wouldn't see the inside of a police interview room or a court of law.

Forget about illegal distribution of copyright material, consider the wider rammifications. Mandelson must be stopped.

Innocent until proven guilty by the police or a court of law!

IBM gets hip with 'cool' Ubuntu PC deal

Notes is actually good now (don't choke)

Believe me when I say that I have shared everyone's hatred for Lotus Notes end user experience, but honestly, version 8 and above are so much better. It's actually a pleasure to use Notes now and although I realise some people may never go back, it really has changed for the better.

iPhone turns blue as IBM creates Lotus client

Lotus Notes 8 is actually quite good

The company I joined two years ago was using Lotus Notes 7 and I absolutely hated it after having switched from Outlook. However, I've just upgraded to version 8 and I have to say it's a big improvement. The user interface has has a really good overhaul.

HMV to launch in-store Xbox 360 multi-player centre

Time to arm the HMV staff...

They're going to need to be toting plenty of air freshner and deodorant to prevent "normal" customers from being turned away from the store by the stench of gaming geeks.

Anyone who's been into any Gamestation store recently will know what I mean and they only have two consoles setup to play on.