Posts by JonD

Dell chief stuffs data center into suitcase

One for XPS-Support?

Hope he is going to ship one to the XPS support team....

Bureaucrat behind bars for creating 1,400 fake kids

Big database + poor security = Idendity theft heaven.

I like the comment on the HMRC site "He [Agdomar] is thought to have illegally accessed more than 2,500 customer accounts. ". I take it they have informed these 2,500 "customers" and notified them that their identities are at risk?

Chicago Bears fan hit for thirty grand for a bit of Slingbox

InCountry Foreign Roaming

This happens all the time along the boarder between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Some of the the UK networks have stronger signal so the Irish Network customers get sucked into Roaming even though they are still in Ireland.

Beeb iPlayer gets Firefox-friendly

@Tim J

iPlayer restricts access to certain programs if you don't have what the deem to be a UK IP address. I have this problem when over in Ireland.

This feature prevents TV license holders from accessing programs that they have paid for when abroad.....

US flight authorities tighten rules on gadget battery storage

Another way to boost duty free sales?

I wouldnt worry about this. The security monkeys will take all your batteries at the scanners and strip search section and then you can buy as many replacements as you like once you get into duty free at the otherside.