Posts by Rich 30 183 publicly visible posts • joined 19 Jun 2009
This is why I moved to iPhone when the 7 came out - security. They really do seem to be about the best in terms of updates; no need for Google to make update, then for the manufacture to review, test and release it across their many devices.
I like that Android do release a lot of software updates via PlayStore now, but it's not quite the same
I thought the price looked ok for the console.
Way too much focus on motion sensing controls, which people don't really seem to be interested in; they don't want to be flailing our arms around to play some Mario. At least that's how I see it.
Also, want a second controller though - £75 (says GAME)
I was updating my other half's 5s last night.
117MB update, requires 2.2GB of room to install. (See picture)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B0fMBLNIQAArfM0.jpg:large
So I could have either updated via iTunes, or clear a bit of space on her phone. I decided to clear up some space on the phone. Most of her space seems to be taken up by apps. So I delete a few she doesn't use, but that still didn't leave enough room. I look at what's taking up most room, and it's still apps, specifically Buzzfeed, which weighs in at just under 800MB - surely that cant be right? I check, the app itself is like 20MB, the rest is cache. Can you clear the cache? Not really; you have to delete the app then reinstall it!
No wonder iOS update install rates are slowing
From what I've read, ApplePay sounds like a very clever system, and more secure than GoogleWallet.
I used GoogleWallet in the UK once (Subway sandwiches), when you could spoof your location (you had to be in the US), and be granted access to the app. It worked well.
Really, I'd be happy with either. The idea of a properly digital wallet which I could use most places is appealing. Hopefully Apple will speed up the process of getting NFC Payments to work in more countries.
Just a quick thing about iTunes music on android phones.... You can just drag and drop the music files. There's no lock on them. Or maybe you might choose to upload them to GoogleMusic. Any music i download from iTunes gets automatically uploaded to my Google Music account.
You are right about Apps though.
Re Special Characters?
Would having special characters in your Verified By Visa password help THAT much?
You can't brute force the Verified By Visa password system - after a few incorrect attempts your account is locked - so you just need to make a password that cant be guessed easily. If you replaced every special character you wanted to use, with the letter A, in this case it's just as secure.
I can understand why you'd ditch them on laptops. For the most part, most of the time, i dont use an optical drive. I could do without it on my laptop and gain the advantage of a thinner, smaller, lighter laptop. Then have a separate USB optical drive for those infrequent moments when i need one.
However, i'm not sure there's the same benefit for a desktop PC. Rarely do i think my desktop PC would be much better if it was a little bit thinner. To me i cant see the benefit of losing the optical drive from an iMac, to save a few mm, but then have a USB one in a drawer, or permanently attached.
"Downes wishes they'd think again.“SD looks just as good on a PC screen,” he said at the event." - Which PC screen? A grey box laptop from 1997?
Obviouslyif you play it in its native size it will "look just as good" but what happens if you want it full screen?
I too bought this, although the price seems to have sky-rocketted up to £145 ( http://amzn.to/K2P9e3 ) I'm going to swap out my MBP's 256GB HDD for the Samsung 830 256GB SSD. Should be a good upgrade. Although, obviously my MBP only has SATA 2, this still worked out the cheapest option for me. *
*discoounting buying from a website i've never heard of, and giving them all my details
its certainly a lot of money. But it's also a lot of machine.
For some people it's going to be for show, like jewelery. (whats the point in diamonds, they are just rocks?)
For some people, its the excitment of having the cutting edge in terms of tech, which this certainly would appear to be.
For some people, its not a lot of money, and its a nice laptop.
For some people, that new display is going to be brilliant addition to their computer lives. (i know photo reviewing on my ipad3 is amazing, thanks to that screen. Really amazing.)
...but i thought i should at least watch the video.
It actually looks pretty good. i've found my problem with skyrim, is that as a xbox user, the UI is rather horrid, needing lots of button presses thanks to the relitivly low number of buttons on an xbox controller.
IE, quick save and quick load!!
this seems to have addressed that. I obviolusly wont be buying a kintect for it though.
(Imagine that, an advert makes a product look good...)
*After my 2 year stretch*
Policeman Pete - "Cuz, whats the password?"
Me - "Well, i remember it just being random letters and numbers, I think it started "1bii19w", but it was well over 20 characters long, maybe 30, used letters numbers and special characters, and after 2 years in nick, i've totally forgotten it. Sorry, cuz"
Policeman Pete - "???"
i'd have thought, to avoid 'contaminating evidence' the friendly policeman just pops the phone in a evidence bag as is, ie turned on. What if there is valuable forensic evidence under the battery cover that falls out when he take the batt out?
Also, not so helpful for sealed phones, as so many people have said. Nokia N8, iPhones etc.
Most Smartphones now will let you set up WiFi hotspot, and most of the Networks will allow you to tether, either as part of you data allowence, or for a small fee, usually about £5 you can add on a 'tethering' allowance. I am on 3, and i get actually unlimited, unlimited data (inc tethering), and the speed is fast enough to stream NetFlix.
If you were in a country with a LTE/4G network i can see the appeal of buying the 4G iPad. Some people might want to extra 4G speed, I'm not sure what for yet, as i said, i can stream NetFlix on 3G.
Maybe in a few years time when NetFlix et al stream in Full HD, and there is an actual 4G network in the UK i might consider getting the 4G iPad. I guess my phone would be 4G by then too, though?
The problem with the PS controller is the triggers are shaped wrong. They need to be concave, like the xbox, not convex. its such an odd design choice. I find it really uncomfortable. I expect its why on games like Call of Duty, they PS controller doesn't actually use the triggers for shooting?
I personally also prefer the concave tips on the thumbsticks on xbox, rather than the convex ones on PS3. But i know lots of people who prefer it the otherway round.
On reflection, i much prefer the xbox controller - but the battery pack: Yuk.
... IE6 to view this site, and type this.
We use IE6 at work for our internal Intranet systems. Everything we use is built for IE6. We have no way to install other browsers either, so this means we struggle to browse a lot of 'modern' sites. I couldn't scream loud enough about this.
In the UK, when it comes to sueing for money, the first question you have to ask is, what have our (the film company sueing) personal loses been...
Well, if someone downloads, for free (illegally) a copy of a DVD, the answer is a difficult one. The defendant could easily argue that becuase its a DVD his friend owns, that he would have just borrowed it anyway, and therefore the loses are £zero. You could also say the the film company has lost the cost of 1 x DVD royalties, which is going to be £5-£10? You then have to add on lawyers fees, etc.
However, if you upload while you download (the standard setting for most p2p/torrent programs) then you've distrobuted the DVD (just parts of it, maybe) to possibley thousands of people. So suddenly the film company has lost thousands of potential DVD sales, directly from your actions, ie 1000s X £5-£10? Then add on the laywers fees etc.
You can, of course, tell your torrent program (i've heard) to not upload any data, and therefore you're not distrobuting any data at all.
Thats as i understand it, anyway.
Google's No.1 enemy is indeed google. They have grown so big, and are so diverse it wont be long until they are thrown before an EU council or similar and told to stop being quite so good at what they do. In the world, you just aren't allowed to be too good at what you do, its not fair.
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