Posts by Sir Adam-All

Boeing boss denies reports 737 Max safety systems weren't active

Sigh....

and..... queue all wanna be airline pilots, air frame technicians, aeronautical engineers, watchers of "aircraft investigation" and the like to begin cutting and pasting their views.... and go.

A2 Hosting finds 'restore' the hardest word as Windows outage slips into May

i've said it before .....

.......what do you expect for ~ £3.60 a month ?

If people insist on running their life blood and income source on something that costs so little, why expect so much when it goes wrong ?

i feel very sorry for everyone who's lost data, ive been there and its a total nightmare especially having to explain to customers its just "gone".

do yourself a favour and either pay for SLA backed managed hosting or run your own server and backup yourself - you only have yourself to blame then :)

Cheapskate Brits appear to love their Poundland MVNOs as UK's big four snubbed in survey again

1Gb Data a month - Really ?

Do people really "survive" with 1Gb of data a month ? seems a low figure these days with always on email, internet, streaming etc not to mention large app updates.

I personally am on Vodafone and fine the service excellent - no complaints here - never had a data issue and coverage has been more than acceptable whilst travelling even Europe-wide.

That said, I've never had to contact them so that may be the thorn in the side when things go TU !

Just my 99p worth

Easy-to-hack combat systems, years-old flaws and a massive bill – yup, that's America's F-35

surely, just enable Windows Defender :)

US Veep's wireless heart implant disabled to stop TERRORIST HACKERS

My Dad

My dad's just had an ICD fitted

the docs programmed it using what looked to me like a bluetooth receiver plugged into a PC

The ICD communicates with a "box" plugged into the phone line at home so it can dial back to the hospital info about how he is.

It also has a radio transmitter so if i "goes off" when hes out and about, the hospital monitoring station are aware and will contact him to see if all is ok

Scottish Highlands get blanket 3G coverage

Voda

Ive got a Vod Sure Signal.

Its crap.

Takes about 2 days if powered cycled to sync up and be ready, and then whilst sat there my phone will switch between the sure signal and teh mobile network going from full signal to hardly any signal.

Crap.

Bitcoin exchange shuts after heist

Re: Bitcoin

but then surely theres an "audit trail" from the point you put your CC details in to buy the Bitcoins ?

Or am I missing the point ? (which is more than possible!)

Sounds a little gay to me.

Bitcoin

.... I just dont get it

OFT makes special exemption for bumpkins' wayleave charges

Just how much is paid for these wayleaves ?

Assange calls for help from … Quakers?

sigh

And now, the Register is suddenly full of International Law experts, experts of both foreign and domestic affairs, and by all accounts people who know everything there is to know about some guy who runs a website publishing other peoples crap

anyway, on with the IT.

Google motors into cloud storage with Drive

eh ...

whats this waiting list bollocks ??

how come some people have one now, but others have to wait ?

PC World, Currys, Dixons websites all go titsup

and a company the size of DSG has no resillience ???

BT wants to poke fingers in EVERY broadband cash pie

USO

Are Ofcom taking the piss ?

Universal Service Obligation

Provision of a connection capable of functional internet access

"Users should be able to expect connection speeds of at least 28.8 kbit/s"

28.8 ?????

What year are we actally in ?

Vote now for the WORST movie EVER

Snakes on a plane, it just has to be ...

BT reveals ultra-fast cable blowing plan for homes, biz

how on earth do you get on these trials ?

Brit pair deported from US for 'destroy America' tweet

LOL. nuff said.

BT comes clean on Infinity modem 'upgrade'

BTO Modem

Mine ran warm and connx dropped out.

I mounted it on the wall using the 2 keyhole screw holes on the back. worked fine after that.

Kelly (the company not the guy) came round before crimbo and replaced it. I asked him why they were replacing it, and he told me its to make it work faster !!

NASA busts booster booster

how about ...

An El Reg "weird ebay shit for sale" thread ???

Our roving reporter snaps Tenerife sex dangle

pure genius

LOL LOL LOL !

Just how much Playmobil does Lester have ?!

ISS 'nauts need not fear head-on space junk smashup

...big vacuum

like the one from Spacballs !!!

....

that was obviously meant to say SpacEballs ... :)

New 'nauts move into International Space Station

eh

whats that thing flapping around on the upper left ?

Voyager 2 finally agrees to a long hard thrust

@AC - This is wrong - its like a tabloid simplification.

You've clearly never made love to a woman. Have you.

Collapsing cranes and cantankerous cars

I much prefer this NT news story ..

http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2008/07/31/4887_ntnews.html

Paris, cos she'd have leant a hand ;)

O2 to trial VoIP over Wi-Fi

Vodafone Sure Signal is crap. total crap.

BT superfast home fibre plans fall behind schedule. Again

anyone know how to get on the trials ?

Major BT exchange titsup in power outage

No UPS ? No generator..

oh dear.

NHS loses CD of 1.6 MILLION patients' records

same old same old

oh well, at least its not sensitive data !

Someone here must be a reseller for DLP - get in there quick whilst the wallet is open !!

End of UK local dialling in sight as numbers run out

everyone's an expert ....

I presume all of you lot are fully qualified carrier-trained telephony network engineers ?

Pre-paid Chinese users still anonymous despite new law

Sigh ...

No, im not up to "no good".

As i've said, if your NOT up to no good, wheres the issue.

why not ?

And why shouldn't people have to give their details to get a pre-paid phone ?

Surely the operators at least would want to know WHO is using THEIR network.

This whole debate about anonymity astounds me.

If you aint up to no good - whats the issue ?

Agency sends contractors' day rates to 800 RBS staff

£2000 a day ??

jesus, i need to move to Hays...

Windows 7 takes PC upgrade for a cycle

what a load of nonsense

its clear for anyone with a brain to see that Windows isn't going anywhere any time soon. I like Windows, its easy to manage (IMHO) (and I look after around 4000 users of all differing abilities). I like Linux too, but at the end of the day, I am a technical person. My dad has trouble finding the power button on his PC, never mind giving him an unfamiliar OS, with unfamiliar software to use. At the end of the day, its simple, Windows is familiar. Until people either take a leap and use something else, of Microsoft stop making Windows and associated software familiar, people will and will keep on using it.

BT fibre-to-the-premises trial takes 7 hours per install

To infinity and beyond ...

I have BT Infinity (FTTC), and i have to say its very very good.

I get around 37Mbit/s pretty much consistently.

I'd highly recommend it to anyone if its available in your area. Much better than standard ADSL and also doesn't come with VM's nasty STM.

Wii Countdown conundrum brands family 'SH*THEADS'

LOL

Thats just megga !

UK proximity payments by phone this summer

epic ...

wasnt there a Superman film where they stole lots of pennies, and they all added up to a nice sizeable swag ? ;)

Google gins search formula to favor its own services

I don't get it...

Why shouldn't Google favour its own services ?

if you don't want to see it, don't use Google.

I don't see what the issue is. when you shop in Tesco, they don't show adverts for Asda do they.

CHOICE is the name of the game.

I love Google. They give me free email, free storage, free maps, free searches etc etc

UK.gov descales public data with new corp launch

oh no...

Cue lost USB sticks, posted CD's, poorly thought out data exports...

Apple refuses frozen iPhone repair

why?

why did the owner say "oh yeah it was -12 and it stopped working" rather than "its knackered please fix"

US woman @theashes gives in to Twitter, flies to Sydney

erm

English empire ????

Should that not read BRITISH empire ?!

Assange lawyers fume over leaked rape case docs

everyone's an expert

Seems to me like it's fair game.

As far as I can see, wikileaks leaks shit to the world, and now that world has turned on it's head and Assange and his mega-corp-wanna-be is being served some of their own medicine.

I can hardly see a day when he is going to be sat in court facing charges of rape, more so of harming the public interest with the materials leaked to the masses.

Let's just sit back and see what money can buy, or should I say WHO money can buy.

Ofcom slaps down ham botherer

@Your Retarded

they are license exempt - tard.

Shell's London office UNDER WATER and besieged by GIANT EELS

Server Room in a basement ??

Server room in a basement, next to a river ???

Government ready to round up opinions on DNA database

eh?

"DNA samples are retained for up to three years, with scope for an extension on application to a Sheriff."

Sheriff? ????? WTF

Small biz warns on contractor law

oh no

£6 an hour ???????

hardly worth bothering for

Want Gmail? Best have your mobile handy

erm..

I dont get it.

all you knobs out there moaning about Google's done this, Google's done that, oh i dont want my front garden on streetview, and now i have to use my mobile number for a free email account.

Its easy... DONT USE FUCKING GOOGLE

no one is forcing you to, there no compelling reason. there are literally thousands of email providers, or as one of you said, run your oen if your porn filled, viagra advertising, daily horoscope emails are that precious and private to YOU.

Get on with life - people are dying in the world.

Me, I love Google. Its great. Its fast, and they give it me for free.

Paris, cos she knows a good thing when shes got it.

IT workers grumble about lack of career path

OMG

Jesus christ.

You bunch of miserable depressed barstards !!!!!!!

People will always need *quality* IT Staff.

Run for the hills... the end is nigh !!!!!!!!!

Man hooks home into Twitter

what ???

simply really really sad.

Twitter is just crap and for lonely people with no friends.

Get a life.