Posts by mikeyt

Michael Collins, once the world's 'loneliest man,' is dead. If that name means little or nothing to you, read this

I was eleven at the time of the moon landing

I had too many Irish Catholic friends and that name had a different resonance for me. Having read the comments he sounds like quite a man.

Gmail Blocked For "Insecure" Apps

Which app caused the message?

Hi, I just received the message from Google about an insecure app trying to access my account at 6.03 in the morning. How can I trace which app?

Thanks

Ofcom fines Three £1.9m over vulnerability in emergency call handling

Re: Feel at home

Nonsense, I've used Google maps across Spain and France. When my Garmin all Europe satnav was nicked I moved exclusively to Google maps and no problems subsequently in Spain, France Belgium or Holland no probs roaming at home or abroad. Plus throw in real time monitoring. I've been with three for a dozen years.

Free Windows 10 upgrade: Time is running out – should you do it?

Re: am i the only one resisting this

Looks more like pokemon go, And, i installed windows 10 on my win 7 pc lost my media (sound and video) a year and ms still haven't sorted out a known issue. Uninstalled. Goodbye ms.

HP creates laptop for SITH LORDS

Re: What else?

lluminati Apple

Google Chromecast: Here's why it's the most important smart TV tech ever

Re: I only regret that I have but one...

Are google rss reader and igoogle really niche products? I'm glad i kept my yahoo account at least i can get my content there

Cuba bound? Edward Snowden leaves Hong Kong

If i up-vote this will i now become a person of interest?

Woolwich beheading sparks call to REVIVE UK Snoopers' Charter

Re: Of course...

Sez who?

Prankster 'Superhero' takes on robot traffic warden AND WINS

Re: Excuse me, sir...

downvoted for implied racism

Game designer spills beans on chubby-fancying chap with his stolen Mac

Re: Ah the incompetence of the police.

I think the point was that you just mouth off sounding knowledgeable and they will provide the goods that were "deleted" I'm sure the police would have better luck than any of us otherwise.

Young Frenchwoman desperate for fat pipe tumbles out of window

Re: The American way

i downvoted you coz i'm a brit. but if it's a numbers game you win hands down. just got back from china and in the four cities i visited all their lifts showed ground as 1.

But i believe their children are born at 1 as well so what we would call their first birthday is actually their second.

Foreigners, go figure.

State of Minnesota bans free online education

Re: Must be Republicans running Minnesota!

nope, democrat and current governor voted against iraq war in 2002!

Chrome hits iPhone and iPad, storms to top of download chart

Re: Er, what?

160m is a pretty round no. prob a guestimate say nearer 155m +1 round to nearest 10m voila 160.

155m+1 x 2 = 310m +2.Voila.

Its all rounding I reckon, Anyway who audits, checks or cares that much?

'Satnavs are definitely not doomed', insists TomTom man

in the glove box?

not me had my side window done twice just for leaving the sucker on the windscreen. my satnav stays in my pocket or manbag when not en route.

Masked Santas disarm Swedish royal guard

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"I don't know what level of force the robbers used and if they made threats, but firing a gun is the last course of action," said a spokesman for the royal guards.

well the robbers didn't include julian assange then, who would have been marched off to the american embassy

Lords: Analogue radio must die

e-petition

the e-petition is here http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/VHFvsDAB/

Samsung N310 netbook

vista?

why do the adverts in the free world press have the windows vista strapline.