Posts by Dean 4

Murdoch machinations mean Microsoft must rename SkyDrive

TheCloudStorageFormallyKnownAsSkyDrive?

ModernDrive?

Raspberry Pi Linux micro machine enters mass production

Strange choice of picture

Unless they have gone back to the alpha design its rather unlikely to look like that.

Standard smartphone charger to dominate in two years

The title is required, and must contain otters and/or stoats.

The chargers work by having a low value resistor between the data pins. (typically ~100 Ohms) thus letting the device know that they are plugged into a AC charger and it can draw more current then normal.

I'm thinking this is becoming standard as both my Galaxy S and my Desire can both tell the difference between either a AC charger and a USB port. and both charge happily from any of them, (slower from a USB socket obviously).

Both came with a micro USB lead, and a charger each, (The Samsung with a charger with a plug. The HTC with a socket on the charger to plug the standard USB lead into)

Are West Bromwich Borg pliers actually side cutters?

Check the facts :P

1) Pliers, not Side Cutters.

2) Cradley Heath, not West Bromwich

MS exec gets shot down after 'inaccurate' Windows 7 spiel

@Geoff Mackenzie.

No, I have the best spanner, clearly.