Posts by Kay Burley ate my hamster

Chaps propose free global WiFi delivered FROM SPAAAACE

Re: A bit puzzled...

I assume the bandwidth may be a little wider.

Stephen Fry rewrites computer history again: This time it's serious

So this whole article

...is about the word cracked?

Elderly Bletchley Park volunteer sacked for showing Colossus exhibit to visitors

Professional charities, I've never understood it.

A BBC-by-subscription 'would be richer', MPs told

A man with many thumbs and many pies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Elstein

Sounds like Elstein is telling people what he wants them to hear, clearly there's some money he can't currently access.

Pay-by-bonk? YEP, it's an Apple patent now...

???

This will be slower than current systems, mobile data is notoriously slow in most shopping centres and malls in the UK.

EU eyes UHF spectrum: What do you think, biz bods... broadband?

All about the money

These big companies seem to think they have an automatic right to our spectrum, I don't like their meeting, I don't like them publicising their meeting, I don't think they are in any way qualified to give the faintest idea of a good use for this bandwidth.

The digital dividend was always a dream but clearly there are some expectations in the minds of those who thought digital switch over was a good idea, vastly expanded Freeview, and the killer app whitespace networking!!!!

Apple Schill-er: 'I was shocked - SHOCKED! They went and copied the iPhone'

When The iPhone was released...

I was shocked.

I remember saying "HP are gonna sue their asses"

I guess HP felt that Apple stealing the 'i' from iPaq for use on the 'i' in iPhone was not a strong enough case. It's a shame Apple don't have their sense of shame.

Murdoch stands between your kids and filth with BSkyB network-level SHIELD

Which setting do I need to choose...

Which setting do I need to choose to block Page 3 of the Sun and the Daily Mail Sidebar of shame. Also I'd like to block any pictures or Theresa May? Is this possible?

While we are at it how about blocking any leaked Tory speeches prior to 2010?

Feeling twitchy about nasty IE 0-day? Microsoft promises relief today

Re: MS WINDOWS 8.1 UPDATE - ZERO DAY EXPLOIT?

They do that a lot these days, making you say Yes to say No.

Google makes Gmail EVEN NOISIER, or should that be nosier?

Orlowski?

Skype U-turns on plan to kill off desktop API, spares foot from bullet

So is there a huge gaping security hole?

MS have had almost as many U-turns as Cameron this year.

Everything's going to be all white: Google Nexus 5 mobe expected Friday

Re: From a Nexus 4 owner

I never found it to be slippery, my previous phone (Nexus S) was far more devious when attempting to escape my hand.

I did worry about the glass back and got a case for it pretty soon though.

'With free Mavericks, we are turning the industry ON ITS EAR'

Oi Cameron

Facebook didn't post it, it was one of their users.

Can we one day have a PM who gets the Internet?!

Windows 8.1: A bit square, sure, but WAIT! It has a Start button

Yuck!

I never liked the fiddly little Start Menu of old, the Win8 start menu is way more spacious and organised.

Just one thing bothers me... How do I remove the Start button? It reminds me of the bad old days....

CEO of Brit fashion bods Burberry lands Apple job for retail, online sales

Re: Instinct over IQ

Snide or not those comments are indicative how a lot of people perceive both brands. The opening comment was exactly what I expected to see when I clicked comments, and it still made me laugh.

For me Apple's brand slipped when they released the first iPhone, it had less features than my Sony Ericsson of the time, I felt it didn't live up to the my experience of their computers.

I'd never heard of Burberry before the chavs made it famous. :)

Windows XP folks: At least GOOGLE still loves you ... UNTIL 2015

Re: Save XP

Correct you could opt for XP until 2010 but the end of life date was known by then.

Be prepared... to give heathens a badge: UK Scouts open doors to unbelievers

Still has the queen in it

Refusing to swear to her was how I finally stopped going to the play-football-in-a-hall rather than learn something club and was finally able to watch Tomorrows World on a Thursday evening. :)

Get your mitts greasy with FREE hands-on Windows Azure training

So for those of us with slave drivers as bosses

Will a download be available?

You thought NFC tags were Not For Consumers? Well, they're in Maplin's

Re: Good idea

>> Let's be honest 'at work' doesn't have to be that accurate

Maybe you don't want the phone on vibrate when you are waiting outside for the bus (we don't all drive).

Boris Johnson floats idea of 'London visa' to attract tech talent

Re: So if I live in Barnsley

I see a new use for this! :)

'Silent' staff stood by as £100m BBC IT project tanked – DG

Whistle Blowers

...don't get thanked, have you not seen the news lately?

Google cursed its own phones with wacked Wi-Fi, say Nexus users

Mine too. Not a problem...

Leaked photos of iPhone 5C parts portend ugly Google legal battle

Re: It will

It's not about capitalist/childish dreams of have the biggest, best or most expensive.

Google lifts skirts, reveals Play All Access to UK market

Re: UK vs Euro pricing

Why anyone would vote your comment down is beyond me. Google is a company like any other, there to squeeze every last penny they can from us. OK in the past they haven't done the Microsoft/Apple trick of charging the same number in different currencies but then again they haven't really charged for much so far.

I'll stick with Grooveshark.com, being an early adopter of their subscription model netted me a special rate of $30 per year. And they will answer your emails.

Mobe networks hacked phones to fix SIM hijack flaw, says bug-finder

Re: US only?

Of course it's only a problem if your SIM is an old 56-bit DES encrypted one.

Win XP alive and kicking despite 2014 kill switch (Don't ask about Win 8)

Re: Techies hitting the beach perhaps...

Almost exactly what I was thinking. It could just be that XP is still big on home PC's, July is summer, people on staycations and wfh will be on these dust buckets more often.

Google SELLS OUT the INTERNET HIPPIES! AGAIN!

I wouldn't sign up.

Might as well put em behind NAT...

USB accelerates to 10 Gbps

Too soon

10Gbps isn't enough of a leap.

AXE-WAVING BIKER GANG SMASHES into swanky Apple UK store

As they don't pay their taxes...

Should the Met send them a bill?

BBC boffins ponder abstruse Ikea-style way of transmitting telly

Re: So we can disable the laugh track.

Yup, or add and remove and component part. Say you want to remove the ticker from BBC News. Mr Orlowski seems to have avoided writing about any benefits and focussed solely on attacking the BBC as usual.

I read the whole article and thought something wasn't right, when I saw the author I realised it was an Orlowski classic. ;)

Steelie Neelie: Crack down on wicked ISPs so we can Skype

They are not ISP's they are NOISP's

Can't we settle this like Champagne and sparkling wine?

If you supply a connection to the whole Internet you are an ISP.

If you supply a connection to some online services but not others you are a twat, err I mean Nonspecific Online Internet Services Provider. AKA a NOISP...

If you've bought DRM'd film files from Acetrax, here's the bad news

A reward for the Pirates then!

You aren't buying the media if it has DRM.

Final call – free Hyper V training

A recording?

for those of us with work to do...

Ex-Murdoch man given new CEO seat at Virgin Media

I disagree!

He sounds very much like a number two.

Ofcom: When shall we squeeze Freeview's girth?

They finally get Freeview working well

...then feck around with it, is Offcom run by PFY's?

EE extends network: Soon, 1 million users will pay us for 4G

What's the point in twice the speed if there is an unfair use policy?

Pointless...

Re: Maybe Not..

Mine too but I stuck with it and after a couple of months it was better than ever. T-Mob have had good 3G for about 2 months now in my bits of London.

WhatsApp exec: Google takeover? It's news to me

Nah

Why would they want it? There are countries in Europe about to rip it's guts out for DPA violations.

Drilling into 3D printing: Gimmick, revolution or spooks' nightmare?

TL:DR

I read the first chapter of this rant. Clearly the Prof has something or someone to protect.

Modder hacks SimCity for unlimited offline play

Re: DRM Encourages Piracy

Same, even with the xxl price tag I was gonna buy it but as soon as I heard about the DRM it stopped being a game I would pay so much for.

It must be made offline capable.

US lawmaker blames bicycle breath for global warming gas

Air filters

Us cyclists also remove a large number of fine particulates from the air you breathe by trapping them in our lungs. Come the revolution motorists will be attached to their exhausts to act as air filters too. ;P

Take that, freetards: First music sales uptick in over a decade

Rubbish

No one wants to download X factor rubbish?

Microsoft unwraps sysadmin-friendly Office 365 for biz update

TL:DR

Yawn... Can't we just have the facts in a nice little table?

Android gets tipsy on Wine, runs WINDOWS apps

This is not about phones

Unless the phone is running an Intel chip. Wine is x86 only for obvious reasons.

Worst broadband notspots in the UK named and shamed

Four in the morning!

http://www.ted.com/talks/rives_on_4_a_m.html

Have Brits fallen for Netflix, or do they still LoveFilm?

Re: So, nothing legal is getting close to ThePirateBay yet.

CORRECT! TPB has the best service of the three.

The exclusive deals are the problem, some stuff will be on one and the rest on the other. The chasing of more money rather than more audience appears to be the motivation.

Love Film is lacking in stream-able content whenever you find something good it's only available on DVD. I prefer Netflix as it doesn't get my hopes up only to crush them by saying I have to 1, pay more and 2, wait for a DVD to get lost in the post.

Review: Google Nexus 4

Re: Supports the QI Standard

The Nokia charge mats don't supply enough current and result in charging switching off and on, off and on.

The Maxell works well on my Nexus4 and the battery life is great. 30% remaining most evenings.

Forget 3D: 13,000 UK homes still watch TV in black and white

Re: Especially

Yup, Freeview will work perfectly on any 625 line TV if you can connect it, you can even get Freeview HD boxes that down convert to an RF output. :D

Is this possibly the worst broadband in the world?

Re: That's the price you pay...

Totally agree. You'll be moaning about the cost of travelling to London by train next!

If you want better speeds try BE internet, they let you change the speed profile yourself.

Council techie and top reseller talk Windows Server 2012

Newham Council!!!

Shit, I've just installed 2012 of five servers, will they be as much as a disaster as Newham Council now?? Will they start evicting people from the Carpenters Estate? Will they buy super expensive chandeliers and facial recognition systems that don't work???? Tell me now!!