Posts by ChrisF18

Ten... mono laser all-in-one printers

There’s a button for a direct screen print from an attached PC, which can be handy.

I have visions of someone walking past, pressing this button, and taking my screen print without my knowing now.

Tesco: buy a DVD, get the download free

@Mage - Company I worked for did exactly this (download now, DVD later), 5 years ago. Because of the dealer price, I'm pretty sure it was a bit of a loss-leader...

Samsung Chromebook: The $499 Google thought experiment

Not now, but the future for the majority

When Google services offer offline modes, and the price comes down (I think the magic sweet spot for me would be £169), I'm certain this would all parents / grandparents would ever need. We need bash prompts, IDEs and compilers, high-powered native gaming, and other CPU intensive applications. We are not the target audience.

For the target audience, with the exception of needing a new printer (and pending the inevitable changes around HTML5 and pricing), I really can't understand the weaknesses. Hell, even I'd get one for browsing in the living room (I'm not a tablet fan). Give it 12 months, and lets see what happens.

Leicester unloses key data

Genuine question

Genuine question - educate me! How do you check if data has been accessed?

French mayor busts overly busty bust

Verb, adjective, noun

Congratulations on headline of the week. Take it easy the next few days.

April Fools Day's Finest

Polyphonic Theremin

http://www.moogmusic.com/theremin/?section=product&product_id=21416

Facebook system messages subverted by French pranksters

Obviously a small fledgling startup like Facebook...

can't afford translators?

Gatwick Airport security swoops on 3-inch rifle

Good luck with your PlayMobil re-enactment El Reg

Do PlayMobil do micro-scaled guns?

Swedish Pirate Party leader quits due to boredom

No legal DRM-free downloads?

It's not 2007. Play, Amazon, 7Digital for starters.

An HTC named Desire. OK, two HTCs...

Android 3 ready?

If the Desire HD were touted as 'Android 3 ready' (maybe even with a promise to release the update within 6 months of Google bringing it out), that would really put my mind at rest.

Post Office complaints: Write to M.BARRASS

Post Office broadband

Don't bother. Seriously. When I tell them my phone number, they say they've got a different one on file for me - even though they supply my landline too. It's beyond me how they can bill me, yet don't have that number on file...