Posts by William Hughes

Booze and bacon sarnies: A recipe for immortality?

Re: 20g of "processed meat"

Not really a good idea. Pork and chicken may have parasites that are killed by cooking, it's risky to eat them raw. Beef and lamb are safe but beef in particular does need to be hung for a few weeks to decay a bit to be at it's best, as does venison which is my personal choice here as it's a very healthy meat and deer can't be farmed in the same way as cows, pigs or sheep - no putting into lorries and trips to abattoirs for Bambi's mum.

HP whips out iPad challenger Windows 7 fondle-slab

I have a tm2, it's very nice.

I have a tm2. I don't play games on it and it is a lot heavier than an ipad but it is running Windows 7 and office 2010 (including Visio) without any trouble.

I don't know about the Slate but when I use the tm2 stylus the digitizer is active and the touchscreen is ignored - I rest my hand on the screen all the time to mark up word docs or do some drawing. If I don't use the stylus then it uses the multitouch touchscreen.

I chose it over the iPad as it came with 320gb of storage, a grown up operating system and the ability to create as well as consume - it's a real copmuter not a shiny toy. And In case anybody thinks I am anti (or pro) Apple (or Microsoft) I also have an iPhone 4, iMac, MacBook and another Windows 7 desktop replacement machine. It's about the best solution to various requirements, there all good at what they're for. The iPad just doesn't do anything that the tm2 or iPhone (or a netbook) doesn't do as well or better for less.