* Posts by Ian Zirins

5 publicly visible posts • joined 6 Jun 2007

Don't buy your iPad in a McDonald's car park

Ian Zirins

And it came with a virus....

.....Dutch Elm Disease

Right: Which one of you lot invented 'tw*tdangle', eh?

Ian Zirins
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Twatdangle

It was my dad - he was called Heronimus Twatdangle. unfortunately I could not get a job with that name, so I changed it by Deed Poll. I'm an XL in t-shirts BTW

'Untraceable' phone fraudsters eye your credit card

Ian Zirins

@AC

"I am 100% firm in refusing to talk to anybody who makes any kind of unsolicited proposal to me and I always will be, no matter what the circumstances, no exceptions ever. I will be stubborn on this."

Totally my stance too. Register you rmobile with the Telephone Preference Scheme, then tell/challenge the caller - if they are not UK based they won't have heard of it - hang up, if they claim "random dialling", hang up.

Paranoia keeps you safe....

Whitehall kick starts digital strategy

Ian Zirins
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Get me out of here

Quote:- "We have as our mission statement, as you call it these days, to coordinate policies and develop a coherent strategy to ensure that all citizens – especially the disadvantaged – benefit from the use of digital technologies,"

Reminds me of the Yes Minister sketch on the integrated travel policy for the UK. I laughed my socks off at that and I suspect as this committee continues its "work" I shall be laughing again.

MInes the one with the one way ticket to New Zealand in the pocket

Pipex clings on to former customer data

Ian Zirins

Complain

To Pipex - haha, in my experience they don't give a toss. I only stay with them cos i usually solve my own problems. I pity the non-teccies who are given the runaround. (my neighbour is one of those unfortunate souls).

No, instead complain to the Information Commissioner, copying it in to Pipex. Mention that you believe they have breached the principles of the Data Protection Act in that data should not be retained for longer than is necessary - IMHO, 12 months is more than excessive