Posts by anthonyp

NO! Radio broadcasters snub 'end of FM' DAB radio changeover

Re: Not a fan

Did you read the car's handbook NW Cynic? My new car came with DAB so I thought I would try it. My first impressions were that it had excellent coverage, wherever I went I had good reception. Then I read the handbook and found that the radio defaults to FM if the DAB signal drops out. Listening carefully I realised that the majority of my listening was actually on FM which made the DAB facility rather useless so now I leave it on FM. I also have DAB on my home hi-fi but much prefer the quality of FM. Perhaps I should add that most of my listening is to Radio 3 with occasional visits to Classic FM when R3 goes into one of its peculiar modes.

One in 10 Brits leaves web passwords in their will

Not a good idea!

Wills are put into the public domain after probate. Not the best idea to put information such as log-in details where anyone can see it, is it? A better solution is to put the details in a sealed envelope and keep it with the will.

Apple plan to rate shops etc by number of iPhones visiting

Yet another reason ...

Yet another reason to stay clear of iWidgets.

Ofcom refuses to interfere on powerline networking interference

Too big

The problem is that Ofcom is too big with too wide a remit and, in consequence, there are too many areas where there are conflicts of interest. It would be better if there was a separate, independent organisation responsible for technical regulations and their enforcement - rather on the lines of the CAA's Safety and regulation Group (SRG).