* Posts by DaveeD

5 publicly visible posts • joined 26 Sep 2012

Big Apple Apple Store workers hope to form union

DaveeD

Re: tenure

What sort of magical world do you live in where recruiting new staff is cost free? There's a benefit to holding onto staff who do their job well even if they don't have ambition. Not everyone is striving to get promoted beyond their competency.

Client demo in 30 minutes. Just what could go wrong?

DaveeD

Re: What's in a name?

They're available on Amazon. Do you have a guide?

Pebble smartwatch finds its voice

DaveeD
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Low cost?

Low cost? My Time Steel cost £207 including postage. It's rubbish. Not particularly stylish looking, especially without the metal strap which has yet to arrive. Getting the black/grey was a terrible choice as the coating marks and scratches really easily (the largest being right down the left of the massive bezel and I've no clue how I did it). It's about half as functional as an Android Wear watch although functionality may well improve over time with software updates. There's also an outside chance of someone actually producing a useful smartstrap but I doubt it (plus if anyone did it would probably cost the earth).

All in all it was a fantastically unwise purchase which I regret. Oh, I've been getting battery life of a little less than 5 days instead of the claimed 10.

Google Maps can now tell cyclists how HIGH they will get

DaveeD

Before the revamp Google Maps for Android used to be able to show an elevation profile if you enabled it in the settings. It might have come under Google Labs or something but it seemed pretty accurate when I used it in and around mid-Essex, UK.

Spotted on the web.

DaveeD

Re: Spotted on the web.

The error on the BBC News website as detailed in this thread here:

https://forums.ebuyer.com/showthread.php/78829-Odd-pop-up-window-on-BBC-News-Website