Posts by Richard 34 publicly visible posts • joined 24 Jul 2007
Wasn't there some talk a while back about using inductive chargers?
They would prevent any sort of accidental electrocution if you handled the power end and there could be no spark jump if power was still live when you unplugged it. Meaning you could host them in existing petrol stations with no danger from petrol fumes.
As this seems to have been going on for some time, could this not be proof that mobiles don't actually affect the planes equipment?
The inverse square law would dictate that a mobile in the cockpit would have a far greater effect on the equipment. It wouldn't even matter if they didn't receive a call as mobiles reregister themselves with the network all the time.
Paris as we would like to inverse her square.
Apart from seeming like a group of people who can convince themselves of anything when it comes to sound reproduction., would any "true audiophile" be using an ipod as they are accoding to reviews on El Reg pretty rubbish in the sound reproduction department.
Not that i can tell the difference between most sound sources.
...why do i feel as though they should be calling it "Fisher Price Edition?".
Surly it would be simple enough that during installation you could detect a netbook and just install appropriate drivers for it?
I would debate the need for even having two editions. The group policy stuff should be there by default, if you don't know what it for then you won't use it. Which is as good as not paying for a service you don't use.
Sell bitlocker as an add-on if you must.
Paris, coz she isn't this confusing.
meh!
What is the battery life of this thing? Personally i measure the battery life of my remotes in years. Putting a remote into a docking station is the same as those people who think that the correct place for a remote is on top of the device it controls.
It also looks like you have to use two hands with this device.
Paris icon because you need to use two hands with her.
After 3-5 years on a laptop i would probably be looking to replace the whole laptop. I have never replaced a battery in all of my electronic stuffs.
Might have to get a longer life battery for my Android phone though!
Paris as i bet she lasts a long time and won't need replacing in 3-5 years time!
The more likely reason for the delay would be the domain they are no doubt on. Vista doesn't seem slower than any other OS i have encountered recently, if setup by an even half-way competent admin. Roaming profiles can take the best part of forever, and some of the security policies can be time consuming.
Still don't like Vista and would rather use DOS like Sceptical Bastard!
Paris as she never wastes time!
.. is the fuel efficiency of my car. Who can be bothered translating that into something readable?
As for the acre, i only know how much an acre is because of the video to Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall. And given it seems to be based on two other largly obsolete Imperial Units, it's about time we ditched all of them. Imperial units are all variables and are just annoying and illogical.
Paris coz she likes her chains and hogsheads.
This seems like a varient of the bloke who turns up in a van with some "high quality" speakers. Sells them to you, leaving you to discover that you have a high value brick.
I very nearly laughed in the guys face when someone tried this scam on me.
Paris Icon, coz even she wouln't fall for this scam.
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