Posts by Max Normal

Higher tech prices ARE here to stay. It's Mr Farage's new Britain

Re: Brexit means brexit. Mail & Express

Shutting down, like the Independent and (probably soon) the Guardian?

Microsoft and Hewlett Packard Enterprise salute EU flag, blast Brexiteers

Re: The resources the government

We currently have 8% total voting weight in the EU. http://bit.ly/24eeoWB

There will be bumps in the road if we leave, but at least we will have FULL control, and be able to mitigate them for our benefit. The alternative is remaining in the EU, and having essentially no control at all in a declining customs union.

There's a pretty good crowdfunded film making a positive case for Leave, 'Brexit: The Movie'.

http://vimeo.com/166378572

The film is much better than the title, and well worth watching if you're an 'undecided' or a 'remainer' with an open mind. Feel free to share the link.

Windows 10 handcuffs Cortana web search to Bing and Edge browser

Re: Get used to it.

Install Spybot Anti-Beacon.

https://www.safer-networking.org/spybot-anti-beacon/

Disables all the MS essential data-hoovering rubbish from Windows 10.

And of course, disable/remove Cortana, Bing, and all the other Win10 stoopidity.

And install Classic Shell.

Oculus, why do you need to record our every move? Al Franken asks

Wouldn't collection of such data be prohibited under the UK Data Protection Act?

Reminder: How to get a grip on your files, data that Windows 10 phones home to Microsoft

Disable all the telemetry gubbins easily...

Install Spybot Anti-Beacon.

https://www.safer-networking.org/spybot-anti-beacon/

Disables all the MS essential data-hoovering rubbish.

D-Link patches yet more vulns

Not patching any of their older kit though, are they?

As I recently discovered, once you are out of warranty with D-Link, any problems are YOUR problem.

Got a nice Asus router now that receives regular firmware updates.

D-Link removes fingers from ears, preps mass router patch

Got rid of my D-Link last week after the last screw up and customer service fail.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/02/dns_hijack_d_link/

Have a nice Asus router now: much faster, far more stable, and the firmware is updated regularly.

Never going near D-Link again.

The BBC wants to slap a TAX on EVERYONE in BLIGHTY

Re: @ Moeluk

Why should everybody be forced to pay for the BBC's brand of dross, just because *you* like it?

Kudos for their brass neck, but the Beeb are being cheeky buggers here - they're always banging on about how loved they are, but are frightened to test their assertion by going subscription.

It's a scandal that the BBC are the biggest prosecutors of poor people in this country - single mums, etc ending up with a criminal record because they don't have a TV license.

New claim: D-Link router exposes unprotected config controls to web – DNS hijackers, ahoy!

An update for this:

D-Link will not allow me to submit a support query on their site as to whether they're going to fix this as my router is out of warranty...

The only option to contact them is via a premium rate phone line.

Future hardware purchases will be guided by this outstanding commitment to customer service!

Awesome.

Guess what router I've got at home....

Are D-Link going to fix it, or does anyone have a suggestion for a *cheap* ADSL router?

Ugly, incomplete, buggy: Windows 10 faces a sprint to the finish

Will we be able to completely remove clippy/cortana?

Same for OneDrive?

Can ClassicShell be installed and run?

Elite:Dangerous goes TITSUP

Re: Elite has so far never worked for me

Paranoia factor 9 captain?

Support are probably flooded because hundreds/thousands of genuinely aggrieved players are, you know, submitting problems.

That, and it was only the janitor manning the phone post launch.

Man the barricades!

Wow!

I see the drooling fans have been whipped up and launched en-masse toward El Reg Towers.

Shit, some are carrying pointy sticks and flaming torches!

Quick everybody - pile the furniture up against the door!