I had an expensive LED chandelier have its transformer explode and set fire to the ceiling. Fortunately. no major damage done. However, Amazon refused to provide support, offer a refund or to remove the product from the site. They wouldn't even let us update our review as 90 days had elapsed. Caveat Emptor...
Posts by DavidHolmesUK
5 publicly visible posts • joined 11 Apr 2017
Amazon, you will do a total recall of bad stuff sold through your site, watchdog barks
CES Worst in Show slams gummi gouging, money-wasting mugs, and other dubious kit
Monday 9th January 2023 14:54 GMT
Clearly not from Texas...
Whoever wrote "Implying the use of Withings U-Scan could potentially land a person in jail is preposterous and legally not the case" clearly hasn't spent much time in Texas recently. Women are being advised not to tell their doctor when their last menstrual period was for fear that this information could be subpoenaed. Remember citizens can make $7,000 cash by reporting someone they suspect of having an abortion.
Death to strap-ons, says Intel, yet thrusts its little AI stick into us all
Court favours Nexsan over EMC in Unity trademark squabble
Thursday 20th April 2017 09:24 GMT
Disclosure: Dell EMC Employee with a 'personal' blog...
The question of personal and corporate blogs is tricky, but I think we have the right balance. Personal blogs, where the company affiliation (aka bias) is declared, allow us to share content and thoughts that otherwise would require a punitive amount of review and editing to comply with corporate standards. As an individual I'm allowed to make mistakes, to misspeak and sometimes to disagree or offer different perspectives to the company's stated strategy. But if I'm representing the company, I have to be absolutely on-point, and ensure that anything I say has been reviewed and approved which is time consuming and sometimes dilutes the message.
The last big corporation I worked for, personal blogging and communications were forbidden. I'm happy I work somewhere that provides me with an avenue to easily articulate my thinking without any need for burdensome oversight.
Obviously the opinion expressed above is my own and does not necessarily represent the view of my employer :-)
Gartner halves tech splash forecasts, blames the US dollar
Tuesday 11th April 2017 07:37 GMT
Please fix the first paragraph!
I nearly had a heart attack when I read Gardner had been "forced to halve global tech spending projections for 2017." That would have been a $1.75Tn reduction! I was practically celebrating when I realised it was a mere $67Bn drop... I think if you insert 'growth' between spending and projections, that should do the job nicely :-)
Biting the hand that feeds IT
