* Posts by Ste Van De Mull

17 publicly visible posts • joined 20 Aug 2018

Win 11 refreshes delayed, say PC makers – and here's why

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AI Computers

Is AI all just "smoke and mirrors"?

AI to fix UK Civil Service's bureaucratic bungling, deputy PM bets

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There is no way you're going to get this off the drawing board

There is no way an "OXYGEN STEALER" is going to allow this.

Are we not forgetting that these people run the country, just look at Brexit, Rwanda and any Gov IT contract for last 25 years?

Ofcom proposes ban on UK telcos making 'inflation-linked' price hikes mid-contract

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If it's got OF in title going to get RIPPED OFF

If It's got "Of" in the title of the Authority, you know you're going to get "Ripped Off"

Of Wat

Of Gen

RIPPED OFF

Take the morning off because Outlook has already

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M365 goundhog day

Same old, same old, the service is getting too big to cope.

I hope you added this Availability issue as a verified risk when you pushed everything from "On-Prem" to Azure?

UK govt study says IR35 contractor tax reforms plain sailing for most

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You also need to take in to account Off Shore

How many companies started using offshore companies. I have experience of a recent move that a company now does all its IT work via Romania and India.

How has this worked out for HMRC and how many jobs based in UK and not paying UK taxes, is this evasion or avoidance?

Boffins build microphone safety kit to detect eavesdroppers

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LG TV calling home

I would really love to find out if my LG TV is uploading my Mic / Remote control Voice to LG every night.

I recently carried out research into what connects to the internet at night.

Yes, you guessed it, my new LG TV connects at about 4am and was updating all the guff I get on my home screen.

Now I only turn the Network on when I need to use Netflix or Pluto TV, I then turn it off.

I also added a load of Ad sites to my routers blocked list and this has mega reduced the Internet Lag.

I also turn internet and TV off at night, it may also save me electricity.

Result

Europe publishes draft rules for coronavirus contact-tracing app development, on a relaxed schedule

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Re: iOS update would be a blocker on the Apple–Google scheme

And an IOS phone that can keep running Bluetooth for more than a couple of hours is a joke, so much for GDPR. Your having a larf.

Ofcom waves DAB radio licences under local broadcasters' noses as FM switchoff debate smoulders again

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Very limited DAB or 3G in Wales, Gloucester or Forest Of Dean.

Very limited DAB in Wales, Gloucester or Forest Of Dean, Very patchy it's the same for 3G never mind 4G it's 2G if your very lucky

'Sophisticated' cyber attack on UK Labour Party platforms was probably just a DDoS, says official

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"sophisticated and large-scale cyber-attack"

DDOS Attacks are very common, looking for a pity us vote. May use it later as excuse why we failed?

Capita bags £13.2m Police Scotland deal for crime-snooping tech

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You'll be sorry

Yor going to be really sorry and its all going to be a BAFU

TSB takes on 250 complaint-wranglers to absorb £200m outage fallout

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What we need is a local bank

What we need is a local bank that has free parking and as is open when I am not working.

We are getting ripped off by the banks my bank has just closed the two local towns banks.

I now have to travel 25 miles to nearest, they have just put me on email statements and now dividends for first time in a couple of years. If everything is online I might as well get a totally online bank, so I'm moving.