Posts by Fuzzysteve

Re: Things are hidden :-(

Or:

hit the start button.

type 'network'

select 'view network connections'

double click the one you want.

hit details.

tada.(I'd still use ipconfig)

Re: No

If it runs on 7, it'll run find on 8, in my experience.

Re: Can be the most intense game ever.

The short version is:

Because there is the chance of loss (if something explodes, it's gone. You have to build or buy a new one. Loss is meaningful in eve. You don't just respawn and have to run back to your corpse.), and you're playing against real people, there's adrenaline flowing.

Re: Spam bot

Nope.

Just a device that yells 'I'm here!'

What your device does with it, is down to what you have installed on it.

So you could, for example, write an app that turns on your wifi when you get home, using a beacon to identify it. As long as you have enough beacons to cover your home.

Re: "do it properly with an iPad Mini / Nexus 7"

It's front lit. the light comes from the sides, and across a light guide sheet.

http://ebookfriendly.com/2012/09/30/how-the-kindle-paperwhite-front-lit-display/

Just a death ray, with an inadequate power supply.

I'll get my coat.

1: Charger is included (usb output, with a usb to micro usb cable also included)

Socket also allows for syncing.

Charge time seems ok, but I've not timed it.

2: not a clue about usb otg. no adaptor

3: no adaptor. No idea about cable, but I suspect they couldn't call it mini hdmi if it's not following the standard.

4: bundled headphones. no inline. sounds ok.

5: Camera's ok. not as good as a proper one, but ok for quick snaps.

uh, they're about a quarter of the price of an iPad, and eInk is nicer on the eye?

Oh, then there's the battery life. hard to beat the kindle there.

Kindle Fire will be a different case, but still, 199 is a far easier price to swallow.

thankfully, there's a sample option

You can request a sample of most ebooks, before buying.

You don't. kinda

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Link-local_address

You'll have the link local addresses, which never go outside.

However, every machine that needs to connect to the outside world /also/ has a globally routable IP

Part of the reason for IPv6 is to get rid of NAT, as it breaks the end to end model. You just need to have a firewall in place to block new connections.

Not routers

NAT

NAT's always the problem with stuff like this.

maybe maybe not

Sometimes it is cheaper for a big company to provide a service, than a small one.

Economies of scale. Not all costs are linear.

nah. no title.

It'd be odd, if people outside the uk could get the bbc on the xbox, and us Brits can't.

Iplayer's on the PS3, but apparently it would only be on the xbox, if you had gold. and they're not allowed to do that, or something.

use local policies

You can disable the fade effect if you want. it's known as the secure desktop (as takes control, rather than just popping a box)

Just fire up mmc, load the group policy object editor snap in, and go to computer configuration->windows settings->security settings->local policies->security options.

The policy is User account control : switch to secure desktop[...]

Course, there's probably a security implication.

nothing stopping them

Nothing stopping them using a controller as well.