* Posts by 27escape

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Schoolkids learn coding at GCSE level in curriculum trial

27escape

You might not like it

But why not teach them Javascript with HTML/CSS

This means that they do not have to learn any of the clunky 'windows' GUI concepts.

They can just focus on logic and printing things to the 'screen'. They can then make things funky with HTML/CSS.

They don't need any clever environment, no need for a server to run it on, just code single pages.

Bonus is that most computers come with a browser and a basic editor, so the cost of entry is zero.

Star Wars: The Complete Saga Blu-ray disc set

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Standard practice

You would be surprised at the number of films that do not turn a profit, this is to make sure the investors get their cash and the film stars (who have already been paid, and I think get repeatedly paid when the film is aired on TV) do not get their percentage points.

Hands on with the Windows 8 fondleslab

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Ah the folly

Of giving the developers a fast machine, they will code against that and the apps will be rubbish on less powerful hardware.

Or is it that the OS needs such powerful hardware just to get started?

Why Android houses should give Google the 'fork you'

27escape

Especially as, for a change, the apple one is not the expensive one!

£750 for an LG Optimus, (3G+WiFi)!

Android tablets will not outsell Apple until they price them reasonably, on this score Amazon will probably win with their locked down tablets as they will be in the price range people want to pay, i.e. under £250.

Orange Monte Carlo budget Android smartphone

27escape

Only a slight step up from the San Francisco then. Not being able to play flash is disappointing, I can play angry birds OK on my San Fran, cyanogenmod of course!

If you want this cheaper, then wait for the ZTE branded imports to start arriving, should be another month or so I would expect, when Orange most likely lose their exclusivity.

Virgin Media preps firmware update for glitchy SuperHub

27escape

Maybe its not the super hub

I had a standard blue cable modem and that used to drop out once a day, the new superhub does just the same thing.

The only benefit with the new kit is that I could through away an old belkin wifi router that had been doing dns/dhcp etc

Maybe I should get a plug in timer and auto reboot it at 4am

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