Posts by Spotswood

Re: Deinstall parts of W10?

Ummm. XBOX?

Re: ...suction clamped to the surface...

So, can you create a mini vacuum (suction) when already in a vacuum?

Used to?

They still do ship with this software. Running it on all my X1 Carbons.

True, but I believe this can be largely attributed to the upcoming release of the new iPhone X or Edition or whatever.

I've got a feeling this new iPhone is going to set all time sales records, if not by volume, surely by revenue.

I anticipate this to be the biggest iPhone launch since iPhone 4. That was the last time I went out of my way to secure one on launch day. This year, you'll see me in the queue... Because you can be sure of one thing: if you don't preorder or queue, it will be a lengthy wait for you.

Wrong. It's a Windows variant as stated in the article, and therefore affects Windows and not Linux based NAS devices.

Presumably, with a patched version of Windows you're fine.

Re: News at 11

"The best I can hope for is an extended court case that's cost them both heavily..."

Yes but then the other scumbags win: The Lawyers..

Kinda like Windows 7/8 and Kaby Lake.

I guess everyone is guilty.

Er no

It's a very reputable service.

What kind of NBN?

Do you have Fibre To The Node? Because the kind of behavior you describe is what I get with my standard 100Mbps HFC cable today. If NBN can't fix that problem, then what's the point? Mind you, when NBN arrives for me in 2019, it will be Fibre To The Curb. Which means fibre backbone all the way until the last 8 metres from the curb to my doorstep. I would imagine that will fix my current HFC woes. The Optus HFC back-haul is terrible, and the network itself highly congested. I've paid top dollar for a while, to get a sub-par service. It was great until they oversold their network (at least in my area) thanks to the NetFlix promotions..... Anyway, if I had your issues with NBN, I would be complaining VERY loudly...

Re: Intel perhaps?

I have a C2538 in my Synology DS1518!

The thought of losing all that data is freaking me out....

Re: When they raised their prices

That's very true. They totally lost their way on the UI. It's shite.

We disable...

all the Telemetry via Group Policy. It ain't that hard. It's not compulsory nor mandatory. I get that people aren't pleased about this (count me as one of them), but let's try and also be clear on the options and facts. Also, DontSpy10 achieves this quickly on a standalone PC. As far as Windows 10 goes as an OS there are certainly some improvements but it's not as stable as 8.1 which has gotten pretty good these days.

Re: ?

https://labs.vmware.com/flings/vsphere-html5-web-client

Give that a go mate.

Haha yes. First thing that sprang to my mind only after having watched that episode last week!

Re: Bleedin' obvious

We run our own training programs and always educate our users on each visit. That and a small peppering of 'you don't wanna be that guy/girl' has raised the level of awareness at our company.

I also quarantine ALL doc/x files and zip attachments with impunity, and encourage the use of secure file sharing applications. There's a small management overhead, yes, but it's a damn side better than dealing with an outbreak, which has not happened yet.

Re: Gigabit not needed, what a load of crap!

Rubbish. High bandwidth applications open up more possibilities. And it allows us to get stuff done faster. Which saves precious time. If that isn't reason enough, then I don't know what is. And it's not just TV's. What about streaming games? Streaming VR? Backing up/downloading/syncing your insane amount of photos and personal videos of your family and loved ones you've taken over the years? What about UHD video calling, interactive learning, and other forms of interactivity we haven't even thought of yet? Not having loads of bandwidth shuts you out of some of those things entirely, and makes other things paInfully slow. It also puts our country at a disadvantage to other countries that have it. Speeds of 25Mbps will just not cut it!

Sounds unrelated. I would think in your case that would have just been your malware updating itself and requiring a reboot.

Re: so bitter

Your comment isn't entirely accurate - they are bringing security to mobile payments. If you listened to the Keynote (I presume you didn't) you would know that storing your credit card in Passbook, when you make a payment, you are using a new credit card number and security check digits each time you make a payment. That combination can't be used twice, which means that unscrupulous merchants can't pilfer your details nor can miscreants with unauthorised access to their systems. Nobody has done this before and Apple are leading the industry here, and surprisingly, the banks are only too happy to be on board. I thought that was pretty darn innovative and cool.