Comment Re:instant disqualification (Score 1) 648
or even VBScript <> Visual Basic
Submission + - Twitter seeking to go public (thenextweb.com)
awarrenfells writes: While Dell Inc. is announcing its desire to go private, Twitter seems to be heading in the opposite direction with its recent tweet that it seeks to go public.
Submission + - Client SSD Annual Failure Rates Around 1.5%, HDDs about 5% (computerworld.com)
Lucas123 writes: On the news that Linus Trovalds's SSD went belly up while he was coding the 3.12 kernel, Computerworld took a closer look at SSDs and their failure rates. While Torvalds didn't specify the SSD manufacturer in his blog, he did write in a 2008 blog that he'd purchased an 80GB Intel SSD — likely the X25, which has become something of an industry standard for SSD reliability. While they may have no mechanical parts, making them preferable for mobile use, there are many factors that go into an SSD being reliable. For example, a NAND die, the SSD controller, capacitors, or other passive components can — and do — slowly wear out or fail entirely. As an investigation into SSD reliability performed by Tom's Hardware noted: "We know that SSDs still fail.... All it takes is 10 minutes of flipping through customer reviews on Newegg's listings." Yet, according to IHS, client SSD annual failure rates under warranty tend to be around 1.5%, while HDDs are near 5%. So an SSDs not only outperforms, but on average outlast spinning disk.
Comment Re:Typing, lots of typing (Score 1) 623
Did you ever find one that worked?
It was the same for me with the added thrill that our house's leccy came via a coin fed meter where a day's graft could disappear for want of 50p!
Comment Re:T430 (Score 2) 114
If someone could publish a list of stuff which could be uninstalled, it would be great.
I'm guessing:
- Evernote
- Intel AppUp(SM) center
- Intel WiDi
- Intel Control Center
- Intel Management Engine Components
- Intel OpenCL SDK
- ThinkVantage Communication Utlity
We just rolled out 190 of the L series and started with a clean image; the only thing Lenovo support were keen to see put back was the battery saver tool.
More love for Lenevo here, never had such a positive response to a laptop roll out!
Comment Re:I've seen it work (Score 2) 172
Indeed, you should be fine! A single SSID across all access points is the way to go but, as the Cisco 1040 series seem to be 802.11n your choice of channels is limited.
Make sure you only use channel 1, 6 or 11 as the others overlap which can confuse clients; you are better off having two of your five arrays on identical channels than overlapping them. Just try to keep the access points with identical channels a reasonable distance apart, so that there is an obvious difference in signal strength.
Comment Re:Who or What is BT? (Score 2) 136
Comment Re:Hmmm... (Score 1) 134
You'd have to be in the same room as the router for this to work.
Sounds ideal, I'll have one in each classroom please!
Comment Re:Too late... Blackberry is on my 'Do Not Buy' li (Score 1) 185
I was a BB user and couldn’t wait for my contract to die; I won’t trouble them ever again.
I was desperate for Samsung to release the S3 already, but I couldn't stall any longer 'cos the three other guys on my shared plan wanted their iPhones, so I went with the HTC OneX and I’m pretty darn pleased with it!
One of the iPhone users has already admitted he made a mistake and another is wavering!
Loving the schadenfreude Android gives me at the moment!
Comment Re:It's all interesting (Score 2) 142
All but the last one.
If they return in a semi-reasonable condition, I predict a frenzied bidding war when whoever ends up owning these auctions them off!
Comment Re:Dead Horse (Score 2) 2
No this is all new!
Never in history have 5 year olds tried to recreate violent scenes in play, or car crashes, or pretend to throw themselves out of a window in slow motion, or simulate graphic injuries, or act out blood "spurting from their bodies", or got addicted to things that separate them from reality. This is all new and it is a perfect storm created by computer games!
The solution is obvious: 'stringent legislation' to combat growing trend of young pupils acting out violent scenes in playgrounds; thank goodness the teaching union are looking out for our children. Oh and if the the government to would abolish a website that allows parents to rate schools, that would be just peachy too!
Comment Re:Useful tool (Score 2) 273
Definition of USEFUL (Merriam-Webster)
1: capable of being put to use; especially : serviceable for an end or purpose
Comment Re:But... (Score 1) 238
No, but they might just opt for the slightly smaller bucket, given that it tastes like cardboard anyhow.
Comment Re:LSD to cure Alcoholism? Yeeees... (Score 1, Interesting) 346
Some alcoholics, when confronted with their problem, think “I know, I’ll use LSD.” Now they have two problems.
Submission + - Computer Programmers Only 5th Most Sleep Deprived Profession (nytimes.com)
garthsundem writes: "As described in the New York Times Economix blog, the mattress chain Sleepy's analyzed data from the National Health Interview Survey to find the ten most sleep deprived professions. In order, they are Home Health Aides, Lawyer, Police Officers, Doctors/Paramedics, Tie: (Economists, Social Workers, Computer Programmers), Financial Analysts, Plant Operators (undefined, but we assume "factory" and not "Audrey II"), and Secretaries. ."
