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Comment Re:Mozilla is grasping (Score 1) 45

Recently my browser asked if it could start automatically when my computer boots, the answer is no.

I resisted autostarting applications for a long long time, until I realised that every single time I started my computer I was opening these apps manually anyway. And when Firefox asked me, I paused and realised there was no logical reason to say no anymore.

Comment Re:It was part of his job (Score 1) 267

used company's name as part of his handle and it definitely was something directly linked to Phonedog

But when he left, he changed the handle's name. So why should they still have a claim to it? Why can't he just create a brand new handle called @PhoneDog_Noah and give _that_ to them?

Because that new account will have 0 followers and 0 exposure, and no links to the company (except for PhoneDog in the name). The account he used to promote the stories was (presumably) followed by people interested in the stories. It's the followers the company is interested in getting.

This seems to me to be a pretty legitimate case (but IANAL, nor have I RTFA). Noah's last tweet when he left PhoneDog should have been along the lines of "I'm no longer employed by PhoneDog, but my new account is @noahkravits. Expect more insightful tech stories to be posted on there.".

Comment Re:Jailbreak == Piracy (Score 1) 148

Really troll much? No it's about being able to do with my phone what I want not what SJ wants including saving and moving files, FTP /SSH access, access to other video players (formats)... etc etc.

Prompt is a pretty good SSH client, available on the App Store. Unless of course you're talking about running an SSH server on your phone. To what practical end? So you can SMS someone through CLI?

I don't see a need for an FTP client on my iPhone, but a quick google brings up http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ftp-on-the-go/id286479936?mt=8. Are you actively using your iPhone as an FTP server? Is that a workaround for using it as file storage or what? If you need to FTP in to transfer files, why not host an FTP server at home and just login to that instead?

AirVideoServer will transcode and stream pretty much every video format to the iPhone, if it's needed. Are you having trouble ripping your DVDs/BluRay's to a video format iTunes/iPhone can play?

Comment Re:I don't care who just died (Score 1) 158

All I hear from fanboys/girls is "omg why won't it work".

Android fanboys/fangirls? Doesn't sound like fanboy talk.

My mate's constantly having to close applications when he's done with them on his Galaxy S (stock, not modded) because leaving them running just kills the responsiveness on his phone. Doesn't matter what app it is.

iOS resource management is miles ahead of Android's. And that translates to "it just works".

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