Samsung also has a similar function, I think its in Knox Guard; but might be mistaken. Basically if you're a retailer you can use the function to digitally disable a device if it isnt paid for.

To me! Android Doze broke K9mail unless you found some obscure menu which disabled the functionality. Its a total mess!

Who is the middle man in this though when I'm watching Netflix original content? I was allowed much higher data rates on a Windows box.

I just tried Netflix in Chrome and Firefox on Ubuntu. It works but only in standard def for me. Amazon prime video was similar, it worked but only SD. I've cancelled both subscriptions. I dont get why they place these restrictions; theyre inconveniencing paying customers whilst not preventing the ripping of the content. Loose loose situation?!

I believe the problem on mobile devices is not per say well behaved adverts, but instead its adverts that cause the page to morph or change some seconds after it is rendered. My local newspapers website is virtually unusable on my android tablet device. The page loads, you start reading, or decide what to click on next and suddenly the content moves down the page so that an advert can appear...

Because the typical experience is not like that.

No really what?

Can confirm Thinkpad X series laptops work really well too, perhaps even better than with Windows 7. I have a Thinkpad X220 which has been used almost exclusively with Ubuntu LTS since Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I use this with a Lenovo Minidock Series 3 Plus, 2 large 1200p monitors and full sized peripherals. Everything works mosty OK. Interestingly in Windows 7 moving windows around on the desktop caused the sound to drop out... I've recently installed Ubuntu 14.04 on a Thinkpad X240, and everything seemed to work well out of the box here too. Higher end Thinkpads are a pretty safe bet for Linux support.

Core i7 920 D0 @ 4.3ghz air 12GB RAM P6X58D Premium motherboard 2x nVidia GTX 770SC in SLI 1x 256GB Samsung 840 Evo SSD 1x 1tb Samsung Spinpoint HDD 1000 watt be quiet 80+gold PSU Scored in the top 90% of systems on 3dmark firestrike this month.

1080p 60fps works fine on ubuntu with sandy bridge era built in graphics on a lenovo x220 which has such inadequate cooling...... So its not Intels fault...

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A properly configured and set up PC based router with appropriate active or passive cooling will be more reliable than ARM SoC based solutions due to the additional speed providing additional routing capacity. Most SoC solutions ive seen have insufficient power for reliable operation under anything more than a moderate load. Source: I manufacture and install PC based routers in places where ordinary routers are becoming unstable

Among managing IT for approaching 100 users I run the internet filter for a youth group. We provide free internet terminals for them to use. We used to score pages on facebook myspace bebo etc based on keywords. We need to allow https traffic for various reasons. Facebook are now pushing their user base towards https for profile pages to prevent various cookie hijack based attacks, this means we cant effectively filter their traffic, therefore I have suggested it should be entirely blocked. You cant filter https.

Most drive failures I see these days are not bearing or spindle motor related. Out of around 100 dead hard drives in the last 5 years 2 were spindle motor or bearing related and the rest were media type errors possibly caused by trouble with the drive heads.

$1/month gets you the mobile version... Bookmarklets... Lots of options. Last pass works on every device ive tried it on.