@Jack,
> Works really well for thieves....
Nice attempt to deflect the argument by tossing in a point that's totally irrelevant, even it were...
Make that 13 people now - I got refused today at Manchester airport.
I thought I was up to date on this legislation - I knew of the EU ruling from...
Don't forget to check out apps like GoodReader or SlideShark either, they're indispensible for people on the go in presentation situations. Best...
Well it seems there is something a number of us agree on. Why is the Ubuntu Unity launcher so ugly?
I thought perhaps it was something to do with...
Duplicate comments are not made intentionally. Its very good to know that now you are keeping check on this problem because sometimes a commenter...
"the very significant number of users" and "many (most) of us" - you have no evidence for these statements. It is a fact that most users are saying...
Another grammar faux pas is the improper use of "you". When sitting down down in a restaurant, for example, I get cringe when the waitress...
And NOW, folks, for Canonical's next trick...
Kubuntu is late.
Here's a pencil. Draw your own conclusions.
cf.:...
@kevinmchapman. The discussion here reflects the very significant number of users who really do like the traditional menu system and who wish to...
Er, no... It is an efficient means of finding the application/file/setting you need in one place. The icons are a simply a fallback for when you...
Isn't the provision of a text based search an admission by the developers that the mass of icons approach does not work? I don't need to use a...
"Unity and GNOME 3 both abandon the old text-based cascading menus in favour of a graphical icon-driven system."
Point truly missed. Both use a...
whs001 - Thank you, I'm glad you liked the article.
I absolutely agree with you on your first point. I should perhaps have made it clearer that...
If we allow corporate interest to dictate the way our government circumvents due process against foreign entities then we should accept the same...
I totally dislike pirating of works, I fear that artists will be deterred from creating works if they think that they are going to get ripped off....
How dare film makers, artists or anybody that invests in creativity stop us pirating their works for free. I want to be able to walk into my local...
@GrueMaster. I prefer horses for courses rather than one size fits all. I, and I suspect most other computer users, do not really wish to have...
The product that scares me every time I have to use it is the Office 2007 version of Excel.
The first bug that I found was applying the median...
Nice review and very informative. One thing I'd like to add (in reply to whs001's 1st question), the main reason to have the same interface from...
I'be been using Mint 12 since the RC came out, and I am far more happy with the Cinnamon, the Mate, and, yes (with extensions), theGnome 3...
Talkback
I fear that BT is taking the road which will eventually lead to its demise througha take over bid by another big player. A strike will ultimately kill Britain's flagship internet service provider.
There is no need for this. BT's technical services are first class and provide real value for money. Yet I am fearful of even committing myself to a continued Anytime supply, when before Christmas I had even ordered broadband.
The fault appeared to lay in a lack of a cohesive change over policy from one service to another. I have dealt with BT's staff all over the world and never once came away from a face to face chat unsatisfied with the result and decision. But having agreed a plan I later received e-mails which bore nothing on the agreed policy.
This resulted in yet more telephone calls - BT's real weakness being actually finding a person to talk to because of the telephone costs involved - again going through the same subjects and so on. Credits for free months are given. Then another e-mail at odds with 'human talk' and back to square one.
I am so sad to see BT in this state having been a loyal customer since 1997. And am sure BT's staff are equally sad, angry and confused. The clock cannot be put back because globilization - heavily pushed on by the internet - makes for a globalized work force. But what can be done is to bring all the frameworks to a central location which is easily and cheaply reached so both customers and staff can either agree about the service they want or log decisions made.
So I end on this note. Please BT Yahoo! decision makes look at where your going. Take note of the real feelings of your staff and the public. Don't let your excellent company go to the wall.
Thank you. If I am in error on any of the technical points I have raised this is solely in ignorance, not for any malicious purpose(s).