Please God no; teach them anything you like - thinking rationally, the uses and misuses of data, what data is and what it's not - but leave the...
@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...
Talkback
In Japan, outdoor BPL is not allowed by regulation because of radio frequency interference. But indoor BPL, connected with fibre or xDSL, is now under testing by several communication or utility companies, and it is positively expected. No need for wiring is indoor BPL's primary advantage, but the feature is also provided by WLAN. Key factor may be the ease of use.
Powerlines go everywhere in the house with no added cost. Advantage.
The problem I have with the technology is its over designed to try and compensate for AC and Random Noise.
Design overkill cost due to not understanding the
simple solution fix will keep the cost high.
Lets face it DSL, Broadband, Cable are here
and have an established market base.
I see the technology being a niche product.
PLC, also know as Broadband Over Powerlines is being touted as the ideal way to provide broadband to the rural Internet users at a reasonable cost. It will not do this as the current cost per customer in urban areas is $30/month just for et up and operation.
The two test plants herenear Rochester, NY both pulled the plug on their setups when the cost analysis came in. There is a major interference issue on PLC also, but the final argument was decided due to the money.
Rather than wasting tens of millions, if not billions of dollars on a flawed system, the utilities should invest, as partners, in WiMax. WiMax will need towers for the transceivers in the Hinterlands and utility poles would be just perfect. A marriage of the utilities and an ISP would be benificial to both, would provide true high-speed ccess to the rural areas and not wipe out the shortwave and low VHF spectrum out in the process.
PLC/BPL is being pushed due to the politiics rather than the science. Keep the politicians in Washington and out of our back yards out here.
We sell broadband signal boosters which improve your broadband signal.
Do you want me to send one over to you to review?