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
PAYG Mobile Broadband may sound bonkers to people used to all you can eat tariffs - but I reckon this could prove very popular with regular international travellers who want cheaper domestic rate data charges. Buy one of these at the airport on arrival, use for a few days whilst abroad and save a packet on your data charges...
Anyone who has tried using mobile broadband whilst travelling is likely to have encountered the bill shock when you have returned to the UK. Even though I don't pay my own bills, even our financial controller pulled me up after a trip to France where I had incurred over £100 of data roaming charges for just a few days use - and apparently that is small fry. There are urban myths of lonely business travellers racking up £4k bills by watching 'Lead Balloon' via the BBC iPlayer - anyone got any good stories of stupendous bills?
I hate to nit pick - but surely the top speed you quote of 3.6 Gbps should read 3.6 Mbps? - otherwise this service would be faster than Virgin's new fibre network!!
Hi James,
Thanks for the interesting comment and for the keen-eyed spot of the error. You're completely correct: The incorrect measurement was introduced in the edit process, and we've now fixed it. We appreciate your keeping a close eye on our stories and for helping us keep them straight.
Karen
Which one of our mobile operators will be first to realise the opportunity in front of them to really compete and beat fixed line broadband services. I am sure that the majority of users would be very happy indeed to switch their broadband and phone services completely over to a mobile operator - IF.
The big IF!! IF . . . the mobile operator improved service conditions for speed and bandwidth to be comparable to a landline operator in all respects and to match the price. In other words to become competitive completely - whoever gets there first will steal most of the market and become a very dominant and successful player.
It is progress and not stagnation and the mobile telcos should really be getting their teeth into it now rather than trying to fleece their users with high prices. Although there are masts and cell points to maintain there is not the expensive cabled network to keep in working order.