@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 am sorry to see that graduate hiring plans are unaffected by the recent turbulence in financial markets.
Organisations would be more effective if they hired and promoted people with practical experience. For example, an MBA graduate does far more harm to organisations than a trade union member.
When I recently undertook an assignment in central government I was struck by the lack of understanding of the real world - what is a prison like, who is in prison, how does a drug addict fill their day, what's it like to raise children on your own, why can't I get tax credits owed to me, why do the police come the next day instead of now?
Northern Rock, lost data, central government IT projects, NHS targets and any other number of recent failures are caused by a lack of connection. It is embarrassing to acknowledge that the only person in recent politics who ever actually had a proper job was John Prescott.
I don't know what we can do about incompetence in government but we might have some influence on incompetence in organisations.
My first step would be to ban all formal graduate recruitment by organisations with over 100 staff and all salaries dependent on practical achievement and community work.
You may have already recognised the major flaw in my argument - these plans would be managed by the HR department.
Mike Westwood
I forgot to mention Steve McClaren.
Most reports claim he was sacked because England failed to beat Croatia and qualify for the European championships.
That is not correct.
He was sacked because he was the wrong person. And the blame for that lies with Steve Barwick and the FA.
Mike Westwood