Posts by John.B

Hype-ware.

I was in a Verizon store the other day trying to resolve an issue with a SIM card, and while I waited for the manager to be no help whatsoever, I overheard him telling out-and-out lies to a woman there to buy an iPhone 4S, trying to...

Quote: Originally Posted by charlituna  Quote: Originally Posted by John.B  This will make it even easier for waitstaff and counter help to skim money off unsuspecting customers' cards....

This will make it even easier for waitstaff and counter help to skim money off unsuspecting customers' cards.

Oracle Releases Java 7 Update 13 to Address Security Issues, Reenable Web Plug-in on OS X   See how fast that happens when a little "paternalistic" pressure is applied? 

Quote: Originally Posted by anantksundaram  Quote: Originally Posted by John.B    That said, if I were in your shoes I'd be giving someone in the VAT declaration office an earful...

Quote: Originally Posted by Philotech  Sometimes that doesn't work. In Germany, for example, every (small) company has to file its VAT declaration online on the 10th day of every subsequent month. This is done via web...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jetz  What happens when users start balking at high monthly bills?  A real concern by the way, especially if more carriers go the way of T-Mobile USA and start making the cost of the...

Quote: Originally Posted by maffk  Some of us still use Snow Leopard, you know! This has affected my team's work today. We rely on using a Java applet to do our work. We have resorted to using a Windows 7 VM! By...

Folks, this only affects the Java browser plug-in and only in Safari.   Stand-alone Java still works fine for those of that persuasion. Quote: Originally Posted by ddawson100  Not Apple's style (to allow...