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Is it not typical of the corporate world. Each have their own system with rules and regulations on how to use them. Some will suit you and some don't. I get endlessly frustrated by computers, but mostly it is because I don't have a BSc in computer science.
Is it not typical of the corporate world. Each have their own system with rules and regulations on how to use them. Some will suit you and some don't. I get endlessly frustrated by computers, but mostly it is because I don't have a BSc in computer science.
I enjoy computers having spent many years in the software development field.
The problem for me is the controlling / invasive manner in which the large IT companies operate. Each one of those companies are money grabbing scumbags in their own peculiar way.
I enjoy computers having spent many years in the software development field.
The problem for me is the controlling / invasive manner in which the large IT companies operate. Each one of those companies are money grabbing scumbags in their own peculiar way.
A i have mentioned before ... I have enjoyed using apple products ... I think it is a great product and strong enough to tolerate the abuse I throw at it ... slid down the road once or twice ... fallen out my pocket while on a ladder etc etc ... easy to use for us less technically minded people ... never been concerned about bugs in the system ( not saying they have'nt infested my devices already ...I have no virus protection on any of my apple devices) ... was it worth spending the R10 k on the device a million hundred fifty seven years ago ... when I see how many (android) device the rest of the family have gone through in the same time frame ... hell yes.
I am at a point where 80 % of my apple devices ... still is perfect working order are no longer any use to me ... the reason IOS system ... The plan was to use the old edvices as wall mounted units to control my home security system ... alarm ... CCTV and security lighting ... unfortunately the security sytems requires later versions of IOS.
I had to upgrade from the iphone 5 (now only good for whatsapp) to 5s so that I could update the software ... to keep certain apps running ... It wont be long before they drop the Iphone 5s off the update list
The devices are pretty much becoming paper weights or door stops.
I need to "invest" in a tablet/netbook which I can use on site ... for commisioning CCTV systems ... allarm systems... COC's ... and pretty much to do everything invoicing ... I have a acer netbbok ( another worthy piece of equipment ) I bought it in 2006 and still use with the same battery ... for the power quality and thermal equipment downloads.
Time to to upgrade to 1 device for all applications ... one which like my Fluke 1653 ...can hook over my shoulders and be mobile with a keypad if required ... link to the internet ... bluetooh (yes some devices still use blutooth ... it is what happens when you buy quality products ...they last for ever) all that kind of stuff ... but one feature missing from all the devices ... tech okes are a bit slow ... a means for customer to pay for services and goods ... swipe the card ... ther eare external devices avaialbe ... but i am sure it is in the pipe line.
Comments are based on opinion...not always facts....that's why people use an alias.
I am totally against the so-called Ecosystems. Although I hate the big A I will never run Microsoft or Android without hordes and hordes of protections. I run serious host file blocking, firewalls and also a multitude of blockers within the browsers. I am totally anti the invasive inter-connectedness. Many people run fake personas on some of their devices to get around this.
One of my serious peeves is the whole cloud-based storage/software thing. I refuse to run anything cloud based and I refuse to use cloud based storage. I am happy to run MS Office 2007 (it does what I need and I can use it whether I am connected to the net or not) A friend called me yesterday whining because he can't complete his cad project because his fiber went for a ball. Why in the world do people used cloud based software - I want my "ecosystem" to work whether I am connected to the net or not. Adobe just cut Venezuela off one day (even the people who paid for subscriptions) because the "Naartjie" said so.
The notion that we should be connected to the net 100% of the time is wrong. We should be connected sporadically in very small doses. The net is like a huge shopping center - we go there when we need to - WE SHOULD NOT LIVE INSIDE IT.
There is one cloud application I do agree with ... CCTV basckup ... on more than one occassion the crooks have entered the building ... either deleted all the recordings or stolen the XVR/DVR.
It is good to store a couple of weeks on the hard drive installed in a false panel and at least 24 hrs in the cloud.
Comments are based on opinion...not always facts....that's why people use an alias.
There is one cloud application I do agree with ... CCTV basckup ... on more than one occassion the crooks have entered the building ... either deleted all the recordings or stolen the XVR/DVR.
It is good to store a couple of weeks on the hard drive installed in a false panel and at least 24 hrs in the cloud.
Do you think for a minute that android ... windows ... linux geeks/perverts sitting in dark basements with rolls of toilet paper ( back in the old days ... now more like behind a wall of screens ... with LED lights ... in a comfortable bucket seat that looks like something out of a formala one racing car ) are not smiling because some chick has her phone camera facing her as she dresses or doing something with a happy ending ... android ... IOS ... they all have access to your phone camera ... mic and location ... then you get the fools who mount CCTV camera inside the house ... eeeish ... my point is not that IOS is not doing it ... I think you live in the cloud with all the info being logged by the microsecond in the cloud if you think you cant be hacked.
The way I see it someone created the program ... it wasnt created in mars then sent is a safe encrypted format that no human has access ... it was designed by humans and can be accessed by humans ... some a lot smarte rthan others.
Comments are based on opinion...not always facts....that's why people use an alias.
Do you think for a minute that android ... windows ... linux geeks/perverts sitting in dark basements with rolls of toilet paper ( back in the old days ... now more like behind a wall of screens ... with LED lights ... in a comfortable bucket seat that looks like something out of a formala one racing car ) are not smiling because some chick has her phone camera facing her as she dresses or doing something with a happy ending ... android ... IOS ... they all have access to your phone camera ... mic and location ... then you get the fools who mount CCTV camera inside the house ... eeeish ... my point is not that IOS is not doing it ... I think you live in the cloud with all the info being logged by the microsecond in the cloud if you think you cant be hacked.
The way I see it someone created the program ... it wasnt created in mars then sent is a safe encrypted format that no human has access ... it was designed by humans and can be accessed by humans ... some a lot smarte rthan others.
The problem is that this stuff is built into the OS and there is no way to stop it. There are lots of ways to protect yourself with other OS's because the tracking is NOT backed in.
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) are not smiling because some chick has her phone camera facing her as she dresses or doing something with a happy ending ... android ... IOS ... they all have access to your phone camera ... mic and location ... then you get the fools who mount CCTV camera inside the house ... eeeish ... my point is not that IOS is not doing it ... I think you live in the cloud with all the info being logged by the microsecond in the cloud if you think you cant be hacked. 
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