Linux
Pissy Werld scared by Linux
13/08/2007 04:44 PM Filed in:
Miscellaneous
Those of you who live in the UK as I
do will be all too familiar with a certain "Pissy Werld" computer store chain.
Well it seems that Linux is one beast too much for those Redmond arse lickers and have deemed it physically capable of cracking a hinge on this poor guy's Acer laptop:
PC World refuse to repair hardware fault, because of Linux
The chain's response only served to add fuel to the fire and is a good reminder that if you want a decent computing experience, "Pissy Werld" is really not the place to go.
One only hopes that he has now been contacted and offered a repair as promised by the deservedly embarrassed chain.
Well it seems that Linux is one beast too much for those Redmond arse lickers and have deemed it physically capable of cracking a hinge on this poor guy's Acer laptop:
PC World refuse to repair hardware fault, because of Linux
The chain's response only served to add fuel to the fire and is a good reminder that if you want a decent computing experience, "Pissy Werld" is really not the place to go.
One only hopes that he has now been contacted and offered a repair as promised by the deservedly embarrassed chain.
John C. Dvorak Just Keeps On Rambling
25/01/2007 12:03 PM Filed in:
Miscellaneous
I'm starting to wonder if 'talking
rubbish' should be a national crime punishable by death both here
in the United Kingdom and in the United States.
Whilst we in the UK have had the recent pleasure of trying to avoid Jade Goody's ill-advised use of her mouth on TV, over in the US the esteemed John C. Dvorak once again begs the IT industry to question why this quack is still being paid to write the following diatribe:
A Unified Linux
It's one thing to readily admit to baiting Apple Mac users for the purpose of generating traffic to his badly written articles. It's another to keep on spouting crap such as this and actually think that people will ever (or ever did) take you seriously.
And please don't get me started on Rob Enderle. A lot like London buses, when one peddler of rubbish comes along another isn't too far behind.
Whilst we in the UK have had the recent pleasure of trying to avoid Jade Goody's ill-advised use of her mouth on TV, over in the US the esteemed John C. Dvorak once again begs the IT industry to question why this quack is still being paid to write the following diatribe:
A Unified Linux
It's one thing to readily admit to baiting Apple Mac users for the purpose of generating traffic to his badly written articles. It's another to keep on spouting crap such as this and actually think that people will ever (or ever did) take you seriously.
And please don't get me started on Rob Enderle. A lot like London buses, when one peddler of rubbish comes along another isn't too far behind.
Nintendo Wii Ethernet Adaptors
18/12/2006 10:15 PM Filed in:
Nintendo Wii
Having been a proud owner of a
Nintendo Wii since launch, I've recently been intrigued by the
investigative work in this thread regarding the use of a third
party USB Ethernet adaptor on the Wii:
Confirmed, Non-Nintendo USB to Ethernet adapter working
Unfortunately the KINAMAX USB Ethernet adaptor mentioned isn't readily available in the UK let alone the majority of Europe.
Knowing that the KINAMAX adaptor is based on the ASIX AX88772 chip, I decided to give the D-Link DUB-E100 Ver. B1 and the Linksys USB200M Ver. 2 USB Ethernet adaptors a go on my Wii as they're both based on the same chip. Sadly I had no luck with either adaptor as it appears that even though the same chip is being used the USB vendor and device IDs aren't being recognised by the Wii.
The KINAMAX adaptor presents the following hardware string to the Wii:
USB\VID_0B95&PID_7720
The assumption that any other USB Ethernet adaptor that presents the same hardware string will work on the Wii is a reasonably valid one. I offer the following information for others to compare:
• D-Link DUB-E100 Ver. B1 (USB\VID_2001&PID_3C05)
• Linksys USB200M Ver. 2 (USB\VID_13B1&PID_0018)
If I have any luck with any other adaptors I'll post back my results. Until then have a read of WiiLi the rapidly expanding Linux for Wii project.
Confirmed, Non-Nintendo USB to Ethernet adapter working
Unfortunately the KINAMAX USB Ethernet adaptor mentioned isn't readily available in the UK let alone the majority of Europe.
Knowing that the KINAMAX adaptor is based on the ASIX AX88772 chip, I decided to give the D-Link DUB-E100 Ver. B1 and the Linksys USB200M Ver. 2 USB Ethernet adaptors a go on my Wii as they're both based on the same chip. Sadly I had no luck with either adaptor as it appears that even though the same chip is being used the USB vendor and device IDs aren't being recognised by the Wii.
The KINAMAX adaptor presents the following hardware string to the Wii:
USB\VID_0B95&PID_7720
The assumption that any other USB Ethernet adaptor that presents the same hardware string will work on the Wii is a reasonably valid one. I offer the following information for others to compare:
• D-Link DUB-E100 Ver. B1 (USB\VID_2001&PID_3C05)
• Linksys USB200M Ver. 2 (USB\VID_13B1&PID_0018)
If I have any luck with any other adaptors I'll post back my results. Until then have a read of WiiLi the rapidly expanding Linux for Wii project.