On Wed, 09 Sep 2009 at 09:03:08AM +0100, Sean Gibbins wrote:
> Could this be more shallow?
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8244644.stm
I saw this and indeed thought it shallow to the point of being
worthless. What do you expect from Bill's Broadcasting Company?
> No mention of Linux at all, sadly, but hardly surprising I guess.
If reinstalling Windows was "serious" switching to Linux wouldn't
ever get a look in?
> The odd bit of valid advice about backups and easily adding memory and
> disk, granted, but given that it is meant to address the business of
> making best use of old hardware (as opposed to binning it and
> upgrading), the piece is a massive FAIL* in my opinion!
Like most British journalism it's shallow and worthless, why
bother working when you waffle and no one will notice or care...!
and yes I am bitter and cynical but that does not make me
wrong...!
--
Adam Trickett
Overton, HANTS, UK
While it may be faster than DLT tapes, 're-typing' is not a
valid recovery strategy.
-- anon
