Do you do this?
Humm
Let me ask you this, when you visit a Web site that requires you to log in with your username or password to access information on the site, do you manually input your log-in credentials every time, or do you let your Web browser store the log-in information for you, so the next time you visit the site it can log you in automatically? Well, if you have a habit of letting your browser store log-in credentials and passwords for the sake of convenient access or simply because you have a hard time remembering that information, you may just want read up on this week's topic question from member Sarah, who asked if she's being stupid by saving her Web site log-in credentials in Web browsers.
Sarah, I'm glad you asked this question, as I'm sure many people do this all the time. You ask, is this a stupid thing to do? I wouldn't call it stupid, but I would call it risky -- storing personal information anywhere has its risks, especially when you aren't in control of it. The fewer places you have log-in names and passwords available for someone to steal, the less chance there is of them being compromised.
I will admit that I personally sometimes do store log-in and passwords for sites that I frequently visit; HOWEVER, it's never for a site that is financial in nature, and never a site that can be used to personally identify who I am, or cause any harm to myself, to others, or to the site. If any would-be perpetrators were to gain access to my log-in name and password from those sites, they wouldn't be able to use those credentials on any of my secure sites.
This invaluable and a good wake-up call to all those who let their browser do the storing of their log-in information, so read up and be informed of the risk you are taking. Thank you to all those who have stepped up and shared your knowledge on this important topic. Stay safe out there, people
The Mad Hatter.
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Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Saturday, 10 November 2012
Rinty's Home cooking
Hi everyone it's the Mad Hatter again.
As you know i like to to promote local business and here is a new one for you.
So if you live in the Nottinghamshire area check these guys out.
Looking for good food?
Looking for good Jamaican Style cooking to get your tastes buds dripping?
Well you got it now
What makes food from Jamaica so delicious?
Some say our food's got rhythm, and I think they may be right! The seasonings, the spices, the cooking methods all combine to give our food that special something. All i know it's Rinty's Home cooking
They have a wicked mix of Jamaican style cuisine and it local freshly made each day.
Rinty's Home Cooking with its popular Jamaican dishes include curry goat, fried dumplings, ackee and salt fish (cod) (which is the national dish of Jamaica), fried plantain, "Jerk", steamed cabbage and "rice and peas" (pigeon peas or kidney beans).And their Red peas soup is to die for I just had some.
That's it from me the Mad Hatter (Follow That Man)
As you know i like to to promote local business and here is a new one for you.
So if you live in the Nottinghamshire area check these guys out.
Looking for good food?
Looking for good Jamaican Style cooking to get your tastes buds dripping?
Well you got it now
Some say our food's got rhythm, and I think they may be right! The seasonings, the spices, the cooking methods all combine to give our food that special something. All i know it's Rinty's Home cooking
They have a wicked mix of Jamaican style cuisine and it local freshly made each day.
That's it from me the Mad Hatter (Follow That Man)
Saturday, 27 October 2012
Do you feel shortchanged? iPad4
Some Apple Stores will allow UK customers trade in their existing iPad 3 for the new iPad 4 if they have purchased it in the last 30 days from an Apple retail store.
Apple left some of its customers disgruntled on Tuesday when it launched the new iPad 4 unexpectedly, resulting in some venting their frustration on Twitter.
This is what the Mad Hatter thinks which is my own view on this "What's up with Apple releasing iPad 4 just 6 months after I bought the 'new iPad'? I think they'll lose a lot of goodwill for this upgrade."
But hey that's just me.
Any way back to the news!!!!
However, some Apple Stores are offering customers the opportunity to trade in their third generation iPad for a new iPad 4.
Apple staff in its Birmingham, Aberdeen and Kingston stores confirmed to ZDNet that they were aware of the new policy, while Manchester and Cardiff store workers said they were not aware of the deal.
The Birmingham shop assistant said customers could also trade in their iPad 2 for an iPad 4. However, Apple has not responded to a request for confirmation.
The new iPad 4 (Wi-Fi only model) can be pre-ordered from Friday and will be available in all 35 UK stores from 2 November with prices starting at £399 for a 16GB model. However, the 4G version will not go on sale until a later date.
The fourth-generation iPad comes only seven months after the iPad 3 was released in March.
It has he same 9.7-inch retina display as the iPad 3 but includes an A6X processor, which Apple said doubles the processing and graphics perfomance. It also comes with a next generation ISP (image stabilisation processor), 10-hour battery life and a HD 720p camera for FaceTime. The new iPad is the first to be charged by Apple's Lightning connector.
Alongside the new iPad, Apple also launched the iPad Mini, Mac Mini, iMac, and the MacBook Pro 13 with retina display.
Well that's it from me the Mad Hatter (Follow That Man)
Apple left some of its customers disgruntled on Tuesday when it launched the new iPad 4 unexpectedly, resulting in some venting their frustration on Twitter.
This is what the Mad Hatter thinks which is my own view on this "What's up with Apple releasing iPad 4 just 6 months after I bought the 'new iPad'? I think they'll lose a lot of goodwill for this upgrade."
But hey that's just me.
Any way back to the news!!!!
However, some Apple Stores are offering customers the opportunity to trade in their third generation iPad for a new iPad 4.
Apple staff in its Birmingham, Aberdeen and Kingston stores confirmed to ZDNet that they were aware of the new policy, while Manchester and Cardiff store workers said they were not aware of the deal.
The Birmingham shop assistant said customers could also trade in their iPad 2 for an iPad 4. However, Apple has not responded to a request for confirmation.
The new iPad 4 (Wi-Fi only model) can be pre-ordered from Friday and will be available in all 35 UK stores from 2 November with prices starting at £399 for a 16GB model. However, the 4G version will not go on sale until a later date.
The fourth-generation iPad comes only seven months after the iPad 3 was released in March.
It has he same 9.7-inch retina display as the iPad 3 but includes an A6X processor, which Apple said doubles the processing and graphics perfomance. It also comes with a next generation ISP (image stabilisation processor), 10-hour battery life and a HD 720p camera for FaceTime. The new iPad is the first to be charged by Apple's Lightning connector.
Alongside the new iPad, Apple also launched the iPad Mini, Mac Mini, iMac, and the MacBook Pro 13 with retina display.
Well that's it from me the Mad Hatter (Follow That Man)
Have Apple rocked the Apple Cart!!!!!!
Hey It the Mad Hatter again well what can i say what will Apple do next and are they going to run out of steam!! And what's this other ipad all about. THE iPad4!!!
Hey iPad 3 users you must be steaming like a demon right now!!!!!
Stay tuned to The Mad Hatter for comments!!!
So here's the tech
Apple loves to tout display tech improvements, since having top-notch screens is one of the key benefits of all of Apple's gear, from the iPod touch all the way up to the Retina MacBook Pros. So it's safe to bet the new iPad 4 screen is the same on the third-gen iPad that came out in March of this year.
It's got a 2048x1536 resolution, at 264 pixels per inch, and IPS technology makes it easy to see from wide angles. You can hold this new iPad nearly flat before the display becomes hard to see.
The front and rear cameras on the new iPad are the same as before, but the A6X chip has improved the image signal processing, adding support for facial recognition and image stabilization. We couldn't test this camera side-by-side against an iPad 3's, but the facial recognition worked as it should on the iPad 4, automatically finding faces as we composed our shots and keeping them in focus.
The Lightning port, if you haven't seen it on the iPhone 5 yet, is laughably slim compared to the honking 30-pin port it replaces. A Lightning connector is tiny but feels sturdy, and can be inserted either way. So you never find yourself trying to shove it in the wrong way, and you never feel the metal-on-metal crunch of pins when connecting.
It clicks into place smoothly and is held by tiny clips, strong enough to support the new iPad's weight.
Apple also rolled out Lightning versions of the popular iPad adaptors and accessories. Lightning to VGA adapter for projectors is £39, and so is the Lightning Digital AV Adaptor, which has an HDMI port.
For connecting cameras, the Lightning to USB Camera Adaptor and Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader are sold separately - you used to get both in one package for 30-pin iPads, the iPad Camera Connection Kit. Finally, if you want to use your old 30-pin cables to charge and sync your iPad 4, the Lightning to 30-pin adaptor is £25.
The other upgrade is the wireless connectivity, and it seems minor but should make a considerable difference. All the iPads get dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi, using the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands for less interference for other devices without losing any range.
Plus, since the new iPad 4 can use both channels at once, you can get theoretical speeds of up to 150Mbps - faster than most Wi-Fi networks you'll encounter anyway.
New iPad 4 release date
Like the iPad mini, the new iPad 4 can be ordered on October 26 for delivery on November 2. And, 4G-enabled models will ship a few weeks later at the end of November.
Early verdict
If you just upgraded your iPad in the spring, don't worry that you're missing much with this bump in the new iPad 4. We know a lot of people will feel betrayed, having thought they were getting the best Apple has to offer for at least a year - but that shouldn't cause that much consternation.
However, if you're still using an iPad 2 or an original iPad, it's a significant step up, and still brings all the same Apple bells, whistles and whizz bang whoosh that most have come to expect from the Cupertino's most popular tablet.
Hey iPad 3 users you must be steaming like a demon right now!!!!!
Stay tuned to The Mad Hatter for comments!!!
So here's the tech
Apple loves to tout display tech improvements, since having top-notch screens is one of the key benefits of all of Apple's gear, from the iPod touch all the way up to the Retina MacBook Pros. So it's safe to bet the new iPad 4 screen is the same on the third-gen iPad that came out in March of this year.
It's got a 2048x1536 resolution, at 264 pixels per inch, and IPS technology makes it easy to see from wide angles. You can hold this new iPad nearly flat before the display becomes hard to see.
The Lightning port, if you haven't seen it on the iPhone 5 yet, is laughably slim compared to the honking 30-pin port it replaces. A Lightning connector is tiny but feels sturdy, and can be inserted either way. So you never find yourself trying to shove it in the wrong way, and you never feel the metal-on-metal crunch of pins when connecting.
It clicks into place smoothly and is held by tiny clips, strong enough to support the new iPad's weight.
Apple also rolled out Lightning versions of the popular iPad adaptors and accessories. Lightning to VGA adapter for projectors is £39, and so is the Lightning Digital AV Adaptor, which has an HDMI port.
For connecting cameras, the Lightning to USB Camera Adaptor and Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader are sold separately - you used to get both in one package for 30-pin iPads, the iPad Camera Connection Kit. Finally, if you want to use your old 30-pin cables to charge and sync your iPad 4, the Lightning to 30-pin adaptor is £25.
The other upgrade is the wireless connectivity, and it seems minor but should make a considerable difference. All the iPads get dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi, using the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands for less interference for other devices without losing any range.
Plus, since the new iPad 4 can use both channels at once, you can get theoretical speeds of up to 150Mbps - faster than most Wi-Fi networks you'll encounter anyway.
New iPad 4 release date
Like the iPad mini, the new iPad 4 can be ordered on October 26 for delivery on November 2. And, 4G-enabled models will ship a few weeks later at the end of November.
Early verdict
If you just upgraded your iPad in the spring, don't worry that you're missing much with this bump in the new iPad 4. We know a lot of people will feel betrayed, having thought they were getting the best Apple has to offer for at least a year - but that shouldn't cause that much consternation.
However, if you're still using an iPad 2 or an original iPad, it's a significant step up, and still brings all the same Apple bells, whistles and whizz bang whoosh that most have come to expect from the Cupertino's most popular tablet.
Friday, 27 July 2012
Government ‘war’ on freelancers could damage public sector
Government ‘war’ on freelancers could damage public sector
Wednesday, 18 July 2012
Vital public sector departments including the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and HM Treasury have drawn up guidelines that will effectively eliminate freelancers from the public sector.
The draconian measures outlined in papers leaked to PCG will render freelancing within the public sector almost impossible and according to sources within the sector could destabilise and undermine the foundations of some of the UK’s most important public sector departments. The leaked documents detail measures, which maintain freelancers on a day rate of £220 plus and on contracts over six months, will be made to operate IR35 or have their contracts terminated. It is seen as HMRC’s outright war on freelancers and contractors working through their limited company in the public sector.
According to John Brazier, MD of PCG, the damage caused by the actions of the Government should not to be underestimated. Mr. Brazier said: “The harsh reality of this move will be to remove public sector access to freelance expertise and bluntly threatens to destabilise many Government Departments. It is vitally important the Government does not undermine the UK’s vibrant flexible workforce. The phrase ‘throwing the baby out with the bathwater’ comes to mind when you read these proposals.
“This has gone a way beyond Ed Lester the Head of the Student Loans Company who was clearly a case of false self employment; this is now attacking legitimate contractors who have done nothing wrong and are taking the brunt of a panic stricken Government and an HMRC who have launched a witch hunt. These people are essential to delivering vital public services and they are being treated in a scandalous way. The repercussions for operation of Government are potentially catastrophic.”
Under the new guidance, PCG predict that thousands of experts engaged on short term project work will be forced out, leaving bodies like the NHS and the Ministry of Defence without access to vital resources such as IT contractors and healthcare professionals. The assurance guidance, which comes into force from 15th September 2012, centres on proper engagement of freelance resource in an ‘off-payroll’ capacity. Unfortunately, according to PCG’s sources within the public sector, the nature of the ‘business tests’ recommended for use within the guidance combined with huge financial penalties for any public sector body found to be contravening them have resulted in almost no room for legitimate freelancers to exist.
John Brazier added:” I do not believe the Government fully understands the consequences of these measures. PCG will do its best to highlight these issues to Ministers and MPs. They will also work tirelessly to protect legitimate freelance businesses in the private sector.”
Thank you PCG for this update what is our government doing? Another knee jerk reaction after the last government did there best to help small Business and freelancers to make it a even playing field in the public sector.
The Mad Hatter
Tell me what you think?
Wednesday, 18 July 2012
Vital public sector departments including the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and HM Treasury have drawn up guidelines that will effectively eliminate freelancers from the public sector.
The draconian measures outlined in papers leaked to PCG will render freelancing within the public sector almost impossible and according to sources within the sector could destabilise and undermine the foundations of some of the UK’s most important public sector departments. The leaked documents detail measures, which maintain freelancers on a day rate of £220 plus and on contracts over six months, will be made to operate IR35 or have their contracts terminated. It is seen as HMRC’s outright war on freelancers and contractors working through their limited company in the public sector.
According to John Brazier, MD of PCG, the damage caused by the actions of the Government should not to be underestimated. Mr. Brazier said: “The harsh reality of this move will be to remove public sector access to freelance expertise and bluntly threatens to destabilise many Government Departments. It is vitally important the Government does not undermine the UK’s vibrant flexible workforce. The phrase ‘throwing the baby out with the bathwater’ comes to mind when you read these proposals.
“This has gone a way beyond Ed Lester the Head of the Student Loans Company who was clearly a case of false self employment; this is now attacking legitimate contractors who have done nothing wrong and are taking the brunt of a panic stricken Government and an HMRC who have launched a witch hunt. These people are essential to delivering vital public services and they are being treated in a scandalous way. The repercussions for operation of Government are potentially catastrophic.”
Under the new guidance, PCG predict that thousands of experts engaged on short term project work will be forced out, leaving bodies like the NHS and the Ministry of Defence without access to vital resources such as IT contractors and healthcare professionals. The assurance guidance, which comes into force from 15th September 2012, centres on proper engagement of freelance resource in an ‘off-payroll’ capacity. Unfortunately, according to PCG’s sources within the public sector, the nature of the ‘business tests’ recommended for use within the guidance combined with huge financial penalties for any public sector body found to be contravening them have resulted in almost no room for legitimate freelancers to exist.
John Brazier added:” I do not believe the Government fully understands the consequences of these measures. PCG will do its best to highlight these issues to Ministers and MPs. They will also work tirelessly to protect legitimate freelance businesses in the private sector.”
Thank you PCG for this update what is our government doing? Another knee jerk reaction after the last government did there best to help small Business and freelancers to make it a even playing field in the public sector.
The Mad Hatter
Tell me what you think?
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