HP has decided UK consumers don’t want Linux-based netbooks. Actually, it appears to believe business buyers don’t want the open-source OS either. It emerged today that the company will not now be bringing its Mini 1000 netbook to the UK – at least not with Linux on board. Read more … Via [The Register]
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Hacking the Apple TV
The register has just published a handy upto date guide to hacking the Apple TV From making a patch stick to adding a software menu Read the full story via [The Register]
Extreme porn law goes live next week – are you ready? Is it or isn’t it? A survival guide to your hard disk
Unless you happen to have been living on Mars for the last year or so, you probably know that next week (January 26 to be precise) it will become a criminal offence (in England and Wales) to possess pictures that the government deems to be “extreme porn”. You might also be aware of two diametrically [...]
Seagate firmware fix bricks Barracudas
The updated firmware Seagate issued to solve 1TB Barracuda drive faults is causing 500GB Barracuda drives to fail. The original fault was that Barracuda 7200.11 drives made in Thailand (ref: ST31000340AS with firmware level SD15) were failing at boot time with a firmware error that locked the drive up and rendered it inoperable. Other Seagate [...]