Theres been so much hype in recent months about the next revision of the android operating system (Honeycomb 3.0) and its specific use for tablet devices, I myself have been caught up in the excitement of the Motorola Xoom being rooted and overclocked, but does that mean I should go and get one right away?
I don't think so, but then again most of the people I know on twitter will know why and call me a hypocrite for saying so. Currently there is a dell streak and an iPad in the household the dell streak is mine and the iPad was won by my wife in a competition just before Christmas, the Pad is a really nice piece of kit its just the whole apple thing attached to it [put excellently by Charlie Brooker here: That sinking feeling]
Since the iPad's 'magical' arrival it has been touted a a life changing experience Jason Bradbury from The Gadget Show commented saying that it has revolutionised the way we do things, as opposed to how we did things before??
The real stir has been caused by the Motarola Xoom which is the only real contender up against the iPad but he cost of it is more expensive than the priciest iPad model
I have several twitter friends that are weighing up their options with regard to getting a new piece of [tablet shaped] kit, one of which being the Advent Vega a £250 which comes with quite basic options but is quite nice once rooted with the android market on it.
In my mind this technology is still in its infancy and we will start seeing the really good stuff over the coming months, I will just have to keep myself entertained with my dell streak for the next 12 months or so.
Monday, 21 March 2011
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
FU Spambots!
Spambots, spambots, spambots
They will track you down and find you, well its not really that bad but recently it has seemed like I am being constantly reminded about the negative aspects of having a life online.
I'm talking about spambots, if you are new to the phrase its basically an automated twitter account that will spew links saying things like 'OMG I have just won an iPad click this link to win your own' which will then probably take you to some pyramid scheme or maybe something more malicious. As a general rule of thumb do not click on links from sources you don't trust and you will be fine, common knowledge for most people that are online a lot, but its not that which annoys me its the fact that every facet of your on line life is bombarded by this stuff continually.
With twitter I have stopped complaining to my followers and just started reporting the accounts for spam, its good because the account is also blocked as well. But services like formspring which i thought was quite a nice little service where you can encourage people to ask you questions, within a week of opening the account I was getting questions like 'I had a crush on you for the longest time; please log onto this service and search for me' blatantly trying to get me to subscribe to some dating service (probably)!!
Most are easy to spot on twitter you will be followed by a user either expecting you to follow back so the can DM you dodgy links or you will get mentions from accounts that do not follow anyone or have any followers but have made thousands of tweets with exactly the same content in them but the only thing changing would be the @ twitter name
Please share you spambot stories with me and any further advice.
They will track you down and find you, well its not really that bad but recently it has seemed like I am being constantly reminded about the negative aspects of having a life online.
I'm talking about spambots, if you are new to the phrase its basically an automated twitter account that will spew links saying things like 'OMG I have just won an iPad click this link to win your own' which will then probably take you to some pyramid scheme or maybe something more malicious. As a general rule of thumb do not click on links from sources you don't trust and you will be fine, common knowledge for most people that are online a lot, but its not that which annoys me its the fact that every facet of your on line life is bombarded by this stuff continually.
With twitter I have stopped complaining to my followers and just started reporting the accounts for spam, its good because the account is also blocked as well. But services like formspring which i thought was quite a nice little service where you can encourage people to ask you questions, within a week of opening the account I was getting questions like 'I had a crush on you for the longest time; please log onto this service and search for me' blatantly trying to get me to subscribe to some dating service (probably)!!
Most are easy to spot on twitter you will be followed by a user either expecting you to follow back so the can DM you dodgy links or you will get mentions from accounts that do not follow anyone or have any followers but have made thousands of tweets with exactly the same content in them but the only thing changing would be the @ twitter name
Please share you spambot stories with me and any further advice.
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