items tagged with Snafu
Optus broadband slowdown snafu strikes
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-05-25 23:56:07
The power of alert users and the press has uncovered an Optus contract snafu surrounding slowdown speeds when broadband limits are reached, with Optus only delivering half of what was promised. Will Optus ever get it right?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-05-25 23:56:07
The power of alert users and the press has uncovered an Optus contract snafu surrounding slowdown speeds when broadband limits are reached, with Optus only delivering half of what was promised. Will Optus ever get it right?
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1m iPhone 3Gs sold, 10 million apps and millions of frustrated customers
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-14 11:29:09
So, the iPhone 3G sold 1 million units by Sunday US time after launching in 21 countries, and 10 million apps via the App Store, but iTunes activation, MobileMe and firmware update snafus left millions of customers fuming, too.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-14 11:29:09
So, the iPhone 3G sold 1 million units by Sunday US time after launching in 21 countries, and 10 million apps via the App Store, but iTunes activation, MobileMe and firmware update snafus left millions of customers fuming, too.
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Er... Microsoft delays XP SP3 web rollout... stuffs up AGAIN?!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-30 06:19:13
In what is becoming a rather comical comedy of comedic errors for Microsoft, the news that XP SP3 is being temporarily delayed is clearly the punch line to a joke, right? No, it’s yet another delay, due to a ‘compatibility issue’, this time with the Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-30 06:19:13
In what is becoming a rather comical comedy of comedic errors for Microsoft, the news that XP SP3 is being temporarily delayed is clearly the punch line to a joke, right? No, it’s yet another delay, due to a ‘compatibility issue’, this time with the Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System.
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Windows Vista SP1 automatic updates have started – if you’re lucky
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-27 08:38:08
The Windows Vista Team Blog has announced that automatic updates of Vista SP1 have started for qualifying Vista owners – but tough luck for you if you don’t qualify. You can just keep on waiting!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-27 08:38:08
The Windows Vista Team Blog has announced that automatic updates of Vista SP1 have started for qualifying Vista owners – but tough luck for you if you don’t qualify. You can just keep on waiting!
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Is Acer’s Gemstone Blue a true 1080p notebook or not? Answers here!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-18 03:27:01
A kerfuffle has emerged over whether Acer’s Gemstone Blue ‘true HD 1920x1080p’ notebook can only output at 1080i – or the claim of true HD 1080p. Despite an email from Acer quoted in another publication suggesting the Gemstone Blue’s screen is only 1080i, the truth is out there, and we have it. Read on.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-18 03:27:01
A kerfuffle has emerged over whether Acer’s Gemstone Blue ‘true HD 1920x1080p’ notebook can only output at 1080i – or the claim of true HD 1080p. Despite an email from Acer quoted in another publication suggesting the Gemstone Blue’s screen is only 1080i, the truth is out there, and we have it. Read on.
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Vista SP1 released, but I can’t download it – can you?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-03-19 09:43:17
Yesterday was the day that Vista SP1 finally became available to download via Windows Update – but incredibly, driver issues still some otherwise qualifying users from getting the SP1 update. Guess what? I have some of the affected drivers, including a Logitech webcam – so the SP1 wait continues for me. Thank you yet again, Microsoft!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-03-19 09:43:17
Yesterday was the day that Vista SP1 finally became available to download via Windows Update – but incredibly, driver issues still some otherwise qualifying users from getting the SP1 update. Guess what? I have some of the affected drivers, including a Logitech webcam – so the SP1 wait continues for me. Thank you yet again, Microsoft!
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Windows Vista SP1: are we there yet?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-03-18 10:31:16
Well, it’s “Mid-March”, the expected timeframe for the first release of Windows Vista SP1 to the masses, so it should be arriving any moment now - but it's not here yet!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-03-18 10:31:16
Well, it’s “Mid-March”, the expected timeframe for the first release of Windows Vista SP1 to the masses, so it should be arriving any moment now - but it's not here yet!
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Is Microsoft’s newest ‘Ultimate Extra’ of UltimatePC.com the ultimate insult?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-03-14 01:30:47
Stung by bad publicity over the lack of a whole swag of ‘Ultimate Extras’ for users of Windows Vista Ultimate, Microsoft has launched a beta version of the ‘UltimatePC.com’ site. Designed to extol the benefits of the existing Ultimate Extras and offer ‘Ultimate Exclusive’ offers to Vista Ultimate users, the site is little more than an ad, and for now, a waste of cyberspace.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-03-14 01:30:47
Stung by bad publicity over the lack of a whole swag of ‘Ultimate Extras’ for users of Windows Vista Ultimate, Microsoft has launched a beta version of the ‘UltimatePC.com’ site. Designed to extol the benefits of the existing Ultimate Extras and offer ‘Ultimate Exclusive’ offers to Vista Ultimate users, the site is little more than an ad, and for now, a waste of cyberspace.
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Early Vista SP1 64-bit installs causing new problems
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-02-24 18:01:49
Has the fallout already begun from Microsoft’s serious snafu of releasing Vista SP1 early to users of 64-bit Vista? We’ve just received a report that shows two new problems we haven’t heard of before, as we unofficially rename SP1 to ‘Snafu Pack 1’.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-02-24 18:01:49
Has the fallout already begun from Microsoft’s serious snafu of releasing Vista SP1 early to users of 64-bit Vista? We’ve just received a report that shows two new problems we haven’t heard of before, as we unofficially rename SP1 to ‘Snafu Pack 1’.
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