Chip and pin problem

Chip and pin. This is a way to use our cards and we are told that there is more security. Well, the security increase is only completely true for the banks. Whilst for the consumers, we have much less proof that a card has been used fraudulently. Before, we could say that the signature is different and the experts would be able to prove this. By getting rid of the signature requirement,
the onus is on the consumer to prove that nothing untoward has happened. The best way is to have both: the signature and the pin.

Cheese stick packaging problem

I feed my daughter these small sticks of cheese individually packaged. My criticism is about opening the packaging. Why can they not design it so that no cheese will be left on the packaging? I tear it from the designated place and it leaves an awkward hole. Awkward because as I push the cheese out, the edges of the cheese scrape against the packaging taking bits of cheese with it. If they really want people to have all the cheese, they should design the packaging better. The impression I get is that the manufacturer is not bothered about their cheese being wasted? Surely they should be delivering a message that their cheese is so good that they do not want anything wasted. Too many things seem to lack passion these days.

Dell laptop battery problem

Although I have a laptop, I tend to use the mains rather than rely on the battery. I noticed that the battery life was getting shorter and shorter. I can only surmise that either the battery was faulty or that the battery was getting charged constantly. Once the battery is fully charged by the mains, shouldn't the mains stop charging the battery and let the mains power the computer? This appears not to be the case. I suggest that all laptops should be designed to solve this problem.

BT baby monitor problem

A baby monitor is useful when you have a little one. But I did not expect the design to be so poor. There is a clip that protects the housing of the batteries but this thing is very difficult to detach. This means that putting the batteries in and out of the monitor becomes difficult. I am staggered that such a design could be released to the public.

YouTube registration hassle

Has anyone else experienced problems registering with YouTube? After some hassle, I managed to register. I am surprised that such a well known website would have the following problem. I chose a username, password, retyped the password and solved the CAPTCHA (the image where you have to type the letters and numbers you see). I pressed the submit button and it complained that I did not read the CAPTCHA correctly. I had to type and retype the password again and solve the CAPTCHA. After several tries, I managed to solve it but this time, the username had been taken. Why not tell me before that the username is taken? When typing the username, you should immediately be able to check the availability. Why do I need to type and retype the password after each time I failed the CAPTCHA? Besides, why should the CAPTCHA be so difficult to solve? They have even a button you can press to tackle a new CAPTCHA.