tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3233271593569839661.post5341864113688887755..comments2024-03-27T06:55:56.104+00:00Comments on A Letter from Home: Sunday 10th June - kernels, boots and fish kettlesKirstenMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04460530603998948689noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3233271593569839661.post-90333879631543254152012-06-11T07:38:20.410+01:002012-06-11T07:38:20.410+01:00There's another word I'm not familiar with...There's another word I'm not familiar with! Took me years to realise that what I heard as "bias" was actually "BIOS". Now, "bias", for me, refers for fabric cut diagonally across the grain (the grain is the warp and weft). Bias-cut cloth is slightly stretchy and hangs in a more fluid way - you can see how I was confused when trying to work out how this fitted with computers!<br />You were the one to mention about fish-kettles - !KirstenMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460530603998948689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3233271593569839661.post-31518551576350428742012-06-10T22:43:48.681+01:002012-06-10T22:43:48.681+01:00I've got absolutely no idea what fish kettles ...I've got absolutely no idea what fish kettles have to do with computers!<br /><br />My post is actually about a change to how computers will start up - in a nutshell, the BIOS will check if the operating system is signed by an approved publisher. The upside is it completely prevents boot sector viruses, but the downside is to install other operating systems you need to get them signed by one of those publishers or add it to an internal list of approved software (or just turn off the checks and allow the BIOS to boot whatever's there, but then you lose the benefits of this).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com