Jason Slater Weblog

I’ve received an update from BT regarding improvements to its digital vault. It seems they’ve worked on improving the way files are uploaded and generally improved the speed of things. The site certainly looks a lot nicer and cleaner. I still have reservations about how I’d actually make use of it as all my files [...]

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When working with multiple windows, especially in a terminal services or virtual environment immediately distinguishing one server from another is very handy. I use BGINFO from sysinternals which provides a customisable amount of information directly on the desktop background. I particularly like the use of background colours to give me immediate feedback of where I [...]

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Our Mail Filter has been stopping a large number of emails with the subject heading “You’ve received a postcard from a family member!”” however, as reported by The Register, link here the email is in fact a Trojan which attempts to compromise computers using a number of different methods.
Remember, always treat emails from unknown senders [...]

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I was on the sysinternals site gathering information for a Blog entry about bginfo when I happened upon this oddity. It is a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) Screensaver - link here - it even has simulated disk activity. I’ve seen enough real BSOD in my time for the joke to be somewhat lost on me but [...]

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Day 31 low-carbing and I finally feel back on track. Sharon and the kids are feeling better; the kids have certainly got their appetites back - and the forecast for the weekend looks optimistic. I still have Saturday to get through ready for my weigh in on Sunday morning when all will be revealed - [...]

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