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Wed, 3/12/08 | One Comment

It was whilst reading a comment posted on Stephen Fry blog that led to me looking at Pixlr. Pixlr describes itself as “…a free online image editor, jump in and start edit, adjust, filter” and …

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Article Archive for January 2008

The low cost Dell Vostro
Tuesday, 29 Jan, 2008 | 2 Comments

I was browsing the Dell site for a laptop and happened upon the new Vostro range. A low cost PC and laptop range designed for the SME (Small/Medium Enterprise). At less than 190 pounds for …

Cloudbook delay
Monday, 28 Jan, 2008 | No Comment

Further to my post Here comes the Cloudbook - is this the dawn of the low cost UMPC? it seems that Cloudbook is getting a little delayed for a few last minute software tweaks. According …

Technology Blog of the week: 25th Jan 2008: ntouk.com - Jerry Fishenden’s blog
Friday, 25 Jan, 2008 | No Comment

This weeks technology blog of the week is “ntouk.com - Jerry Fishenden’s blog . . .” at http://ntouk.com. Technorati describes NTOUK as “Jerry Fishenden’s blog on all issues related to technology and public policy”. NTOUK …

42 ways to enhance and improve your network
Thursday, 24 Jan, 2008 | 3 Comments

Here we go, 42 things you can do to make your computer network a little happier, a little easier to manage and give you a little more control and a better sense of security. Suggestions/enhancements …

Blog update testing a new plug-in
Wednesday, 23 Jan, 2008 | One Comment

I have been in two minds about this but I’ve decided to give it a go. What I’m talking about is a Wordpress plugin that shows just the first paragraph of a post and offers …

Power Shell
Wednesday, 23 Jan, 2008 | One Comment

Power Shell is Microsoft’s more recent command line interface (CLI) – during development it was called Monad. Until a recent Seminar that touched upon Power Shell I only really saw it as something that was …

Server Freeze
Wednesday, 16 Jan, 2008 | 5 Comments

Imagine the scenario. You are called on your mobile in the middle of the night. Apparently the system is down, you try and ping the Server remotely and it works ok. However, try and connect …

Freeing the network with PacketTrap
Wednesday, 16 Jan, 2008 | No Comment

PacketTrap.
Let’s face it; network administration is pretty much a thankless task if your core business isn’t technology related! Few people care if everything works ok but the moment it doesn’t work then all eyes are …

Jas from around the web: 14th Jan 2008
Tuesday, 15 Jan, 2008 | One Comment

Here are some of my guest posts on other websites this week:
The technology week in view: 11th Jan 2008 on GizmosforGeeks.com which talks a little about CES 2008 and sums up my technology week.
Legacy is …

Here comes the Cloudbook - is this the dawn of the low cost UMPC?
Thursday, 10 Jan, 2008 | No Comment

Hot on the heels of my earlier post regarding the ASUS eee PC (Why the Asus eee PC will succeed) it does indeed seem that other suppliers are getting in on the act. Engadget have …