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Technology Feed | Tuesday 9th February 2010
Daily Technology Tips, Software, Downloads, Industry News | Technology Feed | Tuesday 9th February 2010
2010 | Jan 12
Quick Tip To Restore Show Desktop On Notepad
“I found this quick tip on the Microsoft support website and it is really quite ...”
11 10
Video: Microsoft in 2010
“Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talks to CNN about some of the key projects facing Microsoft ...”
Handy Shortcut Keys For Microsoft Excel 2010
“Microsoft Excel, especially the latest 2010 version, can be a valuable productivity aid and you ...”
09
Video: Outlook 2010 Introduction
“Microsoft Outlook 2010 has a number of new features which make it more productive, many ...”
08
Video: Google Nexus One
“Google recently announced its Nexus One, this CNN YouTube video offers an initial look at ...”
Technology Headlines for 8th January 2010
“Some of the key technology news stories and headlines for today, gathered from news sources ...”
07
Technology Headlines for 7th January 2010
“Announcements from CES 2010, many talking about 3D, are pretty much dominating the headlines today. ...”
06
Microsoft Courier, The Tablet That Is Really A Booklet
“With the technology world’s gadget attention currently turned to Google with its Nexus One, and ...”
Technology Headlines for 6th January 2010
“Here are some of the key technology news stories and headlines for today, gathered from ...”
05
Find What You Are Looking For With Visual Search
“What if you didn’t need to type a keyword in to perform a search? Google ...”
Technology Headlines for 5th January 2010
“Some of the key technology news stories and headlines for today, from news sources including ...”
04
Windows 7, Send Web Page Not Available
“When using Windows 7 you might use the option to forward web pages and links ...”
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2009 | Dec 24
Merry Christmas 2009
“As we wrap up the last of the last minute presents, and try and face ...”
1 comments 23 22
Google Keeps It Short
“When convenience is the key, Google URL Shortener, and other URL shortening services might help. ...”
21
Get The Latest Microsoft Technology Insights In Widget Form
“Today, I heard about a new, handy, multimedia widget from Microsoft UK, which brings together ...”
A Broadband Set Top Box Coming To Our TV?
“Given the popularity of TV on-demand services such as BBC iPlayer, it was inevitable the ...”
19 18 17
Dealing With Troublesome Icon Issues
“I was asked a question earlier, that I hadn’t heard for a while, which was ...”
16
Celebrate Receiving 1 Billionth SPAM Message
“SPAM is a pain, strike that, SPAM is a pest. SPAM fills up your inbox, ...”
The World's biggest Intel chime
“This was so hilarious that I thought I would share it with you, being Christmas ...”
1 comments 15 14
Time For A Proper Google Phone? Nexus One Anybody?
“This has yet to be confirmed officially but according to the Daily Mail article, Google ...”
13
Get More Screen Area For The Internet
“I haven’t written a quick tip for a while, but this one popped up when ...”
11 10
Pop An iPhone In Your Shopping Basket At Tesco
“Milk – got it, eggs – aisle three, bread – over at bakery, what else ...”
09 08
How to protect your child when they use the Internet
“Cyber bullying and social engineering are serious issues in the Internet. It is too easy ...”
07
Hype about Amazon high street presence
“There is speculation in the UK press that Amazon, the online shopping retailer, might be ...”
Thinking about the best type of touch screen for you
“When touch screens first appeared, on mobile devices, they needed a special device, such as ...”
05 04 01
The PC versus Mac Debate is Dead
“Even though echoes still rage on - the real debate between the factors distinguishing PC ...”
2 comments | Nov 27
Computer Weekly IT Blog Awards 2009 Results
“The recent Computer Weekly IT Blog Awards 2009 was a fascinating adventure for me and ...”
24
How To Protect Yourself Against Email Phishing Attacks
“Phishing is a scam. Phishing uses social engineering and brand jacking methods to attempt to ...”
1 comments 23
How To Make Computer Security Work For You
“Sometimes we can forget that computer security is there to protect us and become frustrated ...”
22
How To Get Rid Of Your Old Or Unwanted Equipment
“As technology changes at the fast pace we are used to, you probably have all ...”
1 comments 20 19
Roundup of Useful Windows 7 Tips
“If you have installed Windows 7, or are planning to install it, here are some ...”
18
Lessons learned from the development of an online casual game
“Whilst working on a social media project for work, and being a curious software developer, ...”
20 Tell Tale Signs It’s Time To Update Your Computer
“Here are some tell tale signs that it’s time to update your computer
You are afraid ...”
1 comments 17
15 Quick and practical things to do with your computer system
“If you have a few moments to spare there are a number of quick and ...”
16 13
Find Out What Google Really Knows About You
“Have you checked your Google Dashboard yet? This is not the iGoogle dashboard with widgets ...”
12
Making Sense Of Twitter With TweetPortal
1 comments
Using the Microsoft Arc Mouse
5 comments
05
Cast your vote and make a difference
2 comments
| Oct 29
Is Microsoft branching out with Vine?
“First there was Nokia viNe and now there is Microsoft Vine. Both are social media ...”
28 27 26
Updating the HTC Hero
“The HTC Sync Tool for the HTC Hero (T-Mobile G2 Touch) is currently up to ...”
22
Windows 7 Launch Day
“It’s launch day and Windows 7 is out – have you decided to upgrade to ...”
21
Computer Weekly Blog Awards 2009
“I received an email this afternoon telling me I have been nominated for the Computer ...”
19 18
Reflecting on the computer room
“Sunday Morning at work and I am in the process of shutting down the entire ...”
15
What If Your Phone Refuses To Switch Off Wireless?
“Have you ever had to fight with your phone just to get the wireless off? ...”
13
Working with the HP MSM410 Wireless Access Point
“For some time we have been relying on a SonicWALL SonicPoint for provisioning wireless access ...”
09 08 | Sep 29 24 22
Securely Deleting Files
“The trouble with deleting files is that, as operating systems have become ever more helpful, ...”
1 comments 08 03
Remove the Outlook icon from the desktop
“Using Terminal Services it is useful to have the Outlook icon removed from the desktop ...”
02
Distributing an online Flash game
“I guess this article should really be titled Developing An Application Using Flash And AS ...”
1 comments | Aug 28 24 21 20
Six Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) Equipment Devices
“Choosing the right equipment to perform PAT, or Portable Appliance Testing, is vital to ensure ...”
19
PHP: Webpage expired warning in Browser
“One of the early problems I happened upon during my search engine development research project ...”
18
Daemon sequel in the works
“Some time ago I read a gripping cyber thriller called Daemon by Daniel Suarez (see ...”
17 14
Computer installation with XP Professional
“When receiving a new computer we always replace the default install the computer was shipped ...”
13
Mimecast releases version 2009.7
“Mimecast, the online platform we use for our email management, security and archiving, has recently ...”
11
Dealing with a missing or corrupt Ntfs.sys error under Windows XP
“I talked some time ago about ways of getting round a BSOD on NTFS.SYS with ...”
10 06
Further Dealings with Event 1040 MS Exchange ActiveSync
“Further to the previous article: Dealing with Event ID 1040 MS Exchange ActiveSync we are ...”
05 04
Considering The Best Smart Phone
“I watched “The Gadget Show” last night on Five where they did a field test ...”
Developing An Application Using Flash And AS 3: Part Four
“Project Progress So far
Welcome to the fourth instalment, and probably penultimate episode, of this development ...”
03 | Jul 31
Waterslide home with your iPhone
“Have you seen the Barclaycard advert with the guy who water slides home and using ...”
24 22
Notes On Microsoft Silverlight and Expression V3 #SL3UK
“Hello again. Today I am at the launch of Microsoft Silverlight and Expression V3. To ...”
Light Up The Web with Microsoft Silverlight and Expression V3 #SL3UK
“From time to time I accept the odd technology event invitation when it is within ...”
20 17
Website Ranking: Website Popularity Services
“When you have been running a web site for some you may start to consider ...”
Trains of thought from a virgin traveller
“Being something of a virgin to train travel I recently wrote a piece about my ...”
15
Which version of Windows 7 should you go for?
“There are a number of versions of Windows 7 – but what is the difference ...”
1 comments
Pre-Order Your Windows 7 Now
“Microsoft have made a limited number of units of Windows 7 available for pre-order (Windows ...”
14
Enterprise Content Management in focus at AIIM Road show
“I recently attended the AIIM Road show 2009, aptly titled “People and Documents working together”, ...”
1 comments
Office 2010 Technical Preview
“Not just the highly anticipated Microsoft Office 2010 but Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, Microsoft Visio ...”
13
Keywords or Tags, or both?
“Keywords and Tags play a vital role in organising and indexing the modern web and ...”
1 comments
Get support quicker with latest enhancements to LogMeIn Rescue
“This year I went back to LogMeIn Rescue for remote user support and I have ...”
10
Search Engine Optimisation Unmasked, Part One
“There are two trains of thought which have a negative impact upon the term SEO, ...”
08
Palm Pre Coming To O2
“I recently received a rather mysterious email about the new Palm Pre with very little ...”
07
Upgrading to Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate
“I recently took the plunge and upgraded my ageing Paint Shop Pro 7 Anniversary Edition ...”
06
Two Pieces Of Useful Advice
“Of course all advice is useful advice – the problem is knowing when to apply ...”
02 | Jun 29
Where To Look For Information You Need
“The internet is a big place and we spend ages sorting through heaps of information ...”
26 25 24 22
FTC Cracking Down On Bloggers
“Have you ever read a blog that mentioned a product? Do you run a blog ...”
21
Installing the HP Rack Cable Management Arm
“This morning I have been working on installing a number of HP DL380 G4 Servers ...”
Google Enhances Flash Indexing
“Over on the Google Webmaster Central Blog they are reporting improvements to the Flash indexing ...”
19 17
Technology Management Frameworks
“In the hustle and bustle of business, managing IT systems are complex and often benefit ...”
16
Five Great Places To Take Dad For Fathers Day
“So, Dad has all the gadgets and gizmos he could ever dream of and you ...”
15
HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-In-One
1 comments
Not Very Chuffed With The Passenger Charter
“I do have to wonder what use a Passenger Charter is when the company providing ...”
11
Dealing With Exchange #550 5.6.0 STOREDRV Error
“An Outlook 2007 user has reported the following error message when trying to forward an ...”
1 comments
WordPress 2.8 Available For Download
“It is early on 11th June 2009 and WordPress 2.8, the latest release of the ...”
10 08 05
Useful Technology Publications
“There are many publications, both online and printed, to help us keep up to date ...”
01 | May 29 28
A Look At The Acer Aspire 5735Z Notebook
2 comments
White Paper: Security Considerations For Small and Medium Business
“The question of “Am I secure?” is an often asked one and unfortunately the answer ...”
27 26
Moving Email Security And Archiving Online
“We have been living with Mimecast for around three months now so I thought it ...”
21 20 19
Make PCL Work With PCLWorks
1 comments
Stuck For Something To Read?
“Over the last year I have really got back into reading – it had to ...”
18
Wolfram|Alpha Is Not A Web Search Engine
2 comments
15 14
HP t5730 And Wyse V30 Thin Clients
2 comments
What Is The Future For Digital Signage?
“Digital signage (electronic displays which tell us information), or digital out-of-home displays as they are ...”
13
There Is Nothing Wrong With Spec Work?
“Working on spec essentially means you produce something at your own cost in the hope ...”
11 08 07
How To Extract Text From PowerPoint
3 comments
06 05 02
MemoWare – Something To Read On The Go
“Handheld computers are becoming more and more popular thanks largely to their size and convenience. ...”
01
Google Street View – A Novel Way To Explore Towns And Cities
“If you are planning on visiting a particular location it can be difficult to know ...”
1 comments
Wallace and Gromit Top Bun Game
2 comments
What is Plugiferous ?
“Plugiferous: the likelihood of being able to connect an electronic device to an electrical outlet. ...”
Windows 7 RC Available On TechNet
“The Release Candidate version of Windows 7 is now available for download to TechNet subscribers ...”
1 comments | Apr 30 27
Adobe Create Suite Version 4 Upgrade Deadline Looming
“There are only a few days left to take advantage of the special upgrade from ...”
24
Considering A Managed MPLS VPN Service
“I recently wrote a blog article in Computing titled Considering the move from VPN to ...”
1 comments
Installing The APC UPS Into The HP Rack, Part 2
“You can catch up with progress on the installation of the APC UPS into the ...”
Working From Home: Selecting A Workstation
“Working From Home: Selecting A Suitable Workstation Once you have evaluated your potential workspaces ...”
23
Software Brands – The Sign Of Our Times?
“Dave Bailey, of Computing, recently presented the The top 10 software brands from a study ...”
Will You Be Coding This Summer?
“The 1,000 students participating in the Google Summer of CodeTM 2009 program have been announced, ...”
22
Where Did The Real Geeks Go?
“I have just got through reading Don Reisinger’s article “It takes more to be a ...”
21
AVG Launches Free Protection Against Online Threats
“The threat landscape is constantly evolving – even clicking on a link these days can ...”
17
List Last Logon Time By Mailbox In Microsoft Exchange 2007
“How to find the last logon time by a mailbox user in Microsoft Exchange 2007 ...”
16
Video: OnLive In Action
“This is a YouTube video of the OnLive system in action. You can read more ...”
Tip: Windows XP Shortcuts
“Here are some Windows XP shortcut key combinations I regularly use – hopefully you may ...”
Zer01 Mobile Awarded Laptop Magazine's "Best Overall Product" Award
“Zer01 Mobile Awarded Laptop Magazine's "Best Overall Product" Award At The Recent CTIA Wireless 2009 ...”
1 comments
PacketTrap Adds Ingram Micro as Authorized US Distributor
“Company Continues Momentum in Mid-Market As part of its commitment to help network administrators ...”
14
Working From Home: Basic Equipment
“Working From Home: The Basic Equipment You Will Need To Get Started Just because ...”
1 comments 10
Clean Install Windows 7 Beta Upgrades
“How is your Windows 7 Beta testing getting along? Installed your additional programs and using ...”
09
Tips On Getting Started After Installing Wordpress
“Once you have decided to start a site a new site using Wordpress and have ...”
07
Texting Ettiquette From Predicto.com
“Predicto.com Reminds Text Enthusiasts how to BEHAVE Who talks on the phone ...”
06
Flickering Web Pages In IE and Terminal Services
“A frustrating problem we experience is the rapid flickering of web pages in Internet Explorer, ...”
Video: LGenius
“Recently read about LGenius on the LG Blog. LG are 'pushing boundaries of imagination'. You ...”
03 02
Thoughts On The Evolution Of Thin Computing
“Earlier this week I dug out a very old presentation I had filed away proposing ...”
01 | Mar 31
Eyercize – Learn To Read Faster Online
3 comments
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Video: Inkscape Tutorial
“This video is added to support the recent article: Inkscape – A Vector Graphics Editor”
27
Video: Using TweetDeck To Manage Twitter
“I have included this video, by Rex Harris, to support the previously posted article: TweetDeck ...”
118 Mistakes To Avoid When Building A Website Or Blog
“Like many things there are good ways of doing things and bad ways of doing ...”
2 comments 26
JavaFX Coding Challenge
“To celebrate the launch of JavaFX Mobile, Sun Microsystems have recently announced a JavaFX coding ...”
2 comments 25 24 23
uniPaaS Development Competition
“Magic Software (www.magicsoftware.com) is launching a uniPaaS Development Competition, which is open to anyone in ...”
18 17 13
Exporting From AOL Webmail
2 comments
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The Trouble With That
4 comments
09 06
Dealing With Jury Service
“Recently I was called for Jury service. Even though this could happen to anyone, on ...”
Thinking About A Design Template?
1 comments
Mailbox Database Journal In Exchange 2007
1 comments
04 03
Maintain Your Reputation With The Help Of 123people
“It has been some time since I wrote about 123people, the real-time people search tool, ...”
1 comments | Feb 27
Considering A Brand Logo
3 comments
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Make A Difference And Click For A Change
1 comments
10 Technology Sites To Put On Your Reading List
“Technology is a broad field, including mobile devices, computers, programming languages, gaming, green issues, Internet ...”
20 17
Video: Make An Animated Twitter Avatar
“This YouTube video from Kris Mainieri demonstrates how to spice up your Twitter profile with ...”
1 comments 13
10 Productivity Twitter Tools For Your Mobile Device
“Once you get hooked on tweeting in Twitter you may soon want to start tweeting ...”
4 comments 12
10 More Productivity Tools For Twitter
“Since posting my ten favourite Twitter productivity tools I’ve discovered some more. I have put ...”
2 comments
Miro 2.0: Free HD Video Player
1 comments
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Exchange 2007 Backup Failing: Some Log Or Patch Files Are Missing
“For a number of reasons we use the built-in ntbackup program to back up our ...”
09 06
Video: nVidia Ion
“Techware Labs present a video at CES 2009 - looking at the soon to be ...”
14 Tech Gift Ideas For Valentines Day
1 comments
Is Twitter the new Id?
“It seems Twitter is undergoing a freshly renewed interest, probably sparked by press speculation of ...”
Seven Netbooks Worth Looking At
“There is no doubt Netbook computers are taking off in popularity. The traditional bulk of ...”
1,000 Post Celebration Competition
2 comments
04
Twestival Charity Water
“Read more about the Twestival at http://tastyblogsnack.com/2009/02/03/twestival-charity-water/”
1 comments
Unified Email Management
“Just read on RealWire, “Mimecast Announced Winner in Legal Technology Awards 2009” (3 Feb 2009) ...”
Video: Google Latitude
“To support the recent post about Google Latitude here is a YouTube video introducing the ...”
Google Latitude. Where Are You? Ah, There You Are!
“I recently wrote about Tagggit (Bring Your Social Network Into The Real World With Tagggit) ...”
10 Must Have Productivity Tools For Twitter
“Barack Obama and Stephen Fry currently appear to be the unofficial President and Vice President ...”
1 comments 03
Looking Closer At Email Security, Contingency and Archiving Services
“We are back to looking at ways of enhancing our email infrastructure – see Bolstering ...”
5 comments 02
Can A Netbook Really Replace A Laptop?
“Jack Schofield, on the Guardian Technology Blog, recently asked the question “Are netbooks extra devices, ...”
2 comments
Video: Asus Eee PC 1000HE
“This YouTube video is purporting to show the 1000HE. You can read more on Engadget. ...”
| Jan 30
Game: Insurgo
“Welcome to Insurgo by Gimme5Games. In Insurgo you simply have to build a tower as ...”
29 28
Get Ready For Google Mail Offline
“Head on over and read the full post on the Official Google Enterprise Blog: Announcing ...”
27
Download: OSI 7 Layer Model Diagram
“The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) 7 Layer Model describes a mechanism for distinguishing functional areas of computer ...”
1 comments
Monster Has Been Munched
“Online careers and recruitment services company Monster.co.uk has been hit by hackers according to their ...”
Social Median
“"The news, filtered by your social network."
I have been interested in the Social Median site ...”
26
Ten Technology Checks For A Monday Morning
“Here are ten things you could check on a Monday morning to ensure your technological ...”
23
Convert Microsoft Word Document To Adobe PDF
“Following on from the recent post 10 Free Applications To Create And Convert PDF Documents here ...”
10 Free Applications To Create And Convert PDF Documents
“PDF, Portable Document Format, is a pretty standard, and useful, way of sharing documents in ...”
1 comments 22
Unusual Bandwidth Usage From LLNW.NET
“I have been watching a bit of web traffic occurring regularly on our servers; the ...”
12 comments
Web Based Microsoft Office
“This video, from PDC 2008, shows a first look at the web version of what ...”
16
What Is The TSInternetUser Account?
“When you look through Active Directory Users and Computers you may notice an account called ...”
15
Could The Daemon Really Exist?
1 comments
14 13
How To Reset A HP Jetdirect 300X To Default
“These instructions explain how to reset a HP Jetdirect 300X to its factory default settings. ...”
1 comments 09
Create Additional Calendar in Outlook
“It may be useful to add an additional Calendar to your mailbox in Outlook and ...”
Do Not Overlook The Benefit Of A Helpdesk
“A helpdesk can be overlooked in a small business but an effective helpdesk can reap ...”
2 comments
Installing Windows 7 Beta
“After downloading Windows 7 Beta from Technet, the first step in the installation of Windows ...”
08
Downloading Windows 7 Beta
1 comments
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10 Reasons Why You Should Consider A Content Management System
“A Content Management System (CMS) is an application allowing information to be better managed, presented ...”
1 comments 06
Presario F500 Notebook Internal Wireless No Longer Working
“A Compaq Presario F500, running Vista, suddenly stopped recognising the internal Wireless Adaptor. The Adaptor ...”
4 comments 05
10 Things We Should Do In The New Year
“Now Christmas is, sadly, behind us we can look forward to the New Year ahead. ...”
Reduce Size Of Outlook 2007 PST and OST Files
“Earlier versions of Microsoft Outlook had a file size limit of 2 GB for .PST ...”
3 comments |
2008 “So far so good!” | Dec 24 22
Twelve Tasks Till Tinsel
“The Christmas holiday break is almost upon us (probably already started for some lucky ones!) ...”
18
Fixed: DVD Drive On Toshiba Laptop Missing In Explorer
“One of our users has been having trouble recently with their Toshiba Equium A100-147 DVD-Ram ...”
1 comments 17 16
Say Goodbye To The Little Flicker
“I won’t be sorry to see the little flicker go. I really won’t. With it’s ...”
14
Technology News Roundup for 14th December 2008
“A round up of recent and interesting technology news and articles from technology sites around ...”
11 10
Got Time For A Discussion? How About 100 Discussions?
“Tony Karrer, of the elearning Technology blog, is running an experiment. He has created a ...”
09 08
Bolstering Email Services – What Are The Options?
“ We are currently investigating ways of improving, consolidating, and bolstering our self hosted, self managed ...”
6 comments
Exporting XML using COBOL
“We have an application that requires an XML formatted file to use on a different ...”
06 05
10 Things IT Sometimes Get Wrong
“David Vella, Director of Production Management at GFI, wrote an interesting article recently “Top 10 ...”
1 comments 03
Video: Pixlr
“To support the recent article about Pixlr online image editing application - Create and Edit Images ...”
Time Running Out For Intel Crack The Clues 2008
“You have less than two days left to get your entry into the Intel Crack ...”
02
How To Become A Social Outcast In Three Minutes
“Sometimes I think I am the only person left in the world who still believes ...”
1 comments 01
Weekend Technology News Roundup for 30th November 2008
“A round up of recent and interesting technology news and articles from technology sites around ...”
| Nov 28
Always Think About The Customer
“I was reading Sharon Jackson's Blog recently (she recently guest posted an article here "Web ...”
Video: 123people
“Following our recent article regarding the launch of 123people, Who Are You? Find Out With 123people, we ...”
Video: Tagggit
“To support the recent article Bring Your Social Network Into The Real World With Tagggit I have ...”
27 26
Remembering Norbert Wiener
“When it comes to famous mathematicians a few names jump to mind. A quick ponder ...”
25 24
Technology Predictions for 2009
3 comments
23 19
Set Text On Internet Explorer Title Bar
“A quick tip for setting the title that appears in Internet Explorer is to fire ...”
Video: Terminal Services - Overview
“To support the recent article Notes from Microsoft Virtualisation Unplugged I have included this video as an ...”
What is KVM Switch ?
1 comments
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PHP: Establish Class for MySQL Connections
“Basic Class for creating a database connection
Class MySQLConnection
{
// -----------------------
// variable initialisation
// -----------------------
var $SERVER = "hostname"; ...”
Weekend Technology News Roundup
“A round up of recent and interesting technology news and articles from technology sites around ...”
Apple iPhone And The Big Flash Challenge
“If you stop someone on their doorstop and ask if their mobile phone is using ...”
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CS4: Content Aware Scaling
“I recently wrote about some of the new features in CS4 and was particularly impressed by ...”
12 10 09
Weekend Technology News Roundup
“A round up of recent and interesting technology news and articles from technology sites around ...”
06
Graphic Design Tools On A Budget
1 comments
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Dealing With RTSP Transformations On A Firewall
“You may have an option on your Firewall to enable or disable RTSP Transformations, but ...”
04
Stuck on Intel Crack The Clues 2008 ?
“The Intel Crack The Clues 2008 Challenge is in full swing and there are a ...”
101 comments
Bringing COBOL data files to SQL
“As a COBOL developer it is always exciting to see tools that allow our legacy ...”
Eight Issues Business Should Help IT Departments Address But Rarely Do
“Business can turn a blind eye to problems they know are there but not deemed ...”
03
What Is Mission 1212 And Who Is Agent Blue Marble?
“Being a fan of TV shows such Lost and Heroes, I do like a good ...”
2 comments
Bringing Surface Computing To The ... Surface?
“Surface Computing is becoming quite exciting. It is, as its name suggests, a method of ...”
02
What was Web 1.0?
“A lot of attention is given to the notion of Web 2.0 but pinpointing the ...”
01 | Oct 31 30 29
Are You a Specialist or a Generalist?
“So, your boss sits you down at the start of your appraisal and tells you ...”
1 comments 28
PHP: Removing HTML Tags from Strings
“Using text fields on web based forms to obtain information from a website user can often lead ...”
1 comments 27 26
Reading for the Weekend
“A round up of recent and interesting technology news and articles from technology sites around ...”
25 24 23
New Download: AIX UNIX Regular Checklist
2 comments
What is Femtocell ?
1 comments
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PHP: Session Variables
“Session variables used to need registering however now they are more in line with _POST ...”
21
Set Exchange 2007 Anti-Spam Junk Store Threshold
“It can be useful to change the default threshold for sending potential Junk mail (based ...”
How to use Google Chart API
1 comments
20 19
Free Online: sprout
1 comments
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Review, A Year After My Adeno-Tonsillectomy
“This time last year, after enduring years of tonsillitis, I finally went through the procedure ...”
17 16
Ten Tips For Using Your Time More Effectively At Work
“There are only 24 hours in a day - and there are supposed to be ...”
15
Do not install software patches sent via email
“I have noticed, recently, an increase in the number of incoming emails purporting to be ...”
14 13 12 11 10
Find your Apple iPhone MAC address
“When connecting to a managed wireless network you may encounter difficulty if the network administrator ...”
Managing USB Memory Sticks
“Unfortunately, data loss is embarrassingly common place these days. Much of this lost data is ...”
2 comments 09
Common IT Questions and Answers
“Question: The laser printer has run out of toner Solution: Replace ...”
Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1
“This morning I have been downloading Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1, somehow I managed ...”
08 07
7 Good Blogging Tips
“Whilst Blogging I have learned a few tips in particular that I would like to ...”
3 comments 06 03
PHP: Process Technorati API
“Processing the Technorati API allows you to receive information about your blog and rankings logged ...”
PHP: XML element information
“Obtaining information regarding elements in XML is relatively straight forward
// xml input file
$xmldoc = "sitemap.xml";
// ...”
SSID: Service Set Identifier
1 comments
| Sep 30 29
Google Chrome Early Impressions
“I've been using Google Chrome for a while since my earlier post Google Chrome, first ...”
Exchange 2007 Anti-Spam NDR frustrations
1 comments
Putting the computer to sleep using standby and hibernate
“Other than switching off the computer there are two other modes available and these are ...”
26
Talking about the Femtocell
1 comments
Something for the Weekend: Bloxorz
1 comments
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Mobile Broadband Technology
1 comments
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Stages of database design
“There are six primary stages in the development of a database system:
• Requirements Analysis
Pull together ...”
Data Normalisation Concepts
“Functional Dependencies describe the relationship in terms of constraints between Attributes in a proposed table ...”
22
Domain transfers from 1and1.co.uk
“Whilst consolidating our hosting platforms it took a while to figure out how to transfer ...”
1 comments 19 18 17 16
When to use a TIF and when to use a JPEG
1 comments
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Scaling Web Applications
“Once a dynamic web site starts getting serious hits the issue of scaling is inevitably ...”
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7 Really Useful Web Applications
1 comments
Blackberry 8320 and wireless e-mail
“Configuring a Blackberry for use on Exchange Server using a WLAN connection using a BlackBerry ...”
2 comments 11 10 05
Server Room: Assembling the Rack components part 3
“Things have moved on quite a bit since the post yesterday, in so far that ...”
04
Server Room: Assembling the Rack Components part 2
“Following on from yesterdays progress "Server Room: Assembling the Rack Components" the light kit option ...”
2 comments 03
Server Room: Assembling the Rack Components
“Now the rack is in the correct location, assembling the components into the rack frame ...”
02
Virtual Server Dynamic MAC Workaround
“A tricky (and a bit frustrating) little problem we have started experiencing with Virtual Server ...”
1 comments 01
SNMP: Simple Network Management Protocol
“Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a useful tool in the IT toolkit and this ...”
| Aug 29
More on Internet Explorer 8
“As I have been talking about IE8 recently I thought this SlideShare presentation might be ...”
Are we losing grip of our data?
“Whilst writing a recent post on IT Pro the notion came to me that we ...”
Places to go if you are feeling social
“Let's go social! Please let me know if there are any I may have missed ...”
Installing IE8 Beta 2
1 comments
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500 comments and counting...
“Whilst uploading a post this morning I found that we had reached something of a ...”
1 comments 19 15
Six 17" laptops that are worth looking at
“I often get asked the question "Which laptop should I buy" and of course the ...”
1 comments 14
PHP: Highlight a keyword in a phrase
“PHP Routine to highlight a keyword in any given phrase:
function highlight( $phrase , $keyword)
{
...”
08
12 Broadband Speed Testers
5 comments
06
MOSS: Configuring Search
5 comments
05 | Jul 30
S32evnt1.dll. An installable Virtual Device Driver failed DLL initialization
“From time to time our users receive this warning in a dialog box when trying ...”
1 comments 29
Vista blank screen on startup
“A Vista laptop is having trouble starting up. The black boot up screen appears and ...”
2 comments 23
PHP: Select the latest image or file in a folder
“It can be useful to set a placeholder in a web page, such as an ...”
09
Delete All Favorites in Internet Explorer
10 comments
07
Tip: Change case of text using a keyboard shortcut
“dID yOU eVER tYPE sOMETHING lIKE tHIS iN wOrd? then found that you had to ...”
2 comments 03 | Jun 25 23 20
XP Tip: Improve performance by defragging
3 comments
Technology Blog of the Week: Eileen Brown's Weblog
“Technology Blog of the Week this week goes to Eileen Brown's Weblog where Eileen talks ...”
18
Javascript: CSS rollover List routine
“To quickly loop through a list node and set a rollover CSS value, use the ...”
Email Archiving Solutions
“Email Archiving Solutions Introduction
There are a number of reasons why email should be archived, including ...”
4 comments 17 12 03
PHP: Add Slashes to text
“It is sometimes necessary to maintain the special characters in text, such as the apostrophe, ...”
02
Computer Room Regeneration
2 comments
| May 28 23
Javascript: Set Focus of HTML Textbox
“To set the focus of a HTML text box include this short piece of code ...”
22
PHP: Checking a DNS entry
“It is often useful to check that a given domain name or host is valid, ...”
20
Broadband for Home Working
“When planning to work from home you need to ensure you have a sufficiently capable ...”
1 comments
Java: Mix up items in array
“Quick routine to mix up the items in an array
public Object)
{
// get the size ...”
2 comments
Technical difficulties in the Boardroom
“Computer Weekly recently (13 May 2008) ran a short article by Rebecca Thomson "Maintenance holds ...”
16 14 13
Why would you throw out a legacy system?
“Legacy is a good word. Legacy means tried and tested. Some of the best stories ...”
09
Welcome to my Nokia N95 8GB
6 comments
08
J2ME: Bounds checking of a List
“This short routine shows how to ensure a selected item in a list is within ...”
01 | Apr 30
PHP: Avoiding mySQL Injections
“Sample code to avoid SQL injections using mysql_real_escape_string (http://uk.php.net/mysql_real_escape_string) which converts special characters to escape ...”
When your managed service provider lets you down
“Moving to a managed service is often considered a positive step especially in a small ...”
4 comments 28
Excel: How to Split Text into Columns
3 comments
25
Technology and working from home
“I am preparing a new technology series on things to consider when working from home ...”
23
PHP: Require() and Include()
“Essentially, require() and include() act in much the same way in that they both include ...”
PHP: Defining Constants
“To define a constant, use the format:
define(constant_name,constant_value,case_insensitive)
e.g.
define("MYCONSTANT","This is the value of the constant",false);
print "Constant is ...”
18
PHP: Page Inclusion using GET selection
“Sample code to handle page inclusion based on get values
// parse the passed value
switch($_GET)
{
// ...”
PHP: Encoding HTML Special Characters
“When working with untrusted information it is always worth running it through the htmlspecialchars function.
This ...”
1 comments 17
Why your Alexa ranking has changed dramatically
“If you are interested in Alexa you may have noticed that various web site rankings ...”
16
What is powerful writing to you?
“Joanna Young recently posed the question "In 30 words or less ... What does powerful ...”
1 comments
Dealing with Event ID: 8003 MRxSmb
1 comments
14 11
PHP: Add a number of days to a date
“example code to add a number of days to a date
// add 5 days
$daystoadd=5;
// calculate ...”
09 08
Now is the time to upgrade Wordpress
“I do try and avoid "me too" posts wherever possible but I do feel that ...”
PHP: Format and show an expiration date
“A useful routine to calculate and show an expiration date based on a given number ...”
07
ASP: Teaser Text
“An early routine written in ASP to cut off a given string after a given ...”
05
Shell Script: Random Number
“To get a random number at a shell script in Unix (I tried this on ...”
Virtualising takes time but it is worth it
“In my ongoing project (Slamming down the Virtualisation Gauntlet) the time has come to finally ...”
04
J2ME: Splash Screen Timer
“Timer Example
private Timer myTimer;
myTimer = new Timer();
// Show Splash Screen
myTimer.schedule( new waitSplash(), ...”
J2ME: Get IMEI Number
“To get an IMEI number:
// Get Sony Ericsson IMEI
String imeiSE = System.getProperty("com.sonyericsson.imei" );
// Siemens
String imeiS ...”
03
Alexa - traffic ranking
8 comments
J2ME: the future
“I recently read an article indicating the potential demise of J2ME in favour of running ...”
02 01
J2ME: XML Parsing
“Link to Sun article on XML Parsing
http://developers.sun.com/mobility/midp/articles/parsingxml/
The XML Parsers decribed are:
ASXMLP 020308
kXML 2.0 alpha
kXML 1.2
MinML ...”
What the future holds for Symbian
“Tom Krazit recently posted "Symbian CEO pitches middle ground between iPhone, Android" on the CNET ...”
| Mar 31
CMS: Content Management System
“I recently talked about my Wordpress 2.5 RC1 - First Impressions and plan to upgrade ...”
30 28
Backing (and Restoring) XP Drivers
“One of the things that I've always felt should have been included with XP is ...”
2 comments
J2ME: Get System Details
“I have been trying to find a way of obtaining the phone details using J2ME ...”
Wordpress 2.5 RC1 - First Impressions
2 comments
27
42 more ... are on their way
“Following on from the success of 42 ways to enhance and improve your network I ...”
A year ago on jasonslater.co.uk
“Some of the things we were writing about this time last year on jasonslater.co.uk:
bye bye ...”
PHP: Get PHP Information
“To get useful information relating to PHP - for example which version and libaries are ...”
PHP: Web Service Feed Information
“Using a web service feed under REST is useful to obtain information that would otherwise ...”
26
Getting the ACU to work again
“Following the installation of Service Pack 2 and various other updates on a Windows Storage ...”
25
J2ME: Launch a midlet from another midlet
“As part of the project Bluetooth Push Apps I need to be able to launch ...”
J2ME: Image Types
“Page 9 of the "Mobile Information Device Profile, v.2.0" document tells us that a MIDP ...”
Java (Midlet): Obtain Content Types
“
//import libraries
import javax.microedition.midlet.*;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.*;
import javax.microedition.media.*;
//define class
public class myContentTypes extends MIDlet implements CommandListener
{
private Form myForm; // ...”
A world without XP ...
“As I was preparing my regular post for GizmosforGeeks this week I read their article ...”
Eight tips for running UPS
“Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) units and their batteries can often be taken for granted and, ...”
19 18
Code Comments
“A recent topic of discussion has been comments in development code.
See the article at:
Software Code ...”
Software Code Commenting
“Reg Developer has an interesting discussion this morning in an article by Matt Stephens: "Sweet, ...”
17
Java: Common mistakes for new programmers #1
“New Java programmers often make similar mistakes when they start out coding - I did ...”
Favourite Wordpress Plug-ins
“Since moving to Wordpress as my preferred platform I have tried a number of the ...”
14
ASP: Dynamic Style Sheets
“Many sites use static CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) but 4 Guys from Rolla have an ...”
How to clear the drop down address bar in Internet Explorer
“When clearing out entries in older versions of Internet Explorer (pre IE7) I was surprised ...”
13 12
MIDP: Create a screen buffer
“ height = getHeight();
width = getWidth();
buf = Image.createImage(width, height);
See also Jason Slater Weblog”
11 10
SL8R.co.uk - Code Zone
“Welcome to the new site which will contain code snippets and other interesting code related ...”
Social Networking and Social Media Sites
“Here are some Social Networking and Social Media sites you may find useful:
Myspace - Online ...”
07 06 04
Why Network Access Protection is important to an SME
“Why Network Access Protection is important to an SME Network Access Protection (NAP) is a ...”
| Feb 29
Windows XP SP3 is on the way
“If, like me, you have put off upgrading to Windows Vista and have remained with ...”
28
Windows Server 2008 is go … which version will you get?
“IT Pro are reporting in their News section that "Microsoft launches Windows Server 2008" - ...”
26
Globat, Automatic charges - what are you doing?
“It has happened to me. I recently wrote about my problems with Web Hosting with ...”
6 comments 25
The debate as to whether IP addresses should be considered personal data
“The Google Public Policy Blog (http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/) recently posed the question: Are IP addresses personal?
This is ...”
23
Web Hosting with Globat
“I recently moved one of my web sites to a new host and hosting platform ...”
10 comments 20
Virtualisation Update … Web Server
“It is about time I posted an update on our server rationalisation project as a ...”
16
Wordpress and disappearing posts continued…
1 comments
Wordpress and disappearing posts
“I have noticed recently that a few posts on my Blog have disappeared. Initially I ...”
12
Office Live Small Business for free?
“The Register is reporting in its article Microsoft reinvents Office Live for small biz as ...”
11
Wireless woes - change the channel
“The wireless access point has been giving us trouble for some time dropping connections after ...”
08
Test your Broadband speed
3 comments
07
Notes on MSDN: Developing on the Windows Live Platform
“Recently I had the pleasure of attending a seminar on MSDN: Developing on the Windows ...”
Trouble installing fonts under Vista from a network share?
“Installing our first live Vista machine today we tried transferring the fonts from the old ...”
02
How my Linux network unreachable problem got fixed
“I had what I thought was a huge problem just before Christmas. The host server ...”
2 comments | Jan 29
The low cost Dell Vostro
“I was browsing the Dell site for a laptop and happened upon the new Vostro ...”
2 comments 28
Cloudbook delay
“Further to my post Here comes the Cloudbook - is this the dawn of the ...”
25
Technology Blog of the week: 25th Jan 2008: ntouk.com - Jerry Fishenden’s blog
“This weeks technology blog of the week is "ntouk.com - Jerry Fishenden's blog . . ...”
24
42 ways to enhance and improve your network
1 comments
23
Blog update testing a new plug-in
“I have been in two minds about this but I've decided to give it a ...”
1 comments 16
Server Freeze
5 comments
15
Jas from around the web: 14th Jan 2008
“Here are some of my guest posts on other websites this week:
The technology week in ...”
1 comments 10 09
Why the Asus eee PC will succeed
2 comments
A solution for SSL Certificates and ActiveSync problems
“Further to my previous posts Mobile ActiveSync and Microsoft Exchange 2007 and SSL Certificates for ...”
7 comments 08
SFIA: Skills Framework for the Information Age
“Technology is constantly moving and evolving so identifying skills needed by IT professionals and developing ...”
How to update your Blog thumbnail on Technorati
“This has been bugging me for a while because I changed my Blog design some ...”
3 comments 05
Top Commented posts for 2007 on jasonslater.co.uk
“The following are my top ten commented posts from 2007
Remote Support - talks about the ...”
The last word on Highlet
“Following on from my previous post Need to know more about highlet.com? Highlet is a ...”
04
Mobile ActiveSync and Microsoft Exchange 2007
“Mobile ActiveSync and Microsoft Exchange 2007
Trying to install certificates on mobile devices to support ActiveSync ...”
1 comments 02 |
2007 | Dec 24
Merry Christmas from jasonslater.co.uk
“2007 has been an eventful year - lots of things going on, many good and ...”
23 21
Tip: Quickly rename a bunch of files in Windows Explorer
“Some users were asking me how they could batch rename files for their photos - ...”
20
Problems with GFI Mail Archiver and Exchange Server 2007 SP1
“For a long time I've relied on a great product for archiving emails. Initially it ...”
1 comments 19
Why Blogging is not a waste of time
2 comments
14
Technology Blog of the week: 14th Dec 2007: The Savvy Technologist
“This weeks technology Blog of the week is The Savvy Technologist "Great teaching and learning ...”
First impressions of the Wii
“I have a Wii - Yep - I beat the crowds and have a Wii. ...”
1 comments 13
SSL Certificates for Exchange Server 2007 continued…
“Further to my recent posts on setting up our Nokia E61i for use with Microsoft ...”
1 comments 07
Jasonslater.co.uk essential application list
“These are utilities and applications that I find useful, even essential, on a day to ...”
1 comments
Technology Blog of the week: 7th Dec 2007: Darren Straight’s Blog
“This week's technology Blog of the week is Darren Straight's Blog. Darren is currently a ...”
1 comments 05
Exchange Server 2007 SP1 … the wait is over
“After a long wait Microsoft recently launched SP1 for its Exchange Server 2007 product, it ...”
Windows Mobile 6 and Exchange Server Settings
“One of my users was having trouble with Synchronizing email on their PDA over ActiveSync ...”
1 comments 04 03
Five Advantages of Thin Clients
“Running thin clients instead of traditional desktop PC's has always been an advantage in our ...”
3 comments
The benefits of holding a technology Open Day
“It's odd how sometimes we can be dealing with a supplier for a long time ...”
| Nov 30
Gadget: SATA/IDE to USB
2 comments
Technology Blog of the Week, 30th Nov 2007: gizmosforgeeks.com
“Gizmos For Geeks started out as an experiment by two system administrators in 2004. The ...”
29
Now appearing in IT Pro magazine
“I have recently joined the reader Blog panel over at IT Pro magazine. You can ...”
23
The Perils of Support Desks: GoDaddy
“GoDaddy was recommended as a place to get SSL certificates so off I went through ...”
2 comments 21
Notes on the Adobe Creative License Tour
5 comments
16
Trialling the Nokia E61i
“The Nokia E61i arrived around lunch time and I've been configuring (read playing with) it ...”
15
Embedding Flash into a web page?
“Embedding a flash object into a web page is not always the straightforward affair it ...”
14
Is Second Life just a den of iniquity?
“I finally took the plunge last night to take a look at Second Life. It's ...”
2 comments 13
Developing with Monk and his IT Junk
“Monk and I are very happy to announce that Monk and his IT Junk is ...”
What to do with my new Blackberry 8820
1 comments
12
Witty Retorts
“I am sometimes short for a witty retort; I was once stuck what to say ...”
1 comments
The iphone and it’s trouble surfing the web
“Well, it's happened - I am currently dealing with my first iphone support request this ...”
2 comments 09
Monitoring the Network
“That's it - I have taken the plunge and installed another computer on my desk ...”
Pressing on with Wordpress
“Whilst I am generally happy with my Wordpress experience, since switching to a self hosted ...”
3 comments 08
Would you like Wi-Fi with that?
“According to Computing (11th October 2007) McDonalds are from December, to offer free Wi-Fi access ...”
07
ITIL v3
“I have an interest in ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) however being an IT department ...”
Returning to work - Have I been away?
“Half an hour after returning to work from two weeks sick leave I felt like ...”
2 comments 01
Recovering from complications with adeno-tonsillectomy
“Warning! If you are even a bit squeamish don't read this!
Here we go again ... ...”
| Oct 28
Bluetooth mobile push applications in a location aware context
“ I have a new project for the next six to eight months. It is to ...”
8 comments
Post adeno-tonsillectomy review
“I am now back at home after undergoing an adeno-tonsillectomy and as it's 4am in ...”
2 comments 24
Mail stuck in Outbox in Microsoft Outlook Express
“ If you are having trouble with mail being stuck in your Outbox in Microsoft ...”
2 comments 20 19
Beware of a Trojan that mimics the Skype intall program
“I have just picked up this story from the IDG News Service: "New Trojan Mimics ...”
18
Need to know more about highlet.com?
“Ok, you're probably here looking for more clues as to who or what is highlet? ...”
17
Got trouble with a BSOD on NTFS.SYS with Stop Error 0×024 ?
“One of my users has started experiencing problem with their HP laptop. Whenever they try ...”
2 comments 14
Technology Blog of the Week, 12th Oct 2007: Deb-Tech
“Todays Technology Blog of the week is Deb-Tech, Deb Shinder's Technology & Security Blog located ...”
1 comments 09
Off to hospital for pre-op
“I won't be posting much today as I'm off to hospital for my pre-op meeting ...”
08
Upgrading Windows 2003 Server SP2 to R2
“Trawling the Internet trying to find information on how to upgrade from Windows 2003 Server ...”
9 comments 06
Microsoft Releasing the Source Code for the .NET Framework Libraries
“According to an article by Antony Savvas in ComputerWeekly suitably entitled "Microsoft releases code for ...”
Offering Sage Advice … not advice on Sage!
2 comments
05
Refreshing the Blog - What’s next?
“Since migrating my Blog from it's previous hosted home to a self-hosted environment using Wordpress ...”
2 comments
Font Fonts Fonts
“A useful site for unusual and interesting fonts is Creamundo. They currently have over 9,000 ...”
04
How difficult can it be to get a software update?
“I don't know about you but when I buy a piece of software, especially expensive ...”
3 comments
Sonicwall GVC and Vista
“As much as we are steering clear of Vista within the business for now; outside ...”
Maintaining the Shadow in Photoshop
“Whilst I'm in the mooe for Photoshop I have been looking around to achieve something I've ...”
Interesting effects in Photoshop
1 comments
03
Do the Skype founders feel disappointed by the measly payout?
“That's more or less the question posed by Chris Williams of The Register in his ...”
Crack the Clues for Intel
“Intel are running an "Intel Crack the Clues Competition" which involves answering a series of ...”
1 comments 02
Counting the cost of moving from hosted to self-hosted Blogging
“Now the Blog has moved to its new home a quick ranking comparison may be in ...”
2 comments | Sep 26
Sore throat - inflamed tonsils
“It's starting to get a bit of a habit these days but today I'm feeling ...”
5 comments
Taking Wordpress for a spin
“I've been working on my own 3 column template for my Wordpress Blog. The systematic ...”
2 comments 21 20
How am I going to fix my Blog?
“Following on from my previous Blog post "The first step to recovery is to admit ...”
2 comments 19
Decommissioning the Exchange 2000 Server
“Further to my previous post "Slamming down the Virtualisation Gauntlet" our virtualisation plan to reduce ...”
18
The first step to recovery is to admit you have a problem
“Talk about a spoonful of medicine. I have just finished reading an article by David ...”
sendmail
“This is a quick note so I don't have to keep looking it up on ...”
Unusual Exchange 2007 Behaviour
“I have been tracking down a problem with our Exchange 2007 Server for a few ...”
1 comments 17
Banners to go
“I was tied up most of last week with one of my big distractions from ...”
Business Continuity
“Something to consider if you value your business is the impact of a disaster. Your ...”
2 comments
Faceless Geeks - here we go again
“The Star Letter in IT Week on 17th September 2007 yet again uses the argument of ...”
Turning a thin-client into a visitor information board
“Presently, our visitor welcome and information board is one of those old-fashioned sponge type boards ...”
Process Improvements
“One of the things I enjoy most is visiting other companies and seeing how they ...”
14
Out for the day
“I managed to take a day off yesterday so Sharon and I took the opportunity ...”
1 comments 12
For heavens sake speak when you leave a voice mail message
“Few things irritate me but one that does is people leaving empty voice mail messages ...”
1 comments 10
Active Directory Master trouble on the horizon
“Going in to the computer room this evening to change the backup tape I notice ...”
1 comments
Exchange 2000 and Exchange 2003 port usage
“Microsoft has a detailed description of the ports used by various flavours of Exchange, but ...”
Gimme the Fax continued
“Following on from my previous post 'Just gimme the Fax'.
I was having difficulty getting hold ...”
Backup connections continued
1 comments
SPAM Analysis September 2007
“There were 1625 (1158) mail messages held up this morning (from over the weekend), the ...”
07
Virtually Serving Microsoft
“Following an article in Techworld entitled Microsoft takes on virtual servers by Elizabeth Montalbano it ...”
Backup Connections: Is more ever enough?
“It was bad enough this morning getting into the office to discover the primary Internet ...”
06 05
The MRI Results are in
“I recently got my results from my MRI Scan and it's confirmed that I need ...”
1 comments 04
0×8004010F error message when with Outlook and Exchange 2007 Server
“It seems to be a morning of odd little problems and this is no exception. ...”
1 comments
Active Directory Issues with R2
“Trying to install R2 into the domain gave the following error:"The Active Directory Installation Wizard ...”
03
Patching up the Backbone
“Further to my last post (Still Shivering), I am happy to report the backbone now ...”
Locating Logon Problems in Terminal Services
“Trying to identify certain problems can be a pain especially when under pressure. A common ...”
02
Still Shivering
“Following on from my previous post (Sending shivers down my backbone) about a node in the ...”
| Aug 31
Useful USB Stick Application
“I've often expounded on the virtues of keeping a memory stick loaded with useful applications ...”
30 29
How to save time when capturing web pages
1 comments
Sending shivers down my backbone
“It seems that the temporary fix courtesy of the replacement we bought from E-Bay has ...”
The multiple roles of the CIO
“Silicon.com ran an article recently entitled "Eight roles the CIO must play ... and three ...”
28
How to get external messages sent from Outlook 2000 via Exchange 2007 and SMTP
“This was a tricky one. A few users who were still using SMTP to connect ...”
27
Screeching your development plans to a halt
“I was planning a nice quiet day of catch up administrative tasks and server re-alignment ...”
5 comments
I am now a qualified PAT Tester
1 comments
22 21
How to get more information on Exchange Server SP1
“A number of sites and Blogs refer to SP1 on Exchange Server 2007 but these ...”
20
Research Aid: Time and Attendance/Access Control Solutions
“Unless your company is large enough to be able to place public adverstised tenders then ...”
1 comments
Exchange 2007 Mailbox Statistics
“Exchange 2007 had a nice screen that showed, for each mailbox, the number of items ...”
1 comments 17
Neigbourly tensions: Exchange Server 2007 and Exchange 2000
“A field based user was experiencing problems with mail so I took the opportunity to ...”
15
Migrating a Print Server
“Moments after posting to my Blog about Migrating my print server I come across this ...”
Virtualising the Print Server
“Carrying on from yesterday where I talked about migrating the print server into a virtual ...”
3 comments 14
From the frontline: The virtual machine could not be added
“My drive was running out of space so I had to move a numbe of ...”
Slamming down the Virtualisation Gauntlet
“The Challenge: To reduce the number of physical servers in operation from 10 to 4. The ...”
1 comments
Exchange Server 2007 Curiosities
“In order to use Virtual Server more effectively on my Exchange 2007 Server I upgraded ...”
1 comments 10
Verify your backups regularly
4 comments
Getting MOSS 2007 to send emails to Exchange 2007
“This is a lot harder than it should be. It seems that out of the ...”
3 comments 09
Backup Methods
“I was going to put together an article on this very subject but why re-invent ...”
1 comments 08
MRI Scan
“I've just come back to work from an MRI scan and I can report that ...”
2 comments 07
You just gotta visit these Blogs
“The following are some interesting and varied Blogs that have both intrigued me, interested me, ...”
2 comments
Virtually Serving SQL Server
“I've spent most of the day working on the Sharepoint Server. One of the main ...”
06
Virtual Server 2005 Cannot move snapshot image
“Further to my earlier post (Virtual Server 2005)about problems moving virtual images with saved states ...”
1 comments
Moving Images Around In Virtual Server 2005
“Now the Sharepoint/Virtual Server machine is built I copied back the vhd/vmc files from the ...”
5 comments
SPAM Analysis
“There were 1158 mail messages held up this morning, the breakdown is as follows:Blocked Domains: ...”
03
Delay all outgoing mail in Exchange Server 2007
“We have a rule in our Mail sweeper that holds all outgoing email until it ...”
2 comments
Virtual Server and MOSS
“Now I've finished service packing and patching the server I created two new partitions. A ...”
Maintaining a Mossy outcrop
“Having slept on it, figuratively speaking, I've come to the conclusion that installing MOSS directly ...”
02
Error: VDD. Virtual Device Driver format in the registry is invalid.
“Users have been receiving the following error message 16 bit Windows Subsystem SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\VirtualDeviceDrivers. VDD. Virtual ...”
5 comments 01
MOSS on Exchange Server 2007
“The installation of the 64bit version of MOSS onto the same server as Exchange Server ...”
5 comments
My Adenoids
“I had my visit to the ENT specialist yesterday about my recurring tonsilitis problems. Before ...”
| Jul 31
Where has July gone?
“I'm not sure if I've slipped through a time break or simply been asleep too ...”
30
Broadband Blues
“Whatever the advantages of broadband it is still an administrative and technical pain in the ...”
3Com NBX Upgrade
“Following on from my recent post (3Com NBX Upgrade blues) regarding the 3Com NBX 100, I'm ...”
1 comments 27
Exchange Server 2007 and Office Sharepoint Server 2007
“Best Practice time again. The decision to make this time is whether to install Office ...”
SonicOS Enhanced v4 released
“I've just discovered on the Sonicwall update site that SonicOS Enhanced has been updated to ...”
USB Memory Stick in a 60 degree Spin Cycle
“Imagine my horror when my other half found my 8Gb USB Memory Stick this morning ...”
2 comments
Exchange Server 2007
“I seem to have some to a bit of a halt with the roll out ...”
2 comments
The Techie Strikes Back
“According to an article by Andy McCue in Silicon.com , "Techies lack communication and leadership ...”
1 comments 26
Ubuntu and Nagios under Microsoft Virtual Server continued
“Further to my previous post (Ubuntu and Nagios) about installing Ubuntu and Nagios under Microsoft Virtual ...”
Ubuntu and Nagios
“Ubuntu and Nagios under Microsoft Virtual Server Having implemented Spiceworks with some success I ...”
6 comments 25
A romantic flashback to the ZX81
1 comments
Forever Chasing Disk Space
“I don't know what it is about me that makes me want to be conservative ...”
Seiko Smart Label Printer 450
3 comments
Printers in Factory Environments
“Why is it that Printers, especially Laser Printers, have to have so many little bits ...”
24
PAT Test Training
“I was supposed to be at a PAT Test Training Course on Thursday and Friday ...”
4 comments
Another Website Done
“Well, that's another Web Design project done and complete and the client is more than ...”
iPass again
“I see iPass are finally in the press talking about their new remote service however ...”
PCL by hand
“When I'm coding in COBOL one of the most time consuming things I have to ...”
Booking Doctors appointments over the telly … in advance? whatever next?
“Maybe it's because I've been sick recently or maybe it's because I'm sometimes a bit ...”
Wyser and Wyser
1 comments
Back to the trenches
“I'm back at the office. Hopefully I can stave off another bout of tonsilitis long ...”
20
Struck down again
“I can't believe it - just two days after recovering from a particularly nasty bout ...”
18 17
What is on a standard laptop build
“When issuing users with new laptops they often contain some factory build - I would ...”
Remote Access Solutions
“I am planning to review our computer remote access facilities but prior to this I ...”
1 comments
Time to upgrade the camera?
2 comments
Your family relationship
“Ever wondered who your cousin twice removed is? I found this really useful site with ...”
The most popular Science Fiction TV Show
“I know this is a bit off topic for me but as an avid Sci-Fi ...”
16
Being IT - Part Four - User Support
“Being ITPart Four – User SupportThere is far more to user support than waiting for ...”
Allrounder vs Specialist
“I would describe myself as an IT allrounder, that is my experiences, focus and interests ...”
13
Acrobat Reader 8.0.1 woes…
“My users had been insisting on an upgrade to Acrobat on their Terminal Service environment ...”
1 comments 11
On Computer Weeklys article BT to banish SME’s helpdesk 101
“Following on from computer weeklys article here I found the top three answers given by ...”
2 comments 07
From ‘The Times’ - Education and Industry Collaboration
“Here's an article in the Times Educational Supplement from the 22nd June 2007 that talks ...”
06
On the Unpopularity of Blogs and Wikis
“Commenting on a post on Digital Inspiration entitled "Why Are Blogs, Wikis Not Popular Than ...”
3 comments
BotVoice Trojan
“Following on from Andy, IT Guys Blog post and the BotVoice Trojan reported in ...”
XP "You must install networking before you change this computers domain membership"
“A user was unable to connect to network shares yet unusually Internet access was working ...”
6 comments 05
10K Hits
“I noticed earlier that the IT Managers Journal has reached 10,000 hits since being reset ...”
1 comments 04
Being IT - Part Three - Administration
“Being ITPart Three – AdministrationThe next step in the working day is administrative and there ...”
Should telephone surveys be laid to rest?
“I've talked about telephone surveys before but they seem to be increasing rather than reducing. ...”
03
You’ve opened an email that read "You’ve received a postcard from a family member"
“Ok, so you've opened an email that read "You've received a postcard from a family ...”
Being IT - Part Two - The Daily Checklist
“Being IT
Part Two - The Daily Checklist - To read the other articles in this ...”
4 comments
GFI Mail Archiver now supports Exchange Server 2007
“GFI have just announced that their Mail Archiver product now supports Exchange Server 2007. The ...”
3 comments
Being IT - Part One - The Basics
3 comments
02
Heading for a collision - step back and wait
“Some bright enquiring spark was asking what collision detection meant on networks. Well, other than ...”
This really just happened
“Today I've been faced with another of those uphill challenges as I'm going to start ...”
When a partition falls short
“Always a pain in the proverbials on a Windows Server is facing the fact that ...”
2 comments
Outlook 2003: Inbox - unable to display folder
“After installing Outlook 2003 at the weekend some users were reporting a message 'Unable to ...”
5 comments 01
Apple iPhone
“Ok, let me make this perfectly clear. I've thought about it long and hard and ...”
1 comments | Jun 29
BT Digital Vault Improvements
“I've received an update from BT regarding improvements to its digital vault. It seems they've ...”
1 comments
BGINFO - very useful indeed
“When working with multiple windows, especially in a terminal services or virtual environment immediately distinguishing ...”
1 comments
"You’ve received a postcard from a family member!" - BEWARE
“Our Mail Filter has been stopping a large number of emails with the subject heading ...”
4 comments
Blue Screen of Death
“I was on the sysinternals site gathering information for a Blog entry about bginfo when ...”
1 comments
Viewlets
“I've been considering recording some 'Viewlets', for want of a better term, for various things such ...”
"This patch package could not be opened" error trying to repair Office 2000
“Users have reported that Microsoft Office program associations have 'disappeared' on terminal services and they ...”
28
Monk’s IT Widget
“I've been trying to make Monk and his IT Junk into a Google Widget. I ...”
1 comments 27
Unable to obtain Terminal Server User Configuration. Error: The RPC server is unavailable.
“I've been chasing down an error for a few hours and finally resolved it. The ...”
Case Study Review: Fuller Smith & Turner
“Earlier today I was reading the Fuller Smith & Turner Case Study in Computer Weekly ...”
Bye Tony, Hello Gordon
“Gordon Brown has become our new Prime Minister today and uttered the words "Let the ...”
Restart Issues With Virtual Server 2005
“After rebooting the VS machine today the Virtual Server service wouldn't start again due to ...”
4 comments
HP DL380 Rom Upgrade
“I'm ready to upgrade the memory on the Virtual Server but it seems I need ...”
3Com NBX Upgrade blues
2 comments
26
AIX and a non respawning CRON
“We performed a time zone change earlier this evening but the crontabs were still in ...”
Blogging Tips
“During my Blogging time I've learned a number of good lessons. I've included my own ...”
7 comments
Backup Methods
“IntroductionThere are a number of back up rotation methodologies including the Grandfather, Father, Son ...”
2 comments
Gordon Browns technological future
“According to IT Week on the 25th June 2007 , Gordon Brown is a "self-confessed ...”
25
Laptop Management part 2
“Carrying on from part 1 about Laptop Management. The next major hurdle is building the ...”
Excel Print Comments
1 comments
SAP A1S
“I can't help noticing these days that a lot of big players are making early ...”
24
Computer Health
“So many people I know keep their computer on the floor and this is often ...”
Weekend Working
“I came in to work this weekend for a number of reasons but one of ...”
22
Laptop Management Part 1
“One of the more complex and definitely more taxing duties I have to carry out ...”
Buzzword Bingo
“Buzzwords, Buzzword, Buzzwords. You can't escape them and yet life wouldn't quite be the same ...”
Questions to ask when assessing a system
“I often visit reference sites to assess potential systems and, whilst each visit is unique, ...”
21
Time and Attendance/Access Control
“I am in the process of reviewing our current Time and Attendance/Access Control System. Our ...”
7 comments 20
Blogging
5 comments
Exchange 2007 OWA
“Recently I've been having problems with Exchange 2007 and OWA. Everytime I click on an ...”
Microsoft Sharepoint
“I'm back from the Sharepoint half-day Seminar feeling somewhat worse for wear after facing the ...”
1 comments 19
Migrating Cobol To Server Express
“The migration to ServerExpress v4 seems to have gone very well, better than expected in ...”
Useful Tools
“I've updated the list of useful tools and utilities. You can find it here, it's ...”
Data Consolidation
“From time to time it's worth checking all your server drives to ensure there isn't ...”
Recovering Lost Data
“A tool I have used for some time which has come in particularly handy on ...”
18
BladeCenter S
“Reported in IT Week (18th June 2007) IBM announced the launch of BladeCenter S management ...”
15
PAT Testing Again
1 comments
KeePass
“I wrote previously regarding Password Management Solutions and after evaluating several I have settled on ...”
Taking Windows Live Writer for a spin
“Anything, within reason of course, that purports to make life a little easier is worth investigating ...”
14
Uni Results
“Wow, I just got my Uni Masters results and was very pleased to get A's ...”
Which Desktop Search
“Desktop Search is an invaluable tool. We currently store tens of thousands of files, ...”
2 comments
Tip: Hide the Safely Remove Hardware Icon
“I was trying to find a way of removing the Safely Remove Hardware icon in ...”
Remote User Support with NTRsupport
“Today I have taken the plunge and migrated to NTRsupport for remote user support. ...”
7 comments
Upcoming Event: Planning & Deploying Microsoft Office Sharepoin Server 2007
“This will be held at the Digital World Centre in Manchester United Business Centres, Salford ...”
12
Tip - Command Prompt Navigation
“I was helping a user out with their computer and they noticed me using the ...”
3 comments
Seadragon and Photosynth
“If you only see one demo today, make it this one:http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/129Seadragon, recently acquired by Microsoft, ...”
10 08
Something to fill a quiet moment
“I don't talk about games very much on this blog but one I have followed ...”
Geek Test
“Following a pointer from Feld Thoughts blog, I headed off to take the Geek Test ...”
07
Presenting data on a webpage
“I have been fussing for a few days over how best to present a set ...”
06
Network Management Station
“Any good network/system design should start with the management station. It's often easy to forget ...”
k800i Image Stabilisation
“I am a big fan of Sony Ericsson phones and I love my K800i especially ...”
Google Web Accelerator
“I am test running Google Web Accelerator, a plug-in for IE that is supposed to ...”
05
What is an SME?
“I follow the European Commission guidelines for the definition of an SME based on headcount. ...”
1 comments
XP IP Information
3 comments
04
ActivIdentity
“I opted to go for the ActivIdentity two-factor authentication system using the KeyChain tokens and ...”
1 comments
Mac and Back
“I often receive electronic materials that contain Apple Mac files so I use a number ...”
01
AIX FTP Permissions
“FTP permissions on our new AIX build were coming up as rw-r--r-- but they needed ...”
DSE Assessments
“We are starting DSE (Display Screen Equipment) Assessments today and already it's highlighting my fears ...”
Google Calendar Mobile
“Following an article in IT Pro reporting that Google had launched a mobile version of ...”
| May 31
Acrobat 8
“Adobe are really pushing the 3D element of Acrobat 8 - todays seminar featured ...”
30
Password Management Systems
“I'll be one of the first to be telling people not to write their passwords ...”
2 comments
The future is here (nearly): Microsoft Surface Computing
“You just have to check out Larry Larsens article on Microsoft Surface Computing, link here. ...”
Acrobat Roadshow
“I'm off to the Adobe Acrobat Roadshow tomorrow at Birmingham - it is "Discover the ...”
Virtual Tradeshow
“I'm currently attending my first virtual tradeshow - The Ziff Davis Data Protection Virtual Tradeshow. ...”
29
Time and Attendance Systems
“I'm looking into the area of physical access control which has a natural lead-in to ...”
Smooth transition
“I was expecting something when I got to work this morning but I wasn't expecting ...”
28
So much for the AIX update
“The last update set failed and rebooting the machine crashed it - completely. It failed ...”
IBM AIX 5.3 Updates
“On the trail of updates for AIX 5.3 this morning and I've found them here. ...”
27
Scanning
“I've took to scanning all my regular paperwork so I can store related information in ...”
Microfocus Server Express v5
“I'm now up to date with the latest version of Server Express v4 including all ...”
What the L IBM ?
“Whilst downloading patches for my recent upgrade to AIX 5.3L I notice an article by ...”
Cobol Reloaded
“Time to take stock of where I am. Aix 5.3 is loaded and working, Microfocus ...”
26
AIX Upgrade and Cobol
“The Upgrade is almost done, just a few service packs here and there but at ...”
CMS Systems
“During my time I've developed a number of CMS (Content Management Systems) systems and from ...”
AIX Upgrade to v5.3
“I've been racking my brains for a few hours as to why the install won't ...”
Legal Blogging
“I've been trying to research the legal implications of blogging over the last few days, ...”
AIX Upgrade
“This weekend is going to see the long put off upgrade of our core ERP ...”
Ethereal becomes Wireshark
“A comment was posted to the blog to let us know that Ethereal is now ...”
25
Calling Mount Everest
“As reported by the BBC, link here.So ... you've made it. It's been a trek. ...”
Backup Exec
2 comments
Myriad of Services
“I'm wandering around my facebook account tonight trying to decide what to make of it, ...”
Sky non-plussed
“When I upgraded to SKY+ I was happy in the knowledge that I was 'future-proofed' ...”
Countdown Numbers Game
“My countdown applet is coming along well. Feel free to try it and comment so ...”
24
Remote Access Two-Factor Authentication
“I've decided to proceed with the 25 user ActivIdentity starter kit for the two-factor authentication. ...”
The exploding SME blade market
“So, the SME market is about to explode with Blades is it? It is according ...”
23
Scanning
“Most of this morning has been tied up scanning documents. I'm creaking with service schedules, ...”
Event Log Utility
“I was rolling through my blog history and remember talking about Event Logs. I still ...”
Unlicensed Software
“Computer Weekly report that a BSA study has found that 41% of UK SME's believe ...”
22
Quality
“People who can't see above their steering wheels are like those people who have the ...”
BT Total Broadband
“A few months ago I made the upgrade to BT Total Broadband and, barring a ...”
21
Reflecting on the power outage
“A cause for concern, a needed plan of action, and the feeling of an early ...”
Power Failure
“Everything is now back online following the power failure. The Email Server, Mailsweeper and the ...”
Catastrophic Power Failure
“I'm currently dealing with what I deem to be a Catastrophic Power Failure. In my ...”
Terminal Emulation AT386
“Getting Terminal Emulation, to our AT386 implementation, right is a headache. Our legacy in-house ERP ...”
Time Synchronization
“First thing this morning my usual drive mapping failed with the warning "An error occurred ...”
18 16
Exchange 2007. Exception message: The user has insufficient access rights.
“This cropped up again!Go into Active Directory, bring up the User and Select Properties, then ...”
The Division of Data
“Something that oft has me thinking is how best to 'serve' up data to the ...”
Internet Access revisited
“I'm happy to report I got the MD's support about not putting Internet access on ...”
15
Working With Cobol For A Project
“I've been working heavily on Cobol in the last week or so. Basically I am ...”
One door closes and another door … closes…
“I've just emerged, somewhat bedraggled, from a three hour exam on the finer points of ...”
Countdown Numbers Game
“Ok, here is the poser - you must get to: 631 using basic mathematicsUsing the ...”
2 comments
Silicon.com: IT glitches and the user DIY approach
“Expanding (or is that expounding) on a recent Silicon.com article. IT is constantly evolving and ...”
Databases
“I have my Database exam at Uni this afternoon, this completes Year 2 of my ...”
1 comments 14
Resolution Definitions: DPI, SPI, LPI, and PPI
“We use an in-house process for producing images on laminates so our design studio and ...”
Monday Monday … so good to be…
“Monday is upon us again. I've returned from having a few days off and had ...”
08
Tuesday Tuesday
“I'm packing up for three days holiday. It's been a while since I've had this ...”
07
Late Night Lament
“I've just been called in to work because 'the system is down' or at least ...”
05
Remote Shutdown
“Hasn't technology come a long way?The power is going off in our building for an ...”
04
XP: There is a problem with digital copy protection between your DVD drive, decoder, and video card.
“I have been working on a users laptop most of the day. One of the ...”
10 comments 03
Safeboot again
“I was only mentioning Safeboot a few days ago when it appears in the news, ...”
Remote User Roaming
1 comments
02
Wednesday
“Phew, finally finished last Uni assignment and submitted it to the student registry - and ...”
01
Remote Access Solutions
“I've just got back from a Remote Access Seminar by Boxing Orange, held at Cisco's ...”
2 comments | Apr 30
Monday Monday
“Anoter Monday - here we go again - isn't the year flying by!
Plans for this ...”
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Extending the vocabulary
“I love learning new words, here are a few I've picked up recently with their ...”
Another weekend gone
“I'm just about to pack up and go home for the evening, hopefully the kids ...”
Earthquake in Kent
“Currently being reported as a 4.7 or 5.0 magnitude on the richter scale, an earthquake ...”
27 26
Longhorn Beta
“I'm currently downloading the beta of Microsoft Windows Server Code Name "Longhorn" Beta 3 Enterprise ...”
24
Microsoft Silverlight
“I've been off to a Seminar today which I thought was about WPF/E - and ...”
1 comments 23
Abbreviation
“Just a thought ... Why is abbreviation such as long word?”
Database Normalisation (Making Sense of Data) - 3NF Third Normal Form
“3NF or Third Normal FormFor a proposed data table to meet 3NF requirements it must ...”
Database Normalisation (Making Sense of Data) - 2NF Second Normal Form
“2NF or Second Normal FormThe very first step to ensuring a proposed data table will ...”
Database Normalisation (Making Sense of Data) - 1NF First Normal Form
“I need to catch up on the three Normal Forms.For a given data table (somewhere ...”
Monday Morning is here again … Yippee
“I've said it before and I'll say it again. I love Mondays. The start of ...”
22
Website Translation continued
“I've been working on incorporating the translations, specifically French, into a new website. In doing ...”
Website Translation
“I'm spending the day at work translating our website into French and German. Actually, what ...”
Calling all Field based and Remote workers
“What do you like about your remote access solution? What do you dislike? Is it ...”
20
Syslog and the need for retaining event information
“From time to time a network error occurs. Fortunately, it is only 'from time to ...”
Event 8003 MRxSmb
“I have been receiving this Event 8003 on my AD Master.Event Type: ErrorEvent Source: MRxSmbEvent ...”
Cobol
“We must Microfocus Cobol in our organisation. We moved from originally ACE cobol to RM/COBOL ...”
19
IBM Warwick Seminar - System i Update
“I'm back from the seminar in one piece. Other than the Satnav not working everything ...”
The road to nowhere
“What is it about SatNav's and me?My first Satnav experience was with my HP 4350 ...”
18
Sharepoint Services
“I've spent most of the afternoon working on Sharepoint Services. I do like it as ...”
Ahem … About that skills shortage
“I often see articles in the computing press asking if there is a skills shortage. ...”
Windows Update: Error number: 0×8DDD0010
“I was getting the following errorError number: 0x8DDD0010whilst trying to run Windows Update. It turned ...”
Sharepoint
“Trying to deal with a number of event errors on the sharepoint machine is proving ...”
17
Readying Sharepoint for Prime Time
“Before I can go prime time with Sharepoint (open it up to users - especially ...”
All quiet on the western front
“The kids are in bed asleep. Sharon is out at a meal and I'm on ...”
When was the last time your payed through the nose?
“"I payed through the nose for that" someone told me earlier.I wonder where that saying ...”
1 comments
Uni isn’t like it used to be
“I'm sitting here in the public access area of the University Campus sipping a large ...”
Electronic Faxing
“I would like nothing more than to be able to send a fax electronically from ...”
Left hand vs the Right hand
“We have another building, next to ours, that we use for despatch - so we ...”
Half Day
“I am on a half-day today as I have to go to Uni this afternoon ...”
16
Sharepoint Services 3 continued…
“The saga continues. I am starting to have nightmare about MICROSOFT#SSEE but I'm holding on ...”
Laptop … continued
“Well, my laptop never arrived back this morning. I've been checking with warehouse and reception ...”
Barcode Software
“I need a piece of software that allows a user to create barcode labels (Code39, ...”
Remote Printing
“This is an odd one. The remote site in Dallas need to be able to ...”
Remote Access Support
“I was called earlier by a user in an associated companies site, in Dallas, as ...”
Are we Unified yet?
“Everywhere I turn these days something else is Unified. Unified Threat Management, Unified Messaging, Unified ...”
Phone
“Hurray - I found my phone! And suprisingly enough the battery hasn't run out.It was ...”
Event 400 Powershell
“On the Exchange 2007 server the event log is reporting numerous Event 400 messages regarding ...”
HP Pocket Media Drive
1 comments
VOIP Telephone System
“I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place - or so the saying goes ...”
2 comments
Event 13 AutoEntrollmentEvent Error
“The backup AD controller was reporting this message:Event Type: ErrorEvent Source: AutoEnrollmentEventCategory: NoneEvent ID: 13Date: ...”
The Week Ahead
“I like Mondays. I always have. People think I'm nuts. But I believe there is ...”
15
Lost Mobile Phone
“I seem to have mis-placed my mobile phone ... again. I'm not quite sure where ...”
Minimalist
“I have been sorting out the redundant kit in my study recently (there's quite a ...”
14
Sharepoint woes continued
“I recently said"I couldn't help but take a look at the Sharpoint installation problem. I ...”
Redundant Kit
“I seem to be finding more and more kit becoming redundant these days. My Fuji ...”
BT Digital Vault
“I've been given 2Gb storage on BT Digital Vault with my broadband connection (BT Total ...”
Remote Strategy
“At present, remote users have a number of seemingly disparate ways of accessing information from ...”
Sharepoint Problems
“I couldn't help but take a look at the Sharpoint installation problem. I had a ...”
13
Useful Tools USB
“It's always useful to have a USB stick handy loaded with useful tools, some of ...”
1 comments
Technet Tip - DLL
“An interesting tip was described by Raymond Chen in Technet (April 2007) that talks about ...”
My Laptop is on its way home
“We had the call this morning. The motherboard has had to be replaced ... again ...”
Outstanding Achievement Award
“I recently won a runner-up outstanding achievement award. I wasn't really aware of it until ...”
We have a venue
“Just when I was about to give up with using technology to find a venue ...”
Windows Update Agent Error
“I've been having difficulties installing updates via Windows Update. It attempts to install an ActiveX ...”
Stealth Car
“From time to time, such as today for instance, I have to use my better ...”
Domain Users logging on remotely
“When no Domain Controller is present, ie a user working for home. The user was ...”
Exchange 2007 OWA Problem
“Non-Administrative users were getting a page full of errors when trying to connect for the ...”
1 comments 12
Music in IT
“I've been sitting here at home (yes, I actually have the day off and the ...”
Ideas for Blogger
“I've been using blogger for some time now and am very pleased with it, especially ...”
Remote Support
“One of the greatest advances that I believe has been made in the way I ...”
8 comments
Sharepoint
“I've been digging around Microsofts site and found a good site on Sharepoint I thought ...”
Sonic Screwdriver
“What I really need is a sonic screwdriver. Just imagine how easy maintenance and admin ...”
11
KVM
“I have two KVM's. A HP 4 port KVM and a Belkin 4 port KVM. ...”
2 comments
No such thing as an IT Project
“From this article: http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.10893So, there is no such thing as an IT Project or so ...”
EVENT ID: 20 KDC
“This event was appearing on the new AD Controller after demoting the old ADEvent Type: ...”
Event 215 ESENT
“This message has been appearing in the Event Log since WINS was installed on the ...”
Booking a 40th party venue
“The Internet is supposed to make things easier. Easier and Quicker. Thats right isn't it?It's ...”
Re-Engineering the Network
“Ok, so where are we with this?I've mentioned before that when our infrastructure was first ...”
Mobile Phones
“Why is it that it's always the people that have the most annoying ringtones that ...”
10
Google Calendar
“I see that the Google Calendar widget has had a bit of a polish and ...”
Transferring Cassette Tapes to MP3
“I listen to a lot of audio books. I have a lot of audio books. ...”
1 comments
Exchange 2007 Tips
“If you're thinking about deploying Exchange 2007, check out this Microsoft article:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/exchange/articles/e2k7setuptopten.mspxIt contains some valuable ...”
Hi-Def
“The very next person that tells me they've got hi-def then looks blankly at me ...”
Do you use security tokens?
3 comments
Birthday Facts
“Do you ever need to know something interesting about someones birthday - or maybe just ...”
Drinks Machine
“We have a drinks machine in our office, not far from my desk - about ...”
Adding Printers in TS
“Terminal Services users were receiving the message:You do not have sufficient access to your machine ...”
Certificate Services and Exchange 2007
“Ok, I've found two articles on this subject, the first by Henrik Walther at:http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/SSL_Enabling_OWA_2003.htmland the ...”
Good Old Sony
“Well, that's it. The Dell M90 has gone off to its new home, fully installed ...”
Tuesday Morning
“Good morning to you. The initial rush of email admin is over and the backup ...”
09
Process Monitor
“I see Process Monitor from Sysinternals has undergone a bit of an update with some ...”
Certificate Services Part 2
“This is proving to be a particularly frustrating task. I've followed the instructions closely for ...”
2 comments
Our Company
“It strikes me as I sit here that I've never really mentioned much about who ...”
Certificate Services
“The one thing that I need to get up and running today is Certificate Services ...”
Domain Controller Decommission
“The old AD has now been demoted fully to a member server. WINS Server, DHCP ...”
Accessibility
“I was reading a 'readers letter' in PC Pro about a mother who was calling ...”
08
Easter Eggs are like Programming Languages
“It may be the chocolate playing around in my head, but are Easter Eggs like ...”
07
Cash Points
“Cash points used to be simple machines. You put your card in, you put your ...”
06
OWA Redirection
“I have got this working and as it turns out, was pretty straightforward. I simply ...”
Locking a terminal service workstation
“Some of my users have a need to lock their workstation on terminal services. Usually, ...”
Google Calendar
“I've been giving Google Calendar a good run recently. It's particularly useful feature, for me, ...”
PAT Testing
“PAT, or Portable Appliance Testing, is one of my pet grumbles. Not the PAT itself, ...”
73 comments
Regular Administrative Tasks
“I aim to keep this posting up to date with a list of tasks I ...”
Offsite Storage
“We've recently obtained some offsite storage at a local storage facility. This is proving useful ...”
Task Manager Title Bar Missing
“A user approached me earlier about task manager on their laptop. Apparently the title bar ...”
4 comments
Backup
“I learned the hard way, many years ago now, about the importance of good quality ...”
1 comments
IBM Event: System i In Touch Updates
“17th April Onwards19th April (Warwick)IBM 'In Touch Updates' are free seminars offering you the chance ...”
Useful tools
“I thought I would add a link to useful tools I have used over the ...”
VLK
“Trying to enter a product key into Exchange Server 2007 has introduced me to the ...”
BCS Lecture - The BCS/RSI Annual Lecture
“16 May 2007Title: “Robotkind: on the battlefield and in the home”Speaker: Professor Rodney Brooks"Booking has ...”
Dealing with RTHDCPL.EXE - Illegal System DLL relocation
“RTHDCPL.EXE - Illegal System DLL relocation
A few users have approached me this week reporting this ...”
05
Dealing with Event ID 1000 UserEnv
“Group Policy was not being enforced when users logged in to our Terminal Services servers. ...”
Dealing with Exchange 2007 Recipient Update Service
“After running the dcpromo command from the command line to remove Active Directory from the ...”
Dealing with inconsistent state error in Exchange 2007
“I received the following error when starting up Exchange 2007. The interesting thing is that ...”
2 comments
Plugging in a webcam stopped my Exchange 2007 Server
“I had to temporarily give up with Exchange Server 2007 last night because I rebooted ...”
Are there any useful tools to speed up administrative tasks?
“I often wonder why there is not a tool specifically designed for general information technology ...”
04
Windows key appears stuck down in Terminal Services
“A Terminal Services user reported an interesting problem with the windows key being seemingly stuck ...”
Exchange 2007 installation readiness check
“I have been working through the Exchange 2007 installation readiness check procedures and managed to ...”
3 comments
HP Netserver LP200R server device drivers
“Everytime I need to find drivers for the Hewlett Packard Netserver LP2000R rack servers I ...”
Exchange 2007 migration from Exchange 2000
“Today I am really started to get a little frustrated with the migration to Microsoft ...”
03
Obtaining a DHCP IP from a SonicWALL using an IP helper
“Wireless connectivity is not currently used heavily in our business infrastructure. It does exist, and ...”
How to prevent automatic update warning on Terminal Services
“A number of my Terminal Services users have reported seeing a popup box from the ...”
02
Installing Exchange 2000 on Windows Server 2000
“I have just had a thought about my ongoing Microsoft Exchange 2000 on Windows Server ...”
The three factors of IT Management
“For me, there are three main factors to good Information Technology (IT) management. These are:
Understanding ...”
The basics of formal Information Technology Management
“One of my passions with technology is learning more about Information Technology management. I have ...”
01
Making and storing .ISO backups
“Following the recent debacle which involved a lost (then found hiding in a filing cabinet) ...”
| Mar 30
Considering switching off WINS
“The Windows Internet Naming Service, or WINS, I have the joy of working on this ...”
Migrating to using an electronic calendar
“I have a calendar on my desk. A flip calendar. A paper-based flip calendar. It ...”
Managing incoming electronic mail
“Managing incoming email can be a real source of frustration. Every morning there are hundreds ...”
27
Remote access trouble with OWA
“I am sitting here in the University coffee shop, surfing the Internet at a public ...”
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Non working Domain Controller tip
“The Virtual Domain Controller is still unresponsive.
I have worked through a number of articles on ...”
Dealing with event 4292 on the IPSec Service
“At last, after a few hours of thumb twiddling I have my new backup Domain ...”
26
Progressing the upgrade to Exchange Server 2007
“Onward with the implementation of Microsoft Exchange 2007. Over the weekend I came to the ...”
25
Implementing the profile size monitor
“Something useful I notived on the University public access computers is a profile size monitor ...”
20
Tools for cleaning up the Windows registry
“I often spend time cleaning up other peoples computers, and it often involves uninstalling useless ...”
19
Birthday memories with USB memory sticks
“I do like a gadget and I am building a nice collection of Universal Serial ...”
18
Looking for solutions to printer problems
“I was flicking through an old copy of PC Advisor yesterday and I found a ...”
17
Quick tip: Check your computer time synchronisation
“To quickly check the time synchronisation server configured on your Windows computer, you can use ...”
15
Quick tip: Logging in as the Admin account
“When directly logging onto a user computer via the welcome screen, quite often the real Admin ...”
02
BGINFO: Useful System Utility
“For some time now I have been using a really useful utility from Sysinternals called ...”
| Feb 03
Quick tip: Alt + Backspace restores field entry
“A useful tip I discovered by accident today. If you have mis-typed something into an ...”
02
Ideas for a new common programming language
“It strikes me that there are too many programming languages out there - and too many ...”
01
My thoughts on the software crisis
“The software crisis is a term used, since the 1960s, to describe the increasingly complex ...”
| Jan 23
Exchange and Virtual Server licensing
“There is nothing better than seeing the face of an eager IT salesperson when you ...”
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2006 | Jul 27
IT equipment on the shop floor
“I have had to, yet again, replace the laser printer on our production shop floor.
The state ...”
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Rebranding to include a new 3D logo
“The company I work for has changed (rebranded) its logo recently. There has been an ...”
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2003 | Oct 08
Administering another electronic auction
“Here I am - sitting here as the required technical administrator waiting for another electronic ...”
| Sep 19
Planned power outage
“Oh joy of joys. I have just been informed that the entire building will be ...”
| Mar 14
Dealing with many entries in log files
“I spent most of my afternoon today working through system log files on the various ...”
13
Microsoft security roadshow
“It is seminar time again; this time a Microsoft Security Roadshow. If you ever get the ...”
10
The gremlins attacked the system over the weekend
“It looks likt the gremlins have been hard at work over the weekend again.
I arrived ...”
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2002 | Jan 10
European Intranet, obtaining the Nielsen report
“The States have sent me their summary of the Nielsen Intranet report from 2001 though ...”
03
European Intranet progress, adding another workgroup
“Further to my last article about the development of the European Intranet I have a ...”
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2001 | Dec 18
European Intranet progress update
“The roll-out of the European Intranet is going well with a number of early adopters ...”
| Sep 27
Microsoft TechNet renewal
“The time has come around again to renew my Microsoft Technet annual subscription.
If you are unfamiliar ...”
| Mar 01
Uploading using ASP with ASPUpload
“I have been looking for ways of incorporating the ability to upload files reliably and ...”
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