Monthly Archives: March 2008

Oops I did it again ….

This entry was posted in Gadgets Software Web on March 26, 2008 by HAL

Well – the last time I did it was about five years ago so no-one should accuse me of doing it all the time. What did I do ? Well after five years I thought it was time to replace my Dell 8100 running XP SP2 with something that could carry the torch for the […]

In the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade ..

This entry was posted in Software Web on March 21, 2008 by HAL

In the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade And he carries the reminders of every glove that laid him down or cut him til he cried out in his anger and his shame I am leaving, I am leaving, but the fighter still remains (The Boxer) – Words By Paul Simon […]

Virtual SCO – or getting SCO OpenServer 5.0.7 running as a VM

This entry was posted in Internet Software Web on March 21, 2008 by HAL

SCO unix has been about for quite a long time – its been used been many providers of applications since it is relatively stable but since SCO applied for Chapter 11 in the US – I have had my doubts about its future and the role of migration to other platforms to protect clients investments […]

Put a (Win)Sock in it !

This entry was posted in Web on March 20, 2008 by HAL

A client on holiday wanting remote access to the office and internet browsing asked me to check out their tcpip settings so that they could pick up internet access on wireless card built into a Dell Vostro. So dutifully we tested the access on a BT Broadband wireless router – setting the wireless adapter to […]

Pop goes the email !!

This entry was posted in Software Web on March 14, 2008 by HAL

A requirement to download emails from a pop account and have them stored on disk for further processing led me to a great tool. Command Line POP Client v 1.01 The author describes it simply as : Command Line POP Client is a free console utility that allows you to receive your e-mails to a […]

RDP passwords and some hash blues …

This entry was posted in Software Web on March 14, 2008 by HAL

Previously I mentioned that the generation of password hash could be added to the text files that make up .rdp files. However I could still not get the user account on a HP 5720 thin client to pick up this change. Reflashing back to an earlier XPE version appeared to resolve the saving of settings […]

Reflashing HP thin clients with an earlier image version – watch the usb card capacity!

This entry was posted in Software Web on March 13, 2008 by HAL

I have had occasion to reflash a number of thin clients from HP – 5720’s with new versions of firmware. The process is relatively simple in that you download the 200MB or so file – run this executable and you get a number of options of what to do with the resultant image. The problem […]

My machine is running slow (reason 423245 or why is that disk light always on?)