Monthly Archives: June 2008

Skype IV

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I have been pleasantly surprised by the new layout used in the current beta of Skype version 4. The provision of an easier way to switch between conversations that are ongoing and the contacts you have does actually benefit the ease of use. The conversation pane is also changed and its easier to follow the […]

Can’t stand losing you ?

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I see you’ve sent my handset back And my handset covers and they’re all scratched I cant see the point in another day When nobody listens to a word I say You can call it lack of confidence But to carry on dialing doesnt make no sense Apologies to The Police …. My Tytn II […]

Spock – Set phasers on STUN !

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Tektronix Phaser printers are powerful network capable devices but they can also be a pain in the behind to get information regarding their error message. While working on an 8200 I managed to locate some further info that may be of use to others. So here goes to deciphering the cryptic XX,XXX,XX: messages ! Fault […]

I came , I saw , I downloaded

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Yep its here – the Firefox 3 release. It very nearly wasn’t since the hype and the pressure on the servers used to dispatch the final release buckled under the pressure. However I persisted and was rewarded with a nice fresh download to go alongside IE8 and opera 9.5 so I hope that this latest […]

The amazing changing file extension …..

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I was asked by Draytek support to send some diagnostic information to help with a router issue we have been having. Using the web interface to the 3300 router in question – I clicked on download configuration – saved the file and then emailed it as an attachment. Suupport came back to say that the […]

Watch where you put that probe !

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First thing in the morning – I headed into the office to be greeted by a dead machine. Thats a two month old Dell T7400. Dead …. After checking power I was greeted with a windows message offering to boot normally or run repair. So gave it a chance to boot and lo nothing on […]

A night at the Opera 9.5

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My machine picked up the Opera 9.5 release this morning. I have been very happily testing Opera as I also have the “temperamental” IE 8 beta on my machine to see some of the new features and general play about with it. I like some of the fresh thinking in Opera – especially the speed […]