Monthly Archives: July 2011


No idle chattr !

Chattr is a Linux utility that allows you to change file and directory attributes. Normally you would use it to change files so that they cannot  be easily damaged or overwritten. However you may find yourself needed a tool like this if you have had a rootkit installed on a Linux server. One of the […]


Dragon Dictate – whats new in 11.5

The service pack for version 11 actually contains a lot more than the usual fixes. It actually raises it to a transitional point release. I think that the reason for giving the upgrade free was to do with the chaos of not having version working with Windows 7 (then saying it wouldn’t be easy to […]


Need to view Autodesk DWG files ?

A client asked me about a free means of viewing Autocad files so that they could be transmitted to remote users easily for viewing. There are lots of choices out there but the one that jumped out at me was a free offering from Autodesk themselves called DWG Trueview. You can get it here and there […]