Monthly Archives: March 2012

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Are you friggatriskaidekaphobic ?

This entry was posted in Comment on March 23, 2012 by HAL

Friggatriskaidekaphobia (Frigga being the name of the Norse goddess for whom “Friday” is named and triskaidekaphobia meaning fear of the number thirteen). In a modern society with advanced technology you would think that a date would be unlikely to cause consternatation with clients but as witnessed by recent leap year date faux pas – thats […]

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Vmware Partner Exchange on Tour time

This entry was posted in Comment Virtualisation and tagged VMWare Vmware Partner Exchange on March 22, 2012 by HAL

Its been a bit quiet on the local  VMware Partner Exchange scene  in the last while so its great to see that some events are being arranged in the UK. The last event I attended was in Dublin and was useful getting to meet some of the reps and technical contacts. There are two events […]

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Working Alfresco

This entry was posted in Software Tips Web and tagged Alfresco on March 21, 2012 by HAL

Not working outside but using Alfresco the document collaboration tool – free as a cloud app. Paid for subscriptions are available. I got my invite yesterday (go here) and it was great to be back using Alfresco – which I had used in pilot for a client some time ago. There are free Ipad and […]

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Use Protection

This entry was posted in Backup Security Tips and tagged backup security on March 20, 2012 by HAL

In a recent article by the BBC the issue of cyber-attacks was highlighted as a major danger to small companies and indeed a Threat Awareness Survey stated that over 50% of respondents said that they didn’t feel in danger because they were a “small company”! They were under the misapprehension that only large enterprises should […]

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To Infinity and beyond (just make sure you pay BT)

This entry was posted in Comment Tips and tagged BT Infinity No Http traffic on March 20, 2012 by HAL

A client who migrated to BT Infinity (vhdsl) broadband  service recently contacted me to say that internet access had slowed and then stopped for all their users. Remote checks found that access to machines was unavailable – basically it looked like the link was down. After checking with BT the client was told that everything […]

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Hal – whats a POD and how long have you been one ? Geoff.

This entry was posted in Tips on March 19, 2012 by HAL

Hal – whats a POD and how long have you been one ? Geoff Well Geoff – its seems I’ve always been a POD (Prince Of Darkness). Ever since I entered the world of IT – Information Technonology – not International Terrorism – I have used my powers where possible to thwart the efforts of […]

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Ibesity ? What happens when Ipad apps get fat

This entry was posted in Comment Gadgets IPAD Tips and tagged Ipad Retina on March 19, 2012 by HAL

The trouble with progress is that it sometimes comes with thorns. In the case of the lovely new retina screen for the IPAD the devil is in the resolution and the space needed to hold the higher quality images and video supported by the screen. Already we are seeing apps doubling or trebling in size […]

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Master of all you Servoy ?

This entry was posted in Programming Software Web and tagged Servoy Software Development on March 16, 2012 by HAL

Been looking at some new development tools for various client requirements but one that caught my interest was Servoy. There is a community edition (which basically allows you to experiment with a full blown version) available here. There are a couple of features that suggest it would be useful for a couple of projects that […]

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