Monthly Archives: December 2012

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VM Explorer 4.1

This entry was posted in Software Tips Virtualisation and tagged Trilead VM Explorer on December 7, 2012 by HAL

Another release of the Trilead Backup tool brings new features which are more than welcome. Although I deal primarily with VMWare and relatively little with Hyper-V due to its lack of penetration in the local market – its good to see improved support for it. Support  for Hyper-V 2012 server File level restore for VHDX […]

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Clean out the trash in WordPress

This entry was posted in Wordpress on December 6, 2012 by HAL

When playing about with a WordPress test site, sometimes things get so clogged that you just have to wipe everything and start from scratch. Rather than deleting everything and re-installing WordPress there is a handy plugin which takes the pain out of the whole process. (20 seconds and it’s done!) http://wpmu.org/daily-tip-reset-your-wordpress-database-with-one-click/

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Itunes gets a haircut

This entry was posted in Must Have Software and tagged Itunes on December 6, 2012 by HAL

So this week we see the latest release of  Itunes – given that when I’m at my machine – you can be pretty sure this is running – its always worth checking out the latest and greatest features and changes. Apple’s blurb about the latest invocation Introducing the new iTunes. With a dramatically simplified player, […]

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Issues resolving pages with BT Infinity FTTC service (or have you paid your bill?)

This entry was posted in Comment Internet Tips and tagged BT Infinity FFTC on December 5, 2012 by HAL

This has occurred several times in the last year for clients. Ever since the rollout for FTTC rolled out there have been a spate of cases where clients say that they can no longer resolve web sites. You investigate and realise you can ping sites and use other protocols such as ftp to access remote […]

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Security is All

This entry was posted in Comment Hardware Software Storage Tips and tagged Iomega NAS security on December 4, 2012 by HAL

In a timely reminder I received notification from IOmega that they were potentially some issues with public facing access to their NAS products. Ironically yesterday I outlined for a client the options to best secure something like this which they were hoping to implement. As with any file or media sharing – understanding what surface […]

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Windows 8 – why the slate wait – is that fate ? (Ok enough of the rhyming)

This entry was posted in Comment and tagged Windows 8 on December 3, 2012 by HAL

Despite a lot of media and press attention – the introduction of Windows 8 does not seem to have set the world on fire, I have however received quite a few questions from users and friends – confused by the various options and combinations of hardware. The main stumbling block appears to the the lack […]

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