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Console.log growing on SBS 2008

The SBS management console in SBS 2008 is a useful management tool for those maintaining an SBS server. However if you have been around SBS 2008 for any length of time you will have no doubt come up with some of the issues relating to database or log file bloat. One that you may not […]


What are you learning in 2017 ? Some free online courses for you to check out

Futurelearn are offering a range of free online short courses starting this month and next https://www.futurelearn.com/courses These online courses cover a variety of diverse subjects and typically have a course layout with content that needs covered each week. The courses would typically be between 6 – 8 weeks to complete and come with help and […]


Watching Me Watching You – (starting WatchOS development)

In the words of Jethro Tull in “Watching Me Watching You” I sit by the cutting on the Beaconsfield line. He’s watching me watching the trains go by. And they move so fast — boy, they really fly. He’s still watching me watching you watching the trains go by. And the way he stares — feel […]


Bad gateway ! BAD gateway !!

A client reported a windows 8.1 machine – a laptop which appeared to be struggling to sustain an internet connection either as a wired or wireless connection. Changing the unit from a static to a dhcp address for both options showed up something interesting when an ipconfig command was run in a elevated dos session. […]


Big Burrito Bash

BlackBox on Hill Street in Belfast played host to the Bash ! event. I’d say this was the biggest Meetup event I’ve seen in Belfast and it was very well subscribed. Very welcome after a long walk was the beer and Burritos!   There were 3 diverse talks Lukas’s talk:   10 SQL Tricks That You […]