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First to five

This entry was posted in Macbook Pro OSX Software on November 25, 2015 by HAL

I think it is very telling when you get a new PC or laptop – what are the first 5 apps that get installed ? Why are they so important that before any others you need them ? In this case with a new MacBook Pro – the first five OSX apps I installed were […]

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Living with the Enemy ?

This entry was posted in Macbook Pro OSX Xcode on November 24, 2015 by HAL

As part of projects we are finding more and more that clients are looking to mobilise data and systems to make them accessible to end users in the field. Xpages facilitates this through the mobile controls and other third party approaches such as Xcontrols. However when the issue becomes the fact that the application needs […]

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Could not obtain exclusive lock on ‘model’ and Appassure

This entry was posted in AppAssure MSSQL and tagged AppAssure Exclusive Lock MSSQL on October 20, 2015 by HAL

The was an interesting query from a client. A third party SQL based app had been failing for a few weeks when it was initialising its mssql database with new data. this had been running successfully for some time but had stopped without explanation. Ultimately the error “Could not obtain exclusive lock on ‘model’ ” was […]

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Windows 10 tips

This entry was posted in Tips Windows 10 on October 15, 2015 by HAL

I use a lot of keyboard shortcuts when possible – its much quicker than rooting round trying to locate the thing you want in Windows. In windows 10 with new features come new or reused shortcuts. WIN + A This gets us the action centre with the latest notifications WIN + I This is the […]

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10 Years – where did they go ?

This entry was posted in Comment Wordpress on October 14, 2015 by HAL

I realised that today is the 10th anniversary of starting this blog. Scary really. I started off with simple adhoc technical articles and then for a year published a new article every working day !! WordPress has facilitated the way I blog throughout this time and without its capabilities I would probably not have managed […]

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Fitbit tips – keep on running !!

This entry was posted in Gadgets and tagged FitBit IOS on October 6, 2015 by HAL

Two recent issues with a Fitbit Surge (watch) lead me to write up these two tips This issue had arisen when I went to check the status of the fitbit and my Iphone to see what pairing was in place – more about that in a moment. I then realised that I couldnt access the […]

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Icon UK 2015 – in retrospect

This entry was posted in Collaboration Comment IBM Connections IBM Notes 9 xpages and tagged ICON UK on September 25, 2015 by HAL

Despite the twin pressures of the Rugby World Cup and London Fashion Week running the weekend before ICONUK 2015 at IBM Southbank it was a memorable few days. The excellent organisation and facilities organised by the team led by Tim Clark – set the scene for two days of interaction and information across a range […]

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AutoCAD 2007 and Windows 7

This entry was posted in Software Tips and tagged Autocad on September 17, 2015 by HAL

A client called recently regarding the failure of AutoCAD 2007 to launch on a Windows 7 domain connected PC when a new user logged on for the first time. AutoCAD 2007 would not start and the app would display a message about compatibility issues and then nothing else would happen. Checking with task manager there […]

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