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What’s New in DSM 5.1 ?

This entry was posted in Storage and tagged DSM Synology on November 10, 2014 by HAL

More like “What hasn’t changed ?” Get a look at the full list here The highlights ? Automatic updating – save yourself some effort keeping secure Security Advisor – checks to see if DSM settings are optimal Service by interface – you can control which of the two nics services use New backup destinations Azure, […]

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Getting to Domino 9.0.1 FP2 – two steps forward – and one back

This entry was posted in IBM Notes 9 xpages and tagged 9.0.1FP2 on October 28, 2014 by HAL

As part of a project skilling up on Xpages I wanted to standardise development servers and development environment and took Domino and Notes 9.0.1FP2 as the place to start from. However things were not just as straightforward as it seemed so here’s what we found – hoping that it helps someone else to update/upgrade to […]

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DSM 5.0-4528 released – get your Synology updated

This entry was posted in Hardware and tagged Synology on October 23, 2014 by HAL

Synology update The latest release is out and ready for installation on your synology  device. Time for an update !! Fixed Issues Fixed two Linux kernel vulnerabilities that could allow local users to cause a denial of service resulting in uncontrolled recursion or unkillable mount process (CVE-2014-5471 and CVE-2014-5472). Fixed one Linux kernel vulnerability that […]

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Two technotes for the price of One

This entry was posted in IBM Notes 9 xpages and tagged Domino IHS Poodle on October 22, 2014 by HAL

While looking at the impact of Poodle I was advised to look at the following Technote to see which releases would be patched. As you can see IBM will provide Interim Fixes for the following Domino releases: 9.0.1 Fix Pack 2 9.0 8.5.3 Fix Pack 6 8.5.2 Fix Pack 4 8.5.1 Fix Pack 5 The […]

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WordPress is 4 – happy birthday !!

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on September 19, 2014 by HAL

The latest update to WordPress arrives at just the right time as a refresh of the site is imminent and the focus of the new update on improving the introduction of media and the management of posts and some upgrades to the internal components such as libraries and edtors. As always the process of upgrading […]

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IconUK on the Southbank

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on September 12, 2014 by HAL

Been a great day seeing a lot of friends from the xpages and connections world. The facilities and organisation of the ICONUK 2014 event were second to none and it was a time for renewing friendships and making new ones. I had the pleasure of two Paul Withers sessions – always learn something when I […]

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Appletastic

This entry was posted in Gadgets and tagged Apple on September 10, 2014 by HAL

Another day of Apple altered reality and performance yesterday with the launch of the IPhone 6 and Apple Watch. So whats worth noting from the announcements ? The new IOS 8 as expected carries a range of features and improvements but its biggest selling point may be to developers looking for deeper integration between apps […]

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I need a break !! (Getting Ctrl Break on Latitude E7440)

This entry was posted in Development IBM Notes 9 and tagged CTL Break CTRL FN Pause on August 30, 2014 by HAL

Having recently changed to a I7 E7440 Dell ultrabook – I was surprised when working in IBM Notes that when I went to look for the Break key to execute CTRL Break – there was no Break key on the keyboard. As long time users of Notes know – the Ctrl Break sequence allows long […]

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