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VMware Workstation 9 available

Got a surprise this morning when opening Vmware workstation to test a clients vm for recovery …. VMware Workstation 9 is now available! VMware Workstation 9 delivers the best-in-class Windows 8 experience and many innovative new features that transform the way professionals work with virtual machines. Key features in VMware Workstation 9: • Windows 8 […]


OMG ! OMD

Have been enjoying the new functionality and look and feel of the Nagios “addon” – Check_MK which you can find more about here. I was also looking for a faster means of implementing and so when I found a site offering a much quicker solution to implement I thought this can’t be bad. The Open […]


Connectify Me

A recent discussion with a client regarding communications problems on an iphone whilst travelling abroad led me to a solution for their particular requirement. Many of us would be familiar with Internet Connection Sharing and other forms of enabling devices to share a single internet connection. This client knows that they are going to be […]


Something spicy to go ? An iphone app to monitor your servers and pcs for free

Given the mobile nature of todays IT professional and the need to keep an eye on monitored equipment at all times brings me to todays treat.  Spiceworks – the free infrastructure management tool have upper the bar with an iphone app for accessing the service that monitors your network of machines. If you haven’t tried Spiceworks […]


Snagit 10

I realised during spring cleaning software on my main workstation that I hadn’t got the latest version of Snagit – an essential tool for screen shots and anotations that I could not live without. A quick upgrade transaction later and I moved from the old beta version of ten to the final current release. Immediately […]