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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
I came into the office this morning to see that Blue had some opinions he wished to express about Windows Vista.
"In 1999 Microsoft gave us Windows ME, seven years later they gave us Windows ME 2 (Windows Vista)" - Blue
J: What do you mean Blue?
B: Well do remember Windows ME back in the […]
Linux FTP Server with a Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Thursday, March 27th, 2008Linux is a great Operating System which can give small businesses access to enterprise quality products normally only available for the big boys. The downside to going down the Linux and Open Source route compare to a Windows based solution, is the configuration can be less user friendly. This was highlighted recently when I […]
All Russian schools to run Linux by 2009
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007Russia has taken steps to combat software piracy in its schools by choosing to go completely open source and use the Linux operating system over Microsoft Windows.
Since Russia entered the World Trade Organisation, laws on this subject are much stricter, meaning it can no longer turn a blind eye to software piracy. So faced with […]
How to make your Wiki easier to use
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007Although Wiki’s can be a invaluable resource for a business, many are put off by the wiki code needed to contribute to the knowledge base system. Yeah its pretty easy to learn, but a hassle to use on daily basis. More expensive commercial products come with in built toolbars with live preview mode. But before you open your wallet why not try […]
12 Ways to backup your data
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007Everyone knows backing up your documents and files is something we should do on a regular basis, but quite often this task gets pushed to the bottom of the todo list. You might already have a system in place but would it fail if your office was in a fire? When was the last time you checked […]
Plan your projects using Mind Mapping software
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007
Last night I was speaking to one of my clients about their ideas for software system they would like developing. Although my client had done an excellent job of laying out her ideas using Excel and Word, I feel that actually with all it’s features Microsoft Office had let her down.
Yeah you can use some of […]
Which Firefox extensions would you pay money for?
Monday, July 30th, 2007
Extensions add some great functionality to Firefox. Although with thousands available, your web browser can quickly become overloaded. But what if you had to pay for them, which extensions would you really install?
Here’s ten extensions I use on daily basis and have made the effort to installing them on more than one machine on a […]
Is Linux ready for the Desktop?
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007
Is Linux ready for the mainstream desktop?
Just been reading an article from eWeek called The March of the Penguins, which kind of coincided with my brother and I installing Linux Ubuntu last Friday. Here something I rather liked from the article…
In 2001 we had…
Outlook Express
Internet Explorer
Office
Windows XP
Today in 2007 we have…
Open Office v Office
Firefox v Internet Explorer
Thunderbird v Outlook Express
Ubuntu / SuSE […]
Jeff Barr of Amazon
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
Yesterday evening I went along to Strathclyde University for a talk on Amazon’s new web services given by Jeff Barr a senior evangelist for Amazon Web Services. When you mention the word Amazon to people, most will either think of The Amazon Jungle or the hugely successful online book supplier. Myself included won’t realise that Amazon, the book supplier, is quietly making […]
Bootable CD to the rescue!
Monday, July 9th, 2007A couple of weeks ago I had some hard drive issues with a clients PC which stored the majority of their business data. Although backup was performed the night before, the hard drive failure occurred later on the next day. So it was essential to recover the days work from the failing hard drive. In this […]
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