Don’t forget, there’s a whole lot more in the book

Just a reminder, particularly if you’re new to this blog, that if you’re after some more in-depth coverage of backups,…

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Architectural failings of monolithic personal mail databases

This article might be summarised as: I wish Microsoft would pull their heads in and design better email client software.…

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In memory of Tiananmen Square

Twenty years ago today I sat and watched the unfolding events in Tiananmen Square and witnessed the world-wide outcry from…

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Sydney to Perth Lambretta Ride for Cancer Funding

One of my dear friends, Siobhán Ellis, will later this year be riding her Lambretta scooter from Sydney to Perth…

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Aside – A valuable lesson in SLAs

I’ve recently discovered a site with a prosaic name of “DailyWTF” … obviously aimed at technical people, it frequently covers…

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Why I’ll use Wolfram|Alpha just after the Sun freezes

There’s been a great deal of discussion over Wolfram|Alpha’s new search or “computational” engine over the last few months. What’s…

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Aside – International data roaming

Last week, between Thursday and Sunday, I was in New Zealand. Of course, I did the normal thing for an…

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Basics – Adding new clients in 7.4.4 and higher

One of the policy changes made in NetWorker 7.4.4 (and which applies to 7.5.x as well) is that of client…

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Aside – Marketing

I periodically spend Sunday mornings and other quiet times delving through the articles pointed to by undrln. One that caught…

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Aside – Are voice command interfaces the way of the future?

Short answer: No. Slightly longer answer: Can you imagine a world of the future where we tell our computers what…

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