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04/27/2009
03/25/2009
ltsp is good
Found out today that ltsp works a treat even on very very old hardware. Amd 700 mhz just fine shows Google Earth a treat. More http://ltsp.sourceforge.net/
03/18/2009
Looking for care?
Could be useful: http://www.carefinder.uk.net ?
03/09/2009
Tiscali - act now
Check out the news.Tiscali is not paying its bills:-
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/telecoms/article5874543.ece
If you are a Tiscali customer try to get a MAC code from Tiscali now...You may not need it but you can give this to BT to move your Broadband to a new supplier if Tiscali go bust. Good luck.
02/14/2009
Debian 5.0: Lenny - should be released today!
Watch this space: http://release.debian.org/ the kit spreads from the US over time....so be patient in the East of the planet.
Meantime 4.0r7 was released last week to roll-up lots of updates.
01/15/2009
Heathrow pain
Our masters have given into big business and authorized the another runway at Heathrow. I hope this is remembered at the next election.
12/16/2008
Its official: Avoid Microsoft Explorer
See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7784908.stm
Sighhhhhh. The media run these kind of stories now and again. Real life is just not risk free. Just be sensible about the sites you visit - as you would walking out in tough streets. And keep your anti-virus updated!
Perhaps a good time to consider Linux?
10/24/2008
Microsoft have released out-of-cycle patch
Microsoft have released an unscheduled or "out-of-cycle" patch for a highly critical vulnerability. Security bulletin MS08-067 (patch 958644) was posted to warn of a remote-code attack that could spread wildly across the Internet. All windows including Vista are vulnerable. Please test the patch against your applications and implement this one as soon as possible.
More: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-067.mspx
10/09/2008
Flash slowing my pc
You may have noticed your PC slowing down. I did a little bit of monitoring today and the problem - for me at least - is the countless and mostly unnecessary adverts and flash movies. eg sites like the BBC - that clock on the top right uses 10% of my CPU.
Fortunately there is an add-on for Firefox 2 and 3 which turns off flash movies until you want to play them.
Use Tools - Add-ons - click get extensions and search for flashblock then click add to firefox.
09/06/2008
Cern's Big Bang Experiment
Hmm. The main experiment is set to start 10 September 2008. One bunch of experts say it will destroy the planet - the others pour scorn on the fears.
Perhaps we should just use these few days to reflect on what is really important - neighbours, family, friends, pets and not being unpleasant to anyone or anything else. Look after yourself too.
See you all Thursday?
Berni Elbourn
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