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The Just One More Thing

31/01/23 01:21

When a large project closes - one that's taken up a lot of your time - how do you feel about it?Click here for more

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Synology DS923+

03/01/23 13:47

I've been using a Synology DS923+ for a while - let's have a look and see how well it works.
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Mac vs PC - Really?

21/06/22 20:56

Mac vs PC - why is it such a thing?
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The Art of Technical Documentation

11/06/22 08:02

Why do you document stuff so solidly? Do you think people read all of it?
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Phone Number Hijacks/Spoofing

12/11/20 15:50

Phone No Hijacks/Spoofing.Click here for more

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People who say nope. nope. nope. nope.

12/11/20 14:46

How do you handle negative people?
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Protecting your data

06/09/20 14:16

Some general thoughts on protecting your non-professional data. Probably overkill. Because me.

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Contact Tracing? My data?!

29/07/20 17:07

Do you worry about your personal data? You should. What about with contact tracing becoming a thing?Click here for more

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Apple Shenanigans

04/01/19 10:22

I've been down on Apple a lot over the last year. What gives?
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Is this a business purchase Sir?

15/11/18 08:32

Have you noticed a lot more tech places are asking whether your purchase is for business use…? Be wary of this.
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Desktop Virtualzation - It's Brilliant

15/08/18 20:29

How good is desktop virtualization, and what's the performance impact of virtualising stuff?
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When is storage not storage?

31/07/18 19:58

How awesome are NAS units?
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Faster Internet - FOR FREE!

30/07/18 20:22

A simple thing for optimising your internet connection.

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The Curse of Monthly Subscriptions

25/05/18 08:34

They're so cheap, WAIT, why am I spending a ton of money of subscriptions. Click here for more

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1Gbps Fibre Internet Connectivity

14/09/17 09:53

The future of Internet connectivity.
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Unified Communications - Why so hard?

30/08/17 10:11

Some general thoughts on deploying UC technologies.
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GoPro Hero 5 & GPS Overlays

13/07/17 23:34

How do you include GPS overlays on GoPro Videos?
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The Arrogance of Success

12/07/17 23:57

General unhappy rumblings about 1Password.
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I don't need Anti-Virus on my Mac...Right?

17/05/17 09:39

You don't need Anti-Virus on a Mac right? RIGHT?
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Protect your stuff!

16/05/17 20:46

Protecting your data & stuff - it's not as hard as you think…..
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Consumerism & IT (Working title - Everyone's an expert)

20/12/16 07:28

Everyone knows someone who 'does IT'… Which is fine - depending on what IT you get them to do ….
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Goodbye Evernote...

19/12/16 08:55

Discussions around Evernote's Privacy Policy has made me look at their offering in more detail…and it's not cool.
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NO! We do not sell your data! (Working title - Email Aliases)

18/11/16 09:20

Different email addresses for different websites & services.
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Why don't more people use password managers?

26/07/16 08:22

Another data leak, another random mumble about password managers.

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Encryption...It's for everyone

22/03/16 14:59

It's been interesting watching the encryption argument…why don't more people think about it?
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Why UC?

22/01/16 18:40

Why do I love working with UC Technology?
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Jabber vs Lync/Skype for Business

02/12/15 09:54

Jabber & Skype - which is better?
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Securing your mobile tech

27/06/15 22:24

The best security is simple, convenient....and therefore effective.
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Smile Software, unethical and bad practices

09/06/15 20:37

Everything I hate about some software developers - Smile Software.
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Surface Pro 3 ... Hmmm.

29/01/15 22:14

So, I’m going to force myself to use a Surface Pro 3 for a week - let’s see what happens.

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Add SQL Reporting Services to an SQL Cluster

30/10/14 14:07

How to add reporting services to an existing SQL Cluster.
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Load Balancing Broadband Connections

16/09/14 21:09

Have a slow internet connection? How about getting another and load balancing?
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Fast way to join an Audio Conference

27/08/14 20:23

Enter your PIN Code...Enter your password, sorry not recognised please *bbbrrrrr disconnected.
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GMAIL - How to mark ALL Email as read

14/08/14 20:35

It’s not obvious how, but you can mark *all* GMAIL Mail as read if you want.
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GPS Location Information on your Camera

18/03/14 09:18

I miss having GPS Location information on my ‘proper’ cameras - here’s a solution how to add it...and it’s very cool.
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Simple Ideas...USB re-chargeable batteries

15/02/14 14:58

USB Rechargeable batteries. GENIUS. I think. Or something. Click here for more

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Convergence/Divergence

10/02/14 11:24

Telephony isn’t UC on its own, is it? Convergence or divergence of Voice?Click here for more

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SSD & Disk Encryption

27/01/14 21:16

What impact does encryption have on an SSD?
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ISDN CrossOver Cable

11/01/14 16:16

Why can't I connect my PBX to my SBC or Voice Gateway?
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4G - EE or O2?

12/12/13 18:36

Who do I use for 4G...and why?
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O2 & 4G

07/10/13 11:23

O2 4G - What’s it like?
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Mobile Platform Choice

08/09/13 21:14

General rambling on the mobile platform choices out there.
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NetAtmo Weather Station

14/08/13 10:49

Basic review of the NetAtmo Weather Station.Click here for more

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Optical Media - Your time is up

19/05/13 20:37

Optical media - who needs it?
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…and another thing!

25/04/13 14:58

General rant about shopping.
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Software/Music/Movie Piracy

24/04/13 08:47

Am I the only one who thinks piracy is a bad thing….?
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Jawbone Jambox - Portable Music

24/04/13 08:32

What do I think of it?
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Technical Support - What's it for?

24/04/13 08:25

Some musings over recent technical support encounters.
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PowerPoint of Doom

16/04/13 20:29

Some general thoughts on running presentations.
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Electronic Devices - Theft from Cars

10/04/13 21:42

Interesting development on theft of electronic devices from cars.
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What the Internet Used to Look Like

07/04/13 11:00

Nostalgia is not as good as it used to be, is it?
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Telephony - Losing its importance?

23/03/13 19:01

Blog looking at the importance of telephony - is it decreasing?
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Unknown Number Rage

23/03/13 18:48

Some random thoughts about how annoying I find blocked or unknown phone numbers.

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UC Discussion Forum?

18/03/13 01:26

Any room for a UC discussion forum?

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Apple - Where's the Think Different?

11/03/13 21:38

Some thoughts about Apple, and what they’ve been up to recently.

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Crashplan - A new low in Internet Backups

04/03/13 23:36

Updated article about online backups. Originally started with Mozy, moved to Crashplan, and then finally landed on Backblaze.

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Technical Writing - It's harder than you think

01/03/13 11:53

Blog about technical writing and why it’s so hard. Of course there will be spelling & grammar mistakes in it….

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Policing Internet Usage

01/03/13 10:20

Some general thoughts around how employer’s are portrayed as ‘policing’ internet usage. Click here for more

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