I'm having another clear-out, to get rid of some of my accumulated clutter. If anyone would like any of these items (free of charge), just let me know; ideally I'm looking for people to collect from my flat in Croydon, but if I'll be seeing you elsewhere then I may be able to bring some bits along with me. I'll put this list on Freegle tomorrow ( Read more... )

I think this xkcd strip is quite true:

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It's not quite the same as xkcd's shibboleet, but I do like the questions on DreamHost's website when you create a new support incident:

Type of request:

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Back in 2007, I passed the CompTIA A+ exams. Since then, there have been a few changes to the way these exams work. Unfortunately, CompTIA haven't done a very good job of explaining it all; it makes volume licensing seem clear and simple by comparison!

In brief, if you currently have the A+, Network+, or Security+ qualification, you should enroll ( Read more... )

Today I went into an Apple Store for the first time. I now need a shower. The previous two statements are not necessarily related.

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I've recently swapped ISP, from Zen to Andrew & Arnold. More specifically, I had an ADSL line from Zen, and I now have a VDSL line from A&A; this uses FTTC (Fibre To The Cabinet), which BT have just deployed in my local exchange. I'm happy with the new service, and it's definitely faster than what I had before: according to Broadband Speed Checker ( Read more... )

Scareware is normally just a minor nuisance, assuming that you know how to get rid of it without paying any money. However, I've now come across a new wrinkle: it can get you blacklisted, so that you can't send email.

I recently saw a desktop PC with a fake security warning, so I got rid of that. Process Explorer was useful here, since it gives a ( Read more... )

I've been looking at a server that has Progress OpenEdge installed (10.1C). I've found a bug in this recently, and it's useful to be aware of this if you use the same software. More generally, it's something to be aware of if you write any computer programs, so that you won't make the same mistake.

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I've come across a few Word documents that have got corrupted, so I get an error message when I try to open them:


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Following up on my previous posts about Facebook and LinkedIn, I complained that they asked me for my email password to help me find people I know. The idea is that they can log into my email account, go through my address book, then search their own database for people with matching email addresses. That would certainly be convenient, and save me ( Read more... )