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The Smallest of Worlds
I’m an IT geek. That’s pretty much known. And what got me into IT, other than the Commodore 64 that I had at home, were the BBC Micro‘s (and Master‘s) that I used at school and, later, college. Indeed I barely touched a PC during this time. And it was my experience during this time…
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Cold Calls
We’ve had 3 phone calls this week that very much fall into the category of “cold calling”. Odd, as we’re registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) not to receive calls like this. The Telephone Preference Service (TPS) is a central opt out register whereby individuals can register their wish not to receive unsolicited sales…
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The New Highway Code
I’d like to take this opportunity to make a plea. To drivers. First of all an extract from the Highway Code. Driving on the motorway – Rule 259 When you join the motorway you will normally approach it from a road on the left (a slip road) or from an adjoining motorway. You should give…
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Wiiiiiiiii
No, I’m not sliding down a bannister. Instead, Santa brought me a Wii for Christmas (or rather Boots.com did a few months ago, before stocks starting running out, and I had it in a cupboard until Tuesday). Wow, great machine. Immediately bought some Wii points and splashed out on a Virtual Console game (Mario 3,…
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Netgear DG834GT Firmware
Netgear has recently released a firmware upgrade for its DG834GT router. I have that modem and one of the enhancements was to VOIP, which I’ve started using in the last week. Ideal. Except I spent many frustrated hours yesterday wondering why the wireless connectivity on my daughers laptop wasn’t working. Then I tried my work…