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February 2008 - Posts

Monday, February 25, 2008 12:31 PM

Could someone with a non-computing degree get a geek job @ your company?

A friend of mine has a good degree in a non-technical subject and is considering taking a post-grad computing degree and wondering which on to go for. I'm wondering whether they actually need to do so - my gut feeling is that they'd be better off getting
Posted by Steve Lamb | 7 Comments
Thursday, February 21, 2008 5:31 AM

How much Carbon does a SnowMobile give off?

I couldn't help wondering what the carbon footprint was of the SnowMobile I hired for the day today (whilst on holiday). It was amazing fun but nonetheless I wonder what the impact was on the environment? Did it emit less than my commute to the office
Posted by Steve Lamb | 1 Comments
Thursday, February 21, 2008 5:06 AM

Why on Earth can't I charge my camera by USB?

Whilst traveling it's great that all my other devices can charge from my laptop - is it matter amps?
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 4:20 AM

Microsoft Professional development and design tools will be available for free to students in many countries!

Check out the post titled Bill Gates talks about Free Software, Students, and Technology for all the details including who is eligible and in which countries it is available. There is a full list of products here which at the time I wrote this post were
Posted by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
Tuesday, February 19, 2008 1:48 AM

Let me guess what your wireless security settings are...

I've just bought the cheapest wireless router I could find to share my hotel broadband connection with my room-mates. Note: The Internet access is covered in the room rate and we are allowed to share it. Against my better judgment I ran the software that
Posted by Steve Lamb | 5 Comments
Tuesday, February 19, 2008 1:36 AM

The Magic of Software

I'm using a one year old Zune and a one year old HTC S620 Windows mobile phone - both of which I've upgraded FOR FREE to Zune2 and Windows Mobile 6 - the benefits are significant hence I don't need to replace the devices a year on. Note: I replaced the
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Monday, February 18, 2008 4:14 AM

This made me smile today!

I'm on holiday enjoying riding on lovely fresh powder this week. In a bar on the mountain I saw the following sign:
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Friday, February 15, 2008 12:10 PM

How well does the Apple Mac Air run Vista?

Pretty well I should think. If you've tried it or can recommenda good article then please don't be shy and hit the "comment" button!
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Friday, February 15, 2008 11:29 AM

What to do whilst bored at the airport? True mobile computing

I'm waiting for a flight to my snowboarding holiday and am enjoying the benefits of true mobile computing - I'm using my Samsung Q1 Ultra PC running Vista (Home Premium) together with my Vodafone "pebble" 3G adaptor (connected via USB) - both are items
Posted by Steve Lamb | 1 Comments
Friday, February 15, 2008 11:25 AM

How much power does my PC use?

I'm sure the answer varies dramatically from device to device. Adam Carter has posted a video showing you how to find out on TechNet Edge
Posted by Steve Lamb | 2 Comments
Thursday, February 14, 2008 4:04 PM

Free training on Microsoft Forefront security products from end to end

Click here to register for this free day's training on Microsoft Forefront security products. It's taking place in London on the 27th Feb. I'm surprised to say that there are still some places left. It's not a sales session in disquise - it's one of the
Posted by Steve Lamb | 1 Comments
Thursday, February 14, 2008 3:59 PM

How to upgrade your 2003 MCSE to 2008 - you'll have to be quick

James Senior has an interesting post that explains how you can become an early adoptor for the next exams and hence upgrade your qualification by studying for the new certifications and passing a single transistion exam. It's well worth reading more on
Posted by Steve Lamb | 1 Comments
Thursday, February 14, 2008 3:07 PM

IT Pros on Valentines Day - send a hug to the one you love!

I read this sometime ago on the Girly Geekdom blog in Sarah's piece about wearable technologies - it seems just perfect today for those of you who may be separated by geography for Valentines day. You can send a hug to your partner over the airwaves -
Posted by Steve Lamb | 0 Comments
Thursday, February 14, 2008 2:57 PM

Why upgrade to Vista SP1? How has file copy changed since XP

Mark Russinovich has posted a great article which goes into detail upon how to file copy functionality in Windows Vista's Service Pack 1 is a great improvement. As Mark mentions there are improvements right across the operating system including performance,
Posted by Steve Lamb | 2 Comments
Wednesday, February 06, 2008 10:15 AM

If you're feeling blue, take a look in your junk mail folder!

Periodically I browse through my junk mail folder to make sure nothing I actually want to receive is hidden away in there - typically I find a handful of messages I wanted and hundreds of junk messages. I'm very happy to be able to let you know that I've
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Monday, February 04, 2008 3:36 PM

Windows Server 2008 has RTM'd; where can I download Server 2008? The countdown begins for Hyper-v

The Windows Server team blog has announced that Windows Server 2008 has been released to manufacture :-) You can download an evaluation copy of Windows Server 2008 and give it a whirl yourself. The countdown has begun for the release of Hyper-v - the
Posted by Steve Lamb | 2 Comments
 
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