October 2005 - Posts

Today, I met Daniel Pearson...
28 October 05 03:09 PM | tristank | 1 Comments   

...but I couldn't quite place the name. Had he introduced himself as "dan at zeroaffinity.com" I'd have known who he was instantly... guess I'm just thinking in email addresses or URLs these days! He's even on the Aussie IT Pro blogger OPML, but nope, Read More...

Filed under: IT Pro / Sysadmin, Extra Bits Of A Personal Nature

Scoble changed his URL!
27 October 05 11:49 PM | tristank | 1 Comments   

So Rob, me old cheese - how's it going? Read More...

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RFC Deskbar Shortcut
26 October 05 05:08 PM | tristank | 0 Comments   

Funny how you just assume you added a deskbar shortcut , but you didn't. For pasting into the MSN Desktop Search Toolbar: @rfc,http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc$w.txt Then, "rfc 2616" takes you straight there... Read More...

Filed under: Extra Bits Of A Personal Nature, ISA Server, Networking

Another Top Tip for Tech Interview Hopefuls
26 October 05 03:03 PM | tristank | 0 Comments   

I'll add one to Shifty's list of Tips for Jobseekers : Accept All Changes before you hit Send. (Or just disable Track Changes before you start). If you don't, just be prepared to answer seemingly psychic questions from your interviewer. And/or use the Read More...

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My Tablet PC: A Precision 650
25 October 05 02:51 PM | tristank | 1 Comments   

Tablet PC? On a Desktop? In Paris? Read More...

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Nvidia: You're Really Annoying Me
18 October 05 05:53 PM | tristank | 2 Comments   

Grrrrr. Read More...

Filed under: Extra Bits Of A Personal Nature, Aussie

What's He Up To?
13 October 05 04:00 PM | tristank | 0 Comments   

It's once again quite busy here. The Support biz locally tends to be cyclic - in the same sort of way as a wheel on a bicycle that's repeatedly hit the kerb. And the wheels actively change shape while you ride on them. (And you're on fire, and riding Read More...

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Engadget XBOX 360 Hands-On
13 October 05 02:07 AM | tristank | 0 Comments   

Peter Rojas' article here: http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000153062828/ My favourite part was the comments, though. And of them, this one made me laugh: 36. Posted Oct 11, 2005, 3:01 PM ET by Mu Catty My friend works for MS and he saw what Sony can Read More...

Filed under: Extra Bits Of A Personal Nature, Games

Two Tips for better ISA Performance
10 October 05 04:17 PM | tristank | 0 Comments   

JimSez Read More...

Filed under: IT Pro / Sysadmin, ISA Server, Networking, Security

Serenity Good
03 October 05 02:20 AM | tristank | 4 Comments   

Yes, Serenity good. Not perfect, but good. There was something for everyone, from the Firefly crowd through to the average people I dragged along (not that they're average people, you understand, but they hadn't seen Firefly and weren't necessarily Sci Read More...

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Scripty Bits with Mark Yocom
01 October 05 06:21 PM | tristank | 0 Comments   

Myocom, not Viacom. Read More...

Filed under: Developery, IT Pro / Sysadmin, Extra Bits Of A Personal Nature