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Google Maps Madness

Google Maps as I’m sure everyone knows is a web based mapping service. It also has an API that allows anyone who wishes to create applications based on the mapping data. There are too many of these apps to mention. So I’m now going to mention the one that I think may be the most [...]

Office 2007 “kill switch”–where’s the problem?

There have been articles and blog posts over the last few days,some saying that Microsoft have put a mechanism into Office 2007 that prevents it working if it is pirated,others saying that such a mechanism doesn’t exist.

Now this has been coming for a long time. Product activation has been here in several [...]

And you thought your parents were embarrassing.

So things aren’t going your way. You’ve got a plumb job heading up one of the largest IT projects ever but it isn’t going well. You’re behind schedule and as for budgets,you keep them locked away so as not to scare yourself. You’re taking flak from all sides and questions are being asked in [...]

An urban legend unplugged.

I came across a posting today relating to server gaggery.  It reminded me and inevitably brought up the oft told tale of the server being turned off when the cleaner unplugs it in order to give the room a good clean.

Now this is usually drags up a fair amount of comment about this being [...]

First post!

Well for the first post I suppose I’d have to comment on WordPress.

I’ve happened across it on many occasions and wondered about it but have only now gotten around to installing it anywhere. When you download the readme file gives you install in 5 minutes instructions. Now call me cynical but I’ve seen [...]