Category Archives: Technology

Thoughts on MyPublisher

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Tony Redmond

I have used MyPublisher to create photobooks, Christmas cards, and calendars since 2005. I can’t pretend to have done any great research before selecting MyPublisher. The choice came about as a form of blessed serendipity as I read a review … Continue reading →

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Using the Microsoft Arc Mouse

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Tony Redmond

My computer mouse has been looking pretty sick recently. It has clearly suffered from the demands of writing – or more accurately, it’s picked up junk from enough hands and surfaces to become grotty. It was time for a change, … Continue reading →

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On email conversations

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Tony Redmond

The email gods have spoken and Google has listened: Gmail now allows you to turn off conversation mode and display items in folders in the same way that clients have done since the year dot. The announcement was made on … Continue reading →

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Cloud Computing Explained – A good guide

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Tony Redmond

Cloud Computing is all the rage these days but people tend to think about their own piece of the IT spectrum when it comes to considering how cloud computing will affect the industry. I guess that’s natural. In any case, … Continue reading →

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SharePoint 2010 for Dummies – that must be for me!

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Tony Redmond

The redoubtable team of Kevin Laahs, Emer McKenna, and Veli-Matti Vanamo have gotten into the saddle once again to produce SharePoint 2010 All-in-One For Dummies (also available from Amazon.co.uk). The book is scheduled for publication on 4 November 2010 so … Continue reading →

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Progress towards publication: Exchange 2010 SP1 “Inside Out” Book

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Tony Redmond

My Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Inside Out book is slowly taking shape. Now that Microsoft has released SP1 (August 25, 2010), the code is finalized, which makes things much easier all round. To give you an insight into the work … Continue reading →

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Losing faith in HP laptops

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Tony Redmond

My faith in HP laptops is going through a crisis of confidence due to a series of failures or faults experienced by the collection of laptops within the family as well as my top comparison gaming laptops. In the last … Continue reading →

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