Category Archives: Technology

Selecting a companion device for my PC

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Tony Redmond

It’s time to find a more portable device than my current laptop, an HP Envy 17 that I like very much for its design, appearance, large screen and expandability. I replaced the two 500 GB 5,400 rpm drives that came … Continue reading →

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Bricked Nokia forces reconsideration of available options

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Tony Redmond

Infuriatingly, my Nokia Lumia 800 decided to turn itself into an expensive brick this afternoon whilst playing a podcast. No number of curses, sacred chants, or combination of button pressing could persuade the Lumia to come back to life, so … Continue reading →

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Family IT help desk calls over the holidays

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Tony Redmond

Like most IT pros, I suspect that I am the de facto CIO-and-support desk for others in the house. And so it proved over Christmas, with a variety of calls for assistance to resolve various IT issues. First up was … Continue reading →

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Google and Microsoft spat over ActiveSync: Hardly a war, more like a skirmish

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Tony Redmond

January 30 Update: Just on the deadline, it seems like Google has acceded to a request from Microsoft to extend its support for ActiveSync connections to Gmail until July 31, 2013. The step simply makes sense as it reduces the … Continue reading →

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VAX Notes remembered

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Tony Redmond

I was surprised and delighted to come across a White Paper called “The Camelot of Collaboration” that documents the use of a now-forgotten technology called VAX Notes within the late-lamented Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). Collaboration comes naturally to many today given information … Continue reading →

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Is Dell about to cut TEC?

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Tony Redmond

Word is reaching me that Dell might have decided to cancel future TEC (The Experts Conference) events. If this is true, the last TEC was in Barcelona in October and it marked a series of events that was fun and … Continue reading →

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HP’s BYOD dilemma, Google’s weak keys, and Apple’s PR mastery

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Tony Redmond

A number of recent events have attracted my attention. Maybe they will interest you too. First, an HP executive made an interesting comment in an interview about BYOD when he said that HP wouldn’t introduce a bring-your-own-device to work anytime … Continue reading →

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Protecting Exchange mailbox databases against rogue administrators

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Tony Redmond

Jürgen Hasslauer gave an interesting talk at The Experts Conference (TEC) in Barcelona covering the features included in Exchange 2013 to monitor and control access to sensitive data. The talk was based on his experience of assessing Exchange against the … Continue reading →

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No Surface pre-order for Irish buyers

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Tony Redmond

Being a geek at heart (and having the t-shirt to prove the fact), the reports that Microsoft Surface devices were now available for pre-order moved me to investigate the situation, especially when Henrik Walther (of msexchange.org fame, now holding a blue badge … Continue reading →

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Is the PC still personal, six years after HP bought Voodoo?

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Tony Redmond

You might recall the “PC is Personal Again” campaign launched by HP in 2006 to reinvigorate the PC market and announce its intention to bring new standards of design to PCs. Part of the campaign involved moving R&D funding away … Continue reading →

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