Semi-regular web-link clearance – May 2009
DaleMacRumours Buyers Guide - When to buy “This page provides a product summary for each Apple model, ordered by the amount of time that has past since its last update,…
Anonymous questions box
Sometimes an organisation asks for full and frank questions, but when they see questions, they don’t really want them asked. Such as it was with a re-organisation of a government…
Newsflash: Steve Riley has left the building!
Sheer bloody madness. First Jesper leaves, now Steve has been re-structured out of a job. First heard Steve (and Jesper) speak at TechEd 2005 in Brisbane. I think the talk…
A resistor is an …
electrical component which reduces the flow of electrical current. Plain old wire has a built-in resistance, which is why gold is preferred for some wiring applications. Darn expensive though. If…
Why Service Level Agreements trend towards BS.
Work with a big enough organisation and you’ll come across the Service Level Agreement (SLA). An SLA basically says, “we’ll provide you with x level of service, for y dollars. …
It could only happen in?
Imagine this. You are a power generating company (PGC). You have a virus outbreak on your network. It infects your SCADA PCs. WTF?!? SCADA. Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition. In…
Cheap Dell computers.
When non-IT people ask me what they should buy, I say Dell. They are hassle free and reliable. My last personal Dell computer lasted me 5 years. They are not…
A price to pay
Note: I wrote this in March 2007, but didn’t publish it at the time. As far as I know “Leo” is still working for my previous employer. There was a…
Dumb ideas – Pin-fired cartridges
"A cartridge having a protruding pin, usually at right angles to the base of the cartridge " Yes, that's right folks. Press the PIN and it fires the bullet. Don't…
Magic Wellness Stick
As received from a former police officer: