Too often in the busy world we live in, we forget the simple things in life. Simple things include saying a heartfelt “Thank You” for something that has been done for you makes so much difference to a persons day. I recently helped a friends father out – he was about to purchase a copy of Windows XP from a local computer market as he needed it for his older … [Read more...]
Why Archival Backups are so very important?
In todays move to disk based backups, we often forget the old days of tape when you had monthly archives off to tape that some people kept for a VERY long time. Today, so many vendors and resellers focus exclusively on backing up JUST so that you can recover the business in a DR scenario. As such we focus more on the recovery process than the longer term archival … [Read more...]
Not about business at all… Goodbye Nan
Today I’ve got to do something I wish I didn’t have to do… but I’ll suck it up and do it and I’ll do it with every ounce of my being. Today I’ve got to deliver the eulogy for my grandmother… She passed away a week ago at the age of 85. She was an amazing woman who was always there for her family. Always putting them first no matter what she might want. The … [Read more...]
Happy St Patricks Day :-)
I think it’s wonderful that Ireland has decided to celebrate my birthday with me today – yippee – I’m another year older and wiser and more handsome… ok 2 out of 3 ain’t bad Thanks for all the birthday wishes. Now back to work! … [Read more...]
VideoKinect Rocks!
One thing I saw at MVP summit that I was not aware of was the cool way that I can use my Xbox 360 + Kinect to do video conferencing. VideoKinect allows you to video conference with anyone with a similar setup or any of your MSN Messenger contacts. The screenshot below gives you an idea of what it looks like – I’ve masked out the other people for privacy, but you … [Read more...]