Monthly Archives: March 2007

IT woes of the IT guy

This charming list of IT woes is courtesy of sysadminday.com. Held on the July 27th, 2007 when everyone should be nice to the IT guy (in this case – Ted). It made me laugh, and hopefully you too!

Update: Adobe Flash 9 Windows Vista Fix

Some people are still having trouble fixing Flash in Windows Vista, despite trying my original fix back in February. I am getting masses of emails and comments about it, mostly [fortunately] to say a successful fix, but a few not. … Continue reading

Let the British Summer Time begin!

Yes, it nearly is that time of year again. This Sunday the UK moves its clocks forward from Greenwich Mean Time by one hour (GMT+1). Fortunately, your computer will already know this and will adjust itself. If the computer has … Continue reading

Recycle your old cartridges with ease

Let’s face it; doing recycling everyday isn’t practical or easy the whole time. Fortunately the clever boys and girls at HP have come-up with what should prove to be a very easy method. Inside each genuine HP ink cartridges packaging … Continue reading

Charging yourself on the go

Whilst wondering down High Street Ken on Friday to go to a customer, I could not help but notice in Easy Internet a tall, black, strange looking box with the words ‘ChargeBox’ written down the side. This wasn’t the first … Continue reading

UPDATE: Booking a time online, nearly a week on…

All is now fixed and working normally. My host has discovered the system wobble issue and have put me back into norms-ville (see right for wobble / mental demonstration). As stated on my orginal post (see here): Please don’t let … Continue reading

No patch-batch Tuesday next week – SHOCK!

Very surprisingly Microsoft has announced that doesn’t plan to issue any security updates next week. This is a most unusual break in what is quite the monthly ritual for Windows users. They will, however, be issuing a number of non-security … Continue reading

Upcoming Broadband Maintenance on Exchanges

This will apply to anyone who receives broadband through a BT line. I have been advised that on Thursday 8th and Friday 9th of March, there will be BT maintenance carried out on numerous exchanges around the UK. The work … Continue reading

UPDATE: Booking a time online

Sorry to anyone who tried booking a time online this week, for the first time in two years the system has fallen into technicial difficulties. There is a time delay of 48 hours from when you book a time online, … Continue reading