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Powershell on Linux
In a previous post I compared Powershell with Bash. With recent announcements that Bash is supported on Windows and Powershell on Linux system admins have more freedom than ever. This matters to me as an occasional system admin. I find it very difficult to remember how to administer both systems at the command prompt. It…
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Brexit: What would Thatcher have done?
In her own words, Mr. Chairman, you have invited me to speak on the subject of Britain and Europe. Perhaps I should congratulate you on your courage. If you believe some of the things said and written about my views on Europe, it must seem rather like inviting Genghis Khan to speak on the virtues…
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Don’t use Firefox on Surface 4 Pro
When using Firefox the screen frequently fails to refresh and black pixels appear everywhere. It is also not possible to tear-off a tab to a second monitor. Others have had this issue and blame the Intel graphics card in the Surface. This is probably true given all the other well known issues the Surface 4 Pro…
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OneDrive on Android does not upload photos
I use OneDrive on my Android phone to automatically upload my phone photos to the cloud. This has stopped working recently. I suspect that a new Android feature on my Samsung Galaxy phone “App Optimization” may be to blame. This kills unused background processes after 3 days. I have turned off “App Optimisation” for OneDrive…
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How to create great visuals
A very interesting article from Getty Images on current trends and the “Four I s” that help you to choose visuals that grab the audience.
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Brexit can make us richer
I voted remain because I think it would have improved European security but if we must leave let’s not get poorer as a result. And so read on… Marx said, “All That Is Solid Melts into Air” He was referring to how capitalism (or market economies) can reshape cities and peoples’ lives. Think of Detroit…
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Remain or Leave – What would Darwin have done?
As a young man Darwin considered whether he should get married and drew up a list of pros and cons. In a similar vein I shall summarise my thoughts on the EU Referendum If Remain The UK will have no hope of controlling mass immigration either now or in the future. This will be of…
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Cheap and easy KVM solution using Displaylink
Displaylink is a technology that allows you to send monitor signal down a USB connection. It is recieved by a Displaylink hub that extracts the video signal and outputs it to a DVI, HDMI or VGA port that you connect to you monitor. It is usually used to drive an additional screen from a notebook…
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Do you know someone who cares about global warming?
Over the years I have written several hundred articles and had over a 100k hits. I hope you have found my posts informative and useful and I would be very grateful if you could do something for me. If you know someone who is concerned about a global warming please send them this link. http://bit.ly/CO2PetitionWP…
Dr James Bayley 