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Cortana is rather good
Windows 10 comes with Cortana, Microsoft’s voice input personal assistant. I am using it on my new Surface Pro 4 and it the voice recognition is very accurate. Since this device can be used in tablet mode without a keyboard having voice entry is very useful. Here is a list of things Cortana can do…
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Why you should use a Windows 10 PIN
Windows 10 suggests that you use a PIN to login to your computer and says that this is more secure than a password. These seems odd because obviously there are fewer possible values. This article explains the reasoning about PINs. In short, your Microsoft Account credentials are the crown jewels that you want to protect.…
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Undocumented Yammer API Endpoints
Not all Yammer API Endpoints are documented but people do find them by trial and error. I will record them on this page. Please add more to the comments. Groups https://www.yammer.com/api/v1/groups.json https://www.yammer.com/api/v1/groups/{group id}/members.json Hypnotic Ocelot on StackOverflow
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Why middle-aged men should avoid beautiful women (on Linked-in)
The recent case of the young and rather comely Charlotte Proudman inviting the middle-aged Alexander Carter-Silk to connect to her on Linked-in and then publishing his private response is unusual but instructive. Middle-aged men should be aware that when attractive young ladies send them invitations on social networks it is because they want something. The…
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Amazing vision of the future
This beautiful 5 minute video shows gives an insight into what usability could mean for users.
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Buying a 24″ monitor, Dell U2412M software install issues
I have had the same Dell 21″ CRT monitor for over 20 years but recently it the image has started flickering and I have started to worry that it might fail or even catch fire. The internet suggests that the ergonomically ideal screen size is 17″ because it matches your natural field of view. As…
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HP Steam 13 review for education
I have just purchased an HP Stream 13 to review for use in a school environment by teachers and students. It is a low spec machine optimised for use with Office 365. So far I am very impressed. It is delivered with Windows 8.1 and will review again after I have upgraded it to Windows…
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Fighting DNS Propagation when you move server
If this is the sort of problem you face, then you will like this article. Fighting DNS Propagation with a Reverse Proxy
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Off topic: Russian dashboard cameras
Nobody dies in this video. This is either a testament to the wonders of modern engineering, a benevolent god or the role of luck in our lives. Incredible but not for nervous car drivers or passengers. As each scene opens try to guess what happens next. http://www.youtube.com/embed/5RAaW_1FzYg?autoplay=1&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0
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List files, directories and sizes at the command prompt
Any Windows system administrator frequently has to find out why a disk is full and my favourite tool for this is Windirstat. Unfortunately Windirstat does not easily allow you to export the results to a CSV file for analysis. I intend to import the CSV file into Excel and then create a pivot table that…
Dr James Bayley 