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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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Old China has disappeared
I have just come back from holiday in China where I travelled over 2000 miles in 15 days. Our trip took in Beijing, Xian (Terracotta Warriors), Chengdu (Pandas), Guilin (scenery), and Hong Kong and we travelled by air, train and coach. This is hardly a scientific appraisal of a country of 1.4 Bn people, were…
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Mini-Nuclear reactors
There are two big problems with nuclear reactors, long-term waste disposal capital cost The first problem is political and our craven masters are unlikely ever to solve it. The second has always been addressable by technology and I am pleased to see that there is now some progress. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/nov/24/mini-nuclear-reactors-answer-to-climate-change-crisis
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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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Server settings for outlook.com
When setting up the Outlook 2016 desktop client to connect to an outlook.com hosted email address you should use ActiveSync and the correct server setting is m.hotmail.com. This should work. When you review the settings you will find that the server has automagically changed to something like blu999-m.hotmail.com. This also works, I assume that this…
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Brexit and those trade deals
In a previous post “Brexit can make us richer” I discussed the free-trade approach to ensuring economic success for all after Brexit. A friend asked about whether the UK could be subject to discriminatory tariffs. To cut a long story short the founding principle of the WTO is “Trade without discrimination“. 1. Most-favoured-nation (MFN): treating…
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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…
Dr James Bayley
Creating successful projects
Dr James Bayley 