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Written by Phill Hardstaff
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Monday, 01 May 2006 00:00 |
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 Hi all, well I said I was going to try and keep the web site up to date but that has not worked out so well, so anyway, there is some useful stuff here I hope. I am a systems admin living and working in New Caledonia, I have lived here for nearly 20 years and love the place, if you are ever in Nouméa be sure to pop past the SPC (CPS in French) in Anse Vata and say hello. I look after a network of about 500 computers spread over 2 countries and the satellite link we run between Nouméa and Suva.
I get a lot of emails asking about working at SPC, please look here first http://www.spc.int/employment which lists all current openings. This is my personal web site on my server and is no way a part of SPC.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 03 November 2007 03:41 |
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Written by Phill Hardstaff
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Tuesday, 12 July 2011 05:50 |
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I am documenting here the steps I took to convert a bunch of Windows PST files to Mbox format for importing into Apple Mail. This uses freely available open source software and the command line and it is not for your average user.
There may be some cost involved in getting your hands on Xcode so you can install MacPorts. I had MacPorts already installed so I could install a number of tools I regularly use so the whole process was greatly simplified for me. If the idea of installing Xcode and Macports turns you off then look elsewhere. I believe that Xcode 4.x can be bought by anyone on the Mac App Store (4Gb download) whereas the previous version required you to register as a developer but was free.
You can also do this conversion by other methods I am sure however I am only focussing on one.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 14 July 2011 03:21 |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 04 August 2010 21:29 |
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Please bear with me while I rebuild the site back from scratch. The server is was hosted on went south and of course the backup drive went south as well. I have got most of my articles back and will slowly add back downloads. If you are looking for Loggerythm I should have links back in a couple of days. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you. For info this site is now hosted on a Mac mini running Snow Leopard server and at the same time I have moved to Joomla 1.5 Phill H (Ec) (ME) (ME2)
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Last Updated on Friday, 08 July 2011 04:45 |
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Written by Phill Hardstaff
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Friday, 01 July 2011 09:47 |
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Coming from Windows to Mac I occasionally find little annoyances that get in the way of how I am used to working. One of those is right clicking a file and just being able to select send to email recipient.
While this is possible out of the box with Apple Mail it is not with Outlook 2011. However there is an easy way to set it up and it also introduces you to the amazing Mac app that is The Automator !
Once you have set this example up you should be able to work out how to set up a lot of short cuts and things you need to automate, Most applications are well supported in Automator and Outlook is one of them.
This article was written using evaluation versions of Ecto and MarsEdit, more about that in the next article.
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Last Updated on Friday, 08 July 2011 09:51 |
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Written by The Truth is Out There
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Friday, 30 July 2010 04:10 |
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I was looking around for some CPU benchmarks and happened to stumble across this piece of crap on what always used to be quite a good web site http://www.tomshardware.com/us/press/OCP-Power-Safety-26 I have reproduced the entire ad / article lest it be pulled.
Myth 3: A Single Rail Power Supply Is As Safe As A Multi Rail Power Supply! NO!
Single-rail power supplies do not come with the over current protection (OCP) safety function on their +12V rail. OCP limits the current that can go through the PSU's rails into your PC when it exceeds a certain point, called the OCP set point. OCP is necessary because if you experience a short circuit in your system (which is unfortunately possible, even with modern equipment and building techniques) OCP will cause the power supply to shut off, preventing excessive levels of current from flowing into your system and damaging the hardware attached to it.
A single-rail power supply unfortunately does not provide this safety feature, due to its high current rails with up to 100A (100A x 12V = 1200 watts!). In the event of a short circuit or other failure of hardware, current flows unhindered into the system and damages everything in its path. If the user is unlucky and acts as grounding at that exact moment it could be even life-threatening. Are you really sure you want to install an unsafe power supply like this?
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Last Updated on Friday, 30 July 2010 18:13 |
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