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HD DVD Player Delivered – So What About Blu Ray?

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While I still haven't settled on a multi-region Blu Ray player I did pickup a HD DVD player in the last couple of weeks.Some people may say I'm insane, but they probably do that already anyway! To be perfectly honest the only reason I got the HD DVD player was because the price was right. At just over 100 euro it would have been silly to pass it up!The player I got was a … [Read more...] about HD DVD Player Delivered – So What About Blu Ray?

Pet Hates – People Collecting Money At Supermarket Tills

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One of the things that has always bothered me is collections in supermarkets.I have no issue with someone rattling a tin (or bucket) outside a shop, but I really don't like the way they get people collecting at the cash registers. They insist on packing your bags even if you aren't using any, or don't want them to and then you feel embarrassed and have to give them your loose … [Read more...] about Pet Hates – People Collecting Money At Supermarket Tills

Apple Wireless Backup – Time Capsule

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Apple's latest bit of hardware, The Time Capsule, sounds like an interesting concept.It's a combination of wireless backup unit for Mac clients and also acts as a wireless base station.Two versions are available:500 Gb1 TerrabyteIt would be complete overkill for someone like me, as any important data is kept on the office network which in turn is backed up to one of our SAN … [Read more...] about Apple Wireless Backup – Time Capsule

EVMS Bit My Ubuntu Upgrade!

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I knew that upgrading Ubuntu had been far too easy.There had to be a "gotcha" and of course there was.EVMS (Enterprise Volume Management System) is no longer supported as part of the core Ubuntu distribution, but as a couple of my servers were running very old versions of Ubuntu apt did its job all too well and upgraded it for me. End result - Siracusa, where several of my … [Read more...] about EVMS Bit My Ubuntu Upgrade!