Posted by Frank on August 22, 2010
Pirniehall, originally uploaded by The Loveable Geek.
Had a wander around the site of the old Pirniehall school at Croftamie on Saturday with my good friend Rod and our cameras. Lots of interesting stuff to be seen, and lots of evidence of neglect & dereliction.
Posted in Flickr | Tagged: Croftamie, Dereliction, Exploration, Flickr, photograph, photograpy, Pirniehall | 2 Comments »
Posted by Frank on August 22, 2010
It’s probably been around for ages, but this “I’m feeling lucky” Google search made me smile this morning:-
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Posted by Frank on August 18, 2010
When considering, or even actually adding mail rules to your Domino server’s configuration document, always, always, always make sure that you have a backup of the Domino Directory BEFORE you start.
It seems that when you have your server configuration document opened in Edit mode, and add a server mail rule, it actually ADDs said rule to the router task of the server in question, even if you don’t save the server configuration document. Not nice ..!
No problem I hear you cry. Just disable the rule, right? Wrong! Since I didn’t actually save the test rule in question, or the server configuration document for that matter, the rule didn’t appear within the server configuration document, but did register on the server’s router task. Issuing a “set rules” from the server console confirmed the appearance of an additional, phantom mail rule.
I was caught out by this, and by my own stupidity, for:-
a.) Testing this on a production mail server (WTF was I thinking)
b.) for not having a recent backup of the Domino Directory to hand.
Whether this is a bug within our implementation of Domino Server, or a known issue with the Domino Server 8.5.X codestream, I don’t know. What I do know is that I had to restore the server configuration document from a backup, and restart the server to fix the problems caused by my “test” server mail rule.
So, the moral of this story is please don’t be an eejit and always backup before dicking about with things, no matter how insignificant they seem.
Posted in Domino Server, Notes & Domino | Tagged: always backup before dicking about with things, Lotus Domino, server mail rules, SMTP | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Frank on August 12, 2010
The first batch of sessions for ILUG2010 have been announced, and I am happy to report that I will be presenting a session entitled “Exterminate! - SPAM prevention & elimination for Domino Server“.
My aim is to share some hints, tips & insights into SPAM management & extermination using only the features built into the Domino Server and Notes client. My hope is that even the most skilled anti SPAM ninjas will learn something new from this session.
I look forward to catching up with all of the usual suspects, as well as meeting lots of new people in Belfast this November.
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Posted by Frank on August 10, 2010
I seriously hope so ..!
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Posted by Frank on August 10, 2010
ND 8.5.2 will be available from 24 August 2010. Check out the IBM announcement here.
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Posted by Frank on July 2, 2010
It’s no secret that the best way to resolve a lot of Windows issues is to rebuild your Windows OS.
If you are a Windows Operating System user then chances are, like me, you flatten & rebuild your Windows OS every 6 months or so. There are various ways of automating your Windows OS builds, which means that you can typically get your OS re-installed very quickly. However, in doing this, you also have the pain of re-installing lots & lots of apps. One of the best ways to reduce this tedious task is to use Ninite.
Ninite lets you pick from a very wide selection of free & open source software, such as Internet browsers, Office suites, Media players, and Anti-Malware products.
Once you have made your software choices, Ninite creates a small, unique executable file which you download and run on your freshly built Windows OS. When run, the executable file downloads the software you chose and then silently installs them onto your PC. However, the best feature about Ninite is that it does all of the above, and doesn’t install any of the crapware that comes along with individual software installations, like custom browser toolbars and such like.
With a decent spec’ed PC and a fast internet connection (I am blessed with a 2+MB/sec connection) you can download and install a wide range of software literally within minutes.
Ninite is a great software repository for any Windows OS user.
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Posted by Frank on June 25, 2010
This magnificent stone originated from the majestic Giant’s Causeway in Bushmills, Co. Antrim, N.I., and was given a wonderful makeover by none other than Mr Steve “DominoYesMaybe” McDonagh.
Steve very kindly presented me with this stone beautiful work of art when I was over in Belfast at the start of May this year, and it has been proudly displayed on my desktop (a real one, not a virtual one) since it came home to live with me. It’s a beautiful, vibrant piece, and I am delighted, nay privileged, to be the owner of a Steve McDonagh original.
I’ve been meaning to post a pic or two of this stunning creation since I got back home, but I haven’t had the chance to photograph and blog about it until now (Being in China for 3 weeks contributed to the delay). Incidentally, photographing the stone actually gave me a chance to mess around with some Strobist “stuff”, but I’ll save that for another post.
So, for now, enjoy Steve’s fascinating, but beautiful, artwork.
Posted in Photographs | Tagged: Art, DominoYesMaybe, Steve McDonagh, Stone, Tribal, Vibrant | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Frank on June 24, 2010
This morning when I launched my Firefox browser, it updated to the latest release, 3.6.4. That’s nothing unusual. However, it’s the first time I’ve ever seen this:-
Have the guys at Mozilla been drinking from the same water cooler as Mr Jobs?
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