Category Archives: Geek

Entries focussing on the inner geek and the projects undertaken

Mac Training: Support Essential Day 1

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Dean

The Mac desktop training commenced yesterday and all I can say is that it is full on. The day was go go go from 9:00pm through to 4:30pm with only a 30 minute lunch break. The day consisted of installation and user management from the desktop only. There was a brief introduction to shell scripting, applescript and using Automator. Based on day 1 I would advise anyone thinking of sitting the course prepare for three full on days. Day 2 commences in 30 minutes, looking forward to looking at the guts of Mac OS X further. Continue reading →

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I’m a Prophet

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Dean

About 3 months ago I was made aware of one of my clients that was planning to make the decision to update their corporate fleet to Microsoft Windows 7. Great move, however other applications also need review before a properly managed environment can be attained. Within my Threat Management realm that was tied down to Symantec Anti Virus Corporate Edition 10.x (SAVCE). Continue reading →

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The Most Popular Spammed Article On My Site

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Dean

I am amazed that the picture of a Green Bottle Fly associated with my December 2007 post Disaster in the Worm Farm is the most spammed post on my site. It astounds that such an ugly and offputting picture attracts such attention from the nefarious characters populating the internet. I mean, would you go buy a product to do anything if you saw a picture of a fly (excepting fly sprays and repellents)? Idiots! Continue reading →

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What a Tiring Day

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Dean

I am currently working on a pretty important piece of work for a key client at my employer. Essentially it is a very simple project to upgrade from one version of software to another. Sounds simple, is simple, however maligned and poorly communicated processes are causing inefficiencies in delivery. Continue reading →

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Another Tech Drama

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Dean

Well just as I got the ISP and hosting sorted my Mac decided to throw a spanner my way. The MagSafe power connector has carked it. For those of you not aware of a MagSafe connector it is a great … Continue reading →

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