Monthly Archives: April 2005

Video cam…

Posted on April 28, 2005 by David Banes

Well, here’s a start. If you have Java installed and enabled you can connect to the live cam here. If your browser won’t load it then you may need to lower your security settings in Options. Switching to Firefox is … Continue reading →

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Webcam…

Posted on April 26, 2005 by David Banes

Sad I know, but years after the web cam rage I’ve set one up. At least now the cameras are OK and the bandwidth can handle the traffic. Maybe I can turn it into a video web cam.

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Today was the big upgrade.

Posted on April 24, 2005 by David Banes

I’ve spent the whole day working on the hosting here. It was planned for a few weeks from now but a problem with the primary web server forced the upgrade today. The web server, mail server and SQL databases are … Continue reading →

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SecurityFocus and OSX

Posted on April 22, 2005 by David Banes

Now here’s something refreshing. This article about the lack of viruses for Apples OSX is interesting. If only becuase it’s written by the editor of Symantec’s SecurityFocus newsletter, who happily admits that a lot of SecurityFocus staff use OSX. The … Continue reading →

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Shop staff…

Posted on April 20, 2005 by David Banes

I know it must be difficult learning about every IT product in a computer store. But if you work there and you don’t know something DON’T pretend you do! For the third time in a month (and twice at the … Continue reading →

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PC’s…

Posted on April 17, 2005 by David Banes

Well, having been a happy Mac user for a while I re-dicsovered PC’s this weekend, and the frustrations they bring to life. I have an old Toshiba 3110, that came with Win98. I thought I’d zap the hard disk and … Continue reading →

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One week later…

Posted on April 15, 2005 by David Banes

Well it’s 7 days after leaving MessageLabs and we’ve accomplished a lot; Registered a new business name. Signed up two people, we are now three.:) Become a MessageLabs partner. Agreed a comms plan with MessageLabs. Become a NetRegistry partner. Setup … Continue reading →

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New job!

Posted on April 12, 2005 by David Banes

I’ve been busy the last week sorting out the new job after leaving MessageLabs. We’ve re-launched Cleartext and will be reselling a range of email security solutions, MessageLabs is one of them.

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Microsoft cybercrime-fighting tools

Posted on April 1, 2005 by David Banes

More good news! Microsoft Australia working with the Federal Police High Tech Crime Centre to deliver tools to help LEA’s analyse data.

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‘Microsoft bankrupts the Spam King’

Posted on April 1, 2005 by David Banes

Hooray… ‘Scott Richter, self-confessed Spam King and one-time peddler of ladies underwear, has filed for bankruptcy, with Microsoft cited as the main reason.’ Full story from ZDNet

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