http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,2000485285b,00.htm chrishocking's Blog - Chris Hocking - Latest blog feeds at ZDNet UK en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:04:49 +0100 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:04:49 +0100 20 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (c) Last Tuesday I had the opportunity to go to Microsoft’s Innovation day at their offices in London Victoria. I was there to back up their claim that they are being initiative in Education, which I must admit with practical skills they are. I managed to... zdnetuk/10008151 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10008151o-2000485285b,00.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 15:29:57 +0100 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (c) Yesterday I went to Microsoft Innovation day. There were some excellent key note speakers on how the UK can be and needs to be more initiative. But the best thing about the day was what was on show from the Microsoft’s Cambridge labs. There were new... zdnetuk/10008073 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10008073o-2000485285b,00.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 09:36:25 +0100 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (c) Yesterday I arrived home to find I had a package from the Bank. I opened it up and inside I found a funny looking calculator. Now the instructions say that every time you want to pay money from your account in to some one else’s or set up direct debi... zdnetuk/10007727 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10007727o-2000485285b,00.htm Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:00:02 +0100 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (c) I’m currently sitting in the office; I have two Mac laptops in view (company property). The first, a normal Mac Book and the second a new Mac Book Air. I find myself thinking why! Why would I buy a Mac Book Air? Now bear with me here you Mac wors... zdnetuk/10007683 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10007683o-2000485285b,00.htm Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:18:28 +0000 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (c) There are many reasons why government organizations IT standards are poor. I however don’t see how they intend to resolve these issues. One way in which they could do this is to have a government academy where they would take the best performers in co... zdnetuk/10006871 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10006871o-2000485285b,00.htm Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:33:48 +0000 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (c) This Saturday i decided to take a trip to the Science Museum for some inspiration for an assignment. When i got there i was pretty disappointed, I'm not saying it wasn't interesting because it was. There some excellent Charles Babbage Machines and Pegas... zdnetuk/10006713 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10006713o-2000485285b,00.htm Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:13:34 +0000 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (c) This is only the beginning so don't be disappointed. What i have decided to do is share with everyone some of my favorite tools, it consists of a c cleaner and Spybot download but i will be adding more useful tools. So keep checking : http://chrishocki... zdnetuk/10006677 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10006677o-2000485285b,00.htm Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:50:36 +0000 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (c) Recently as I may have mentioned, I have been trying to put Suse Linux 10.3 through its paces and establish whether it is a viable option for my companies needs. I have so far managed to install it on a laptop which until today has been stationed at o... zdnetuk/10006649 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10006649o-2000485285b,00.htm Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:57:50 +0000 mailroomuk@zdnet.com (c) Recently I have been looking into improving the way in which the guys I have in the warehouse scan serial numbers for one of our client’s phones. My main goal was to be able to see how many were scanned and stop duplication. I had a look around but all... zdnetuk/10006575 http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10006575o-2000485285b,00.htm Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:23:41 +0000