Category Archives: Software

Simpana 9 – Check Readiness on Windows, Linux and Macintosh passes although backups fail

Came across an interesting thing today and thought I would publish it, as it could certainly catch people out. You’ll find the Client Readiness Check will pass on Windows, Linux and Macintosh clients (those I have checked so far), although … Continue reading

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CommVault Simpana Linux client can backup but not restore

Had an interesting issue with a Linux client that was running CommVault Simpana where it could backup fine but any attempts to restore would not work. Problem is the error indicate network/comms related. Although wasn’t the case. Errors indicated kernel … Continue reading

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Firmware upgrade on motherboard renders Windows 7 boot with BSOD

I upgraded my motherboard firmware, and thought nothing of it. Turns out I should of been more concerned. Windows 7 now won’t boot and produces a blue screen of death (BSOD). Followed by the automatic reboot. Oh well, been wanting … Continue reading

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Move over screen, we have a new player in town

As long as I have used Linux, I have been a huge fan of GNU/Screen. Although it appears we now have a new player in town. Let me introduce Tmux, highly recommend if you haven’t checked it out, do so. … Continue reading

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Password Safe

I’ve been using password safes now for a while, however I still hadn’t find the right product to work across the multiple platforms. i.e. I need something to work on a mac, pc, ipad and andriod based phone. I’ve always … Continue reading

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Battlefield 3 – pre-ordered

Finally got around to pre-ordering a copy of Battlefield 3. Purchased from ozgameshop. Which means it will take a few days to arrive post launch, but I’d sooner have a copy of the media, rather than download it. Looking forward … Continue reading

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Purchased a new PC game

I use to love playing Battlefield 2, however this game is a bit long in the tooth. And I built my new system to play Battlefield 3, when it comes out. So to hold me over for a few months, … Continue reading

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Windows 7 early adopters say virtualization key to rollouts

Found the following article here in my travels. It’s information on 2 large companies who have recently rolled out Windows 7 and they share what they obtained by doing it.

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FileZilla – cross-platform FTP, FTPS and SFTP client

FileZilla Client is a fast and reliable cross-platform FTP, FTPS and SFTP client with lots of useful features and an intuitive graphical user interface. Features: Easy to use Supports FTP, FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) … Continue reading

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ImgBurn

ImgBurn is a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application that everyone should have in their toolkit! It has several ‘Modes’, each one for performing a different task: Read – Read a disc to an image … Continue reading

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