tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90823530477042051402024-02-20T19:02:12.188+00:00Colin's IT Technology BlogWelcome to Colin Durrant's blog. MD of a successful IT support company based in Coventry, UK called Colins IT Ltd. I hope you find the posts useful.Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474913089551218424noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082353047704205140.post-2447400863300385782023-12-31T19:58:00.005+00:002023-12-31T19:58:27.676+00:00A New Way of Being<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTpLUd1URDj019yjGO1oGmNXPyeJiNzzSvS97Hp4ljlhbwrgy_fHG-znZDsTghmcZa_VGHEH0tuQ3zF0Oylmj6RxiLpQbRaHObIcnfCPA1qHNHxzPDSHhSmYJG45ki1DKo1-ouGHeCQrhTp6wp1jyLE2fSufsutvub3AKVdCEX1FTvqc761ujrJ48dgs/s2423/IMG_1895.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1818" data-original-width="2423" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTpLUd1URDj019yjGO1oGmNXPyeJiNzzSvS97Hp4ljlhbwrgy_fHG-znZDsTghmcZa_VGHEH0tuQ3zF0Oylmj6RxiLpQbRaHObIcnfCPA1qHNHxzPDSHhSmYJG45ki1DKo1-ouGHeCQrhTp6wp1jyLE2fSufsutvub3AKVdCEX1FTvqc761ujrJ48dgs/w600-h450/IMG_1895.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">As the light of the moon shines down on the earth in the night sky, there are many secrets which have long since been forgotten. The ancient ones knew these secrets and used tool and techniques to communicate with the stars and those on other planets.</span></p><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">They would share knowledge and stories of what was happening in each other's worlds. The good and the bad. They would learn from each other and warn each other if there were disasters looming like comets or other dangerous phenomenon.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">In these times when they shared knowledge, it was very dangerous for everyone living on earth. Many of the people had stopped believing in the Gods and had stopped building temples and making sacrifices.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Man had become complacent and stopped obeying the laws that were taught to them in order to maintain a society that looked after everyone. It cared for the sick and helped the strong.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Everyone depended on each other and were supportive and empowering. When these laws were not adhered to then society would break down very quickly.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Man would rape and pillage their neighbor, they would start feuds and wars with one another. It was not a pleasant time in the areas where society had broken.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Despite his best efforts, man would not listen to God anymore and so a giant comet was sent to destroy earth and wipe out man as they were known in that day.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Very few would survive and they would be tasked with rebuilding mankind and would have to learn everything again. Farming, animal husbandry, harnessing water, the wheel and so on. And so it was perceived that this was the beginning of man but indeed it was not, this was simply one of many rebirths.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Man lost many skills during these rebirths including communicating with beings in other worlds. They could no longer learn what they had lost.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">They had to spend thousands of years, relearning everything again from scratch. They forgot about their history as they tried to survive the harsh cold and the rain and floods.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">But there were beings that appeared to teach man the basics like farming and so on. But they did not teach us everything. Still to this day, we have lost many of these skills but they will return and it will truly be a great day when this happens and our eyes will be opened to a whole new way of being.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Long lost technology will be revealed once more. Those who are open to it will learn much and benefit greatly. Those that are closed and close hearted will continue their journey of suffering.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">To become an open minded one, firstly say yes to learning new things. Whatever it is. Learn to use your intuition which is the first step to understand this technology when it is revealed to us.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">When the time is right, which will be soon. Then all will be revealed and any suffering will melt away like it never existed. There are many changes coming.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">We must be open heart and open minded to receive them so that another comet does not have to be sent and we are forced once again to go through a rebirth process.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Start with loving everything and everyone around you. Do not live in fear, anger and frustration. Live in empathy and understanding and love.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">When we can make that our first reaction to any incident instead of anger, then we shall discover a new way of being and it will become easier and easier to be this way.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">It will be empowering and feel like a huge relief and a weight off our shoulders that we no longer have to fiercely protect ourselves but simply have intelligent conversations that heal rather than cause harm.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Evil men will be ousted and be exiled. A new order will form, built on this compassion and understanding and empathy. Those that do not comply, will also be exiled with the promise of returning once they commit to living in this new way.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">It may not be easy for everyone as you have all had many years of being shown the wrong way but the rewards will be priceless for abundance in many different forms will follow closely behind this new way of being.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">God does not require sacrifices, he requires this new way and then he too will be compassionate and understanding and there will be no need for another rebirth.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">This will be a much easier path to follow. It will be enlightening and joyful and bring peace and happiness and most of all, everyone will feel fulfilled in their life.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">They will begin to look after nature and not get tricked by their governments and people in power as to what they should do and not do. You will have free will and free thinking and be free to follow your heart.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">All will be pure with no conditions or malice or self-interest. It will all be based on serving one another for the greater good and receiving abundance in return.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">We shall all have what our hearts desire and we shall be awake and aware and have a deep connection to everything around us including trees, water, wind and animals.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">We shall live well and long and we shall understand limitless and understand that death is to be rejoiced and is never the end. Keep reading for more lessons coming soon to you to live and take this new path.</span>Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474913089551218424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082353047704205140.post-89331089211782436272014-12-30T12:47:00.001+00:002014-12-30T12:47:59.533+00:00Mountain Bike Crash<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BzMritOLSAA" width="480"></iframe>Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474913089551218424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082353047704205140.post-57757609614406798592014-09-12T09:34:00.001+01:002014-09-12T09:34:58.846+01:00Dealing with FailureThis is a very honest and open blog on my recent experiences in dealing with things I have failed in.<br />
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At 6:30pm shouting was heard from the houseboat and our researcher arrived at the scene within 10 mins to find an employee had been attacked by the lions.</div>
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Using the research vehicle the lions were driven off the victim but first aid unfortunately could not be given as the lions remained within too close proximity. The man sadly passed away at the scene.</div>
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<a href="http://www.colindurrant.co.uk/houseboat-incident-involving-lions/" target="_blank">http://www.colindurrant.co.uk/houseboat-incident-involving-lions/</a></div>
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Here is a short list of the most disturbing permissions it requires and a quick explanation of what it means to you and the privacy settings on your phone.</div>
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• Change the state of network connectivity – So Facebook can change or alter your connection to the Internet or your mobile service. You’re basically giving Facebook permission to turn features on your phone on and off and without telling you.</div>
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• Call phone numbers and send SMS messages – Facebook is able to automatically send text messages to your contacts on your behalf without your consent.</div>
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Gaboon vipers have a restricted range and are essentially forest dwellers. They are very spectacular being the heaviest, if not the longest venomous snake in Africa and one of the largest venomous snakes in the world.</div>
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In Zimbabwe, they are found only along the eastern border, mainly in the river valleys i.e. Honde valley, Burma valley, Pungwe valley, Lisitu valley but also Mt. Selinda, and extending into Mozambique. In South Africa they are restricted to the forests of northern Zululand between Matubatuba and St. Lucia. Elsewhere in Africa they are found in tropical forests throughout Zaire, northern Angola, Zambia, south eastern Tanzania, western Kenya, Uganda and from southern Sudan to Guinea.</div>
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Cape Town – A Zambian national, Miyanda Siamoongwa, flying to Hong Kong on SAA flight SA 286 was terrified when the flight suddenly hit massive turbulence half-way through the 14 hour long haul flight from Johannesburg.</div>
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Despite SA 286 being a large Airbus A340-300, the aircraft was tossed around like a toy in the sky and dropped like a stone for several hundred feet before finally gaining stability once again.</div>
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has officially sent a Notice to all US flight operators barring all operations within the Simferopol and Dnepropetrovsk regions of Eastern Ukraine following the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. The plane is though to have been shot down over the war-torn area.</div>
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plums, mangoes and peaches. It's the time to eat small, sweet purple grapes
straight from the vines and to take turns with the birds for pawpaws and figs.
It's the time when its hazardous to sit, stand or put anything under avocado
trees as the high up, unreachable fruits ripen and crash to the ground at the
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Christmas in Zimbabwe means towering purple rain clouds,
sausage flies and flying ants. It means rhino beetles and chongololos, large
spiders and even larger snakes. Christmas is that alluring time when flashes of
red, crimson and scarlet tempt you into the ever thickening bush to discover
wild and beautiful flame lilies? It's the time of year for mahobohobo fruits:
sweet, juicy and oh so more-ish and for mushrooms of all shapes and sizes - so
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Christmas in Zimbabwe is that first green maize cob
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your fingers and dripping onto your chin. For some it is chicken and rice, for
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Christmas in Zimbabwe means reunion. It's the time of
year when everyone's on the move. Transport is a nightmare, lifts are like gold
and everyone is weighed down with bus bags and bulging luggage. The roads are
chaotic, buses and kombis overloaded and impromptu police road blocks appear
every ten to fifteen kilometres. The queues outside the passport offices and
the borders grow longer while the bribes get bigger to match people's
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Instead of more people staffing home affairs and
immigration offices there are less and the looks on people's faces change from
anger and despair to disgust and resignation. Zimbabwe's new tradition, thanks
to a decade of political and economic mayhem, is the great, international,
annual migration to reunite with families scattered all over the globe. To the
disapora and from the diaspora hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans try to get
together and be normal families, just for a few weeks.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Christmas in Zimbabwe means school leavers. A couple of
hundred thousand O and A level students pour out onto the roads, waiting for
results, drinking too much, playing head banging music and all the while
knowing that there is almost no chance they will find a job in a country where
unemployment hovers around 90%. Those that can will have no choice but to join
the estimated three and a half million other Zimbabweans living and working
outside the country. Those that can't will set up roadside stalls under trees,
wheel and deal, sell airtime, become cross border traders and spend their days
looking for ways to use the education their parents struggled so hard to get
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been written off by the Treasury at a cost of US$9 million. And on the other
hand, for the vast majority of us, Christmas 2012 is a time when the shops are
full but the pockets empty as we juggle the bills, chase every dollar and
wonder if, by this time next year, our country will have finally become the new
Zimbabwe we so desperately need and want.<o:p></o:p></div>
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the world, happy holidays, joyous reunions and thanks for reading and
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Do you remember those days when you used to go in to a pub with your friends or colleagues and you would be asked if you could leave your credit card behind the bar so that they could keep a tab for you? I remember it anyway!! How trusting were we?</div>
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We wouldn’t entertain the idea today such is as our risk averse nature. It would appear that our fears are justified however. Over £530 million pounds a year in the UK falls foul to credit card fraud and a big chunk of this is through on line fraud i.e. somebody accessing your personal details on your computer without your consent.</div>
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So how do we guard against this? Well normally we download anti virus software and then don’t give it too much thought thereafter. But which software? There is a big choice out there in terms of anti virus software and some of it is free so it’s a no-brainer isn’t it ? Just download the free one….Now we all like something that is free but will it do the job you are expecting it to do? Let’s have a quick look at the two main differences between free and paid anti virus software;</div>
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1.The main difference is the level of support you receive. With paid anti virus software you will have access to a support team of technicians who can handle any problems you may have and deal with your queries. With free anti virus software you are pretty much on your own. Yes you can probably access tutorials and forums but there is no technician on standby to answer your call.</div>
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2.Another significant difference is what features are included in the anti virus programmes. With free anti virus software many of the advanced features are removed and then you are bombarded with sales messages from the anti virus software company trying to entice you to upgrade to a paid service.</div>
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Sometimes free anti virus software is an ok option. If you only use your computer for playing games and basically anything where you don’t have to access the internet then free anti virus software is fine. In many ways it performs the same as paid anti virus programmes but you just have to be a little more tech-savvy and proactive about guarding against threats. If that sounds like too much trouble and you just want an easy life with some peace of mind then paying for a more sophisticated anti virus solution is probably a safer option.</div>
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Like so many other things in life, you get what you pay for. If you fall into that risk averse category and wouldn’t dream of handing over your credit card to a stranger in a bar then a paid for anti virus solution is going to be the one for you!</div>
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Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474913089551218424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082353047704205140.post-27727314254913702892012-01-30T11:23:00.003+00:002012-01-30T11:23:29.171+00:00Does every Cloud have a silver lining?<br />
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So what is cloud computing? Should I be embracing it or sheltering from it? Whenever I’m faced with a question like this I always find it comforting to make a list of the pros and cons but before I do this let’s start with some basics.</div>
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Cloud computing, in its simplest terms, enables you to store files and software remotely rather than on a hard drive or server in the office. You may not know it but you are probably using the cloud everyday in your life. Services such as Gmail, Hotmail, Skype, YouTube, Vimeo and SoundCloud all operate in the Cloud.</div>
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So if all these services are using the Cloud it should be safe shouldn’t it? OK, it’s nearly time for that list. It’s now possible for businesses to have their own private cloud which incorporates specific services and is only accessible to selected people. Sounds good doesn’t it? Let’s look at the Pros of Cloud Computing:</div>
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<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Setting up cloud computing can be very quick and easy. If you think about how easy it is to set up a Gmail or Hotmail account and be up and running in comparison to installing software which can be time consuming.</li>
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<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Cloud computing can be cheaper – you don’t have to buy and install software because it’s already installed online remotely.</li>
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<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You don’t need loads of disk space. With cloud computing you subscribe to the software rather than own it which means it works a bit like pay as you go. You only pay for what you use and you can scale this up and down depending on your requirements.</li>
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<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Cloud computing can offer unlimited data storage because it is online. It is not restricted by server and hard drive limits and there are no issues with server upgrades etc. If you need more data you just up your subscription fee.</li>
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Sounds like a no-brainer so far doesn’t it? With all of the above benefits why wouldn’t I embrace the Cloud? Let’s have a look at some of the Cons of Cloud Computing. After all, every silver lining has a Cloud, if you pardon the pun!</div>
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<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">With the Cloud you do not physically possess storage of your own data, leaving the control and responsibility of your data storage with your Cloud provider. So it could be seen that this is a leap of faith.</li>
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<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You could become completely dependent upon your cloud computing provider taking away your freedom to some extent.</li>
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<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Your business continuity and disaster recovery are in the hands of your provider. Do you trust them enough?</li>
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<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What happens with data migration issues should you want to change provider?</li>
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<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What happens if your cloud provider goes out of business?</li>
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<ul style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: verdana, arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Can your Cloud provider guarantee the security of your data?</li>
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<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Cloud servers can go down just like normal servers so how do I access my data if this happens?</li>
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<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Cloud computing is only as robust as your internet connection. If you are experiencing internet issues you won’t be able to access your data.</li>
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Hmmm, not so sure now. However, it’s still early days for Cloud Computing and as time progresses then some of these issues will get ironed out. The comedian Peter Kay once famously said about Garlic Bread…..it’s the future!</div>
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The same can be said aboutCloud Computing. It’s here to stay, it is the future and whatever size your business is, it’s time to start thinking if Cloud Computing is going to be the most cost effective and flexible solution for your future data needs.</div>
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Phone – <strong style="font-weight: bold;">0800 10 777 82</strong></div>Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474913089551218424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082353047704205140.post-84001131903278882012011-07-11T13:24:00.001+01:002011-07-11T13:25:22.384+01:00Lets go office365.com everyone!!I have just done a guest blog post for <a href="http://www.comparethecloud.net/">www.comparethecloud.net</a><br />
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<a href="http://cloudcomputingadvice.co.uk/%20">http://cloudcomputingadvice.co.uk/ </a>Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474913089551218424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082353047704205140.post-88497443852179247112011-05-30T18:14:00.000+01:002011-05-30T18:14:44.210+01:00New Blog....Hey guys<br />
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We have created a new blog. Will keep trying to keep this one updated but the best way to utilise a blog is to have it attached to your domain. So, having it on blogspot doesn't really work great for you. Be great if you can check it out and give us any feedback...<br />
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<a href="http://www.colins-it.co.uk/blog">Colins IT Blog</a>Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474913089551218424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082353047704205140.post-87573716758139733892011-02-27T21:14:00.000+00:002011-02-27T21:14:29.912+00:00Virtualised Servers - Post 1<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #37414b; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Virtualisation is a process of running multiple independent virtual operating systems (servers generally) on a single physical computer. It is a way of maximizing physical resources to maximize the investment in hardware. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #37414b; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">So it is now possible to turn a very inexpensive 1U dual-socket dual-core commodity server into eight or even 16 virtual servers that run 16 virtual operating systems. Virtualisation technology is a way of having more actual server. However, it does not actually increase total computing power; it decreases it slightly because of overhead. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #37414b; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">However we can exploit this newly found hardware power by increasing the number of logical operating systems it hosts. This slashes the majority of hardware acquisition and maintenance costs that can result in significant savings for any company or organisation.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #37414b; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Virtualization is the perfect solution for applications that are meant for small- to medium-scale usage. Virtualization should not be used for high-performance applications where one or more servers need to be clustered together to meet performance requirements of a single application because the added overhead and complexity would only reduce performance. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #37414b; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">We're essentially taking a 12 GHz server (four cores times three GHz) and chopping it up into 8 x 1.5 MHz servers. But if 4 of those servers are in off-peak or idle mode, the remaining 4 servers will have nearly 3 GHz available to them. </span>Colinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474913089551218424noreply@blogger.com1