Blog entries tagged software

HTC Desire, Server 2008 & Sage! In no particular order...

Tue, 25 May 2010 11:55:04 +0100

It's been a funny old couple of weeks. As the month end approaches its time to update the blog but I'm really not sure what to write about this time. It's not like I haven't been busy!

I could talk about the HTC Desire. I'm a month into a new contract with T-Mobile and feel I am finally getting close to having the perfect device. The Desire has done everything I have asked of it. I have fully integrated access to our corporate gmail based platform plus anRead More...

SharePoint and filling the gaps

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:50:59 +0100

I've been fortunate enough to have some time to do a little more detailed evaluation of Microsoft's SharePoint recently and I've been pleasantly surprised how much it's come on since the last version I looked at in detail. I don't get the time to do any 'proper' programming these days but I like to keep my hand in with various technologies just so I understand what developers are saying to me in progress meetings.

I guess I had taken my eye off the ball for a couple of years and only Read More...

How will Google Wave circumvent the challenge of the corporate firewall?

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:32:43 +0100

There is clearly a fuss about Google Wave. People appear desperate for an invite to the 100,000 user trial as they assume it will be the next big thing. For me it's a nice idea that will unfortunately not surmount my greatest issue for on-line collaboration - the corporate security policy.

Let's be clear, I'm a big fan of Google. GMail has revolutionised the way I manage email and instant access without the need for synchronisation combined with excellRead More...

Autotweet engaged captain!

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:45:06 +0100

As the Continuity marketing machine gathers pace I've now added an auto tweeting feature to the site ...

As each new article or blog entry is added here at conty.co.uk, a tweet informing our followers of the new edition should automagically appear at twitter.com/contyebusiness - I guess this entry is the first test....

Cheap way to make a full partition backup

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:15:01 +0100

Just about to attempt to install Windows 7 so I need to make a backup.

Turns out windows vista home edition does not allow you to back up a partition. Therefore I am using Paragon's free back software it backs up a whole partition to another drive.

Peace of mind while using USB memory sticks

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:31:49 +0100

After recent articles in the press, I have become increasingly concerned about the security of data on my USB memory stick. To overcome this, I have started using TrueCrypt encryption software......

It works by creating a file on the stick which is then encrypted. When you run the application (which you can from the memory stick to avoid having to install anything) it mounts the file and presents it as a disc drive (but only if you enter your password). Using it onRead More...

Off the shelf mythology

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:42:10 +0100

It's a shame there are so many good salesman out there or should that be it's a shame there are so many naive customers for them to feed on!

One constant battle that I come up against is based on a reticence to build a bespoke application for a business. As an example let's look at a recent conversation I had with a senior (non-technical) manager at one of our clients. It started with the complaint that we shouldn't be building a bespoke CRM solution when there were so manRead More...