Monthly Archives: September 2009

Looking for an Excel password?

Have you ever had a password-protected Excel document that needed opening up? It happened to me a couple of years ago. I worked for a company that used an Excel sheet in a shared folder to store passwords to different websites that the company had accounts on. One of the policies the company had was [...] Continue reading

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Looking for an Excel password?

Have you ever had a password-protected Excel document that needed opening up? It happened to me a couple of years ago. I worked for a company that used an Excel sheet in a shared folder to store passwords to different websites that the company had accounts on. One of the policies the company had was [...] Continue reading

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Twitter Updates for 2009-09-30

The twins are here. Mum and babies doing well. http://phodroid.com/09/09/a3cke8 # Twins update: Baby 1: Boy was born weighing 6 lbs 4 oz, Baby 2: Girl was born weighing 5 lbs 13.5 oz. Both as cute as a pair of … Continue reading

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Twitter Updates for 2009-09-29

Just watched: Jonathan Zittrain: The Web as random acts of kindness | Video on TED.com http://ow.ly/rod2 # *chuckle* .. looks like time to change my password # Hmm .. wondering if hat ColonRevi comment on FB was a XSS attack … Continue reading

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Twitter Updates for 2009-09-28

Looking at the Excalibur Almaz at KWC in the Isle of Man http://twitpic.com/jch3c # Hairy Bikers at Manx Food Festival http://twitpic.com/jcksa # (a) New puzzle game for iPhone and iPod touch. http://is.gd/3IGHR #hexuzzle # Just got back from the Manx … Continue reading

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Excalibur Almaz in the Isle of Man

Today I got the opportunity to check out a space vehicle, which is probably the closest I’ve ever been to something that could make it’s way out of the hold of Earth’s gravity. It was the Almaz capsule being deployed by Excalibur Almaz as part of their foray into space tourism. The module I saw [...] Continue reading

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Twitter Updates for 2009-09-27

@sherrilynne Yummy .. my mouth is watering already! in reply to sherrilynne # @StuartPreston Wow .. can't imagine CGO without you in reply to StuartPreston # New AskOwen post: How do I get programs to start automatically? http://bit.ly/sPZ4v # @amatodesign … Continue reading

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Can grooming help your career?

Did you know that your appearance can have a drastic effect on your career? Well, Gillette recently commissioned a survey of 500 Human Resources professionals (using Harris Interactive to perform the study) to find out how a person’s grooming affects their interviews and career prospects. You can read all about it on the Gillette Career [...] Continue reading

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Imagine life with Akismet!

I keep getting blown away by how awesome Akismet is. I run a number of different blogs and without Akismet spam management would just innundate me with work. Akismet has kept all my blogs clean for years and year; and you don’t realise just how awesome it is until you see all the spam that [...] Continue reading

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Twitter Updates for 2009-09-26

RT @4oD: Oops. In making 4oD available again in R o Ireland we inadvertently turned off the Channel Islands and Isle of Man. We're sorti … # Off to Water Margin this evening for a mate's leaving do, Looking forward … Continue reading

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