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How many (Twitter) followers do you have?

Posted by Phil Stirpe · 03 February 2012

Are followers the ‘must have’ this year? It seems to be the qualification that is quoted the most. In years gone by you might judge a person by the value of their house (the Daily Mail still do). Now it’s followers. So, does it matter?

So what do I think of the Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement – ACTA now ?

Posted by Phil Stirpe · 01 February 2012

Today, my colleague Scott Hayes got in touch about the post I made yesterday. Scott has actually looked into the proposed laws a little more carefully than I had. Actually, I get by on hearsay and Wikipedia most times. Anyhow, in light of his insight, I have rethought and refined my opinion. Told you I would !

Should we be worried about the Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement – ACTA ?

Posted by Phil Stirpe · 30 January 2012

26th January 2012 was a significant day. Not because it was my 49th birthday (I’m sure your cards are in the post) but because that was the day that the European Union and others signed up to the Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement – ACTA. Something that had my angry 17 year old ranting about over the birthday meal. He was incredulous that I hadn’t heard of it. He and his fellow Media Studies class are really quite concerned.

New for security (Linux) offering

Posted by Alina Swietochowska · 26 January 2012

Apparently, there can never be too much said about computer security, and so we thought we’d chip in, constructively. The best manner for us, is to offer a new course – this time, one that focuses on handling various security techniques in Linux.

What does the message – Cannot sign into Lync The username, password or domain appears to be invalid mean?

Posted by Phil Stirpe · 26 January 2012

Now I’m betting that you ended up here because you are having difficulties with Microsoft Lync 2010 and in your frustration, turned to Plan ‘G’ (Google) to search for help. Well I think you just might have come to the right place. If you are in a hurry you can just skip to the bottom. However, I as I am probably about to save you 8 hours of frustration, the least you could do is read the whole post!

How to create a DrawingBrush for your WPF application using Expression Design 4

Posted by Phil Stirpe · 24 January 2012

I needed to create an example using a DrawingBrush in WPF for QA’s forthcoming WPF course and more importantly how to create one in Expression Design 4. I could have typed the required GeometryDrawing elements directly into the XAML editor but then I thought ‘Yeah right !’

The benefits of a classical education

Posted by Lianne Marie Binks · 24 January 2012

It’s a very Hans Gruber thing to say I know, but when reflecting on our three types of training courses I often wonder whether innovative approaches such as eLearning or Virtual learning will eclipse the traditional classroom-style course. Sure they offer more flexibility for different learning styles and different budgets but is there something to be said for the personal touch?

Schedule MDT updates using PowerShell Scripts

Posted by Andrew Mallett · 18 January 2012

We can go home early on Fridays in February, brilliant news methinks. However if you have to stay behind to update your Deployment Shares in MDT 2010 or 2012 you will not be out much earlier. That is, of course, unless you are the only person not to read this and implement your updates with PowerShell

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