Saturday, 1 August 2015
Interview for Sys Admin Day on Local BBC Radio
If you can, then feel free to listen to me being interviewed for Sys Admin Day on BBC radio at https://lnkd.in/dJdtCwg and fast forward to 25:30
Tuesday, 5 May 2015
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
Bring Back Clarkson
Well my weekend is ruined, so I have signed https://www.change.org/p/bbc-reinstate-jeremy-clarkson
It is the only thing I watch from the BBC
It is the only thing I watch from the BBC
Tuesday, 29 July 2014
What did you do this sys admin day?
I spent the morning at work giving cakes to the ICT support team.
Then in the afternoon I updated sysadminday.org.uk for the next year. (The new design should be up soon)
Perhaps you could leave a comment about what you did. I will try to include them on the new site.
This is the part where I report on the number of visits to the site this year.
Unique visitors - 618
Hits - 24280
Then in the afternoon I updated sysadminday.org.uk for the next year. (The new design should be up soon)
Perhaps you could leave a comment about what you did. I will try to include them on the new site.
This is the part where I report on the number of visits to the site this year.
Unique visitors - 618
Hits - 24280
Thursday, 19 December 2013
Top cars list 2013
We are nearing the end of another year and TV is full of top 50 things about [insert top ten here]I quite like these programmes and I thought of creating my own end of year list and like the TV, I have just updated my last top ten.
Favourite cars that I have owned.
As in the top 50 things about blah programme tradition I will count down.
15. F reg 1.1L Renault 5 - In white. This car was a replacement for my Ford Fiesta that I crashed into a Cavalier. It was an interesting car that had the wrong suspension leg attached. This made driving it challenging, but at least I didn't crash it much.
Price Paid - ???
14. C reg 1L Ford Fiesta - I really don't like small cars. This maybe because they are not that good in a crash. This was aptly demonstrated when I crashed my Fiesta that I had bought 30 days before into a Cavalier. (Head on in a lane. It was 50/50 blame) The Cavalier was able to drive away, the Fiesta was not so lucky.
Price Paid - 200 pounds and the Sierra
13. H reg 1.4L Ford Orion - This car was so underpowered it hurt. It leaked oil a lot and in the end I sold it for 40 pounds.
Price Paid - 600 pounds
12. C reg 1.6L Ford Sierra - My first car. I went through a lot in this car.
A wall, a road sign, garage door, various drainpipes and I once reversed into my neighbours car. He didn't park behind me after that. It was fun due to it being rear wheel drive. Unfortunately the previous owner hadn't looked after it and it had turned from red to a pinkish colour. It was also the first car in which I was stopped by the police in. The officer thought I was racing him. I wasn't - honest!
Price Paid - 200 pounds
Into the top 10
11. P reg 1.6L Daewoo Nexia - One of the engine mounts came off and the engine fell out just 2 months after I had bought it. I kept it for a year and in that time did over 30,000 miles.
Price Paid - about 800 pounds
10. 52 reg 1.3L Daihatsu Hijet - I liken this car (van actually) to a go-kart on stilts. Real wheel drive with the added threat of rolling it at any moment. I never did roll it, but I did own it for over 3 years. One of the few vehicles that lasted more than a year. It ran on LPG which was half the price of petrol.
Price Paid - 5200 pounds and the Daewoo
9. S reg 1998 2.3Turbo (low pressure) Saab 9-5 - I have just bought this so it doesn't get very high (yet). It is to replace the Merc (which finally died despite my best efforts to kill it sooner) and so has a lot to live up to. I will admit that it is fast (for a 15 year old car) Originally it had 170 bhp but now, who knows. I cannot say that I will ever be a Saab fan, but so far so good. If it lasts past May, I will be happy. The MOT is for 10 months.
Price Paid - 400 pounds
8. J reg 1.8L Vauxhall Cavalier - I owned this one for a year and a bit and then crashed it in a lane at about 60 mph. Thankfully my brother knew someone who could fix it. After that the front drivers wheel was half an inch further back than the front passengers wheel.
Price Paid - 1,200 pounds and the Renault
7. 03 reg 1.7L Vauxhall Astra - A good workhorse that I owned for 3 years and my only diesel. Finally the clutch and fuel pump failed. I was broke at the time and swapped it for a Rover Cabriolet.
Price Paid - 3000 pounds
6. M reg 1.6L Rover 216 Cabriolet - This was an emergency car. It was fun to drive with the roof down. Unfortunately I owned it for just over a month in the winter
Price Paid - The Astra
Now it gets exciting as we reach the top 5
5. J reg 2L Toyota Celica - This might of been higher but after 5 months it caught fire. Someone (not me) had left a spanner in the engine bay which rested on the wiring loom. eventually it shorted and the car burned out. I was sad that day
Price Paid - 4,800 pounds and the Cavalier
4. H reg 2.2L Subaru Legacy - This was a great car but too expensive to keep. I would bald the tyres really quickly as the transmission was automatic and my right foot is heavy. Had lots of fun in it and would definitely get anther one.
Price Paid - 500 pounds
3. M reg 4L Jeep Cherokee - I loved driving the Jeep. Really fun in 2 wheel drive in the wet, but also able to go almost anywhere in 4 wheel drive. Big, loud and fun. I got 12mpg on LPG out of it.
Price Paid - 600 pounds and the rover
And with much fanfare!!!
2. P reg 1.8L Mercedes C180 - This was number 6 last time. It makes it to number 2 because it hardly ever broke down, passed 3 MOTs with ease and rocked! It was electric blue. This colour was applied on top of the original red and done very badly. At least it was easy to find in a car park.
Price Paid - 500 pounds
1. Old M reg (1974) 1.3L MG Midget Mk III - This list is based on the order of which cars I want to drive now. This classic always wins. When driving you are sitting on the rear wheels. This makes it great for drifting. Yes it spent more time on the back of a tow truck and it was made by British Layland. It is still my favourite car I have owned.
Price Paid - 1,400 pounds
Favourite cars that I have owned.
As in the top 50 things about blah programme tradition I will count down.
15. F reg 1.1L Renault 5 - In white. This car was a replacement for my Ford Fiesta that I crashed into a Cavalier. It was an interesting car that had the wrong suspension leg attached. This made driving it challenging, but at least I didn't crash it much.
Price Paid - ???
14. C reg 1L Ford Fiesta - I really don't like small cars. This maybe because they are not that good in a crash. This was aptly demonstrated when I crashed my Fiesta that I had bought 30 days before into a Cavalier. (Head on in a lane. It was 50/50 blame) The Cavalier was able to drive away, the Fiesta was not so lucky.
Price Paid - 200 pounds and the Sierra
13. H reg 1.4L Ford Orion - This car was so underpowered it hurt. It leaked oil a lot and in the end I sold it for 40 pounds.
Price Paid - 600 pounds
12. C reg 1.6L Ford Sierra - My first car. I went through a lot in this car.
A wall, a road sign, garage door, various drainpipes and I once reversed into my neighbours car. He didn't park behind me after that. It was fun due to it being rear wheel drive. Unfortunately the previous owner hadn't looked after it and it had turned from red to a pinkish colour. It was also the first car in which I was stopped by the police in. The officer thought I was racing him. I wasn't - honest!
Price Paid - 200 pounds
Into the top 10
11. P reg 1.6L Daewoo Nexia - One of the engine mounts came off and the engine fell out just 2 months after I had bought it. I kept it for a year and in that time did over 30,000 miles.
Price Paid - about 800 pounds
10. 52 reg 1.3L Daihatsu Hijet - I liken this car (van actually) to a go-kart on stilts. Real wheel drive with the added threat of rolling it at any moment. I never did roll it, but I did own it for over 3 years. One of the few vehicles that lasted more than a year. It ran on LPG which was half the price of petrol.
Price Paid - 5200 pounds and the Daewoo
9. S reg 1998 2.3Turbo (low pressure) Saab 9-5 - I have just bought this so it doesn't get very high (yet). It is to replace the Merc (which finally died despite my best efforts to kill it sooner) and so has a lot to live up to. I will admit that it is fast (for a 15 year old car) Originally it had 170 bhp but now, who knows. I cannot say that I will ever be a Saab fan, but so far so good. If it lasts past May, I will be happy. The MOT is for 10 months.
Price Paid - 400 pounds
8. J reg 1.8L Vauxhall Cavalier - I owned this one for a year and a bit and then crashed it in a lane at about 60 mph. Thankfully my brother knew someone who could fix it. After that the front drivers wheel was half an inch further back than the front passengers wheel.
Price Paid - 1,200 pounds and the Renault
7. 03 reg 1.7L Vauxhall Astra - A good workhorse that I owned for 3 years and my only diesel. Finally the clutch and fuel pump failed. I was broke at the time and swapped it for a Rover Cabriolet.
Price Paid - 3000 pounds
6. M reg 1.6L Rover 216 Cabriolet - This was an emergency car. It was fun to drive with the roof down. Unfortunately I owned it for just over a month in the winter
Price Paid - The Astra
Now it gets exciting as we reach the top 5
5. J reg 2L Toyota Celica - This might of been higher but after 5 months it caught fire. Someone (not me) had left a spanner in the engine bay which rested on the wiring loom. eventually it shorted and the car burned out. I was sad that day
Price Paid - 4,800 pounds and the Cavalier
4. H reg 2.2L Subaru Legacy - This was a great car but too expensive to keep. I would bald the tyres really quickly as the transmission was automatic and my right foot is heavy. Had lots of fun in it and would definitely get anther one.
Price Paid - 500 pounds
3. M reg 4L Jeep Cherokee - I loved driving the Jeep. Really fun in 2 wheel drive in the wet, but also able to go almost anywhere in 4 wheel drive. Big, loud and fun. I got 12mpg on LPG out of it.
Price Paid - 600 pounds and the rover
And with much fanfare!!!
2. P reg 1.8L Mercedes C180 - This was number 6 last time. It makes it to number 2 because it hardly ever broke down, passed 3 MOTs with ease and rocked! It was electric blue. This colour was applied on top of the original red and done very badly. At least it was easy to find in a car park.
Price Paid - 500 pounds
1. Old M reg (1974) 1.3L MG Midget Mk III - This list is based on the order of which cars I want to drive now. This classic always wins. When driving you are sitting on the rear wheels. This makes it great for drifting. Yes it spent more time on the back of a tow truck and it was made by British Layland. It is still my favourite car I have owned.
Price Paid - 1,400 pounds
Wednesday, 2 October 2013
Oh no the syk is falling...
The story isn't even accurate.
Please check the facts first (and your spelling).
Remember when reporters used to their check their work first?
Please check the facts first (and your spelling).
Remember when reporters used to their check their work first?
Thursday, 31 January 2013
Samsung 300E5C, NP700Z5C, NP700Z7C and 530U3C series laptops are bricked when trying to boot Linux
Booting Linux on some Samsung laptops may destroy them.
Samsung 300E5C, NP700Z5C, NP700Z7C and 530U3C series laptops are among those affected
Read more at;
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/31/ubuntu_uefi_bricking_samsung_laptops/
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