The Mac mini I set up with Snow Leopard Server had previously been acting as a server using the client version of OS X. While I was setting up the server again after installing the Server operating system, I decided to also combine the existing external data drive with a second drive and make [...]
I picked up a new copy of OS X 10.6 Server on EBay for 177 Euro (instead of the 499 Euro it costs if you buy it new from Apple) and have installed it on my 2006 Intel Mac mini. I had one issue at the start of the installation, whose solution is not obvious. [...]
Digital Inspiration has an interesting idea for people who have to log on to multiple web sites from public computers, or just for people who want secure passwords even if they don’t spend a lot of time in internet cafes. It uses paper.
If you use the same password for multiple sites, you have a [...]
What makes supermarket employees work harder? Why do rats drink more tonic water, when it becomes more expensive? (Rats hate tonic water, they don’t like the taste of the quinine in it), and why is your boss overpaid?
It’s all down to the logic of economics, according to Tim Harford, or as he calls it [...]
The German Post has implemented some innovative services which either haven’t been copied abroad, or only took off in other countries quite a bit later:
By John | February 28, 2010
Recently Ruth asked me to set up a new website for her and some other textile artists who she has met. So I set up Use Your Eyes for them. Ruth was quite taken with the design, and decided she wanted her own blog Sew2Speak changing to use a similar skin, which is what I [...]
By John | February 10, 2010
If global warming hasn’t frightened your socks off yet, then take a look at these two news items:
1. The UK is likely to run out of soil in the next 60 years. Other countries are similarly affected:
An estimated 75 billion tonnes of soil is lost annually with more than 80 per cent of the [...]
By John | February 8, 2010
It is surprising how many large companies which like to think of themselves as international, and who advertise in the international press can’t cope with having customers in countries other than their home land.
From our own recent experience:
A subsidiary of a British bank – one of the national brands – can’t cope with [...]
By John | February 8, 2010
We went to Xàtiva a couple of weeks ago to pick up the deeds for the plot we have bought, and to see a second architect. The guy we initially met made an offer for doing the design which was 50% over the usual rate, and was unable to explain why. Our (excellent) lawyer in [...]
By John | January 30, 2010
It has been snowing since last Wednesday. And we and the neighbours are starting to run out of places to put the snow we’ve cleared.
Since I took these pictures, it has continued to snow, and snow is forecast to continue until at least next Wednesday. One of the neighbours set off in his [...]
