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Whilst in the shower just a few moments ago, I began to wonder what I'm going to find time to write about next.

With my house move some 4 months ago, getting engaged and planning a wedding; I've suddenly come to the decision that life is too short. Whilst it used to be in some way entertaining to spout online about what I was doing in life, at work and which gadgets I like; it strikes me that I'm no longer getting the pleasure out of it that I once did.

Those who are closest to me don't read the blog and I can happily share my life and experiences with them over a drink, a meal or on the phone. The rest, well, I'm not sure I have the time or that  it really matters any more.

So, I'm off to get married, start a family and generally have a life. For those who want to catch up in pictures, the pages of jaffacake.net will soon be redirected to my online photo album which will no doubt contain snapshots of my life as the future becomes my past. Who knows, with the time I save by not writing any more, I may just find some time to label the pictures.

Thanks for reading.

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Peter de Haas falls victim of the 'I allow comments, but only the ones that suit me' style of blogging.

Really, what's the point of allowing people to comment if you're just going to delete them if they don't suit you. If you do delete them, at least have the courtesy to let them know and save them re-submitting.

FWIW, I thought that when he said "We keep coming and coming and coming and coming and coming and coming." Balmer was referring to the new Microsoft Viagra 2006 product, obviously not funny enough for Peter.

Funny how this article suddenly vanished off the front page too!

Thanks Peter, I'll be unsubscribing now.

You drop a file on the chat window and Sametime 7.5 just transfers it. No matter behind what router the other guy sits. Every. Single. Time.

IBM Lotus Notes/Domino 7.0.2 gives us a much needed improvement to the Notes client SmartUpdate feature.

I last visited Notes Smartupdate with version 6 but it didn't really meet my needs. Not only could one not differentiate between 'Client' and 'All Client' installs, but installing on Windows machines with limited user access rights was pretty much impossible. Since then we've been struggling to package Notes clients up as required using a 3rd party software deployment tool. No more...

With 7.0.2 we can now not only deploy the right client type to the right user's machines but also allow them to install it with admin rights. Using the new SUSetRunAsWizard.exe program (found in the Notes program folder of an admin client machine) you can now package up the client setup so it will run under any chosen windows account.

The username and password are all stored encrypted within the custom setup executable that's built in but, if you desire more security, you can always create a time limited Windows account which will only be available during client deployment.

Excellent work from IBM and so far so good in testing. Thanks for listening to feedback from customers!

If you're looking at creating a scripted install, Andy Donaldson has a quick guide right here.

I was surprised by a post on Vowe's blog about interactive whiteboards, exclaiming how cool it was. i guess because it mentions MIT, people instantly make an assumption that this technology is new or leading edge. People going "wow, think of it's use in education".



Well, this isnt new technology and has been around for quite some time globally, indeed they have 5 of these at my local junior school for interactive learning. I believe the brand leader is SMART technologies with their SMART Board product. They're very good and they're used in our classrooms pretty much every day.

The Interactive Whiteboard, or IWB as it's known, is becoming a pretty standard fitment in UK school and studies have shown they improve classroom participation from pupils and really help the learning process.

Before & After
 

In the first of a series of articles surrounding the mystery of going to the dentist; Dental Surgeon Dr. Jarrad Rose, BDS (L’pool) DPDS (Bristol), looks at the modern trend of Tooth Whitening used by celebrities and politicians.

What exactly is Tooth Whitening? How much does it cost? How long should it last? These are among the answers, along with dismissing a few of the myths surrounding the topic.

Any questions you may have on the topic should be answered below but, if you do have any queries on this or indeed any other topic, then please feel free to post them in our comments section and Dr. Rose will address them here or in a future article.

On with the show...
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