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Halloween Party

We're having a Halloween Party with Fireworks tonight. Microsoft have some great pumpkin carving templates on the windows marketplace site so check them out. I'll post some pics of the completed jack-o-lanterns and the fireworks too Im fairly excited Read More
posted Saturday, October 30, 2004 4:41 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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Any chance of a Halo 2 port to the PS2?

Jessica has friends round playing on the Xbox and one of them just tripped on the controller wire and killed it :( The chances of Faye letting me buy another one are virtually zero. Maybe I can convince her it's for Sophie ;) I think Halo 2 getting Read More
posted Thursday, October 28, 2004 10:27 AM by adam | 20 Comments
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Exchange Webcast Week

Exchange Webcast Week is coming and most of the webcasts are at UK friendly times too TechNet Webcast: New Mobility Features in Exchange Server 2003—Level 200Monday, November 08, 20048:00–9:30 A.M. Pacific Time, United States and Canada Read More
posted Wednesday, October 27, 2004 10:52 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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We all live in a Windows Submarine

I saw this article on ZDNet last night and I've been mulling it over in my head.. MPs and security experts are attacking the government for its decision to use Windows 2000 on its submarines The British government is defending its decision to implement Read More
posted Wednesday, October 27, 2004 10:09 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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Microsoft IT Scalability Experience with Windows Mobile 2003 and Exchange Server 2003 Mobile Messaging

Just found this new white paper on the Windows Mobile site By designing Exchange Server 2003 mobile messaging and Windows Mobile 2003 devices for scalability, Microsoft has created a mobile messaging solution that meets the requirements of Business Decision Read More
posted Tuesday, October 26, 2004 3:14 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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Microsoft Celebrates Successful First Anniversary of Exchange Server 2003

I know its been a while since I've had a real Exchange post but they should start ramping up again.. Honest! Just saw this PressPass write up of Dave Thompson's keynote at Exchange Connections ORLANDO, Fla. -- Oct. 24, 2004 -- One year after the release Read More
posted Monday, October 25, 2004 5:24 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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Radio messed up in WMP10

When you click the Radio tab in WMP10, you now get sent to the MSN/OD2 Sonic Selector site. If you still want real radio, the old WM7/8/9 Radio Tuner can be found at http://windowsmedia.com/radiotuner/MyRadio.asp Read More
posted Monday, October 25, 2004 3:08 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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Im Back Online

After my week of paternity leave, I'm now back online :) Now I just have to start doing some work ;) Read More
posted Monday, October 25, 2004 2:36 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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Sophie Elizabeth Field

Sophie Elizabeth was born at 8.54pm on the 14th October and weighed 8lb 12oz. She was originally just called Elizabeth but Faye thought she didn't look like one so it's now her middle name :) Thanks for all the kind e-mails - they're much appreciate Read More
posted Wednesday, October 20, 2004 10:08 PM by adam | 12 Comments
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It looks like we're in business!

We think Faye's waters just broke so hopefully baby #3 is on its way :) Read More
posted Thursday, October 14, 2004 3:43 PM by adam | 8 Comments
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More Subterfuge TV

I seem to watch a lot of spy programs lately and last night was no exception I watched Spy on BBC2 which was excellent to watch as they set the trainees various 'missions'. The final mission in yesterdays episode was one where they had to go to a location Read More
posted Thursday, October 14, 2004 11:58 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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ReplyToAttendees Outlook Add-In

found this during my daily browse. In Outlook if you try and send an e-mail from an Outlook meeting request, it sends it to everyone in the request, including those that have declined the request. This add-in from David Gardiner lets you send mail only Read More
posted Thursday, October 14, 2004 10:22 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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Microsoft: The Musical?

Elizabeth blogged about an idea she has for a musical based on working at Microsoft. Sounds pretty cool to me. This is still kicking around my head. Perhaps it should be a podcast? I would need about 3 people interested in voiceover, a couple good singers Read More
posted Thursday, October 14, 2004 9:50 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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I made it to post #500!

I never thought I had so much to say ;) In just over 10 months, I've written 500 (now 501) blog posts at Geekdojo.net My thanks go to Ryan for providing me with space to ramble on and to everyone else for reading, commenting and just letting me know Read More
posted Wednesday, October 13, 2004 2:21 PM by adam | 1 Comments
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HP Learning Course: Combatting Spam and Spyware

HP learning have just added an online course on combatting spam and spyware. You need to register but its free to join. The course looks fairly good although seasoned security professionals may find it a little light on content Read More
posted Wednesday, October 13, 2004 2:00 PM by adam | 3 Comments
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Orange Gathering for UK Geek Dinners

Following on from my post yesterday about Orange gatherings, I have set one up for UK Geek Dinners. If you want to join, register as per Neil's post yesterday and then send a text message to +44 7800 009949 with the following message: JOIN <username> Read More
posted Wednesday, October 13, 2004 12:09 PM by adam | 1 Comments
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Baby #3 Update

The baby is still not here via natural means and apparently they don't let you go more than 10 days past your due date. So if the baby isn't here by Sunday evening, they will induce the birth. Anyone else have any other suggestions on ways to make the Read More
posted Wednesday, October 13, 2004 11:16 AM by adam | 2 Comments
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Virtual PC 2004 Service Pack 1

Microsoft just released SP1 for Virtual PC 2004. Updates include better compatibility with Windows XP SP2 and SMS 2003. It also includes an updated version of Virtual PC Additions Read More
posted Wednesday, October 13, 2004 10:35 AM by adam | 1 Comments
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More Mobility Goodness

Neil just blogged about Orange Gatherings which is an excellent illustration of a good mobility app Last week, I got an email about a cool new service Orange are trialling at the moment. This new service is Orange Gatherings which is a way to "to Read More
posted Tuesday, October 12, 2004 12:28 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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What is Mobility?

Means many things to many people but to me its to be able to do computery type things in non-computery type places without unecessary complication (forgive the technical terms ;) Ive seen two articles lately that sum up good and the bad ideas for mobility Read More
posted Tuesday, October 12, 2004 11:56 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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Communication in the 21st Century

Just found this great video via Ralph Poole Now that I work from home, most of our inter-employee communication is via IM or e-mail but I can remember when I was working at KMC, it was quite normal for someone sitting across the room to e-mail you and Read More
posted Tuesday, October 12, 2004 11:35 AM by adam | 1 Comments
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Clusty Search Engine

Just saw this from Anne via Scoble's Link Blog Today I had reason to do some searching on a specific person's name. Turns out that one of the people within my network, mentioned that they couldn't find this other particular person using Google. My curiosity Read More
posted Tuesday, October 12, 2004 10:40 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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New Series of Spooks

It's not often that I blog about TV programs (in fact, I think this is a first) but the new series of Spooks started on BBC1 last night. I don't know about anyone else, but I think it could easily have been a 2-part episode. Even better than that, those Read More
posted Tuesday, October 12, 2004 10:21 AM by adam | 1 Comments
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Updated Microsoft Help and Support Site live

Paul just blogged that he noticed that the support.microsoft.com site looks different. It is indeed the new look Help and Support site. On face value, it looks like a great improvement but we'll see how it goes Read More
posted Tuesday, October 12, 2004 10:01 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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Cool Stuff Up for Auction

Can't wait till November 9 to get your grubby little hands on Halo 2? Then why not buy it in an auction on Ebay. It's run by the Entertainment Software Association for their chldrens charity effort and has some great lots including: Autographed Halo Read More
posted Tuesday, October 12, 2004 9:38 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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Sysinternals RSS feed

Just saw via Jonathan that Mark and Bryce, the Sysinternals guys, now have an RSS feed I've used sysinternals stuff (and Wininternals, their paid-for counterparts) for as long as I can remember. Read More
posted Monday, October 11, 2004 10:26 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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Always go for premium..

I know I've said this before, but Dilbert rocks! It's like a manual for life :) From http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/dilbert-20041010.html Read More
posted Monday, October 11, 2004 10:15 AM by adam | 1 Comments
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Mun got a new blog..

With comments too.. Not really my thing as I dont have that much to do with .NET development (yet) but I know lots of other folks do Mun has a new blog for all things .NET here Read More
posted Monday, October 11, 2004 10:09 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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CISSP Study Group

I'm shortly going to start studying for my CISSP and I wondered if anyone would be interested in forming a virtual study group? Either IM me using the info on the right or use the contact form above. Read More
posted Monday, October 11, 2004 9:32 AM by adam | 2 Comments
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Still Waiting..

Still no sign of the baby so we're going to try the hot curry method this evening which has been recommended by a few people now. I'll let you know :) Read More
posted Sunday, October 10, 2004 6:00 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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Internet protection for kids

Jessica (our 6 year old) has just started using the Internet for games and stuff Can anyone recommend any kind of protection software? Read More
posted Sunday, October 10, 2004 5:50 PM by adam | 2 Comments
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Cool IE Add-In

For those of us still using Internet Explorer, Susan just found a neat add in that lets you search numerous websites from the IE address bar including the Microsoft KB and EventID.Net. and with that, I'm off to bed :) Read More
posted Sunday, October 10, 2004 12:37 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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Still no sign of the baby..

Well the due date came and went.. This wasn't too bad as we got an extra day today to do a general tidy up ) Any update and you'll all be the first to know (well maybe the second or the third ;) Read More
posted Saturday, October 09, 2004 9:50 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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SANS Institute Top 20

Today, I spent the day in London I was invited to attend the launch of the SANS Institute Top 20 which is a list of the top 20 types of vulnerabilities for Windows, UNIX and Linux. I'll write it up when I get the chance, but you can check out the report Read More
posted Friday, October 08, 2004 9:17 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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UK ONLY: £15 of Free M&S Vouchers

OK.. this really is my last post tonight.. If you test drive a Mitsubishi Grandis between now and December, you can get £15 of free M&S Vouchers Go here for info. Read More
posted Wednesday, October 06, 2004 2:07 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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WMV HD Rocks!

One last post for the day, then I'm off to bed. My brother sent me a link for the WMV HD content showcase. I downloaded a couple of clips that were fairly hefty in terms of file size but WOW! Awesome quality and they even have the trailer for one of Read More
posted Wednesday, October 06, 2004 1:41 AM by adam | 1 Comments
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Get your moblog here..

For anyone still without a moblog, moblog.co.uk will give you one for free If you have a Windows Smartphone running the 2003 version of the OS, try AtomicLava Read More
posted Wednesday, October 06, 2004 1:15 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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And now for some light entertainment..

Eddie Izzard has a new game on his website to celebrate the release of his DVD boxset. It's TETRiZZ, a variant on Tetris. Every time you get 10 lines, you get to see a clip from one of his DVD's Read More
posted Tuesday, October 05, 2004 9:21 AM by adam | 1 Comments
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Post #500 coming soon

I noticed this morning that im just 25 posts away from #500 Maybe this week will see Baby #3 AND Blog Post #500 Only time will tell though ;) Read More
posted Monday, October 04, 2004 9:27 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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Poor Tech Support

I just installed BT Communicator, a VOIP app bundled with the UK version of Yahoo Messenger that lets you have the calls billed to your BT number. I couldnt get it to work so I called the Helpdesk. The call went as follows: Me: Hello, im haing a problem Read More
posted Monday, October 04, 2004 9:25 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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Google have been feeding Gmail

William just blogged that Google have added ATOM feeds to gmail Very cool... I wish they'd hurry up and upgrade my account so I can try it. Read More
posted Monday, October 04, 2004 2:24 PM by adam | 1 Comments
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Outlook Multimon Bug

I noticed this on my last laptop but, as many of you already know, it wasn't a very good one so I just figured it was a glitch. Apparently not When I start Outlook 2003, the application has the XP-like theme However, after a couple of locks and unlocks Read More
posted Monday, October 04, 2004 12:00 PM by adam | 3 Comments
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My c500 Smartphone - The story so far..

Many people think that I'm of the opinion that anything else from Microsoft is golden and anything from anyone else is pants. In my personal experience so far, this is generally true but this doesn't go for phones. The c500 may well be the worlds smallest Read More
posted Monday, October 04, 2004 11:19 AM by adam | 2 Comments
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Im busy playing..

Doom 3? Not at the moment. I was looking for websites earlier that would be suitable for Jessica and we found a game on Disney's UK site called ToonTown. Now Toontown isnt the usual flash driven jobbie you'd expect at a website like this one. It's Read More
posted Saturday, October 02, 2004 11:22 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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UK Only: Free Cinema Tickets

Just got this in my inbox. Baby permitting, i'll be going to the screening in Brighton. Maybe we could all meet up and do this instead of a blogger dinner?.... From the highly-acclaimed director of EAST IS EAST and the producers of box office smash Read More
posted Friday, October 01, 2004 9:10 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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