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• Brian Cox: Live

  By h3rring on June 23, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  We went to see Brian Cox live at Wembley Arena recently and had a great time.  If you’re not familiar, he’s a physicist who appears on various TV and Radio shows about science.  He’s proven very popular because he makes… Read More ›

• XCOM 2: Long War 2 Guide and Tips (Spoiler-Free)

  By h3rring on June 16, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  I love XCOM 2 and have got pretty good at it over the years.  All that experience didn’t make winning at Long War 2 (a semi-official full-conversion mod for the game) any easier though.  Lots of failure and knuckle-biting near… Read More ›

• PowerShell: Finding Invalid Mailboxes in Exchange

  By h3rring on June 9, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Mailboxes can me marked as invalid in Exchange;  this usually doesn’t affect the day-to-day function of the mailbox (usually) but it will prevent any changes happening to the object (using the standard Exchange tools).  However, whatever is causing those mailboxes… Read More ›

• Star-Trek : Bridge Crew, First Impressions

  By h3rring on June 2, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Do you want to experience being on the of the Enterprise? Do you have some form of VR device? Then you’re in luck because you too can do James T Kirk impersonations in front of three strangers while saying things… Read More ›

• Microsoft Does Irony

  By h3rring on May 26, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

• Obutto Revolution Desk / Cockpit Review + Construction Tips

  By h3rring on May 19, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  I’ve recently moved house and have a bit less space for my work / play desk (a huge, deep table-top).  Additionally, I’ve been doing a lot more typing on it (loads of PowerShell in my current job!) and I’ve been… Read More ›

• PowerShell: Synchronizing a Folder (and Sub-Folders) Part 11

  By h3rring on May 12, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Adding a -PassThru option and fixed a very odd bug.

• Moving Home: For Geeks

  By h3rring on May 5, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  We recently moved house and while there are lots of helpful checklists out there (like this on on the BBC) there were a few extra wrinkles for me due to my generally nerdy existence.  So, here’s a few helpful hints… Read More ›

• Moving House!

  By h3rring on April 28, 2017 • ( 0 )

  So computer / mouse / keyboard / life is in boxes.

• Socially Acceptable, Hi-Tech Fidgeting: The Fidget Cube

  By h3rring on April 21, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  I backed the Kickstarter for the Fidget Cube when I saw it and they finally arrived! It’s pretty much what it says on the tin;  a cube for fiddling with.  Each side has a range of surfaces, buttons and widgets… Read More ›