Category Archives: blog

Why Easter doesn’t it fall at different times in different time zones

Posted on 2018/03/31 by

This year for example, tonight’s full moon occurs after midnight in places between the International date line and the UTC+11 time zone. So according to the formula, Kiwi kids should have to wait another week before breaking open those chocolate eggs. Continue reading →

Posted in blog, opinion

CSMA/CD and full duplex for wireless? It could be coming

Posted on 2018/03/23 by

The problem with existing wireless communications is that once a device starts transmitting, it doesn’t know if another device has transmitted at the same time until it has finished transmitting. This may be the solution to evercome that Continue reading →

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Why have WordPress made it soooo hard to follow someone?

Posted on 2018/03/23 by

 I won’t start a tirade of things you STILL can’t do on WP, but I am going to have a whinge about one feature you have obscured. Continue reading →

Posted in opinion, rant, wordpress | Tagged | 2 Comments

WordPress Changed their editor – and it sucks

Posted on 2014/08/17 by

Welcome to the keyhole. Trying to edit/create a blog post using WordPress just got harder (as if it wasn’t hard enough already!) When I go to create a page, the first thing you notice is that you have to edit … Continue reading →

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Big Data Defined

Posted on 2014/02/15 by

OK – I stole it. But it was too good not to share: Big data defined: Big data is like teenage sex: Everybody talks about it Nobody really knows how to do it Everyone thinks everybody else is doing it.. … Continue reading →

Posted in big data, blog

How to add Instructions to GNS3

Posted on 2013/11/29 by

Have you clicked the new menu item – Help | Instructions on GNS3?  This article explains how to make use of this feature, as well as point out some pitfalls along the way.  Getting Started If you want a page of … Continue reading →

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GNS3 Network Simulation Guide

Posted on 2013/10/31 by

Finally – it’s published! I can now say I’m a “published author”.  Check out my new book, GNS3 Network Simulation Guide, at PACKT or Amazon. [Get 50% off til March 6 2016 by using THIS  LINK] As the blurb says, it will … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, CCNA, Certifications, Cisco, dynamips, GNS3, GNS3 WorkBench, ICND1, ICND2, idle-max, Idle-PC, idle-sleep, idlemax, idlepc, idlesleep, Labs, vpcs, wordpress | Tagged , , , , | 10 Comments