Today, I installed from scratch (Debian Sarge) via the business card CD – over our shiny new University 100 megabit link (they have their own Debian mirror – whoosh!); the server was duly configured, the user accounts and email aliases were added. There are many other issues still to be resolved, but on this one… (read more)

Well this predication came true (“Liverpool destined to win European Cup?”) – I’m guessing that at least two regular readers of this web site will be very pleased. The reason for lack of bloggage here is that it has been (and continues to be) a ridiculously busy, stressful and tiring time at work: the move… (read more)

Back in the ‘real’ world now after a week away … Isle of Wight: sunny, cool, windy, relaxing, no thinking about work/stuff; winner! Brain dump: The General Election: Labour getting 35% of the votes gives them a majority of 60 seats? Where is the justice in that? Apparently, in England (as opposed to the whole… (read more)

Since I still intend to cycle to work’s new premises when we move in June, I decided to do a Test Run yesterday, to see what the journey is like. For comparison, my existing commute is about 7km and typically takes between 20 and 25 minutes, depending on traffic levels and the weather. The test… (read more)