Help, the birds are eating my house !

By: Gareth Howell

2 Mar 2010

Picture of a Bluetit

A couple of days ago, I was standing in our kitchen when something light and whispy drifted past the window. Based on the current weather patterns I immediately thought of snow, but no. This morning I left the house to go down the garden to my office and was greeted by the sight of a light covering of - insulation material.

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I'm backing IBM to win in the collaboration space

By: Gareth Howell

25 Jan 2010

Picture of a Lotus Notes client running on a Mac

I have been a Lotus Notes consultant for 17 years now. That's a long time for a product to exist in the IT product market (actually it's been around since 1989 I think); so it's worth examining why it's still around, and why it is still the market leader in the collaboration space.

Is it good to have your head in the cloud?

By: Gareth Howell

20 Jan 2010

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They are out to get you - why paranoia is sometimes a good thing

By: Gareth Howell

19 Jan 2010

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Picture of a hacker

Businesses must take cyber-security seriously according to Deloitte.

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How do I share my Outlook Calendar with somebody else

Posted Wed, 13/01/2010 - 20:18 by Gareth Howell

In Outlook:

  1. view the calendar you want to share;
  2. in the Navigator pane (left hand side), click "Share My Calendar"
    (you may get a warning about being unable to install custom actions: don't worry)
  3. complete the address details in the resulting email and send.

The recipient will need to open the email and accept the request to share.

What happens when business cultures clash

By: Gareth Howell

13 Jan 2010

BIBA logoA long, long time ago, there was a UK company called BIBA: established by Barbara Hulaniky and her husband Fitz. My brother worked for them for many years and over Christmas he related a very interesting tale that highlights what can go wrong when corporate cultures are not taken into consideration during a take-over.

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