Posts by Jumble 13 publicly visible posts • joined 14 Sep 2011
Been happily using Acronis True Image 2009 since ummm 2009. I do keep the system and data on different partitions and backup data to a Qnix NAS daily and a clean system to the same place monthly.
For a quick and dirty file copier, I use Karen's Replicator. It's schedulable and network aware but doesn't verify.
I prefer streetmap because I primarily want to see in which locality a postcode is based. Being OS map derived, it's more authoritative and I can trust its place name spellings. Also, by clicking on its zoom bar (3rd one down) I get consistent scaling (scroll wheel zooming isn't good on my low bandwidth rural connection).
I have to use Google maps outside Britain of course :(.
NB: Its response times are hugely improved if the Ghosteria addon is deployed
Over many years of recruiting, I've only ever taken one sort of reference seriously. It's the one you get when you call a previous employer (preferably a direct manager). The most important question is 'Would you rehire this person?'
OTOH, linked in can be great for finding stuff out about people that they've tried to conceal from you.
" I don't expect British Gas to lay a pipe to my house or the local water authority to offer me mains sewerage for free. Why do we expect to all have high speed broadband ?"
There are alternatives to mains sewerage [1] and piped gas but there isn't a sensible alternative to fast broadband. I'd love to have 2Mbit and I'd orgasm at 100Mbit. For now though, I usually trudge along at around 800Kb.
[1] My septic tank works well and costs a lot less to run than the water people charge you for sewerage :)
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