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Sending email in a secure, IPv6 world

This is a guide to updating your Linux server for SSL-enabled, IPv6-happy email transmission using sendmail! Here are the things you need to have already: An IPv6 address for your server. Your internet hosting provider will be able ... (more)

The Manor House

The Manor House A beautifully restored period building dating back to the end of the 19th century in a semi-rural setting on the edge of the village, which hosts a pub, a lovely church and post office. Double, twin or single rooms with ... (more)

Migrating from an iPhone to a Samsung

Reminders Notes Email Apps Contacts Messages (SMS) Weather Torch Mute on lock screen (hold down-volume) Music (more)

Who are you buying your domestic heating oil from?

Ah, well, it's easy to answer, right? Boilerjuice, Butler, Bayford, Watson, or Scottish Fuels. Simple, eh? Or is it? Thanks to John Kelleher[1] who alerted us to the fact that many of the oil companies (that includes both domestic heating ... (more)

Windows 10 wants to upload all your data

During the installation of Windows 10, I was presented with the "Customise settings" screen that explains what sort of data it wants to upload to Microsoft - for our benefit, of course! To quote, this is what Microsoft wants to know about ... (more)

Installed software on my laptop

Just in case I ever need to re-install Windows, here's a list of software I've installed (and settings I've tweaked): Firefox Skype Filezilla Thunderbird HeidiSQL pgAdmin - http://www.pgadmin.org/download/windows.php RoboMongo ... (more)

Find My iPhone

Apple has a really neat feature to help you find your iPhone - but you must have set it up before you lose it! The first step is to make sure that you are signed up with Mobile Me! - do this from any computer at me.com. You can just sign ... (more)

Meccano Spykee Wi-Fi Robot

This must be the most fun, extravagant wireless webcam on wheels ever! Control Spykee using a local wi-fi signal or remotely via the Internet. It can detect movement and automatically notify you, so you have a burglar alarm of sorts. It ... (more)

Options for escaping Google Workspace

Google initially offered free accounts with custom domains many, many years ago, and kept these "legacy" accounts free when they started charging for new accounts. They have now announced that everyone must pay; accounts without payment info ... (more)

Essential iPhone 4 information

To use your iPhone 4 you need to: Download and set up iTunes on your PC/Mac - If you don't already have iTunes on your PC or Mac then take a look at the iTunes download page. Find out about your new micro SIM - This is slightly different ... (more)

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