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Tuesday, December 22, 2009 8:03 AM

[Rant] Wot no eSata cable?

So I’ve invested in a Seagate FreeAgent XTreme eSata external drive primarily for the performance benefits I hope to get over regular USB/ Firewire which needless to say I’ve had to pay extra for. The drive has just arrived and I’ve eagerly opened it...
Posted by Cliff Hobbs - FAQShop.com and Microsoft MVP ConfigMgr/ SMS
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Thursday, November 12, 2009 12:02 PM

[Rant] The Long and Painful Road…

So my new HP laptop arrived earlier this week. After a quick trip into the office to build it off the network things looked good until I needed to start the migration from my old Dell (which is getting slower and slower and slower each day so I won’t...
Posted by Cliff Hobbs - FAQShop.com and Microsoft MVP ConfigMgr/ SMS
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Monday, September 21, 2009 3:27 PM

[Rant] Taxed to enter the US on holiday? No thanks I’ll stay in Europe...

What’s happened to the World? I don’t remember as a child ALL THE TIME the news being dominated by money and taxes (and this was BEFORE the Credit Crunch which a LOT of companies are just using as smoke and mirrors to hide behind). With rising aviation...
Posted by Cliff Hobbs - FAQShop.com and Microsoft MVP ConfigMgr/ SMS
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Friday, January 30, 2009 7:58 AM

[Rant] Where is it all going to end?

Watching the News last night it was sad to see the scenes of the riots in the streets of Paris and hearing about the Greek farmers blockading the principle motorway for a week but I understand these people’s frustrations and I can sympathise with them...
Posted by Cliff Hobbs - FAQShop.com and Microsoft MVP ConfigMgr/ SMS
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Monday, January 26, 2009 5:12 PM

[Rant] How I saved £150 with ONE phone call

With the UK in recession and the start of a new year I’ve been looking over my finances to see if there was anyway I could save money. I ALWAYS use Internet price comparison sites when it comes to renewing my car insurance (this month being no exception...
Posted by Cliff Hobbs - FAQShop.com and Microsoft MVP ConfigMgr/ SMS
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Monday, December 15, 2008 2:30 PM

[Misc] Enabling a “Proper English” Dictionary in Windows Live Mail

First off I much prefer Windows Live Mail over Outlook Express. BUT it does have some annoying nuances which drive me nuts which I’ll resolve when I either get time or more likely when my blood boils and I just can’t take the torture anymore. Well that...
Posted by Cliff Hobbs - FAQShop.com and Microsoft MVP ConfigMgr/ SMS
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Tuesday, November 04, 2008 3:50 AM

[Rant] Glad it’s almost over…

Is it just me or is anyone else going to be glad when the US Presidential Election is FINALLY over? Don’t get me wrong if I was a US Citizen then sure...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008 2:20 PM

[Rant] Are we not so bothered about remembering our War Dead?

The 11th November has special significance to a lot of people (me included as it’s my birthday), as this is when we as a nation like many others remember...
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Friday, August 22, 2008 3:52 AM

[Rant] Windows Live Mail – Come on Microsoft you could do better…

So after reading how good Windows Live Mail was and thinking I could use some of it’s cool new  features earlier this week I made the jump from Outlook...
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Monday, August 11, 2008 7:00 AM

[Rant] Are Quality Certificates REALLY worth it?

I’m just curious on a couple of things here: How many of you work for a company that has some sort of ISO or BS Quality certificate, standard whatever...
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Thursday, July 31, 2008 8:53 AM

[Rant] Energy prices and the State of the Economy

So the day after British Gas announce a 9% increase in their electricity prices and a 35% yes 35% increase in gas prices it’s expected they’ll announce...
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Friday, July 18, 2008 11:55 AM

[Rant] Why is nothing built to last these days and why has TRUE customer service died?

I’ve recently had two VERY expensive failures of items in my life that I thought would have lasted a LOT longer than they have namely my car and my personal...
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Friday, July 18, 2008 11:42 AM

[Rant] New [Rant] Tag

I’ve decided to create the new “[Rant]” tag to file things under I’m going to blog about that really get on my goat – first post coming soon…
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