Just downloaded the Windows 8 Developer Preview, not really loving the home screen type thingy – I don’t think it will work very well for desktop PCs. You can download the ISO image for the install from Microsoft here.
2012 Challenge
November 30th, 2011
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Okay so we have now been for a couple runs, and I have also logged a bike ride from Saturday. You can keep track of how we are doing, and also sponsor us (money goes to Cancer Research UK) if you wish, at this website. We are planning to go for a run of about 4Km (Going up to around 10Km when we can manage it!) three times a week, which should enable us to complete the challenge in time 
You can also check out my ‘Map My Ride’ page to see the details of each run/cycle including avg speed, incline etc: Map My Ride
A brief update
November 24th, 2011
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Thought I would post a quick update as I haven’t done one in quite a while!
The internship at Cisco is going pretty well so far, I am about four months in so have got the hang of it now Seems like working at Cisco in general is pretty awesome; we get to lay our hands on all the latest and greatest Cisco devices (some are not even released when we get them!), and there are endless resources for me to practice for the CCNP exam with! I pretty much have a whole rack full of equipment to myself to study with 
On a separate note myself along with the other interns in ECATS have signed up for the 2012km challenge for the London Olympics next year! This means that we will have to travel (by running, cycling, swimming, rowing etc etc…) 2012km, I think we are aiming to do it before the end of our years internship which more or less coincides with the start of the 2012 Olympics. I think it is going to be tough, but hopefully I won’t be such a fat bastard by the end of it, plus raise some money for charity along the way!
If you would like to sponsor us I will be posting some details of how to donate here soon, once we have got our plan together and sorted out the donate page etc!
New Server
October 25th, 2011
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If you are seeing this post then you are being served this page by my new VPS, courtesy of @hexxeh!
Health and safety…
July 15th, 2011
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I am now almost ready to begin my one year placement (as part of my university degree) working for Cisco in Reading! I have just been reading through my induction pack and came across this:
“Regarding working from home: Working from home is always at your managers discretion, so please always ensure you check with your manager first. Please find attached some documents relating to working from home. Here I have included our working from home policy, some health and safety guidelines for you to follow and Staff form B, which must be completed and returned to me for assessment before you commence working from home. You must include the height of your desk, and a full description of the type of chair you’ll be using. Once received I will confirm if your equipment meets our guidelines and whether we can approve working from home.”
Sometimes I think that health and safety goes too far, surely if I was working from home its down to me if I think my desk is ‘safe’ enough or not? Anyway I am really looking forward to starting the job on Monday (18th July ’11) and will post more updates about how it is going soon!
