by ezs | Jun 8, 2007 | Novell, Uncategorized, ZENworks
We’re growing!
There are a few open opportunities within the ZENworks Business Unit for Product Managers.
Ideally we are looking for people who can ‘hit the ground running’.
If you need any additional information – or if you want to apply – get in touch via the Novell email address.
[Edit – the role would probably be based at one of our ZENworks Development Centres – namely Provo, UT, Boston, MA or Bangalore, India]
by ezs | Jun 7, 2007 | Technology, travel, Uncategorized
My usual list of housekeeping:
- install OpenOffice 2.2
- fix the map updates for the Nuvi sat-nav
- change the SSID and secure the wireless on the BT Homehub
- fix the laptop and wireless card
- provide recommendations for wireless and wired access for the work on the house
All in a days work.
by ezs | Jun 4, 2007 | evilzenscientist, Uncategorized
… And now my laptop is dead and will not boot.
Sigh
by ezs | Jun 4, 2007 | Evangelism, travel, Uncategorized
I’ve been demoing ZENworks Configuration Management to partners across Europe for two weeks with no problems at all. Mainly running a live demo from my set of servers at home.
It’s risky – I might have a power outage, WAN outage, local issues – but so far so good.
I’ve also got a fully virtualised demo on my laptop incase things go bad.
Today both failed.
Internet access was via an authenticated proxy – and for some reason I couldn’t connect to my servers at home. Then my virtual demo started to get sick. Firefox kept hanging, Windows went slow, DNS stopped working. It all pointed to a networking conflict of some sort.
Eventually the technical team opened up their firewall so I didn’t need a proxy – and the demo looks great.
Two things I’ve learned again:
- if something is going to fail – it will do. Big time.
- always have a plan C (death by powerpoint) and maybe a plan D…
by ezs | Jun 3, 2007 | evilzenscientist, Uncategorized
One of Grania’s activities uses Tripod for hosting. Grania is now looking after the online stuff.
It’s crap.
The previous incumbent had painstakingly written about 10 pages using FrontPage; everything was static.
Editing requires patience. Mass changes are impossible.
I knocked up a replacement in WordPress in about 5 minutes.
by ezs | Jun 3, 2007 | fun stuff, travel, Uncategorized
Around and about England in the last few weeks:
Recycling bins in Stoke Newington
Decoration on a fence, Stoke Newington
Seen on a wall on Park St in Bristol

by ezs | May 31, 2007 | fun stuff, travel, Uncategorized
Laurence purchased a nearly authentic (ahem) Tumi bag in China. Same market that we got the delightful Tag Heuer watches.
We were walking through Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris – and noticed this huge poster.

by ezs | May 31, 2007 | travel, Uncategorized

Today I am in Copenhagen, Denmark.
It’s a beautiful, sunny, warm spring day – and we are working with almost fifty regional partners. We are spending the day at the incredible Dansk Design Center – right in the middle of Copenhagen, opposite the Tivoli park.
by ezs | May 23, 2007 | travel, Uncategorized
Argh.
I’m trying to get back from Edinburgh to meet up with Grania, Aoife and Hugo for a few days off. It seems like Edinburgh airport doesn’t like me – I was almost stuck here last year.
First I arrived at the airport – just checked in – and there was a fire alarm. Everyone was evacuated from the airport for over 45 minutes.
Next my flight from Edinburgh is delayed because the inbound aircraft is delayed. First delay was over an hour; now it’s another hour or so.
I hope they don’t cancel that flight.
by ezs | May 23, 2007 | travel, Uncategorized
A day in Edinburgh – fly up, see customers, see a potential partner, fly back.
Another early start – but it’s good to not be away another night.
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