I recently upgraded to VMware Workstation v5.5.1. I use VMware Workstation extensively for work – particularly for building demo systems and for training. VMware provides virtualisation technology that allows you to run multiple virtual operating systems on your PC. This makes it excellent for testing software, building demo systems, and for repeatable scenarios in training. … [Read More »]

My preferred desktop firewall software is ZoneAlarm Pro from ZoneLabs – it’s updated regularly with fixes and new features. I’m currently running ZoneAlarm Pro v6.1 on all of my home machines. With this plus a NAT/SPI hardware firewall, it provides excellent protection from hackers and worms.

Microsoft Age of Empires III on the weekend. About the only games I play these days (if I ever find time) are Real Time Strategy games. I loved Age of Empires II, so I was looking forward to playing III. The graphics in this new version are stunning, but since I’m playing on my laptop … [Read More »]

I started using Skype again just recently. I wasn’t going to use Skype anymore, but most of the people I work with through organisations like b5media all use Skype, so I figured I had to load it back on. One of the nice things I found since I used it last (a while ago), is … [Read More »]

I upgraded one of my discussion forums today – ZooBeat :: The News on Zoos. I’m now running vBulletin v3.5.3, and the upgrade process was very smooth. There are quite a few new features in v3.5.x – but not many of them are visible to end users. The vast majority of the changes are to … [Read More »]