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Hardware clean-out finds some gems from the 90s
In the process of tidying up some our storage locker, i came across a box of old hardware that we used over 20 years ago. Once this box was uncovered the tidying up process certainly slowed as nostalgia set in. … Continue reading
Website Overhaul Complete
It is done, the much needed overhaul of http://www.sjones.co.nz is complete. The 2016 Home page: WordPress: The new website uses the WordPress platform, which I have slowly been getting more exposure to over the past 9 months or so. To … Continue reading
New Logo for Sjones Limited
As part of the website overhaul a new logo has been created for Sjones Limited… Emblem for the Win: In the past the Sjones logo did not include an emblem, and I found it was not as easily identifiable. This … Continue reading
WebSite overhaul in the works
It might be a bit of an understatement, but my website http://www.sjones.co.nz is certainly in need of a complete redesign and overhaul. The 2015 home page: The 2007 home page: Complete Overhaul in the works: As can be seen, not … Continue reading
2015 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 810 times in 2015. If it were a cable car, it … Continue reading
Kaikorai Cricket Club Sponsorship
Sjones Limited is a proud sponsor of the Kaikorai Cricket Club. So far in the 2015-2016 Season the Senior team (pictured above) is leading the competition with 2 wins from 2 matches. Earlier today they demolished their opposition to join … Continue reading
Evolution of an ID System – Part 5
The fifth overhaul of the ID Systems is higlighted by the public release of Terian ID Creator (Terian IDC) in June 2014. With the initial project starting in 2011, Terian IDC was designed from the ground up to overcome the … Continue reading
Data to the Cloud
Recent hardware failures have helped justify embracing cloud storage. With various providers offering a significant amount of space for a nominal fee, it seems like a no brainer to store my data in the cloud. There are plenty of cloud … Continue reading
Yay for Backups
It’s been a busy couple of days rebuilding a 6TB file server. Unfortunately just over a week ago due to severely bad weather we had some power outages, even more unfortunate was at that time the file server was sitting … Continue reading
App Tethering with Delphi – A Remote Track-Pad App
Problem: At home I have a PC based media centre with which I use a Logitech wireless keyboard with integrated track pad. However, often the case arises where I am lying on the couch and only need mouse functionality but … Continue reading
Journey from Code to Sales 