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Building a better clock (part 1)

By Greg Posted on 2015-09-30 Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with ntp, raspberry pi, time

For many years, Enigma IT Solutions has developed and operated a number of highly accurate time network clocks. Our latest project is based around the Raspberry Pi, a low-cost single board computer. But don’t let the size (or price) fool …

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Service outage: NTP time server

By Greg Posted on 2015-01-20 Posted in Notices, Uncategorized Tagged with ntp, service outage, time

Please note that our time server, ntp.enigma-it.com.au, is currently offline due to an upgrade. More details to follow. Whilst this is occurring, requests to that server will be redirected to pool.ntp.org so you should not need to update your configurations. …

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Postal vote applications

By Greg Posted on 2013-08-10 Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with passwords

A number of people have reported that candidates in the forthcoming Federal Election are enclosing postal vote applications in mail outs to households. This is perfectly legal, and is a great help to some people, I’m sure – but as …

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How do I tell if a website is secure?

By Greg Posted on 2013-07-11 Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with Internet safety

Most websites use the http (which stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol) system when you communicate with them. And it works well, with the drawback that all the information to and from your computer flows in clear text – anybody can …

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Commonwealth Bank launches Kaching for Facebook

By Greg Posted on 2013-03-13 Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with facebook, Internet safety, security

In the news today, it was announced that Commonwealth Bank is launching an app to allow you to do your banking within Facebook. I haven’t seen the app myself but, on the face of it, my advice is No. N. …

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The problem of Office 2013 licences

By Greg Posted on 2013-02-22 Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with licences, Microsoft, Office, software

Microsoft have released a new version of their Office suite – Office 2013. However, before you look in to whether to buy it, it’s worth looking at some of the new licence conditions. Chief amongst one of them is the …

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The cost of disks

By Greg Posted on 2012-11-13 Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with backups, Hard Disks

When I’m providing quotes for servers and systems, I’m often asked why the disks are so expensive. This is frequently accompanied by a statement that they can go down to the local department store and by a multi-terabyte disk for …

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In the community: CERES Community Environment Park

By Greg Posted on 2012-08-22 Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with Causes

Enigma IT Solutions is proud to support the CERES Community Environment Park. The park is situated in the north of Melbourne, and aims to educate the community in sustainable living. In addition, there’s also a farmer’s market on site and …

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Laptop bags –

By Greg Posted on 2012-07-16 Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with laptop, related blogs

Quick update: My far-more-fashionable-than-I friends over on the ABCs of Style blog are having a discussion about laptop bags. Drop over, introduce yourself, and have your say!

Password management tools

By Greg Posted on 2012-07-15 Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with passwords

Recently, a number of high profile organisations (such as LinkedIn, eHarmony, Last.fm, Formspring and others) have reported that their username and password lists have been leaked online. Aside from the normal security risks this has, it also underscores the risks …

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