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Building a better clock (part 1)

By greg Posted on 2015-09-30 Posted in Uncategorized

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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Tagged with: ntp, raspberry pi, time

Service outage: NTP time server

By greg Posted on 2015-01-20 Posted in Notices, Uncategorized

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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Tagged with: ntp, service outage, time

Postal vote applications

By greg Posted on 2013-08-10 Posted in Uncategorized

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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Tagged with: passwords

How do I tell if a website is secure?

By greg Posted on 2013-07-11 Posted in Uncategorized

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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Tagged with: Internet safety

Commonwealth Bank launches Kaching for Facebook

By greg Posted on 2013-03-13 Posted in Uncategorized

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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Tagged with: facebook, Internet safety, security

The problem of Office 2013 licences

By greg Posted on 2013-02-22 Posted in Uncategorized

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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Tagged with: licences, Microsoft, Office, software

The cost of disks

By greg Posted on 2012-11-13 Posted in Uncategorized

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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Tagged with: backups, Hard Disks

In the community: CERES Community Environment Park

By greg Posted on 2012-08-22 Posted in Uncategorized

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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Tagged with: Causes

Laptop bags –

By greg Posted on 2012-07-16 Posted in Uncategorized

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!

Tagged with: laptop, related blogs

Password management tools

By greg Posted on 2012-07-15 Posted in Uncategorized

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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Tagged with: passwords

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