Welcome SingleHop Visitors
By · CommentsWelcome Singlehop Visitors,
If you are looking for my other Technical Geeky blog check out http://www.technicalnotebook.com there was a small amount of confusion and the wrong URL was used but feel free to check the site out.
Cheers
Stuart
Heya all,
This is just a quick followup for all you Aussies out there. It now appears that Computrace LoJack for laptops is available (i.e. the end user version, not just the corporate version). You can have a look at it over at http://www.lojackforlaptops.com.au.
Until next time… toodles 
Stuart
Just to let you know there is an update to this post. If you are looking for the end-user version and not the corporate version of Computrace please see my additional post on LoJack for Laptops here.
Many people have laptops these days and one of the sad facts is that laptops are a premium target for theft. To kick this off I want you to know that this is not in fact a review, more something that I have found out (a review will come later) and wanted to let fellow Australians know where they purchase Absolute’s Computrace from.
Absolute’s Computrace comes in several different flavours, this includes ComputraceOne and ComputracePlus (more targeted to corporate users) as well as Computrace LoJack for Laptops which is targeted to the home user. Either way companies such as Dell are embedding this laptop tracking software into their systems so that in the event of a system being stolen, they can be traced and hopefully recovered.
For quite some time, I have been attempting to find somewhere in Australia that will sell Computrace to me (in *ANY* flavour) so that I could put it on my laptop. As I have just purchased a new laptop I once again went in search of someone that would be willing to sell Computrace to the Australian personal market (as opposed to the business or corporate customers). For me this will have two benefits, not only can I track my laptop if it is stolen, but I can also remotely delete any sensitive or personal data (which for me is a big plus).
After a lot of searching, and sending out emails to a variety of companies in Australia I received an email back from Murray at Sense of Security (contact details below) who was extremely prompt and professional and is in the process of getting me up and running with ComputracePlus. For those of you in Australia, although this is the corporate product I have yet to find somewhere that sells the Computrace LoJack for Laptops Premium version in Australia which I believe is essentially the same product for the home user.
At the time of writing Computrace Plus cost me $209AUD (inc. GST) for a three year service contract.
If you are interested you can contact:
Murray Goldschmidt
Sense of Security Pty Ltd
Level 3, 66 King St
Sydney NSW 2000
T: +61 2 9290 4442
F: +61 2 9290 4455
Web: http://www.senseofsecurity.com.au
Email: Drop Murray a line here
I hope this helps some other Australians to finally be able to purchase the Computrace products for their laptops. As a side note, I am in no way affiliated with Sense of Security, I am just one happy chap that managed to find a company that sells Computrace in Australia.
Stuart
Epic FAIL – Way to piss off your customers!
By · CommentsI received this email first hand this morning regarding a change to the price for my CPanel Virtual Server License (as I am sure the rest of the company’s affected customer base did). The email all seems well and good, until you note the small block of text near the bottom. Looks like someone forgot to remove the comments from management (Epic Fail is in BOLD).
All I can say is *EPIC FAIL* MWAHAHAHA! (What are your thoughts?)
Hello,
We are sending you this e-mail to inform you that recently cPanel has
increased its prices on licenses when they released version 11.24. The
reason for the increased pricing is because cPanel for VPS servers are now
completely redesigned and improved upon the old code and because of
increased functionality the price was also increased.
Since we have had our prices increased for VPS licenses we will no longer be
able to offer discounts on VPS licenses and some of our clients have had
their VPS License prices increased to $15/month. If you have any questions
or concerns regarding the price increase please contact us at our help desk
and we will be glad to assist you.
Please note: We have not made changes to any other licenses! (Dedicated,
Fantastico, RVSkin).
Thanks,
InstantcPanelLicense.com
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Had to be very vague in the e-mail because I didn't want everyone to know
that some people were paying $13/month or even $14 since this is going out
to everyone.
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<Name Omitted>
Sales Manager
HostDime.com
Weight loss during illness…
By · CommentsIs a very tough thing, let me tell you. For the last week I have been battling with a sinus infection and a busted foot (lol not that the busted foot really has anything to do with this post).
Anyhoo, in past times every time I was ill I would go back to my bad eating habits and just go to my comfort foods. However I am proud to say that this time, I have regularly walked past bowls of lollies, rum balls and other such yummies all without giving in to temptation.
I guess the one real push for me this time is that I cannot fit into any of my good clothes at the moment which is an embarrassment more than anything. I want to get myself back and healthy and back into my clothes.
So how do you manage to resist your temptation for good foods (in sickness or in health)?
Stuart
