Ever known a siren to be good?
Oh, you said 2 servers
Oops. Looks like I need 2 servers to setup the lab environment. Luckily I have a spare one in the back room

Final config should be: 1 SLES/OES server with eDirectory etc installed. 1 SLES/OES server with bare minimum services installed (no edirectory etc), but with XEN Virtual Machine Host server; then install host machines (netware kernel or whatever) into the XEN host server.
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January 5, 2010 | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Exceptional documentation - no, seriously
It's been a long time since I've had to read anything along the lines of 'how to do'. The install of Novell's Open Enterprise Server (and its prerequisite Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10) has got the better of me.

I tend to have little faith in documentation, however the docs by Novell are really, really good (so far). They have volumes and volumes of easy (enough) to understand instraution, and a 'lab environment' step-by-step.
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January 4, 2010 | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
RTFM or Go 4 Broke
It must be an evolutionary problem for man to read the manual. When posed with the option to carefully read instructions or widly press button, why does the button pressing win.

Well in this instance, although it is very easy to insert the CD and click next - next - next, once the product is installed I have no idea what I've just done and what to do to it. Afterall, the base of OES is Linux; and I dont know what a Linux is!

Time to try again - after downloading some instructions (and reading them).
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January 4, 2010 | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Goodbye Netware, Hello Suse
Time to bring the school network into the 'teenies' and retire the old Novell Netware 6.5 servers and introduce new Novell Open Enterprise Servers.

It's quickly apparent however that there is a larger leap of faith than desired to welcome the new technology and close out the old.
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January 4, 2010 | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Advanced Word Exercise Files
Download the student data for advanced Word.
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May 25, 2007 | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Project 2K files
Class files here
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March 5, 2007 | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Dictionary Malfunctions
If you mistakenly add a mis-spelt entry to your Publisher dictionary while running a spell check, it makes sense that you would like to then remove that bad spelling from the dictionary. If you dont, Publisher will think the wrong spelling is the right spelling from that point onwards.
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February 7, 2007 | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
DP Publisher Training
Thanks Melissa, Eyvonne, Zoe, Tania and Angela for the enjoyable day's training.
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February 7, 2007 | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Going to the Printers with Publisher
So you want to have your fantastic publication printed at a professional printers. It may not be as easy as you think.
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February 4, 2007 | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Publisher 2003 training data files - student download
These files are for the 'New Horizons' Publisher 2003 Level 1 training
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February 4, 2007 | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)