Searching for a Visio stencil or template?

A couple of nights back, I was documenting the rack configuration for a client’s data centre. Easy enough using a rack configuration tool from one of the major hardware vendors, except that most of us have multi-vendor rack contents and use Microsoft Visio to record the details. Enter the index of Visio download sites. Using this I was able to locate and download Visio stencils for Compaq/HP hardware, although Visio stencils for Dell servers seem to be a bit thin on the ground…

We are not afraid: photo blogging at its best

This is a technology blog and as such, I don’t cover politics. I do sometimes work in London though. As do many of my friends and family. And I do like it when somebody uses technology to push home a message – like that WE’RE NOT AFRAID of terrorism.

We are not afraid

Here are some of my favourites from the galleries on the We’re Not Afraid photo blog site.

We are not afraid
We are not afraid
We are not afraid
We are not afraid
We are not afraid
We are not afraid
We are not afraid
We are not afraid

Get the message?

Links

Wikipedia
London bomb victims book of condolence
British Red Cross London Bombings Appeal

Announcing Windows Vista

Microsoft have announced the name for the next version of Windows (formerly codenamed Longhorn) – Windows Vista.

Windows VistaI’m not overly impressed with the name (how about Windows 2006?) but looks like they are going with it. What’s not clear is whether this is just the client version, or the next Windows server release too. Perhaps I’ll find out more when I finally get access to the beta in a couple of weeks time.