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In the past two days:

Primary domain controller crash: Two out of our 3 drives in the RAID 5 array died leaving us with no data left.  Dell were very helpful but there is nothing they can do. Everything gone.  We’re still rebuilding and Exchange will not install.  Active directory is luckily still up on a BDC but building this the server is turning into a bitch.  On another note, no one in the office has email because exchange is down. Yum

Phone system crash:  No outgoing calls which means no connection to HSBC (they require modem connections) .  This also means that none of our clients can be paid.

Launch of new Accounting Engine: Going smoothly but added on top of the above we’re starting to show cracks in the good nature that is inherent in IT people.

One month until I get married:  Lots to do, no time to do it - see above.

The obligatory photo.

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Today is the 1 year anniversary of the tube bombings in London. My thoughts are with the people and their families that were affected by the terrible actions of the misguided bombers.

My thoughts go out to the family of Monika who was a much loved colleague. We do miss you!

Ever wonder why when sending your Dell machine away for repairs, the repairs are always so shoddy and it takes forever? Well, I have proof of the cause of all these problems. Click the image for a bigger image to see how Dell fixes our machines.

What I received in my inbox last night:

Hello Ray Booysen,

It has come to our attention that invalid clicks have been generated on
the Google ads on your site(s). We have therefore disabled your Google
AdSense account. Please understand that this step was taken in an
effort to protect the interest of the AdWords advertisers.

A publisher's site may not have invalid clicks on any ad(s), including
but not limited to clicks generated by:

- a publisher on his own web pages
- a publisher encouraging others to click on his ads
- automated clicking programs or any other deceptive software
- a publisher altering any portion of the ad code or changing the
layout, behavior, targeting, or delivery of ads for any reason

Practices such as these are in violation of the Google AdSense Terms
and Conditions and programme polices, which can be viewed at:

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https://www.google.com/adsense/policies?hl=en_GB

Publishers disabled for invalid click activity are not allowed further
participation in AdSense and do not receive any further payment. The
earnings on your account will be properly returned to the affected
advertisers.

Sincerely,

The Google AdSense Team

Where do the ideas come from?

From Savage Chickens