The ramblings of a computer geek
Upon setting up a “send as” permission a mailbox for a user I got stuck. Even though the permissions on the user object were correctly setup for “Send As” when trying to send as a user with Outlook 2010 I kept on getting an error message. After double and triple checking the permissions I concluded … Read more
Upon the setup of the new Windows 2008 R2 DNS servers there is a problem that the DNS lookups for external domain fail; internal domain name resolution is unaffected. Restarting the DNS server (or the whole server) resolve the problem, as does clearing the cache. When the problem is happening, an nslookup command issued for … Read more
When depromoting a domain controller I started to get this error: “The operation failed because Active Directory could not configure the computer account <COMPUTERNAME>$, on the remote domain controller <COMPUTERNAME>$ “Access is denied.” What I did to try and fix it: · Verified the “protect from accidental deletion” tick box not … Read more
We had a severe lightning storm with power cuts and multiple lightbolts hitting our buildings and grounds around our core server rooms. Luckly the UPSes carried the load and gobbled up the overvoltages etc no problem. However the lightning induced an over voltage in the copper cables that run from the Cisco 6509 POE Blades … Read more
The seventh in the series welcomes back Hixxy to the series and he is joined by Dougal and Sy again. The Millennium madness brings in tunes like Binary Finary’s “1999” (Hixxy & UFO remix) and Force & Styles with “Sunshine”. More happy music to see in the new millennium. After the release of Bonkers 7 … Read more
The sixth in the series is some more high octane hardcore. But this time Dougal is joined by Sy and Vibes. At time of release the Bonkers series had become the best selling Hardcore series ever. Selling more than 300,000 copies. (Who said no one listens to hardcore anymore!) This time tracks like Brisk & … Read more
The three, this time take to outer space with Anarchy in the Universe with some space style hardcore. Hixxy, Sharkey and Dougal return again with some exclusive tracks found only on Bonkers. Tunes featured include Hixxy’s new band OMG with a totally exclusive track: ‘Definition of Hardcore’. Dougal’s mix features his own group Innovate with … Read more
The forth installment of the series “World Frenzy” with a bit of a football theme to it. Becuase it was released during the world cup of 1998. It sees the return of Hixxy, Sharkey and Dougal for some more high BPM high jinks. All 3 mixes have exclusives, many from the Hixxy, Sharkey and Dougal … Read more
The high profile Hixxy and Sharkey are joined on Bonkers for the first time by Dougal, England’s most Happy Hardcore DJ. This means 3 CD’s. Hixxy with the techno flavoured hardcore, Sharkey with a harder blend of hardcore and Dougal with the Anthems. All three mixes contain exclusives including many from Bonkers and Essential Platinum … Read more
There back again. With some more hardcore antics in the form: “Now we’re totally Bonkers 2 – Hixxy and Sharkey’s Hardcore Mayhem”. 1997 rave mania was once again sweeping the nation, and happy hardcore was now getting a footing in the dance scene. Although ignored by most of the music press and the scene alike … Read more