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December 2005
Christmas Edition
It seems just a very short time ago that we were preparing for Christmas 2004, and yet a lot has happened since we did that.
Tripos IT has lost and found a number of engineers. We have moved office. iPods and other MP3 players have taken over the world. Everyone has an even smaller digital camera. The economy has remained viable, even if the outlook is for a bit of a slow down.
And throughout all of this, we have all managed to keep our businesses and lives on an even keel.
We now need to ensure we do it again next year, so below are a couple of small pointers towards tasks you may perform during your quiet time to bring benefits later in the year.
¦ Archive old work to CD or DVD. If you want to archive to tape, remember that tape retention is not guaranteed over 18 months. But CD and DVD are not guaranteed for ever.
¦ Once archived, remove the material from your hard disk to avoid problems with the size of your backup in future.
¦ Clean up the internals of your servers, removing dust and dirt from fans, filters heat sinks and printed circuit boards etc.
¦ Run a cleaning tape through your backup tape drive.
Enough of work. Have a happy Christmas, and all the best for 2006 from all of us.
Some light hearted moments
Every year, we are exposed to a number of circumstances which we treasure. We would like to share a couple of them with you.
¦ A phone call. “I am just about to leave my office for lunch and my machine has started to beep continuously. Should I just turn it off, because it sounds like it might blow up.”
“ What do you have on your desk?”
“Just my keyboard.”
“What do you have on your keyboard?”
“My handbag.”
¦ Another phone call. “Every time I click the virus update icon, it reports that the update has failed. I am worried about attaching to the Internet before I have downloaded the latest virus protection!!!!”
Our Christmas Warehouse Sale
During the year, we have accrued a number of items which we now offer for sale at a significant saving on RRP.
Unless otherwise indicated, this product is new.
Adaptec 29160 SCSI PCI card$370
NETGEAR model DG834 ADSL firewall/router$150
2 x USB dictation foot pedals and
2 x Spectrum professional transcription headsets ea pair $200
ViewMaster wired optical mouse $10
A number of data cartridges
USED 4/8GB Travanea $40
USED DDS2ea $10
NEW 10/20 Travanea $65
Targus Slim Multi Media keyboard $38
2 x Multi Media keyboard/optical mouse
sets $90
A 2 port, PCI USB2 expansion card$36
HP model NC1020 gigabit server network interface card $150
Sony model SDX-520V/RP IDE AIT 50/130Gb tape backup drive $1,610
Some Christmas Ideas
Here are some items we can procure for your Christmas stocking.
A selection of our PDA range:
¦ HP iPAQ HW6515 Mobile Messenger with TomTom Nav-igator 5.0 and Aussie maps $1,016
¦ PALM ZIRE 31 PDA $229
¦ PALM TUNGSTEN T5 $589
A selection of our digital camera range:
¦ Canon PowerShot A610 5MP digital camera $485
¦ Canon PowerShot IXUS40 4MP digital camera $575
¦ Canon PowerShot Pro1 digital camera $1,260
A selection of our photo printers:
¦ Epson PictureMate 500 Personal Photo Lab (No PC needed) $248
¦ Battery pack to suit $99
¦ Epson PictureMate Personal Photo Lab $129
A selection of our MP3 players:
¦ SanDisk 256MB MP3 player $132
¦ SanDisk 1GB MP3 player $254
¦ iRiver MP3 player, H10 20GB $480
¦ iRiver MP3 player, H10 5GB $365
A selection of our memory sticks:
¦ Astone 512M Mini USB 2.0 flash drive $110
¦ Leadtek 1024MB USB 2.0 flash drive $245
¦ SanDisk 2GB Cruzer Micro USB2.0 flash drive $300
Some speakers for your PC:
¦ Altec Lansing MX5021 speakers - 3 piece $336
¦ Plantronics DSP-200 Stereo PC USB Headset $53
If there is any particular goodie you would like for Christmas, for you or a friend, please contact your Tripos IT manager and ask. We have a huge range from which to choose, and will be delighted to assist you with your selection.
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Thank you.
Stewart Rankin Pty Ltd – ACN 007 972 901 & DL & LD Greenhough trading as
TRIPOS IT
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