Thanks for making me a HCL Master

On the 16th December I received the news that I am an HCL Master – which pleased me greatly. HCL Masters help the community and HCL to respond quickly to partners and customers demands and deliver a higher level of support and service to everyone. For those of you that don’t know being a HCL […]
Almost time for the big HCL launch

Don’t forget to join HCL live from Tokyo of the 4th of December at 9am Eastern, 2pm UK, 3pm European, 11pm Tokyo time (yes that is a lot of time zones) for the Global Launch of the next batch of HCL Digital Solutions software. You still have time if you are quick to register here
Nominate a HCL Master – time is running out

Time is running out … you have just 2 days left to nominate someone to be an HCL Master. If you know someone who goes beyond their day job to help others, share knowledge, give feedback and champions the HCL digital solutions products then please nominate them … You can do so by checking out […]
Global Launch of HCL Digital Solutions Software Scheduled

Last night I recieved an exciting mail Join HCL live from Tokyo of the 4th of December at 9am Eastern, 2pm UK, 3pm European, 11pm Tokyo time (yes that is a lot of time zones) for the Global Launch of the next batch of HCL Digital Solutions software. As part of the global launch new […]
PonyCam update

PonyCam update It is installed and running off of a 12v leisure battery – there is a cigarette lighter adapter with 2 USB ports running power to the Nano Router and the Pi The Pi is mounted on a shelf – in a little cradle made from EVA foam to stop it sliding about. The […]
PonyCam or Raspberry Pi surveillance system

This was a super simple and not very expensive project. I needed a way to watch the ponies in the horse box whilst we are travelling. Obviously you can buy systems that do this, but they are expensive – starting at about £150 for a low end one .. and they can get as expensive […]
HCL Connections – Our Future is Now

On Tuesday I joined the HCL Connections – Our Future is Now call, thank you Mat Newman for tweeting about it as I had totally missed this was on. Wow there was a lot packed into that hour .. The highlights for me were: Tailored Experiences and the community updates Totally customisable spaces Built with […]
We had an excellent time at Engage

Slightly delayed due to many conferences and travelling, here is my round up of Engage 2019. This year’s Engage was bigger than ever. In the amazing location of AutoWorld in Brussels – I have no idea how Theo finds these great venues year after year. With over 400 attendees, 1500 tweets, 88 speakers, 85 sessions, […]
May will be a busy month

I have been a bit quiet of late .. I have been a little busy – working hard at BCC, spending time with the family and the horses and booking my place at the Magic Run Weekend at Disneyland Paris (more about that in a later post) but May will be a busy month .. […]
Connections migration DB issues
DB20000I The RESTORE DATABASE command completed successfully.
SQL2519N The database was restored but the restored database was not upgraded to the current release