My first interview

Great news: looks like the new CV is paying off as I have my first interview now booked.

Next week I'm up for what looks like a great position.

People have been quick to remind me that the first "should be seen as practice" and that's all well and good: but I may as well go for it anyway.

Seeing the E Mail coming back was a great surprise: it was the first time I had turned on the computer today.  Have spent all day decorating the kitchen and its going OK although there is a lot of work to do.  I am not looking forward to all the cabinet doors which look like they will need 2 coats.

Now the hair has gone as well

I look more like the chap in my signature photo now  (OK: still quite a lot older but not that different),  the wookie look has gone.

Who knows if this will make me more employable or not,  but it does feel like I have taken another variable out of the way.

Also managed to pick up a suit jacket at a charity shop for £20 that was in perfect condition and fitted as well.  That plus the Marks and Spencers shoes (hardly worn,  my size) for £10 and I'm feeling up on the deal.

I just need to sort out my PlanetRecruit login sorted and I'll be satisfied that I'm still getting somewhere.  I changed from one mail address to another and that has confused their system somehow,  its now the last one that still has not had my "improved" CV and they do seem to bring up the most relevant jobs for myself: out of all the sites that I'm using.

The beard just had to go....

Sad to say I no longer look anything like "The Master" from Dr Who (for those of you with long memories).  The beard just did not feel interview friendly: so off it came.  Kinda freaked out the kids for a while.

Next on my list is to get rid of the hair: most of that will have to go as well.  It would have gone this afternoon but for some reason the barber's closed early today: so I'm still typing through a haze of hair: but perhaps tomorrow morning....

Stop disk checks on Ubuntu startup

Stop Disk Checks on Ubuntu Startup

There is a program called autofsck which provides a gui-based method of setting the time between disk checks.

Install it with:

Code:
sudo aptitude install autofsck
In the menus, it's located in System, Admin, Periodic Disk Checking.

Lotus Notes: fix single signon issue

Lotus Notes: fix single signon issue

The single signon service for Lotus Notes can fail. When it does the chances are that this registry issue is the cause.

Run Regedit and go to:
My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\NetworkProvide\Order

there is a value called "npnotes".

Move this value in front of the "WebClient" value.