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GoodBye from Andysworld! – LogMeIn Free will no longer be available starting Jan 21 2014 @LogMeIn, Hello @TeamViewer!

Tuesday, January 21st, 2014

I logged into  LogMeIn Free this morning, and was greeted with:-

Soon LogMeIn Free will no longer be available.

To continue using remote access, you’ll need to purchase an account subscription of LogMeIn Pro. As a loyal user, you’re entitled to discounted introductory pricing, with packages starting at $49/year for two computers.* Your new account includes our signature remote access with premium features like remote printing, file transfer and cloud data access, plus desktop and mobile apps to improve your experience.
Please note:

If you do not take action, the Free computers highlighted in your account will become inaccessible on 28/01/2014. Only 7 days left!

soon-logmein-free-will-no-longer-availablesoon-logmein-free-will-no-longer-available1Oh, well I’m not paying for it, I’ll move and use Teamviewer or Google Chrome Desktop instead…

Good Luck LogMeIn, but GoodBye from Andysworld!

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FREE 50GB of Cloud Storage for Lifetime @BoxHQ – 50GB of free cloud storage in a few clicks…

Monday, January 20th, 2014

Yes, that’s correct. you read it correctly, to celebrate Box’s release of the new iOS (iPhone and iPad) app, there are giving away 50GB of cloud storage, if you sign up with a new account by February 15th 2014. This Box account can then be accessed from your iOS device, Android device, Windows PC or Mac. You must sign-up to a new account via an iOS Device! to get your FREE 50GB! 50GB of free storage in a few clicks…

50GB for Lifetime on BOX

50GB for Lifetime on BOX

Follow these quick steps, to get FREE 50GB!

  1. Go to the AppStore on your iPad or iPhone (must have iOS 6.0 of later!).
  2. Download and Install the BOX application.
  3. Start the BOX application, and Click Sign Up
  4. Enter an email address and password, and Click Sign Up (you must use a new email address, which is not registered with BOX!)
  5. BOX will Create the Account, and send an email to the email address you entered.
  6. Click the Link in the email from Box to Activate the Account.
  7. Log In on the iPad or iPhone
  8. Once you have logged in successfully, you will receive an email stating You now have 50GB of Storage!

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Yeah, I’m the Taxman – HMRC Self Assessment Tax Return, So do I have to Pay Nothing or Do I owe you 20p?

Friday, January 17th, 2014

Let me tell you how it will be
There’s one for you, nineteen for me
‘Cause I’m the Taxman
Yeah, I’m the Taxman
Should five per cent appear too small
Be thankful I don’t take it all
‘Cause I’m the Taxman
Yeah, I’m the Taxman

George Harrison, 1965

Too bloody true…..

If you are like me, and need to do, a Tax Return each year by Self Assessment, you’ve only got two weeks left (14 days) to get it done online here – http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/sa/, try not to leave it to the last minute because the HMRC server get’s bogged down, and times out!

I’ve actually remembered to do mine, on time, but I’m confused it says, “nothing to pay”, and then “You have a total of £0.20 becoming due for payment”

HMRC Self Assessment

HMRC Self Assessment

and despite writing off Tax owed my millionaires in the UK, I bet they will chase the small man for 20p, the fat cats get richer…..

eh, Taxman, if you read Twitter/Google+, you can let me know!

Answers on a Postcard to:-

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$1,000,000 on The Simpsons: Tapped Out!

Thursday, January 16th, 2014

The first post of the New Year, so a Happy New Year 2014, and I hope it’s a Prosperous one for you….

Since my office colleague introduced me to the The Simpsons: Tapped Out!, I’ve been hooked…

Just collected $1,000,000, just wish it was real!

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The Simpsons: Tapped Out!

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Andy is Nominated as an MVE! “The Best of The Best at Experts Exchange” @ExpertsExchange

Friday, December 20th, 2013

An Early Christmas Present, when I discovered yesterday evening, I’ve been nominated as an Experts Exchange MVE (Most Valuable Expert).

Introducing the Most Valuable Experts Gamma Class

Mark Wills, Site Administrator explains what a MVE is…

But in Summary..

Mark explains MVE’s are:-

“kind of un-sung hereos in many repects”
“single most important people that contribute to quality”
“stand out bunch”
“fairly elite”
“fairly exclusive”
 “The Best of The Best at Experts Exchange”

Mark Wills, Site Administrator

Most Valuable Expert Awards

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Merry Christmas from Andy, Lindsey, Esther, Angus and Tilly

Tuesday, December 17th, 2013

andyandlindseyinlalibela1Wishing you ALL, where ever you may be a Wonderful Christmas!

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Swear Pig in Systems Office Raises £46 for Water Aid!

Monday, December 16th, 2013
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20p per curse, was collected in the "piggy-bank" for Water Aid!

Thanks to All those, that contributed to the Swear Pig in Systems Office, we raised £46 for Water Aid!

Visit The Big Pipe Project blog

£20.80 will help provide 10m of pipe to bring water down the hill to the reservoir.

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A Big Thank You from Water Aid

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Receipt of Donation

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VMware Festive Journey starts on 2nd December 2013

Wednesday, November 27th, 2013

The VMware Elves are pleased to announce that the VMware Festive Journey is back!

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What I did on my Birthday – I ate Sushi @YOSushi #SaveTheDay

Monday, November 25th, 2013

Thanks for all the cards, presents and good wishes….

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So, my birthday went like this:-

  • Woke Up
  • Showered
  • Hair Cut
  • Ate two croissants
  • Can of “diet” Red Bull
  • Open birthday cards and presents
  • Caught bus to York
  • Ate Sushi and Drank Japanese Beer @YO Sushi
  • Caught bus home
  • Watched the Dr Who 50th Anniversary Special
  • Ate Birthday cake
  • Went to bed, using new birthday present duvet!

A  “truly Excellent Adventure…..”

Conveyor belt Sushi at Yo Sushi
Conveyor belt Sushi at Yo Sushi
Mega Katsu Curry
plates eaten

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Programming with Sphero 2.0

Friday, November 22nd, 2013

I’ve had my Sphero 2.0 less than two weeks, so you can use your Android or Apple smartphone to control your Sphero 2.0, but I want to program it, so it comes out during the day, entertains the cats, and then goes back “home” to charge up…

so far these are my efforts, using a Ubuntu 12.10 64-bit Linux computer, a bluetooth USB adaptor, and the ROS (Robot Operating System) and Sphero SDK.

ROS (Robot Operating System) provides libraries and tools to help software developers create robot applications. It provides hardware abstraction, device drivers, libraries, visualizers, message-passing, package management, and more. ROS is licensed under an open source, BSD license.

Starting roscore

Starting roscore

Starting rosrun, pairing with Sphero

Starting rosrun, pairing with Sphero

Here is a video, of the Sphero pairing with bluetooth usb adaptor, and then sending commands, to change colour from blue, green to red, and then unpairing the Sphero.

full throttle….zoom zoom …

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