Yearly archives: 2011
The secret to good mash – the Daily Mash at #smc_mcr
If you’re reading this, you probably got to it by reading one of our tweets, checking our Facebook page or maybe you’re even subscribed to this blog. All of these channels are just a bit of the way we like …
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We have moved! Finally!
At Melbourne, we’re a family-run business that puts our staff at the heart of everything we do. Our team is our most important asset, which is why we’ve created a home for our family that reflects our ethos. As you …
On why I don’t like The (Young) Apprentice
9pm Monday evening. As usual, I sit down with my other half and watch Young Apprentice on the Beeb. I don’t know why I set myself up for an hour of raised blood pressure and shouting at the TV week …
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Reflections on #Movember (please donate!)
By Gavin Upsall, datacentre engineer The end is neigh for my good friend and companion ‘Dave’. He was a young caterpillar trying to grow for a good cause, we had some laughs, we had some lows, we had some dramas, …
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Viral marketing is a marketing exercise
We love sharing funny, moving and clever videos around the office at Melbourne. Recent ones that have done the rounds include a 999 call by a women reporting the theft of a snowman and the Cassette Boy remix of Dragons …
Red Hat Enterprise Linux now available
We’re pleased to announce the immediate availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux licenses to all dedicated server and UltraVM customers of Melbourne. You might think that a paid-for Linux distribution isn’t worth the money with all the free alternatives out …
Why thank you :)
Here at Melbourne we’re quite humble and not very good at bigging ourselves up. But when customers send chocolate to say thanks (and it’s not the first time that it’s happened), it reminds me just how fantastic our team is …
Melbourne @ the Third Worldwide InstaMeet
For those of you that didn’t know, last night was the third Worldwide InstaMeet event. For those of you unsure of what happens at an InstaMeet event (and would like to be spoken to in a light-hearted yet condescending manner), …
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iMessage us with #iOS5
Now that iOS 5 has finally come out of beta, I’ve been having fun setting it up on some of our devices. By waiting until this morning to install it, we seem to have avoided the issues reported by some …
Retail Customer Service – good experience!
It seems to be a rare occasion that I experience what I consider to be good customer service (maybe its because I usually consider them all to be poor or uncomfortably over enthusiastic) so when I do, I make a …
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