QuickBox has dedicated staff, and Tom is one of those staff members to whom you can rely on. We've decided that today we'll give him the day off but only because it's his birthday today. Random fact for you, Tom's legal name is his username! So on his passport it...
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Happy Birthday jackalblood
We at QuickBox would like to wish one of our fantastic support staff member's jackalblood a very Happy Birthday. Turning 87 is never easy, but jackalblood always seems young at heart ;) Of course jackalblood isn't actually 87, but nevertheless, we want to wish him well on his birthday. jackalblood...
Happy Birthday Bate!
We at QuickBox would like to send our best wishes to Bate as he celebrates his birthday today. Bate is one of our amazing support staff here at QuickBox and we love the work he does. Although he did ask for a anchovy cake (we're not sure why either) we...
Happy Birthday Linux!
On this date, back in 1991, a little operating system was born out of the ideas of some very talented developers. Now used all over the world, in many different iterations, Linux is the go-to platform for server administrators and others such a like. There is a different version of...
Happy Birthday to me?
It's the time of year where I selfishly indulge in my own world and share with the world that it is my birthday. Last year, I did some random facts about me however this year, I'm not going to be doing that. This year instead, I just wanted to share...
Happy Birthday Globber!
Everyone here at QuickBox would like to wish Globber a very Happy Birthday. As our dedicated and hard working Support Supervisor's Globber deserves all of the love and attention he gets. Globber has been with QuickBox for over 5 years (or so he claims in our staff meetings) and he's...
Review: The Good Place – Good Start but what on earth happened? – Spoilers
During recent times, I have been watching shows that I should have watched but never got round to doing so. One of those shows was "The Good Place". I watched all four seasons of this show and it was generally good. However, there were some things that didn't make sense...
Plex “Skip Intro” feature is just the start
In a recent software update for the Plex Media Server software, Plex introduced the "Skip Intro" feature for TV Shows. This means if a show has a longer intro than 20 seconds, then it will present you with a skip intro option. This feature is popular on platforms like Netflix....
Why I’m not upgrading my configuration
Over the past week, I've been thinking about whether I should update my rig. With all of the new processors out, and with AMD clearly smashing it with their products, I thought about moving my dedicated to an AMD server. However, when comparing Apples to Apples, my decision quickly changed....
Happy Birthday JMSolo!
To the man that started it all, to the man who does the development of QuickBox Pro, and to the man that pays my bills (yes I have bills to pay), everyone at QuickBox would like to say Happy Birthday to JMSolo! Now, Mr Solo didn't specify which day his...