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Spiceworks Server Busy

Problem: Just tried to connect to a Spiceworks instance and received the Spiceworks Server Busy page. Cause: Discovered if spiceworks-httpd.exe is running but can't connect to the spiceworks.exe process it will throw this error so it's not necessarily an accurate...

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Breakfast

Breakfast in Phu Quoc Sometimes you can tell they arent using trained staff. But I love vietnamese coffee in both its black and white varieties and its hot and cold variants. And the little filters used to make it So this is our last day in Vietnam just a morning...

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Phu Quoc Island

Sorry I havent blogged been busy swimming, snorkelling, sunbathing. Phu Quoc pronounced foo kwook is a holiday island with a dark past. It was the home of a prison created by the french in 1953 which was later used by the south vietnamese to incarcerate north...

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Saigon Skydeck

Saigon River 49 Floors above the street the skydeck gives great views. A good list of globally significant buildings. Not just the tallest either which I like. View toward Ben Thanh markets(in middle of photo)  completed in 1914 the largest covered markets in Vietnam....

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Ho Chi Minh Buildings

I'm sitting in Highland Coffee a chain cafe along the lines of Gloria Jeans if you come from Australia or Starbucks if you are state side. I have an outdoor seat. The patron behind me is making loud phlegm (speling) clearing sounds but these issues are minor. I have...

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