Category: Hardware
Oct 06
Hot Swap Raid 10 Drive with no Reboot on Dell Poweredge R530 with PERC H730P
Dell’s documentation on the R530 and the PERC H730P leaves a lot to be desired, especially when it comes to the contradictory nature of the information on hand. This Dell community post from 2019 shows just how confusing it can be as a result. In it, the OP laments that they are “Still in disbelief, …
Oct 05
Network Attached Storage for Backups Reviews and Recommendations
An existing customer asked me to recommend a Network Attached Server (NAS) for use in backing up their primary computer and, rather than keep the recommendations to just them, I thought I’d share a few thoughts. The limitations of this review are that I haven’t physically handled most of them, and this not be a …
Apr 24
Autism, Fine Motor Skills, Art, and the Power of Undo
The power of Technology as an aide for Art If you’ve ever had anything to do with art, you know the frustration of making a mistake. Those talented few whom we call artists, can take a mistake, and make something of us. The rest of us gnash our teeth in frustration. For some with Autism, …
Apr 09
I love my car – and all of its 200 thousand original miles
There shouldn’t be anything emotional about it. It’s a horseless carriage, an automobile, a vehicle, and, finally, a car. It is a bunch of aluminum, steel, plastic and rubber all arranged into a complicated piece of technology whose sole purpose is transport me, and up to 4 other people, safely from place to place. Why, …