Took it through the ringer Archive

  • Biting HURTS!

    Biting HURTS!

    I got bit HARD today. I don’t think it will leave a scar, but still. At 6AM this morning (Sunday), the adding of 3x750GB drives to an existing 4×750 RAID 6 array completed. After starting 8AM Saturday LAST WEEK. Effectively it took 8 days to...

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  • Barcodes, and the Inventory obsession

    Barcodes, and the Inventory obsession

    There is just something inherently desirable in having a solid inventory.  If you take a look at my beer fridge in the garage you’ll notice good retail and inventory practices.  All the labels face outwards (or upwards, I’ve gotten into my veggie trays), FIFO queing,...

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  • last.fm

    last.fm

    I’ve recently taken a bit of a liking to Last.fm.  At work I elected to upgrade my primary workstation from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2008 R2.  The upgrade was welcome as my orignal build-out was suffering from a host of problems.  My plan...

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