Tag Archives: hardware

Changing Hardware

Posted on July 20, 2019 by

I’ve been an Intel user for most of my life. While I have owned Mac machines, and I did once have an AMD desktop for the kids, I have pretty much stuck with Intel as my CPU of choice. Certainly … Continue reading →

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Hard Drive Reliability

Posted on February 12, 2019 by

Do any of you still use hard drives? I’m sure some of you do, and I’m also sure plenty of you aren’t sure if you’re using HDDs or SSDs. For some of us, the hardware is just a set of … Continue reading →

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Remember the Simple Things

Posted on October 8, 2018 by

This is a hardware post, and not at all database related, but it reminds me of troubleshooting problems in my career, and of a lesson that I thought I’d learned well. Apparently that isn’t the case. Over the last year … Continue reading →

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Setting Up Pi-Hole.Net

Posted on July 6, 2018 by

I saw a tweet a short time ago from Drew Furgiuele about pi-hole.net. He noted this was a near use of a Raspberry Pi, and I wanted to give it a try. I got one awhile ago, and used it … Continue reading →

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