New Computer!
Jan 02Well, the main computer finally kicked the bucket. It had a good run (about five years!) but unfortunately, all good things in this world eventually come to an end and I was forced to replace it. I have been planning to buy a Mac Pro but since the new models still are not out yet (Thanks, Intel, for the E5 chip delays), decided to try and wait. I ended up nabbing a refurbished 2011 Mac Mini...
Handbrake and Grace FTW!
Nov 21–Warning: Long!– Yesterday morning (Sunday) I had a nightmare scenario take place at church. We were scheduled to have a guest speaker (organization will remain nameless) speak to the congregation during the service in place of the sermon. Twenty minutes prior to the service I am in my office and the phone rings. I pick it up and it’s the guest speaker calling to say 1)...
Intel Xeon E5 Chips Delayed Again?
Oct 22It’s really looking that way, at least according to information coming out of Intel. I need a new computer in the worst kind of way — dying to get a new Mac Pro but Intel just doesn’t seem to want to let Apple get those chips! It’s really getting frustrating as I’ve been feebly trying to limp along with a 5-year old machine and it’s just not running very...
Time for a New Computer!
Jul 25Raid 0. The problem though again, is speed and efficiency and the ancient motherboard and parts. While I used high quality parts and all, the fact is, after about four years most computers (and all hard drives) need to be retired. I’m currently risking catastrophe (not in data as everything critical is very well backed up with multiple redundancies) with the system drives in Raid. ...
Apple & Sata 3.0
Mar 31When it comes to Apple products, sadly, they have been behind-the-times in terms of SATA 3.0. All of their products still use SATA 2.0 with the exception of the brand new Macbook Pro, which has one SATA 3.0 port on it for the hard drive. Great news, Apple seems to finally be coming around! Well, it would be great news except that as of this moment, for some reason that port is not working...
Karen's Replicator — Backing Up
Mar 29Karen’s Replicator. It’s nothing fancy, and in fact, the user-interface looks like something circa-1999, but it does do one very important thing, and that it does very well. Basically, Karen’s Replicator “replicates” data — in other words, it makes an identical backup. This is important because sometimes, an identical backup is what you need. Sure,...