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After many months, and a few miscellaneous upgrades to other parts of my network, I'm finally about to get a jump on my home virtualization overhaul project . A number of things have changed from the original plan, however. Since that plan was presented
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I posted an announcement over the weekend that my List Mail server had gone down . I'm pretty sure that the power supply was all I needed to change, but due to a series of parts failures and upgrades over the past 4 or 5 months across various systems,
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It took me long enough, but I'm finally cleaning out some old boxes of computer parts that I have laying around. Really old parts in really old boxes. My wife will be very pleased to see this stuff go, finally. She's been after me to do this for years.
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When I wrote part 1 of the home network virtualization project , I didn't realize that I actually had an updated network diagram available . I created it last October, but never posted it -- for reasons which completely escape me right now. I suppose
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Although I really need to upgrade my network diagram to reflect some major changes since 2006, it is effective enough to indicate the need for server virtualization even on a small network. I currently have 4 servers which are operational, and another
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" Daddy, can you show me how to build a computer? " That was the request I received today from my 11 year-old daughter. I guess it helped that I had a whole lot of computer parts laying about, with some unfinished systems. I've been pretty busy of late,
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First of all, I hope that everyone has had a very enjoyable Christmas with friends and family. I know that the holidays aren't always pleasant for everyone, but I hope that this year has been especially good for everyone. I finally have some free time
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The folks at MIT have made some serious progress in the search for the replacement material for silicon in transistors. One of the materials being discussed, according to this ZDNet article , is gallium arsenide, even though there are some kinks to be
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nVidia has released it's next generation card family, the 8800 series , and the reviews are looking great ! Sure, I'm not personally going to be purchasing a $450 or $600 video card, but for those who were previously contemplating SLI configurations,
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The annual upgrade plans for my home network have to be accelerated somewhat due to a couple of system failures I have experienced over the past few months. It all started back in August when my old desktop system died . Thankfully, it was already the
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On Tuesday, Apple Computer company had an issue where a Windows-based virus was shipped on a select number of iPods , and rather than accepting blame for a mistake in their manufacturing or QA processes, they blamed Microsoft for not producing a " more
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I was forced to upgrade one of my systems this week because the motherboard (or CPU) died. Rather than mess around trying to figure out which specific component was impacted, I ran over to NewEgg (virtually, of course) , and picked up a new AMD Sempron
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Over the years, my perspective on computer upgrades has changed significantly. There was a time back in the mid-to-late 90s when I would go out and obtain a new motherboard and processor every 15-18 months, and swap out the components on one of my systems.
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To capture the streaming video and audio, I use the Replay AV software. Nice app that comes with a flexibile, built-in scheduler, and as opposed to some of the applications that I tried previously, does not have to record via my computer's soundcard. This means that I can download multiple streams simultaneously, and not worry that my downloads will be affected by my own use of the computer.
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Following a slew of rumors, storage giant EMC Corp. confirmed late Thursday that it will acquire RSA Security Inc. for just under $2.1 billion in cash, or approximately $28.00 per share.
Numerous vendors were reportedly in the bidding for RSA Security Inc. amid speculation of an impending buyout. It was believed the identity and access management vendor had a wrenching choice to make: sell while its value may be at its peak, or stay the course and gamble that a growth strategy dependant on acquisitions can succeed.
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