Category: Articles
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Backup master class: no attendance required
In October of last year, I ranted about Joel Hruska’s article at ExtremeTech about his “Backup Master Class” article on RAID. After reading the whole series of articles I realize Joel was expanding on his recent data loss experience. Now his articles have given me context. While I heavily criticized his article about RAID, his…
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Why I won't buy any Android phones
I really want to like Android phones. The new Samsung S3 is very impressive and Android seems to be making more and more progress with each release but the carriers absolutely kill me. According to this article from ArsTechnica, it appears that Motorola won’t be updating their Atrix 4G phone to ICS. Well, I guess…
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Thoughts on RAID article from ExtremeTech
Immediately upon posting my opinion about Joel Hruska’s article on ExtremeTech yesterday, I felt regretful. I’ve never had the talent for writing. I always appreciate reading from great writers as they’re able to both entertain and educate simultaneously. I figured maybe I was being too judgmental so I decided to give Joel’s article another chance…
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RAID is not a backup solution except when it is
I’m not sure what Joel Hruska‘s article is pointing out at ExtremeTech. I’m approaching this article from the perspective a home user or an individual who is not running any business systems or infrastructure. According to Joel: RAID is not a backup. RAID is not a backup, ever. Not RAID 1, not RAID 5, not…
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Pair programming article from the Wall Street Journal
Last week the Wall Street Journal had an article about pair programming titled Computer Programmers Learn Tough Lesson in Sharing. The article highlights both the positive and negative aspects of pair programming in a balanced manner but ends with an example of an organization who tried pair programming and abandoned it. I’ve done pair programming…