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  • Onward to 2013

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    It’s been a busy year for me. I haven’t conquered the blog schedule quite as strictly as I intended but that’s going on the resolution list for next year. I’m aiming at minimum three blog posts per week but I’d settle for two. I’m still writing the Digital Storage at Home mini-series and it’s taking…

  • Election Day 2012

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    I can’t say I’ve been looking forward to this day but after all the ads on TV and rhetoric on Facebook and among friends, this election cannot be over soon enough. After being through several elections in which I’ve participated (I think three including today), I admire the fact that we can still have a…

  • Why I won't buy any Android phones

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    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…

  • Farewell, Weeds.

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    It’s been 8 seasons, 100 episodes and I found myself enjoying the series finale of Weeds on Showtime this past Sunday. The simple plot from the beginning of the series was intriguing and the seemly random but fortuitous chaos, destruction and disorder to (albeit) temporary bliss and harmony made Weeds a unique and entertaining show.…

  • The new iPhone is here! The new iPhone is here!

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    Okay so it’s not quite here yet but another iPhone is upon us. As an iPhone owner (3G, 4 and currently 4S), I’m not too keen on sticking with Apple anymore. While the 4″ screen is definitely worth a look and the new camera looks very interesting but somehow, all the glamour has worn off…

  • Thoughts on RAID article from ExtremeTech

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    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…

  • RAID is not a backup solution except when it is

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    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…

  • Pair programming article from the Wall Street Journal

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    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…

  • Just blog it

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    For too long, I’ve procrastinated about blogging. Scott Hanselman’s post is the kick in the pants I’ve needed for quite some time. Needless to say, I’ll finally start saying something (hopefully of value) within the coming weeks. This is yet another tech blog covering .NET programming and some systems stuff.