UPDATED: November 2016 If you are confused by SAN, NAS, DAS, iSCSI, FC… and want a simple explanation, then this is the post for you! INTERNAL STORAGE = Disks in the Box The classic. A bunch of disks inside a standard (usually Windows) server, configured in whatever RAID you want. […]
Originally, this post was titled: “If you are planning on putting a couple of SSD drives in a RAID 1 (Mirror), don’t.” but after many more hours of calls to Intel and pages of reading I can safely say: “If you are planning on putting a couple of SSD drives […]
From HP & Gartner Group We’re always trying to see into the future, imagining what our world will look like, ten, twenty, a hundred years from now. In August 2010, industry analysts Gartner, Inc. released their predictions for changing trends in the way we will work over the next ten […]
This 4 minute X3 video discusses Qualcomm and Android replacing Intel and Windows (which is not actually going to happen any time soon) and more interestingly that NetFlix is now consuming 25% of North American internet bandwidth during peak TV watching hours in the early evening.
Intel recently released the new NM10 chipset which enables the newest Atom CPU’s, the dual core + dual hyperthread N550, which support 64 bit Windows. I already own an LG x110 with a very nice Atom 270 (roughly the same performance as the Atom 450) and I wanted to know […]
“…Milan-based Danish designer Nils Sveje describes Bike 2.0 as the next generation bicycle… hence the name. At first glance, it looks pretty ordinary. Its very Spartan appearance doesn’t exactly turn heads, and in fact it’s the lack of external features that gives away the fact that this is no ordinary […]
By: John C. Dvorak 10.13.2010 Apple’s Anti-Sexting Patent Is Misleading …This patent is not about sexting it’s about political speech. Apple wants its phone in Iran, China, Saudi Arabia, and other parts of the world where political dissent is a crime. Over the years, it has become apparent that the […]
Prepared by Ian Matthews, April 5 2009, last updated July 2 2009 The following list of things to know about Server 08 and Small Business Server 08 are based on my experiences and research. This list is mainly for my (and my tech’s) to keep track of tidbits. If you […]
By Ian Matthews November 25, 2008 Last Updated *** DRAFT *** This article will brief the key area’s of Windows Deployment Services (WDS) under Windows Server 2008. Note that the majority of these instructions will function equally as well under Server 2003 R1 or R2 but are not specifically intended for […]
by Ian Matthews Written May 23, 2007 Last Updated May 23, 2007 The purpose of this article is to provide a 20 minute guide to Windows Vista’s new features and functions. There is a lot to learn so we also have three other articles you may want to read: Windows […]
Update August 31 2005 by Ian Matthews of Up & Running Technolgies Inc Here are the quick facts and screen shots of Windows Vista. RELEASE DATES: Beta 1 was released in August to MSDN and TECHNET subscribers. Beta 2 is should be released in January 2006 to anyone is wants […]
This document is reprinted from “Intel:Build a Real Server” section of a Microsoft “How To Technology Fair” handout dated Aug 2000. Updated by Ian Matthews of Up & Running Technologies on August 28 2010 to include RAID 6. We also have a very simple explanation of SAN, NAS, DAS, iSCSI, FiberChannel updated […]
Invisible file extensions on Windows By Floydman, Bachelor in Computer Sciences floydian_99@yahoo.com Floydman@hacker.am May 7th, 2001 Abstract The goal of this paper is to present the research I made on invisible file extensions on the Windows operating systems. After I published my initial research material on various places on the […]
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This is a great response to GM’s Prez from a gutsy supplier that obviously put principle before money and politics. Well worth the read. Better yet, Snopes says this letter is not a hoax. Dear Employees & Suppliers, Congress and the current Administration will soon determine whether to provide immediate […]