Wow! Seven months, more or less, since the last post. What have I been doing all this time? Well, I’ll tell you, at least some of it, with some pictures to illustrate. Top of the list is this: I’m fully vaccinated, as is the Hubster, and soon the offspring will be fully vaccinated as well. I’m hoping all of you are doing well, and that we will all be putting Covid-19 behind us soon. Now, about what else I’ve been doing all this time…
Continue readingNAS: Decision Time!
Honestly, you would think that with all the preparation and research I’ve done at this point the decision would be easy. I wish! For me, deciding is always a struggle.
This is the fourth, and hopefully final, post in the “Do you need a NAS for your home computer system?” series of posts. If you want to catch up, the first one is here, the second one is here and the third one is here.
Continue readingNAS: To RAID or Not to RAID!
One last technical constraint to decide upon. Do I want to have a RAID NAS, or JBOD NAS? What does a bug spray have to do with Network Attached Storage? Read on as I try to make this one technical issue simple.
Continue readingNAS: Defining Needs
This is the second post trying to explain the why’s and how’s of choosing a NAS for your home computer network. If you missed the first installment, you can find it here. Today we are going to try to define the NAS we need.
Continue readingWhat I Did/Am Doing During my Pandemic Vacation
Not really funny? Perhaps it’s too soon? I suppose, given that we have moved from the first wave of infections to a “second” tidal wave of infections, it might be a bit soon. Actually, my earnest best wishes go out to all of those whose lives have been severely disrupted by this devastating disease.
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