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A new year, a new look

Well, it was inevitable that I would have to change the look of my blog again. As many of you know by now, I have a tendency to get bored quickly. Perhaps that’s not a bad thing. I’d actually like to get back to creating some content this year. So, here’s to a new year [...]

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Deer in the Headlights Ain’t a Survival Instinct

I was talking with a friend of mine the other day about the reaction of some individuals during periods of high stress. He described a sort of paralysis that can over take some when they are not sure what to do next. I mentioned that one of the key mistakes that many will make is [...]

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Thin Computing and Green Initiatives

So, there is so much buzz about green computing these days, you’d almost think environments were truly efficient. Often times, however, it’s only buzz and lacks real substance. I see this a lot amongst storage and server vendors. Here is a Byte and Switch article entitled, “Virtualizing NAS for Green Storage“.  It discusses the power [...]

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Xyratex Makes a Push to 2.5″ Drives

Now, I have been a fan of using 2.5″ drives in servers and storage systems for a while. But sometimes the rationale for actually pushing such solutions escapes me. The primary reason for this is the cost difference between a 2.5″ drive vs an equivalent 3.5″ drive. In this article published by Byte and Switch, [...]

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What Blogging Widgets Annoy You, Help You?

So, I blog, but am obviously a novice at it, compared to some of you. That said, I’m looking to you to help me identify what’s lacking. For example, any of you ever try to host your blog through WordPress.com? Did you despise the fact that you had no ability to modify/customize your template? Ever host a [...]

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