Category Archives: Technology
KeePass Organizes Your Passwords
How many passwords, account numbers, PIN numbers, etc. do you have? Do you remember them all? Wouldn’t it be nice to have one safe place where all of that important information is available without worrying about prying eyes? One answer … Continue reading
Keeping your PC “On Time”
When you first set up your PC, you are asked to enter the correct time and choose your appropriate time zone. Over the course of time, your PC (or server) can get out of sync with “real world” time. If … Continue reading
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Tagged clock software, NIST, PC, PC clock
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Manage Your Disks – TreeSize Free
Disk drives have gotten larger and larger over time. They are so big now that the general feeling is “I’ll never run out of file space”. Like all gut feelings, “I’ll never run out of file space” can prove false. … Continue reading
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Tagged disk, disk size, manage disk size, treesize
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Shredders and Data Security
What do you do when you have to throw away paper documents, either at home or in the office? Do you just bundle them up in a plastic bag and send them off to the landfill? If so, you are … Continue reading
RAID and “Hot Swappable” Drives
In previous posts, I’ve introduced the concept of RAID and how it can help to safeguard your data. There can be one “fly in the ointment” related to a RAID implementation. That problem is the time that is needed to … Continue reading
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Tagged hot swappable, RAID, swappable
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MicroGoose
One summer weekend, the air conditioning unit for our server room “died”. When we came in on Monday morning, the temperature in the server room was over 110 degrees! By sheer luck, we did not lose any of our hardware … Continue reading
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Tagged humidity, MicroGoose, temperature
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Common RAID Strategies
There are two common ways to implement RAID on your PC or server. They are called RAID 1 and RAID 5. RAID 1: RAID 1 is sometimes called “mirroring”. It is more commonly used on PCs than servers. The drives … Continue reading
RAID – Protect Your Data
It’s always a good idea to protect your computer-based data. The first line of defense for data protection is backing up your data. See my earlier posts (http://www.davidrier.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=121 and http://www.davidrier.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=123 ) for advice in that area. Another way to protect … Continue reading
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Tagged data backup, data protection, RAID
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Have a Backup Active Directory (AD) on Your Windows Network
If your have a Windows network in your business, it is most likely that it is set with an Active Directory (AD). The AD keeps track of all the devices and users on your network. It also acts as the … Continue reading
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Tagged active directory, AD, backup active directory
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