Most of us are aware of the need to backup our data, whether it’s our office computer, home computer, web site or one of the many gadgets that now occupy our homes, however just knowing we should be doing it does not always translate into actually doing it – and even if you are backing […]
Tag: Technology
Thinking Outside The Box
I owe the inspiration to this one to the BOFH (Bastard Operator From Hell) – you can read the current episode here – worth going through the archives if you haven’t come across this before. Anyway, if you bother to read the comments, the wondrous phrase “Thinking outside the box” comes up, largely with respect […]
ownCloud – Store Your Data, Your Way
Most people out there are familiar with DropBox and other similar services provided by the likes of Microsoft and Google. The convenience of being able to easily synchronise data between multiple devices, with a copy stored “in the cloud” (that’s on the Internet for our older readers!). However, using a service such as this has […]
Knowledge – (Sometimes) Considered Dangerous
Working as I do in a technical capacity, one of the things that often strikes me is that there is a level of knowledge that is often more dangerous than others. This level seems to be simultaneously both too much knowledge and not enough knowledge, and usually consists of someone knowing enough about a subject […]
Computer Says No – You Can’t Start Your Car
Professor David Nutt of Imperial College, London and president of the British Neuroscience Association has proposed that every car should have an alcohol sensor fitted, preventing anyone from starting their car should the sensor decide they are over the legal limit (known as an alcohol ignition interlock). Speaking to the BBC, Professor Nutt said that […]
CentOS 6 load balancer performance
Everyone knows that sheep like to flock together, so it should be no surprise that here at the internet sheep we have occasional requirements to use a load balancer to ensure that individual sheep servers are not overwhelmed with requests. Our usual weapon of choice to date has been CentOS 5, but we have been […]