I’ve recently signed up for a couple years of crashplan.com‘s central backup service. Currently 50 GB of data stored there and it’s got a nice front-end application to use. One of my favorite parts is that the client works equally well on Linux as on the usual Mac and Windows varieties. A fun kicker is [...]
Requirements A desktop or laptop of any kind A linux server Applications used Backuppc on the linux server (there’s a package for it on most distributions) DeltaCopy on Windows XP (you can use rsync directly on Mac and Linux desktops) Basically, install both, and configure to taste. Consult the documentation on both sites. However, there [...]
Tagged backup, computersYou know you have scored a good one for life. Chuck norris doesn’t wear a watch because he decides what time it is. Love you baby! (Feel free to search the web for “chuck norris jokes.” Please don’t tell me what you find, but you might get the idea as to why I find this [...]
Tagged chuck-norris-ftw, wootBut really, don’t paint it on your company trucks. Oh, and camera phones are awesome.
Tagged pic, yay-for-camera-phonesCool, I won’t hop out of the ship to touch the sign now. Thanks. (Thanks to Jeff for the screenshot)
Tagged computers, eve, games, screenshotsMy seven month old son is sleeping with his face planted on the bed and his butt happily saluting the ceiling fan. That’s my boy!
Tagged babyIn a recent article I read, I discovered that the U.S. Treasury department is asking congress for the power to seize non-bank financial institutions. Here’s a quote that would make any sensible person cry: “We need to give somebody, somewhere in the federal government. . . the power to do what the FDIC can do [...]
Tagged horrible, sigh, stupidAren’t you all glad errors like this are much less common? Oh, and notice you DON’T have any option other than rebooting the computer. Wait a second, that sounds like installing “updates” on Windows….
Tagged computers, mac, screenshotsI can’t say anything about where this screenshot came from, but here it is, enjoy. I highlighted the key items. I find Seamonkey humorous as a software developer, if you don’t, feel free to enjoy the bookmark link in the toolbar. Don’t ever send or post screenshots like this, to anyone or anywhere, ever. Least [...]
Tagged horrible, screenshots