Posts Tagged ‘Tech’

Netbooks

I’m looking for a netbook but can’t discern a huge difference between the various models. Here are some of the specs I want;

  • 10.2″ Screen
  • 160GB HDD
  • 2GB RAM (Capable at least, I can upgrade it if needed)

What I want to use it for;

  • Streaming Video – 720p preferably
  • Web Browsing
  • Occasional E-Mail

Any recommendations?

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Posted: August 11th, 2009
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Dreamhost -vs- A Server In My Garage

The graph of time spent downloading a page from Google Webmaster Tools pretty much speaks for itself. May & June = Dreamhost, July = Server In My Garage Hosted On A Cable Modem.

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Posted: August 11th, 2009
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So, The SonicWall Isn’t Working Out

The only feature that it is lacking, and I desperately need, is QoS. I run a lot of torrents (I’m a Linux ISO fanatic, collecting every ISO of every distro I can find) and I also run a VoIP PBX (3CX) with a SIP trunk to VoicePulse Connect. Unfortunately VoIP & BitTorrent don’t play well together without QoS of some kind.

Solution? I used to be a big fan of pfSense so I’m going to give it another shot. I’ve got a spare Dell PowerEdge 1550 (2xPIII 1.0GHz, 2048MB, 1x18GB U160 SCSI, 2×10/100 LAN) and just downloaded the pfSense 1.2 ISO. I shall go forth and install now!

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Posted: August 11th, 2009
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