Monthly Archives: March 2010

Sleep mode

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Jim

In 1996 or 1997, when I was running engineering at Echelon, Intel sent us a computer to test. It was equipped with special hardware to allow it to go into a low power mode. We called the computer “Dozer.” Dozer … Continue reading →

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Drobo: replacing a failed drive

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Jim

Last week, I swapped a new set of four 2-terabyte drives into one of the Drobo arrays. I formatted the drive as an 8 GB single partition, created the top level directories, and set Vice Versa to work backing up … Continue reading →

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Exchange in the cloud

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Jim

A few days ago, I came home and turned on my iPod Touch to check email. It said it couldn’t connect to the Exchange server. I went to a computer running Outlook and tried to log on. No dice. I … Continue reading →

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Playing photographer

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Jim

There are many movies portraying professional photographers. The characters in the movies make their living taking pictures, and you would expect them to be skilled in the use of a camera. It would be nice if the actors appeared to … Continue reading →

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