This is the part I like: Unpacking the new machine. Hooking it up to the cheap mouse and keyboard that it comes with. Plugging in the power cord, hitting the switch, and breathing a sigh of relief as it boots into the setup screen. Configuring a few basic options. Right-clicking on the Computer icon, selecting… [Read More]
A New Machine
I’ve enjoyed writing about the Drobo experience last month. I hope some of you enjoyed reading it. I’ve decided to keep posting about some of my tussles with the technology of digital photography. Jerry Pournelle used to call his column in Byte “Chaos Manor”. I think I’ll call mine “The Bleeding Edge.” It’s not that… [Read More]
Paper Testing
I got distracted with the Drobo, but I’ve finally gotten around to writing the post on paper testing that I promised last month. One of the reasons for the delay is a struggle to distinguish truth from opinion. As I wrote, I slowly came to realize that each piece of advice falls into a continuum… [Read More]
The Drobo: Conclusions
I’ll need a few months of glitch-free operation before this is more than provisional, but it looks like the Drobo is a pretty good solution for off-site backup. The good: Using bare drives is a real plus. There’s no time wasted bolting the drives into trays, and they take up the least room in the… [Read More]
More fun with the Drobo
When we last looked at the Drobos, one of them was causing the OS to insert disk errors in the error log. I had also noticed that VVEngine couldn’t complete one large file transfer. It turned out that the two events occurred simultaneously, suggesting a common cause. I used Windows Explorer to transfer a much… [Read More]