In a previous post I talked about the theoretical possibility of using cheap USB drives as mirrored RAID backup. Testing with flash drives looked good, so when my USB backup drive died I figured it was time to give it a try. I bought a couple of cheap… more »
End Game
My dog, Gryphon, is dying. I guess we all are, but he is a lot closer than I am. It is a hard thing to watch though, and difficult to know when to intervene. Currently he is happy in himself, still wants to play, is eating like a horse, but his back end… more »
Book Review: Pirates of the Relentless Desert - Jay Amory
Title: PIRATES OF THE RELENTLESS DESERT Publisher: Gollancz Author: Jay Amory Edition released: 2008 ISBN: 978-0-575-08032-4 420 pages Reviewed by: Adam Donnison PIRATES OF THE RELENTLESS DESERT is book two of the CLOUDED WORLD series, in which there… more »
The work piles up prior to the move
It is really weird. Nearly 20 years in the same place and you always have those jobs that you think "I must get to that". Then you decide to move and suddenly all those little jobs come back to haunt you. About 10 years or so ago I dinged the back of… more »
Book Review: Infected - Scott Sigler
Title: INFECTED Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Author: Scott Sigler Edition released: 2008 ISBN: 978-0-340-96352-4 340 pages Reviewed by: Adam Donnison There is a strange disease going around that has terrifying implications. Seeds falling from the sky… more »