Category Archives: Technology

Let’s Encrypt!

Posted on April 21, 2017 by phil

I had to do it eventually. My security expert credentials (such as they are) were coming under question from my lack of https on my web server. This was partly due to that until recently it would have required additional expense, … Continue reading →

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Chromebook copy-paste from PDF file

Posted on March 30, 2017 by phil

This is the first time I have travelled for an extended period of time with only my Chromebook. I would normally take a laptop if I was going to be away for more than a couple of days. Not only … Continue reading →

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A Beast

Posted on February 16, 2017 by phil

I have been cleaning up and resurrecting a beast of a computer. Its a dual Xeon 3.16GHz, with 8GB of RAM. Its not that high spec compared with today’s hardware. Has a fairly average GPU and a RAID card with … Continue reading →

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Got Me a Server Rack

Posted on November 18, 2016 by phil

I have been going through a process of tidying up! So I have got a server rack and put a load (3) of my computers in it. I got it free, thanks York University, and all it needed was a new … Continue reading →

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SpiderOak and the Tail of the Dead Battery

Posted on September 21, 2016 by phil

I switched from Dropbox to SpiderOak a while ago. For a couple of reasons. One, I wanted to upload more things to the cloud for backup, video projects etc, and SpiderOak have a personal 5TB plan. I was also starting … Continue reading →

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DriverTuner and the generic solution that doesn’t work

Posted on September 19, 2016 by phil

I don’t spend much time with Windows, my desktops are largely Linux and my laptops Macs. I do have one rather ageing Windows machine, that recently got borked by an update. It was when I was reinstalling the drivers and … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 Nvidia nForce RAID Update Troubles

Posted on September 19, 2016 by phil

So a resent update caused no end of problems with my Windows 10 machine. It would repeatedly fail to install the update, and then when it managed it I couldn’t log into the machine. User profile not accessible. I decided … Continue reading →

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Gigabyte X79-UP4 Linux Horror

Posted on February 20, 2016 by phil

So I am not much of a Windows user, I have one Windows machine that doesn’t get used all the much. I tend to use Linux and have done for about 15 years. One of my work machines has caused … Continue reading →

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Lightworks 12.6 working on Opensuse 13.2 & Leap 42.1

Posted on February 6, 2016 by phil

This might have been covered but I wasn’t able to find it easily so I thought I would post it up. I have been trying to get Lightworks 12.6 working on Opensuse 13.2 and ran into some problems. It would … Continue reading →

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DV and Hi8 Video Decks

Posted on November 23, 2015 by phil

I think I already said, I have an interest in video and audio. I enjoy recording and filming things. My interest in all things capturing sound an image extends back to my childhood. Where I loved cameras, and not just what … Continue reading →

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