FreeNAS is a NAS server built on a minimal FreeBSD distro. Industry standard protocols such as CIFS, NFS, iSCSI, FTP are supported. All configuration can be completed through a web interface. Due to the small size FreeNAS can be run from Compact Flash, USB key or a standard hard drive installation. Version 0.69 was released … Read more
After turning in my HTC 6800 as an insurance claim, I was given a new HTC Touch Pro running Windows Mobile 6.1. I had not even tethered my data phone since my UTC 6700 and was curious if it could even be done on the newer Windows Mobile OS. So few Google searches later, I … Read more
It can be challenging to find business tools if you do not know where to start looking. Here is a list of some of the tools I have used. These sites all offer free or very low cost tools. OpenSource – Repository of info for the Open Source Initiative. Has current news, projects, etc. Openfiler … Read more
The backbone of any datacenter is storage. Its 2009 and your IT budget has been slashed. All new projects have been canceled. You’re out of storage and you need a low-cost solution fast.Openfiler is a network storage operating system utilizing industry standard storage protocols. Loaded on any x86 or x86/64 server, you can be accessing … Read more
In these tough economic times, IT budgets are being slashed everywhere. Fortunately this does not mean all projects have to come to a halt. Many vendors offer a Lite version at reduced or no cost. Another alternative is to use Open Source tools. These tools are generally “free” and can support enterprise IT departments. A … Read more
I caught this story yesterday and thought that it was an interesting look into some of the hardware considerations that Google has made. Naturally, everyone is buzzing about batteries built into the systems themselves… laptops have always had them XD. Anyways, its a good read. Here is the link. –Himuraken
After getting my Dell PowerEdge loaded up with ESXi 3.5, I decided to try out one of the Ubuntu JEOS loads from the VMWare Virtual Appliance Marketplace. After unzipping the 7zip file I was left with the normal VMWare file types such as .vmx and .vmdk, but ESXi only gives me the option to bring … Read more
After my Buffalo NAS physically failed, I decided to go back to the good ole’ home brew files server / NAS. So I stripped out the 250GB drives from the NAS and set out to setup Linux software RAID which is also known as md RAID. I went this route because my hardware RAID controller … Read more