I was reading on a forum recently about a guy that was boasting he had a private database containing pager messages dating back decades. A
Moving from Spotify to a self-hosted music streaming server
Introduction Hi, fellow datahoarders. I’ve recently decided that I’m going to cancel my Spotify subscription and move to a self-hosted music streaming solution. This isn’t
Installing Pi-Hole inside a Proxmox LXC Container
I recently moved my hoard of data from various NAS devices to a consolidated VM running TrueNAS. After some research, I decided to use Proxmox
UK Info Disk – A nostalgic adventure
As a digital datahoarder, I tend not to throw away any old software whether it be on CD, DVD, or anything else. Last week I
10 fun things you can use a home server for
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ll be aware that I am a huge fan of running a home server. In fact,
Top 5 best places to find cheap used servers for home use
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ll know that I believe most datahoarders should buy a server. What I find is that
Top 10 best looking servers / server racks
Most of us datahoarders get started by upgrading the capacity of our hard drive or SSD in our desktop or laptop. Then we realise that
Which OSI layer does iSCSI operate at?
In my last post about SSD storage, I introduced you to my friend Dave. Dave is getting into data hoarding with aggression and he keeps
What does 128GB SSD mean?
Today’s post is a bit unusual and possibly not of much interest to fellow data-hoarders. It comes in response to a question I was recently
Can you use Rclone with BT Cloud?
I recently changed my broadband ISP and decided to switch to BT Fibre. I’ve had fibre from BT in the past (back when it was
What’s the meaning of shucking a hard drive?
If you’re new to data hoarding and have been reading about it on blogs, forums, Reddit, etc. you’ve probably seen people talking about shucking hard
How reliable are flash drives for backup?
If you’ve been hoarding data for any amount of time, you’ll probably already have a pretty sophisticated backup system in place. I’ve lost data in
How to destroy a hard drive with bleach
As a datahoarder I am constantly buying new hard drives and consolidating the contents of old ones. I personally wipe the old drives in software
How to download VLive videos – A guide
The increasing popularity of the VLive video streaming website has led to a number of users searching for ways to download videos from it. Perhaps
WD Easystore vs Elements – What’s the difference
If you’re in the market for some additional cheap data storage, you’ve probably heard the names Easystore and Elements. These names refer to two popular
What does the term “rip cd” really mean?
If you’ve ever wondered what it means to “rip a CD” then you’re not alone. This question is asked at least once a month on