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,
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
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
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