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Optimizing NAS Drives for ZFS: What to Know
Selecting hard drives for a ZFS-based NAS requires understanding various technologies and features. This guide compares drives from MDD, Seagate, and Western Digital, explores SMR vs. CMR recording, and explains key features like TLER, vibration resistance, and helium filling to help you make an informed choice. Read More
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NAS OS & Bootable HD
I add open media vault as one of the front runners to DIY NAS on a budget. I review file systems, eMMC storage, and compare speeds of various storage formats and interfaces, and finally settle on eMMC to avoid sacrificing speed on the PCIe lane that’s needed for the primary storage of the NAS or… Read More
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The Path to NAS
Follow along as I start to spec out the cheapest NAS system in my journey to have multiple backup servers to ensure that data is not lost to drive failures and protected after theft. Read More
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Google Takeout
Just a small experience with Google Takeout to export data from Mail, Drive, YouTube, Photos, Voice, and more. Read More
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Visionary Pi Digital Signage
I finish up the digital signage software to have a working demonstration to show to a client, to determine if it meets their needs. Read More
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LLM’s and RAG
Working through LLM’s, looking at RAG, and more of the features of Open WebUI such as adding custom prompts, tools, importing knowledge, etc. I start looking at buying a new machine, a small form factor, then a normal size, but settle for upgrading to a Raspberry Pi 5 with an AI chip (Hailo 8L), but… Read More
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Setting up LLM on Raspberry Pi
My adventures setting up a large language model (LLM) on Raspberry Pi, and updating the AI to have knowledge Read More
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Down With The Sickness
All week, I’ve been feeling worse than I ever expected. At first, I brushed it off as allergies, but the symptoms only intensified. My ribs ache from constant coughing, and even speaking has become painful. Despite multiple negative Covid tests, whatever this is has completely worn me down, leaving me mostly bed-ridden. My dogs keep… Read More
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Web App Architecture
Debating on web application architecture with Angular, React, or Vue. Read More
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Web To Mobile App
A review of a few tools to convert web applications to mobile apps for both iOS and Android operating systems. Read More