My new phone, and why Telstra doesn’t suck anymore

Telstra were the first company I signed a phone contract with, way back in 2004 if I recall correctly. They had the phone I wanted, but it was on a pretty ridiculous plan. Still, I signed with them anyway. This was before 3G and cap plans. This was when EDGE was a big deal, and Push To Talk was being flouted as amazing technology.

Well, we know where all that stuff is now: long gone. With

Posted at 11am on 08/10/10 | no comments | Filed Under: Blog read on

Building a NAS: Stage 2 (Software and Maintenance)

With the system up and running, it made sense for me to make an effort to see it stayed that way. I needed to be able to have the following things happening without any intervention on my behalf:

  • Users’ Windows PCs backing up automatically to their respective folder on the network
  • These backups being automatically rsync’d with an external disk, for a true backup
  • Reports on the status of the machine being made available to me at regular
    Posted at 9am on 04/25/10 | 4 comments | Filed Under: Blog read on

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