Category: Gear

ECHOGEAR Open Rack

December 27, 2024 Gear High Level Tech Intro No Comments
My home lab has evolved over the years. It’s gone down from a half rack with some nice 4U cases on rails to a few systems on the desk. Those “few” systems have started to grow and I’ve also wanted to free up a bit more desk space. During my…
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Getting RAID Inside a Dell

November 25, 2024 Gear High Level Tech Intro No Comments
Note: This article uses Affiliate Links. I’ll earn a small commission, at no cost to you, if you purchase items through those links. Since I’m using the items and found them worthwhile, I feel I am still in integrity with my goals by doing this. Lately I’ve gotten into using…
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“Working From Home”? No Thank You.

July 31, 2020 Attitude Gear No Comments
My time as a remote worker began in late 2010.  It’s only been with the “shelter in place” and “office closings” that I’ve gotten to understand how fortunate I am.  The key item is that I don’t “work from home” – I have been  a “remote worker” for years.  My…
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Are You Missing O’Reilly Too?

June 15, 2020 Gear Sales Engineers No Comments
Today would have been the start of O’Reilly’s Infrastructure & Ops Conference 2020 in Santa Clara, California.   For those of you not familiar with the Infrastructure & Ops Conference, it was the rebranding of their Velocity Conferences.  I’ve worked booths at 5 Velocity Conferences during my time at Compuware and…
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6 Tips for Big Screen Real Estate on a Budget

May 30, 2020 Gear No Comments
It has been decades since I started using Xinerama to get multiple screens on my workstation.  This was a big part of my effectiveness as an architect and full stack development at Garage City.  One screen for my IDE (Integrated Development Environment), one for the log outputs and a third…
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