Tag Archives: Technology

Grep one file against another

Posted on Jan 21, 2014 by Robert Small

This came in handy the other day, I was looking to grep a list of things I needed against a list of things I had available. I’d quite forgotten I knew how to do this until it suddenly sprang on … Continue reading →

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Building stronger networks

Posted on Nov 12, 2013 by Robert Small

This post is at least half inspired by the massive force of water that descended on the Chicagoland region in the summer. What I realised very quickly is that the roads and the water drainage systems were not designed to … Continue reading →

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Troubleshooting connectivity

Posted on Oct 1, 2013 by Robert Small

One of the things that I’ve discovered over years of troubleshooting vast and various connection problems is that it’s almost impossible to jump to the right conclusion about a problem. There are always things that surprise you, always aspects that … Continue reading →

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Understanding RAID levels

Posted on Aug 6, 2013 by Robert Small

Why is RAID so difficult to understand? Probably because the algorithms are pretty complex and there are so many levels to RAID. Possibly because it sounds complicated, most likely because it’s too easy to get lost in the details and … Continue reading →

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