Where’s My Server? There it is!
If you enjoyed my review of some of the hosting providers I have used over the past few years, you may be interested in Michael Wheeler’s review of Where’s My Server?, a New Zealand-based VPS provider....
View Article30 Days of Geek #8: Preferred method of communication with humans
I’ve decided to partake in Jethro Carr’s 30 Days of Geek challenge, so I’ll be writing a post a day on my geekiness for an entire month! You can find all the posts in one spot here. Naturally, I prefer...
View ArticleSaying goodbye to the cloud
My friend Michael Wheeler has written an excellent article on the whys and hows of removing your data from the cloud. This post is basically just to point you all towards it. Over the last few years...
View ArticleThe Ten Commandments of Computer Backups
I recently put a lot of thought into how I perform my computer backups. I’m one of those people that, while I would only be mildly pissed off by the failure of a hard drive, would be quite angry at...
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Why I Have A Home Server
My current HP Microserver and ADSL gateway. It’s pretty much impossible to use a computer these days without also using the Internet. It’s also pretty much impossible to use the Internet without using...
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Reflections on PyConAU 2013
The weather during a good moment. This weekend has been a great one. I spent it at PyConAU, the premier conference for Python in Australia. Two days filled with all of my favourite things: great open...
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I’m Jack Scott, IT Consultant, And This Is How I Work
Lifehacker regularly features a segment where they interview famous people and ask them how they work (such as this). Since I’ll never be famous enough to be asked by Lifehacker directly (though you...
View ArticleThis Is How We Work
A few weeks back I posted ‘I’m Jack Scott, IT Consultant, And This Is How I Work‘, pretending I was famous and answering LifeHacker’s standard interview questions for famous tech entrepreneurs. In the...
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I have the NBN!
It took a long time, and was a complete ordeal to organise (seriously, telecommunications companies have the worst customer service ever), but I finally have an NBN connection at my apartment! Before:...
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The Hierarchy of Internet Thought
I spend a large amount of time on the Internet. With that comes the opportunity to observe various phenomena in action. Recently, it occurred to me that all thought on the Internet has a value, but...
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