Monthly Archives: February 2007

FreeNAS – Jan 07 SourceForge Project of the Month

Posted on 12 February 2007 by james

More FreeNAS news … I’ve just spotted that SourceForge has announced that FreeNAS was January 2007 SourceForge Project of the Month.

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FreeNAS – rebuild and upgrade

Posted on 11 February 2007 by james

I like FreeNAS a lot. It’s a UNIX-based Network Attached Storage server. It’s best points are: great stability, good functionality, open-source and, best of all, it’s free. I’ve been running a FreeNAS box for a while (previous post) and, with … Continue reading →

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Upgraded home LAN to gigabit

Posted on 11 February 2007 by james

And what a difference! I haven’t done any really accurate benchmarking but I estimate that throughput is approximately 4 times faster than it was (previously using 10/100). I’ve achieved this by adding a Netgear GS105 switch connected to my existing … Continue reading →

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Time for a new (blog) look

Posted on 10 February 2007 by james

I’m trying the Hemmingway theme for WordPress. I’m not yet sure if I’ll stay with it or return to the default Kubric theme. I certainly like the lower section (effectively the three sidebars) as it’s a better use of space … Continue reading →

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