May 25

RAID is often described in numbers such as RAID0, RAID1, RAID4, RAID5 and so on. But numbers don’t mean much. We talk about different RAID configurations using more real world words: Scary, Redundant Redundant, Not So Scary RAID. While all of those RAID variants are pretty cool the forthcoming ZFS is a modern take on making RAID even better.

Note: It is uncertain when ZFS will ship for the Mac as an option supported by Apple.

 
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May 15

Here is a strategy for getting the most out of your new and old wireless network. If you don’t pay attention to how your “Airport” network is configured it will go as slow as possible. Making all the 802.11 wireless variants go fast is as simple as configuring them correctly.

The ABGN refers to the different speeds of the 802.11.

 
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May 05

Before you send that old Mac to the recycler consider there might be lots of life left in it. [more text goes here...]

 
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May 01

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