Gary’s Blog

Why o why does speccing a server have to be so hard?

I need to get a pair of servers one based in a main site, the other in a site office linked via a EES100 line.

The Main site will have up to 170 users and the site office will have about 70ish.

I need to replicate the main sites data (about 350GB at the mo, but up to 1.2TB) and AD stuff.

I need the site server to do local logins, DFS replication, GP stuff etc.

Finding a suitable spec is hard enough, but why do the manufacturers of these servers make the speccing of them so hard? I want to use a HP ML 350 G5, and the option configurator on their website is like soooo unfriendly to use.

Arghhh

I bought myself a Canon EOS 40D

Talk about impressive….

clicky for full sized

Tom and I went off to Chatsworth (mostly for a play of the camera, but it’s a wonderful place)

We started off with looking at the tower, then had a general waddle about, a few select images are below, but have a look at the full album on picasa below

more pics >here<

Well, Tom and I are off to Meadowhall to do a bit of shopping, I wonder what tat we will come back with!!!

I feel like buying a macbook air, but I know they are pretty limited, but they look so cute.

We are however looking at getting a apple timecapsule, lets hope it helps with 1. The lack of backups, 2. The wifi here in the rented house.

well it’s arrived.

typing this out is fun, I need smaller fingers…

wonder if the NHS will pay for finger whittling…

Woo, it’s due today

♥♥♥

^ This is Tom - for those who asked

Woo, I’ve been trimmed :p 
 

Well, thought I better make a quick post to summarise 2007.

It’s been a busy year for me, lots of changes, many new things.

Work has been weird - in July I was moved from a local project to one 170 miles away from home, which is actually going okay, very busy but fun. I am setting up a couple of compounds for a motorway widening job, one office is 50 staff the other is about 160, pretty much the total network setup has been my decision, scary but great fun and super for my career. I am renting a house up there now and so live in two locations.

Home has also been fun, Ella my niece is a toddler not a baby now, she giggles all the time and really is a barrel of fun. The house is going well, looks good and is great to come back to on the weekends. Tom is being great, we are getting on really well and hopefully will be able to devote some time to planning this civil partnership one day (damn being too busy).

One of the things that really cheered me up at the end of 2007 was being deemed suitable to be made staff for freenode ( irc.freenode.net ) this is a project I really believe in. I am very happy that the other staff have felt me worthy to join their ranks and help make my contribution to the open source community a worthwhile one.

As you may know, my work is all based around MS technology and apart from my success in getting a open source VOIP phone system they are very very hesitant to ever look into the FOSS side of things. I however strongly believe in FOSS and the ideals and principals behind the open development of applications and code.

While I am a right “Bah humbug” about christmas, feeling very strong that I show my love all year, not just for one day, this year I am trying harder to get in the “spirit” of the day. 

Put the tree up today :-) 

Doesn’t it look pretty? Also I have wrapped presents for Mum, Dad, Tom, Ella and my Bro and his wifey. woo go me