This morning I couldn't access the main file server from any workstation. The workstation OS complained thus: Well, it's nice that Windows gave me a clue as to what's wrong. I logged onto the NAS, went to the time synch section, hit "Update" and saw this: I looked … [Read more...]
Lightroom goes parallel
I've complained before that Lightroom doesn't use all the cores in my dual hexcore workstation. I was exporting two large sequences today for stitching, and noticed that the mouse got jerky. I brought up the resource monitor, and this is what I saw: This is really good … [Read more...]
Windows 8.1 upgrade
Yesterday the upgrade from Windows 8 to 8.1 became available. I bit, and upgraded my Lenovo X1 Carbon Touch. I first looked in Windows Update applet in the Control Panel. It wasn't there. Then I tried the Store. Yep. The download took more than 10 hours. It started out at the … [Read more...]
Washington Post YouTube traffic
This morning I was looking at the SonicWall real-time monitor, and I noticed 1 Mb/s of YouTube traffic. I started closing tabs on my browser, and the traffic ceased when I closed the Washington Post tab. I opened a new tab to the Post home page, and the traffic started again. … [Read more...]
Netsys and NEXT
I have been using a Netsys NV-600L/NV600R pair to get my backup ISP feed from an outbuilding to the server room for several years. I’ve got a 25-pair Category 3 (ordinary telephone unshielded twisted pair) cable between the two locations, which are about 100 feet apart. The boxes … [Read more...]
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