Cloning or Restoring a drive also restores bad block list!
When you clone or restore a drive, for example when replacing an HDD with and SSD or doing a restore …
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API first development (using Postman)
This is a great article about API first development https://medium.com/postman-engineering/api-first-software-development-for-modern-organizations-fdbfba9a66d3 It is often said that every generation thinks that it …
[Fixed] Error Using Veeam Agent for Windows Free with a NAS
I have previously blogged about how to back-up home systems to commercial standards. A useful tool for the home user …
WinDirStat is dead – long live TreeSize Free
For many years WinDirStat has been my first port of call when I want to analyse disk use. However I …
Low Power Networks for IoT (LPWAN)
Although dilettantes like myself mainly play with IoT devices on Wi-Fi there is a real and growing market for industrial …
Fixed: DFPlayer Mini MP3 player does not work
(keywords: bad sound, noisy sound, power supply, squawking) I spend several hours trying to make the DFPlayer Mini MP3 player …
IOT – A review of the Electric Imp
The Internet of Things (IoT) is basically IP connected devices sending data back and forth to servers in the cloud. …
Medium is above average
I have just become a paid publisher on Medium (it’s free). I am going re-post my most popular articles from …
Off-topic DIY hacks
This learned journal usually confines its commentary to IT and project management but sometimes something crops up that is off-topic …
node.js, WordPress and Google App Engine
node.js Google App Engine is very cool. It hides all the complexity of creating a highly available, load-balanced and scalable …
