Category Archives: Computers

Things that go beep in the night.

Does This Count Against My Fifteen Minutes?

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Chris

Geeks like to gather together in large groups, sort of like schools of fish or herds of four-legged grass-eating cheetah snacks. Perhaps it’s a primordial instinct. Perhaps we feel safer that way. Perhaps that’s why we go to conferences.

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jCIFS in the Wild

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Chris

jCIFS Finds a Niche in the Smartphone Ecosystem If a “dog year” is equivalent to six or seven human years, then a “smartphone year” is pushing thirty.  Smartphones age quickly—faster than dogs and much faster than humans—but smartphone dotage has … Continue reading →

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2011 SNIA SDC Report: Wednesday

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Chris

Wednesday was a mix.  Microsoft continued to provide SMB2.2 information, and there were also presentations by Samba members.

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Cryptographic Hardware under Linux

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Chris

The idea is fairly simple.  There are several commonly used cryptographic algorithms (with names like DES, AES, and SHA-256), most of which are designed to be easy to implement in hardware.  In other words, chips can scramble bits really well, … Continue reading →

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Taking Charge of a Seagate FreeAgent Dockstar; Part 2

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Chris

In Part 1, I went through the procedure I used to take control of a Seagate Freeagent Dockstar, most of which involved streamlining instructions from other sources. Now that the Dockstar has been tamed, it’s time to teach it to … Continue reading →

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Taking Charge of a Seagate FreeAgent Dockstar; Part 1

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Chris

The Seagate FreeAgent Dockstar is a small ARM-based embedded computer based on the Marvell Sheevaplug design.  It is quite easy to reflash the ROM so that it boots Linux from a USB device.  Back in December of 2010, the price … Continue reading →

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