This is a continuing report on my out of box experience with a new Dell R640 server. The series starts here. The machine arrived with the iDRAC controller DOA. Dell scheduled a service call to replace the motherboard. I talked to the Unisys tech this morning. He's in San Jose. … [Read more...]
Dell PowerEdge R640 OOBE
I have reported on the out-of-box experiences (OOBEs) that I've had with Dell machines in the past: here, here, and here, for example. The last three have not gone smoothly at all. Yesterday I unboxed a PowerEdge 640E running Windows Server 2016, intending to replace an older … [Read more...]
DirecTV search oddities
I never have figured out how to get DirecTV's search function to give me what I wanted on the first try. Case in point. But change the wording a bit, and this happens: Note that the caption for the first listing contains the search terms of the failed search. … [Read more...]
New names for freestyle skiing moves
When I watched the Winter Olympics last month was befuddled trying to mentally translate the names for the tricks into what the skier or boarder was doing. The twists and spins aren't measured in fractions of a full rotation, like diving, but rather in … [Read more...]
Switching to SSL
In order to provide better security, I've switched both my blogs over to secure sockets layer encryption. That means, that if you type http://{either site name}, your request will automagically be redirected to https://{either site name}. You will see a reassuring icon in your … [Read more...]
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