I am using Time Warner Cable (TWC) as my Internet Service Provider (ISP). They are in the beginning stages of a network upgrade where I will soon have a 100 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload connection speed. I presently have a 20/2 Mbps “Turbo” plan. For no additional cost I will soon have the 100/10 Mbps Ultimate 100 plan. What I have just done is a no cost exchange of my leased cable modem for a newer...
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Backup!
I do a lot of writing and I also do a lot of photography. That’s two passions that create a lot of files. Now that the world is basically computerized, the text files are saved as digital information. Long gone are the rows and even rooms filled with filing cabinets and paper documents. Prints and negatives are all stored as digital information. I have gone through a long series of various forms of digital long...
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I know I mentioned this somewhere. I am running my Ramblin’ Dan’s Store in the AWS cloud. I have total control and freedom of choice over all the hardware configuration, (servers and routers) as well as all the software including the operating system software. It is the same as having my own server here in my office. This is not a web site solution for everyone. There is a very large amount of system knowledge...
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I created a replacement for an online forum (TEDEX) which is now called POSTEX Forums. It has gathered no moss so to speak. At least the legitimate kind I was looking for. POSTEX is kind of an answer to a question that no one is asking. From the movie A Field of Dreams there is a quote, “Build it and they will come.” I built it and as what happened in the old TEDEX forum...
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