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Comparing diskperformance between my laptops

Posted on zo 28 maart 2021 in desktop • Tagged with apple, hardware

Intro

Last week I was executing some disk performance measurements for a client. As part of the session I tested my Macbook and a Dell XPS laptop. The results seemed to indicate the Dell XPS outperforming the Macbook. As the laptops were only tested for comparison, I left it at …


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Running Debian 10/unstable on Apple Powermac G5

Posted on za 13 maart 2021 in desktop • Tagged with debian, hardware

Introduction

Updated on 14-mar-2021 with webbrowser and diskperformance info.

G5 internals large

As an Apple fan I've been collecting some vintage hardware. The Powermac G5 was bought from a video editor like five years back and was actually used by her up till that point. After booting it and enjoying the pretty …


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Hoe Systeemkabouter zijn backups fixed

Posted on wo 24 februari 2021 in backup • Tagged with backups

Dit document is geenzins een advies aan anderen. Het is mijn manier om de setup te documenteren en anderen wellicht te inspireren om hun backup ook goed te regelen. Wie weet pik je er nog iets van op. Zoals het nu ingericht is, zou het ons redelijke bescherming tegen verlies …


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How Systeemkabouter handles his data backups

Posted on wo 24 februari 2021 in backup • Tagged with backups

This is not any sort of recommentation for anyone. It is my way of documenting the setup and maybe giving someone else a hint or idea how personal backup strategy might look like. As it is, it should provide adequate safeguards against the loss of the main storage or a …


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snapper as time machine alternative on Debian GNU/Linux

Posted on do 14 januari 2021 in desktop • Tagged with debian

Goals

It must have been a year ago already that I reinstalled my Dell XPS laptop with Debian GNU/Linux. At install time I figured I really wanted to be able to snaphot filesystems, so I made sure I used btrfs as filesystem. Actually doing something with it was put …


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