In May and June 2021, I consolidated the data and upgraded the old computers in the household. I also upgraded the computers during this process. This post covers the upgrade to the disk on the Coconics enabler laptop. And the performance checks I conducted using the hdparm command. The hdparm test is one of the useful tests to check disk speeds and performance.
This morning, I saw an ad for a Pentium III desktop on Quikr. Its specs took me back in time.. 256 MB RAM, Windows XP….and then a conversation on this topic (computers with WinXP) on LowEndSpirit really turned back the clock for me.
In this post, learn about different ways by which I have used FTP or file transfer protocol from my Mac for connecting to virtual private servers. For this post, the terms FTP and SFTP will be applied interchangeably. On the date of publishing this post (January 2021) using plain old FTP does not make sense.
The rise of Virtual Private Server with Ryzen CPUs has gained prominence acceptance and increasing adoption over last several months. Web hosting forums, tech blogs, and websites of hosting companies mention multiple offers for Ryzen based VPS’es. These days, you are more likely to find a Ryzen powered VPS offer in the United States or Europe. In more recent weeks many such VPS plans have emerged from Asia.
One of the most popular question in web hosting forums, Facebook groups, or Quora is, “Which Email Provider Should I Use?” You will also find lists published by many tech blogs on this topic. In this post, I will describe the service we use at gaathastory and also for my personal blog.