So is the latest iPad OS 13 betas stable enough to install on a daily device? Really want to take advantage of some of the new Files features.
In this video, I get immunized for the trip to Papua New Guinea. Along the way I talk about the other team members from Michigan and around the U.S who are participating and how we’ll be staying healthy while traveling abroad.
YouTube direct link: https://youtu.be/5-CW04Ey4UM
This post is a little bit different… I’m heading off to Papua New Guinea in a few weeks on a mission trip. Here’s a video talking more about the trip.
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/-NTSqgR5h2U
At the Micro.blog meetup. Howdy everyone…
The base 2019 Mac Pro only has a 256GB SSD; pathetic for a $6k computer. However, the bottom of the specs page on Apple’s site mentions Pegasus MPX Modules. The Pegasus 2Ji gives you a couple of 3.5” drive slots, and the 4Ri will give you an internal 4 disk RAID 5!
https://www.promise.com/us/Promotion/PegasusStorage
BTW, if you’re wanting to install Catalina on your Mac with APFS but don’t have a second drive, open Disk Utility and add a second volume.  It will share the storage with your primary volume, while still giving you a clean “partition†to work with.
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Just copied a 6GB file across the network in 8 seconds flat. 10GB Ethernet FTW.
In my latest video, I talk about the crop factor on Canon DSLRs while recording 4K video. It’s a hassle creatively, but there are good reasons they design the cameras this way.
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/Ym9h3np3w0M
So tired of Michigan weather. Out at the baseball field with a temperature of 53° and 28 mph gusts…in May. And this isn’t even the coldest game this season.
Perfect month, for the first time ever.
I recorded an unboxing video of the Pegasus2 M4. I came across this desktop RAID for a fraction of the retail cost and couldn’t resist. It’s a really cool tiny RAID.
Video Link: https://youtu.be/mU0n4_qv4Fo
I like this little one… #ssdraid
It’s been a couple of months since I’ve had a chance to create a video, but I just posted a review of the 2018 Mac mini:
View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0UEB3JUY15U
So pissed off right now. Spent about an hour recording video with a Rode VideoMic Go, and the mic picked up a ton of static from the WiFi base station nearby. The video is now completely unusable.
I need a new mic that actually has a shielded cable so I can use it in a room with electronics.
15 years ago today I committed to starting Gaucho Software by registering gauchosoft.com. It’s hard to believe I’ve been doing this for so long. Still absolutely love being an Indie!
Picked up a couple of Cisco 48 port Layer 3 switches for $20 each today at the local university’s surplus sale. Hoping at least one of them works so I can use it for my main network switch (will still have 10Gb on a separate switch/VLAN).
After 8 hours, still less than a third of the way done building the RAID. Once this is finished, I’ll have over 100TB of raw storage in the rack.
The only thing worse than 35° and rain is 28° and rain. #ice
https://www.macrumors.com/2019/01/28/2013-mac-pro-postponed-us-screw-shortage/
I guess you could say Apple was…screwed.
Also: “The report reveals an interesting anecdote about the latest Mac Pro. In late 2012…” Yes, we’re still talking about the “top-end” Mac being sold in 2019.
On track to run out of storage on the 30TB NAS hosting my backups in about 3 months. Â Might have to upgrade sooner rather than later.