It’s been almost 4 years since I’ve rounded up VMs used on a daily basis, so it’s high time I take another kick at the can and make an update list. My workflows have changed quite a bit over the years, with more focus being on the Windows side of things. That said, I havent …
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Top 10 Chrome Applications I Can’t Live Without
I’ve been trying to become as agile as possible when it comes to personal data in order to be able to run and test any platform of my choosing. To that end, I usually resort to web applications. That said, Chrome and its open source cousin Chromium can only be run on many (but not …
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RSync Files to a Unix/BSD Backup Device from your Mac Laptop
My photo-taking workflow while on vacation usually involves taking a lot of photos daily, dumping them to a laptop, processing, then backing them up once I have returned home. Previously, I accomplished this manually using BeyondCompare for Windows, as that would run on Windows Home Server. Since moving to ZFS-based storage, however, this is no …
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Clear All ZFS Snapshots
If you’ve been running snapshots for a while and have already backed them up, you might occasional need to delete all zfs snapshots for your pool. Typically, you’d do this as part of your backup script, assuming that they have been written correctly. First, to find the used snapshot space, run this command: zfs list …