Douglas Rehfeldt » Information Technology

Home servers

Douglas — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:53:05 +0000

After running the Windows Home Server (WHS) for about three weeks, I have now started testing the Amahi Linux Home Server. Obviously, the WHS is very Windows centric and it’s also very easy to use. However, the Amahi Linux Home server is different in many areas, not good or bad, just different. I’ll need some more time to work with the Amahi project and already have some feedback for the developers. While I have a preference for the open source projects, I also understand that some people are just going to want a Microsoft Windows solution. And I want to be able to provide the right solution to my clients.

BarCamp comes to Grand Rapids, Michigan

Douglas — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:46:59 +0000

This is a new type of event for me, but BarCamp will be hosted by at the Calvin College campus on Friday evening, August 15 and Saturday, August 16. Called BarCampGrandRapids3, it’s “an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees, usually centered around technology topics.” Apparently there were two previous BarCamps in Grand Rapids.

Freelancers Union for independent workers

admin — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:28:34 +0000

The Freelancers Union states that “independent workers—freelancers, consultants, independent contractors, temps, part-timers, contingent employees and the self-employed—currently make up about 30% of the nation’s workforce.” You should check out the website if you fall into anyone of those categories. PBS NOW did a story titled “Benefits Denied“, which covers a growing “permalancing” issue.