Category: stories

  • Bootstrapping Infrastructure for Server Recovery

    A common approach in IT is to take a backup or clone of a server and put it somewhere ‘safe’ for later use in the event of disaster. I’ve seen this waved around as a viable option many a time, the idea being that if something happens to the live system, then the clone can…

  • error in ‘unicode string’ ?

    Like a lot of things in life, you often start out with a clear end goal in mind. Think of any idea you’ve had – paint the fence, put up a curtain. It’s more often than not an apparently simple idea, we don’t usually embark on moon shot projects. Inevitably, even the simplest of projects…