How I Built My Very Own Safe Harbor – the Safest of All
There was that term again: Safe Harbor… I read it in the press a lot in November 2015, when the EU ruled that the US cannot be considered a safe harbor when sending data across the big pond. OK, I thought, so the US is not a safe harbor for data coming from the EU. Then […]
Continue readingAntsle Launches on IndieGoGo on December 15, 2015
A major milestone for Antsle is approaching. We will go live with our campaign on IndieGoGo on December 15, 2015. More info about Antsle at https://antsle.com. We’ll keep you posted about our future progress and about the campaign. Please sign up for our newsletter to be among the first people to know: https://antsle.com/newsletter-sign-up/
Continue readingWhat’s the Difference Between Your Home and Your Server?
Short answer: There is no difference. For both your home and your server, you want to own, not rent. Long answer: Well, not all situations are equal, and there are definitely cases where renting makes sense, for homes as well as for servers. When I say servers here I’m referring to the computers that make […]
Continue readingWhy the Internet Is a Modern Form of Slavery
I can see your face in front of my eyes. “What, Bernie?” you’re yelling at me, “the Internet a modern form of slavery? I’d have expected a few things that you might come up with as the modern form of slavery, but the Internet? It brought us so much freedom!” And you’re right. Indeed, the […]
Continue readingThe Top Seven Mistakes When Building a Home Server
I’ve tried building a home server many times in the past few years. Here are my top seven mistakes for you to learn from: Building a Home Server No 1: Fans Fans are just a no-go in your home. You want the server connected to your router with a LAN cable, not via WiFi. That means […]
Continue readingDecentralized Computing: Will servers still be around by 2030?
We’re obsessed with ever smarter personal devices. Mobile, small, smart. That’s the trend. Few people ever talk about servers. At least if they’re not considered geeks. How will that trend towards ever smaller mobile devices look like, extrapolated over the next 15 years? Will all capacity – computational, storage, communications – be handled by our “client” […]
Continue readingWhy I’m not using Linux on my servers anymore
“No Linux anymore? Isn’t Linux on my servers the best choice still?”. That’s what I heard from my friends and colleagues so many times. There seems to be a big preoccupation out the in field, favoring Linux. “What else are you using? Windows?” Don’t be silly. No more Linux on my servers My journey for finding […]
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