When I went through my Credit Card statements, I realised that I had an issue. I was spending way too much money to keep this blog going, especially for the level of traffic that I had. I get around 30-40 people viewing this blog per day and for that level of traffic, I was paying… Read More »
I recently setup my Home Lab. However, I realised that the network connecting two of the mini PCs hosting my distributed GlusterFS volume was too slow. I was getting bottlenecked by the network between them. The 2 NVMe SSDs I put in would be no good if the network between them was going to be… Read More »
I have been wanting to get back into home labbing and hosting my own infrastructure, but just didn’t have the time for it because I was busy over the summer and fall – work, flying, running, weight training, bit of travelling kept me busy. However winter, foot injury and breaking my phone gave me extra… Read More »
I recently moved into a new apartment and could finally consider owning a PC. I wanted to build a desktop for work, running Linux VMs and for Microsoft Flight Simulator. I’m training to become a pilot and I felt it would help me save time and money if I could fly virtually. At the same… Read More »
I was invited to talk about Building Scalable Private Cloud on a Budget at DevOps Toronto. I want to thank Steve Pereira and Sebaz Rodriguez for giving me the opportunity to talk about what I was working on with my current employer, Transnomis Solutions Inc. The talk touches on various topics including: You can find… Read More »
Last year I moved to Canada from India and it’s nearly been a year since I’m here. I want to share what I feel about the country, my journey and few observations that you might find interesting. So far it has been better than expected, and I am glad I made the move. I came… Read More »
I needed a dedicated server for running a few VMs. I decided to get a server in Montreal from Kimsufi. This guide should also work with other dedicated server providers, including sister companies of Kimsufi like OVH and SoYouStart. This is a write-up on how to set it up. These are some things that I… Read More »
I had to deal with a rather unfortunate circumstance of getting tested positive for Covid-19 just before a vacation. I was due to travel to Dubai and Serbia. I would have had no way of knowing I was actually positive if I didn’t have to take the mandatory RT-PCR test necessary for international flights. I… Read More »
Disclaimer: This post is for information purposes only and not investment advise. Please consult your investment advisor before doing anything. I am not liable if you lose money or if anything in this post is not factual. I am not a registered investment advisor. This is a post about my investing journey, tips to get started and my thoughts on investing. On popular… Read More »
Just like how a business should review it’s performance every quarter, an individual should track progress from time to time(not too often as that can be detrimental). So here’s my review of myself based on things I care about. Do note that 2019 has been a tough year for me personally, something which I would… Read More »