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This post is a little out of the usual for my blog, but it’s a tale worth telling, particularly if you’ve got more than one computer and data you just can’t lose.

Just over a month ago I started a new project of moving my office.  This involved commissioning and building a new office out of a previously unused corner, and fitting it out exactly as I wanted it to be.  A clean sheet design, if you will (within budget and space constraints, of course)  This new design would incorporate tidy wiring, a server ‘cupboard’ (really, a mini server room), everything up off the floor (so my Roomba can work efficiently) and, well, would be a calm private place of productivity.

The Move Things always take longer than planned, especially if the plan is on the back of an envelope.  This was bad enough, because I had to set things up temporarily and work with stuff absolutely everywhere for a couple of weeks while the final touches were made.  If anyone was waiting on me during this period they probably received...