Computers & Hardware Category
Rietta's hardware posts cover RAID setups for developers, CPU benchmarks comparing Raspberry Pi, AMD, and Intel, and budgeting for workstation upgrades.
08/05/2026
Meet Titan, the Rietta AI Research Lab Server
by Frank Rietta
Meet Titan: our dual-GPU AMD research and development server behind Metadata Minder's ADA Title II and WCAG 2.1 scanning and two-key LUKS2/TPM security design.
12/31/2020
Financial Plan for a New Computer Under Warranty
by Frank Rietta
As a computing professional, top end computers are a necessity for your livelihood. Here's how setting aside just $69/month will ensure you can buy a new computer at any time and have the funds for guilt free technology splurges.
12/24/2020
Development time is money, therefore I RAID
by Frank Rietta
Why I optimize for redundancy via RAID and multiple computers as a developer for whom development time is money instead of relying on a single high end laptop.
12/01/2016
CPU Benchmark - Raspberry Pi vs AMD Athlon vs Mac Mini
by Frank Rietta
In a battle of the CPU's the Raspberry Pi does not win, the AMD Athlon 3200 still holds its own after nine years, and the modern Intel Core i5 beat them both as would be expected. They all have a use in the home systems lab still!
05/07/2005
Improving my personal efficiency with KDE.
by Frank Rietta
In 2005, I was using KDE on FreeBSD as my laptop OS. Here's a look into how KDE and Komposé improved my productivity.