Iomega’s ix4-200d: A Killer Desktop Storage Array
Posted by Stephen in Apple, Enterprise storage, Everything, Personal, Terabyte home, Virtual Storage on 27. Aug, 2009 | View Comments
Iomega is well into its second coming as EMC’s entry-level storage division. First, they applied EMC’s compact and full-featured LifeLine home storage software to existing gear, giving birth to the Home Media Network Hard Drive, StorCenter ix2, and StorCenter Pro ix4-100. Then they wooed the small-business community with the rack-mount StorCenter ix4-200r, adding iSCSI target [...]
Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard”: In Our Hands August 28!
Posted by Stephen in Apple, Personal on 24. Aug, 2009 | View Comments
Apple’s bizarre online store reboot this morning revealed that the next point-update for Mac OS X will be in the hands of the faithful this Friday, August 28! Many speculated on the purported September availability of the operating system upgrade, but today’s information clears the air.
Although Apple’s web site clearly states that Snow Leopard “Delivers [...]
How I Get 7 Hours of MacBook Pro Battery Life
Posted by Stephen in Apple, Personal, Terabyte home on 28. Oct, 2008 | View Comments
Shortly before landing in San Francisco the other day, the MacBook Pro-using guy in the seat next to me leaned over and asked, “how did you manage to use your Mac all the way across the country? Is that some special battery you have?”
For a minute, I was tempted to make something up, as in [...]
Mac + TiVo? Roxio Toast 9 Titanium is $30 AR Today!
Posted by Stephen in Apple, Personal, Terabyte home on 05. Jul, 2008 | View Comments
Have a Mac and a TiVo? I was thinking of grabbing Roxio’s Toast 9 Titanium so I could use the TiVo To Go features anyway, and Amazon surprised me by putting it as a Gold Box item today. It’s $49 with a $20 rebate, with free shipping! Expired! Sweet deal!
