What I’ve Learned From Vendor Blogging
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Personal, Virtual Storage on 21. Jan, 2010 | Comments
Concluding my series on vendor bloggers, I present my own experiences wearing multiple hats and trying to remain credible.
My 2009 IT Industry Predictions
Posted by Stephen in Apple, Computer history, Enterprise storage, Everything, Personal, Terabyte home, Virtual Storage on 24. Dec, 2009 | Comments
Predictions are perilous: Get it right and you look like a mere trend-watcher; get it wrong and you look like a fool. So I’m doing something different this year: I’m going to make predictions for 2009 now that it’s over, and reflect on just how smart I am (not) to have made them.
The Great Tech Field Day Drobo Sale!
Posted by Stephen in Apple, Everything, Personal, Terabyte home, Virtual Storage on 17. Dec, 2009 | Comments
The Drobo is a bit pricey, especially the newly-released Drobo S and Drobo Elite models. I offer a solution: Data Robotics was kind enough to arrange a special Tech Field Day Drobo sale, allowing each delegate who chooses to participate offer their own discount code!
Quad-Core 27″ iMac: First Impressions
Posted by Stephen in Apple, Personal, Terabyte home on 24. Nov, 2009 | Comments
Last week I bought my third (modern) Mac, a new Core i5-powered 27″ iMac desktop. My new iMac has become a video editing workstation, running Apple’s Final Cut Studio software to process the video footage from Gestalt IT’s Tech Field Day. The massive display and speedy quad-core CPU and graphics continue to impress: This new iMac is a keeper!
Drobo Goes Sideways and Slantways With the Drobo S and Drobo Elite
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Terabyte home, Virtual Storage on 23. Nov, 2009 | Comments
Data Robotics has doubled the size of their product line, adding two new Drobo storage devices alongside the existing Drobo (version 2) and DroboPro, which I’ve previously written about.
Back From The Pile: May 30, 2009
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Personal, Virtual Storage on 01. Jun, 2009 | Comments
It was a week of HAM in the enterprise storage industry and angry arguments in the CloudCamp camp. But things looked up at the end with a productive discussion about backups. Google sent us a wave, but nobody was happy when GM threatened to collapse.
Enterprise Storage
HDS’ HAM-Fisted Announcement did not impress, with many wondering (So Long [...]
Google Just Recalculated PageRank!
Posted by Stephen in Personal on 27. May, 2009 | Comments
Although I’m no search engine expert, I’m naturally interested in “how all this stuff works.” That’s why I’ve never owned any gadget I’ve never taken apart (iPhone, Mac Mini, and MacBook Pro included!) and why I’ve recently become interested in how the Internet search and referral world works. I’m not interested in being a search [...]
Back From The Pile: Interesting Links From Mid-May
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage, Personal, Virtual Storage on 26. May, 2009 | Comments
My travels last week kept me from posting my weekly round-up of interesting web content. So this week’s is a little heavy (and heavily edited!)
Most important: Please register to be a marrow donor, especially if you might be a match for Nick Glasgow of EMC!
Back From the Pile: Interesting Content From the Week of May 9, 2009
Posted by Stephen in Everything on 11. May, 2009 | Comments
It was an interesting week, with a cloud computing summit in Washington DC, the release of Windows Storage Server 2008, and discussions of best practices and non-compete agreements.
Apple
MacBook Users: Turn off This Bluetooth Default Setting Now – Now I know what turned on my MacBook Pro in the bag: My BlueTooth mouse!
Enterprise Computing
Windows Storage Server-Based [...]
I Can Finally Talk About Windows Storage Server 2008!
Posted by Stephen in Enterprise storage on 05. May, 2009 | Comments
I don’t usually “do” NDAs. It’s just too hard to figure out what I’m allowed to say and what I should keep quiet. I prefer to get free and open information, but will settle for embargoed briefings if it means I can get some time to think before reporting. So my Microsoft connection is a [...]
