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Hands-On Review: Automatic, a Nanny For Your Car

September 15, 2013 By Stephen 1 Comment

Automatic is a cool idea: Monitor your car and your driving using a Bluetooth dongle plugged into the diagnostic port found on every recent car. But the service itself is frustratingly limited, a dunce driving nanny rather than a useful tool. What Is Automatic? Automatic is a "smart driving assistant", made up of two components: A hardware dongle (the "Automatic … [Read more...] about Hands-On Review: Automatic, a Nanny For Your Car

Walled Gardens, Gilded Cages, and Right to Repair

July 29, 2010 By Stephen Leave a Comment

Things are getting awfully complicated, aren't they? The custom parallel CPUs, proprietary communications networks, and encrypted data ports require extensive training, special tools, and a computerized reference library to comprehend, much less debug. And the manufacturers, who derive much of their money and differentiation from warranties and authorized repair centers, are … [Read more...] about Walled Gardens, Gilded Cages, and Right to Repair

If Storage Vendors Were Automakers…

August 7, 2009 By Stephen 8 Comments

If the enterprise storage market was the auto market, who would be who?* … [Read more...] about If Storage Vendors Were Automakers…

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