Typically, this year’s CES was big, bland, and (reportedly) bad, but one item that caught my TiVo-loving eye was the introduction of the Seagate PipelineHD hard drive. It’s a three-platter drive optimized for DVR use, like the earlier DB35 series, with quieter seeks and bearings, and an expanded thermal envelope. The DB35 has been a […]
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Why I Like Drobo
There has been lots of talk about the Data Robotics (aka Drobo) SOHO “storage robot” – whoever they have doing their marketing deserves a raise! When I first heard about it, I was pretty puzzled – Why care about yet another storage enclosure, especially an overly expensive one that doesn’t even have NAS features? On […]
Terabytes on the Cheap
Meet the Maxtor Personal Storage 3200. It’s a cheap, quick, and dirty way to add storage to your PC, and it’s ilk is becoming the surprise hit of the holiday season, lifting the stock of Seagate and Western Digital, and making Hitachi, LaCie and others fight for a piece of the market. I’ve bought two […]
TiVo Tunes Up Series 3
TiVo finally turned on the power of the HD platforms (the Series 3 and HD) with the 9.2 upgrade this week. This enables sharing of video between TiVos (even between standard-def and high-def units) as well as allowing uploads and downloads from PCs. So now we can all enjoy our video away from the house. […]
Wow That’s One Amazing SUV!
I spotted this on a Ford commercial last night. Their new(ish) Edge SUV sure is fast! I imagine no other vehicle in any class even comes close to this top speed! Someone tell Bugatti and Pagani! Update: Because I’ve been asked, here are the answers you seek: The ad aired on the local educational access […]
