There's a New Drobo in Town- July 8, 2008 If you&8217;ve read my article, Regarding Backups where I discuss my data storage and backup process, you know I&8217;m a fan of the Drobo, an external, expandable, RAID device. Today, Data Robotics has announced a brand new version of the Drobo. I&8217;ve known about it for a little while, but haven&8217;t been able to talk about it until the official announcement today. So what&8217;s new The Drobo now supports Firewire 800, and has a faster processor for the behind-the-scenes magic...http://drobo.com/ Wil Shipley's Greatest Bug of All Time- July 8, 2008 Wil Shipley describes a big bug in his code (and how he resolved it). Wil&8217;s posts are always an entertaining read and although they&8217;re sometimes a bit comp-sci, they&8217;re interspersed with interesting bits of history and humor often missing from other technical blogs: Avie Tevanian had been working on Mach as a PhD student at Carnegie Mellon, and Steve Jobs recognized he was a star and hired him straight away. (Microsoft countered by hiring Avie&8217;s old advisor to work on..http://wilshipley.com/blog/2008/07/pimp-my-code-part-15-greatest-bug-of.html White Noise- July 5, 2008 It&8217;s a fact that silence, like the kind created by our sealed, insulated dwellings, is an unnatural condition with harmful side-effects. Sounds like white noise can be immensely helpful in creating positive background noise in an otherwise silent home or office. White noise is also useful in masking the unwanted noise from a noisy workplace or hotel. Babies and small children also benefit immensely from white noise, as the sounds they heard for 9 months in the womb are suddenly absent in...http://hivelogic.com/articles/2008/07/white-noise |