Storage Bits
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Why I hate backup
Backup disgusts me. It is the white flag of defeat in a never-ending battle to preserve our stuff against storage devices that don’t store reliably. And it’s boring.
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Flash's 25th birthday
Toshiba is rightly celebrating the 25th anniversary of NAND flash. We should join them.
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Thunderbolt momentum at NAB 2012
At least 28 Thunderbolt products were shown at NAB 2012. That doesn’t sound like a lot, but it is because many connect Thunderbolt to existing standards. Expect a big jump in Thunderbolt momentum this year.
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Naked-eye 3D TV that works!
3D TV was huge at NAB 2011 - in hype and flop. But NAB 2012 delivered the goods: watchable glasses-free 3D on big, colorful and very watchable screens.
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Holographic storage: this could work
After burning through $100 million, holographic storage startup InPhase folded several years ago. hVault is rebooting the technology, and they’ve learned from the InPhase debacle.
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Holographic storage rises from the dead
Holographic storage has incredible potential, but has never made it to market despite$100 million and years of R&D. But now it gets one more chance to make good.
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Is it time to buy that SSD?
Perhaps you noticed that SSD sale prices are dropping to $1/GB and even less. Is now the time to buy?
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Mac OS Lion demands an SSD
Adding iOS UI elements of OS X means lots more small I/Os, the kind that disks do poorly and SSDs do well. Don’t buy a new Mac without an SSD or you’ll regret it!
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Can phones and tablets do "real work?"
Some readers were skeptical that “real work” could be done on a tablet. Get over yourselves! People did “real work” even before computers were invented.
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Streaming beats Blu-ray
5 years ago put all my CDs into a box and threw out hundreds of CD cases. My 1200 DVD collection is next. Why? Streaming.
