Before the era of unlimited everything and the infinite scroll, it took considerable effort to get online. Being online was expensive — measured in only a few “free” hours available per month — and hogged the all-important phone line. The experience of the world around you and the possibilities that could be were very different before and after being able…
The LOREX Fusion 4K N846A6-Z NVR System (Network Video Recorder) is a surprisingly sparse and light system for recording security camera footage. A client was unable to locate her password and required data from the device for a divorce proceeding. The device was FedEx’d to me and my first step was to remove the internal 2TB Seagate SkyHawk Lite (ST2000VX007/2AY102-515)…
The prompt: Write me a short and inspiring story about Bob in I.T. who lost his job to a new form of Artificial Intelligence. Everything he used to do is now automated by an advanced form of AI. Tell the story of how Bob overcame getting fired from his job and became more successful than ever with a detailed explanation…
There’s something intensely alluring about tech like the Drobo. I am reminded of a time when solving a problem permanently was a primary goal. A time when devices had clear purposes and switches had a satisfying click to them. The Drobo has both a satisfying power switch and also some auto-on creative capabilities. The proprietary BeyondRAID filesystem scheme which cleverly…
Reality has its way of creepin’ up on Silicon Valley every once in a while. On Thursday, October 23, 2014, the Tech Crunch “disruptor” Bitcasa finally ceded to reality, despite a pretty long run of unreliably providing “infinite” storage. Unreliable, you ask? Read on ~