Archive for June, 2007

Monday, June 11th, 2007

Drobo Demo (video)

I already posted about the Drobo “robot”, but here is a video worth watching…

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Friday, June 8th, 2007

Moment of Geek Clarity

 

 
I’ve known for a long time that I’m a geek, and I’m okay with that.  But every once in a while, someone comes along to highlight how huge a geek I can be.  This time, I did it myself, by laughing my @$$ off at this comic.

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Thursday, June 7th, 2007

The Front Fell Off

 
My dad just sent me the link to this YouTube video, which had me laughing.  It’s just terrific.  Take the 2 minutes, you’ll enjoy it.

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Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

Solving the Storage Problem

 

  
If you’re a digital photographer, or someone who collects music and/or video on your computer, you’ve probably already had to begin to deal with the explosion of your digital storage needs.  This article, by Thomas Hawk, talks about a system called Drobo which might be a worthwhile investment.  It’s a box into which you place [...]

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Monday, June 4th, 2007

A Safety Device Worth Paying Extra For

While I’m not much of a woodworker, and I don’t even own a table saw, I did a double-take when I watched this video. Most new inventions are cruddy takes on a useless concept, but this one is pretty impressive in my opinion.  Both Taryn’s father and grandmother have lost either fingers or parts of fingers [...]

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