
In an article titled “Sony delivers floppy disk’s last rites” cnet reports today, that Sony is planning to shut down production of the 3.5in. floppy disk that it launched in 1981 as a replacement for the 5.25in. form factor.
The story says:
“Sony saw its Japanese sales of floppies decline from a record 47 million disks in ... read more
April 26, 2010 in News by John Omvik

Well I’ve been on a role lately ranting about one of my greatest concerns, backup and data integrity. Then last night the first winter storm arrived early on the central coast of California. I am originally from the east coast, so I have a lot of experience with winter storms and how do deal with ... read more
October 13, 2009 in News by John Omvik

So it has been just about a week since I converted all four systems over to Snow Leopard, and I’m happy to report that for the most part, the transition has been surprisingly smooth.
Other than the strange crop of “Rosetta Mushrooms” that I mentioned in my first look piece, I encountered no problems with the ... read more
September 3, 2009 in News by John Omvik

So I’ve just updated 4 Macs to Snow Leopard and am ready to report back on first impressions. So SPOILER ALERT if you are interested in experiencing everything yourself for the first time stop reading now….Okay if you are still reading, consider yourself forewarned… So far, it has actually gone pretty well just a couple ... read more
August 29, 2009 in News by John Omvik