Larry Seltzer

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Data Centers

Dropbox 2.0.0 Pretties Up the Menu

Larry Seltzer

March 13, 2013

The best part of the Dropbox cloud storage service is their easy-to-use software. Version 2.0 makes it even easier.

Networking

Open Spectrum Does Not Mean Free Internet

Larry Seltzer

February 06, 2013

There's a common misconception that a plan to open up more unlicensed, unmanaged spectrum will mean free Wi-Fi for all. Expect a lot of wonderful things, including competition for cellular...

Data Centers

SoftRAM in 95 - Memory Optimizer in 2013

Larry Seltzer

January 21, 2013

A new Windows 8 program claims to "optimize memory," implying a performance boost, but what it actually does - flushing the disk cache - is likely to degrade performance significantly. It...

Data Centers

How To Regain 3.5GB On Surface

Larry Seltzer

December 18, 2012

A Microsoft tip explains how to regain space on the Surface by removing the install files. This is an advanced procedure.

Data Centers

Happy 100 Millionth, Dropbox

Larry Seltzer

November 16, 2012

It still makes no sense to me that a company can make a living selling shared disk access over the Internet, but then again I'm one of the paying customers making Dropbox a success.

Data Centers

Dropbox Adds 2-Factor Authentication

Larry Seltzer

August 29, 2012

Dropbox users can set their account to require a second authentication code when accessed from an untrusted computer. The code can be obtained via SMS text message from Dropbox or through a...

Data Centers

60 Years Ago: IBM Invents The Hard Drive

Larry Seltzer

March 20, 2012

A short promotional movie by IBM back in the 50's recounts, in the finest propaganda styles of the day, the project that brought us random access mass storage.

Data Centers

New Hybrid Drives Shift The Storage Picture

Larry Seltzer

November 30, 2011

A new generation of hybrid flash RAM/hard disk drive from Seagate makes near-SSD performance available at a reasonable price.

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