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This is an old page from Rod Begbie's blog.
It only exists in an attempt to prevent linkrot. No new content will be added to this site, and links and images are liable to be broken. Check out begbie.com to find where I'm posting stuff these days.
Filed under 'hardware'
➠ June 14, 2009
The SSD Anthology: Understanding SSDs
Really helpful overview of the workings of Solid State Disks. Knowing more about their limitations helps me make the decision not to consider upgrading to one for a while!
➠ January 2, 2009
Rebuilding 0%
And with that message, following a hard drive crash, the cash and effort spent building myself a RAID server two years ago pays for itself. (Assuming it makes it to 100%, natch)
Update: Exactly 100 minutes later, it reached 100%, and my FLACs and MP3s are secure once more. Hurrah!
➠ December 2, 2008
What Your Computer Does While You Wait : Gustavo Duarte
The latencies of the modern computer laid bare. “Waiting for a hard drive seek is like leaving the building to roam the earth for one year and three months.”
➠ May 2, 2008
Review: Apple Keyboard
I’ve been using an Apple aluminium keyboard at work for the last couple of weeks (after stealing it off the desk of a departing colleague), and can confirm that it is an amazingly comfortable surface on which to type. Only downside: The function keys are different from the ones on the laptop keyboard, so I keep hitting the wrong ones.
➠ January 8, 2008
➠ November 23, 2007
Amazon Kindle Real-Life Review (Verdict: Lightweight, Long Lasting and Easy to Grip... In Bed)
Best review I’ve seen of the Kindle so far. I’d be tempted to get one, but for the much-noted DRM restrictions. If I’m unable to “lend” or “borrow” e-books I’ve purchased, like I currently can with dead-tree, then it’s of no interest to me.
➠ November 2, 2007
First Look at Bug Labs Hardware (Video and Gallery)
Video of the modules in the Bug Labs platform — Interlockable modules which can be combined on an open-source Java-based platform. The idea seems wicked cool — it’s just the unknown of price that’s going to dictate whether I buy one or not.
➠ September 8, 2007
➠ August 20, 2007
➠ July 3, 2006
➠ May 10, 2006
M-Systems - SATA Products - mSSD Serial ATA 2.5"
2.5” solid-state SATA drives. How long until these are cheap enough to use in laptops?
➠ November 9, 2005
➠ September 16, 2005
➠ September 13, 2005
➠ September 1, 2005
About This Site
This is an archive of groovmother.com, the old blog run by Rod Begbie — A Scottish geek who lives in San Francisco, CA.
I'm the co-founder of Sōsh, your handy-dandy guide for things to do in San Francisco this weekend.
BBC Olinda digital radio: Social hardware
Schulze & Webb are working on an open, social digital-radio-plus-wifi prototype for the BBC. Fascinating the way they hope to apply “open source” to hardware design.