If you’re in the market for anything that uses flash memory–USB thumb drives, memory cards, SSDs–this is a good time to buy. Toshiba is cutting its production by 30%, citing oversupply in the market.
All posts for the month July, 2012
Flash memory is cheap, and maybe as cheap as it’s going to be for a while
Posted by Dave Farquhar on July 31, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/07/flash-memory-is-cheap-and-maybe-as-cheap-as-its-going-to-be-for-a-while/
It’s going to take me some time to catch up
I had an unexpected death in the family late last week, so I’ve been traveling and not doing any writing the last few days. I had a few things in the pipeline; chances are I’ll just call that stuff good enough and run it until I find my groove again. And if I miss a [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on July 30, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/07/its-going-to-take-me-some-time-to-catch-up/
Yes, an e-reader does change how you read
I’ve read that e-readers change the way you read, but of course up until this week I’ve never experienced it firsthand. I can say that in my limited experience with a Nook Simple Touch, I’ve already noticed it.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on July 29, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/07/yes-an-e-reader-does-change-how-you-read/
There’s plenty of credit for the Internet to go around
There’s a crazy rumor going around saying that the government didn’t do much of anything to create the Internet, and that private industry did it all. I remember the Internet before the private sector got involved in it. I was there.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on July 25, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/07/theres-plenty-of-credit-for-the-internet-to-go-around/
Nobody respects craftsmanship anymore
The New York Times laments the decline of craftsmanship and its side effects in the United States. A generation ago, it wasn’t terribly uncommon for men to make their own kitchen cabinets. And those cabinets, if built correctly, would last several lifetimes. The cabinets my great-great grandfather built before the turn of the previous century [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on July 24, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/07/nobody-respects-craftsmanship-anymore/
Exceptional–as in exceptions–budgeting
Consider the following scenario: In [a consumer finance] study, the authors, Abigail Sussman of Princeton University and Adam Alter of New York University, ask you to imagine that one of your favorite bands is performing nearby. The ticket costs more than you would ordinarily spend, but you have never seen this band live and decide [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on July 23, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/07/exceptional-as-in-exceptions-budgeting/
Should you remove all rights from disabled accounts?
I recently had a task: Find an industry best practice that says you need to remove all rights or permissions or groups from the account of a former employee, rather than just disabling the account. There was only one problem. I could find no such thing. None. Nothing. In fact, I expect this blog entry [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on July 22, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/07/should-you-remove-all-rights-from-disabled-accounts/
Phase-change memory could change everything
I won’t call it a revolution, because I wrongly predicted that RISC (in the form of DEC Alpha and Motorola/IBM Power PC) would start a revolution. But Micron released a new form of memory this week that promises to at least be a game-changer. It’s non-volatile like the flash memory in your cell phone, digital [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on July 20, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/07/phase-change-memory-could-change-everything/