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.
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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/
Buying that Nook was more work than it needed to be
I drove to the Kmart the 90s forgot–on Manchester Avenue in St. Louis, if it matters–in search of a $70 Nook Simple Touch. I found it in the electronics section, in the very back of the store, in a glass case with a bunch of obsolete stuff. If you need VHS tapes, I know your [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on July 19, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/07/buying-that-nook-was-more-work-than-it-needed-to-be/
Best Buy needs to clone Micro Center, not Radio Shack
So Best Buy is planning to close 50 big-box stores, downsize others, and try to focus its efforts on selling cell phones, tablets, and e-readers. Sounds to me like they’re trying to become Radio Shack.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on April 1, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/04/best-buy-needs-to-clone-micro-center-not-radio-shack/
Micro Center’s 18-minute pickup works spectacularly
It was like ordering Chinese takeout. I wrote yesterday about how I needed a motherboard to try to solve my ongoing webserver issue. I don’t live or work anywhere near Micro Center. The computer store near my house closed, and I don’t like the one near my workplace anymore since they jerked my friend around. [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on January 28, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/01/micro-centers-18-minute-pickup-works-spectacularly/
Cyanogenmod 7 on a Nook Color
I should not have said yesterday it would take 38 minutes or less to turn my Nook Color into a Cyanogenmod-powered tablet. Big mistake. I have it running now, more or less. It’s nice. Sluggish at times, but once it’s set up it seems to do better. Time can make it better. Getting started is [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on December 12, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/12/cyanogenmod-7-on-a-nook-color/
First impressions of a low-tier tablet, plus why I don’t shop at Best Buy
I received my Nook Color this week. I haven’t hacked it yet–I only just got an SDHC card for that, which is a story in itself–but to my pleasant surprise, I’m not certain everyone would need to. Yes, it’s marketed as an e-reader, but what I took out of the box is a viable entry-level [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on December 11, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/12/first-impressions-of-a-low-tier-tablet-plus-why-i-dont-shop-at-best-buy/
The $119 tablet
I broke down today. I’m going to join the tablet game. Barnes & Noble was selling refurbished Nook Color e-readers for $119, so I bought one, intending to load Cyanogenmod on it and turn it into an Android 2.3 tablet. The resulting tablet is no Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet, but it’s $119.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on November 25, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/11/the-119-tablet/
I’ve been reading up about tablets
I’ve been reading about the Kindle Fire and the Nook Tablet. And not surprisingly, the reviews are generally saying there’s not a lot of difference between the two.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on November 24, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/11/ive-been-reading-up-about-tablets/