I just typed in the URL of Andy Ihnatko's blog, thinking “I should really add this to my bookmarks page, since he doesn't have a RSS feed and updates rather sporadically.” But as of today, CWoB has a RSS feed, per item permalinks and all. Thanks Andy, for saving me some time (which I proceed to waste reading your blog…)
The FireWire DriveDock, which I discussed a few weeks ago, arrived yesterday. The prices of 80 GB 7200 RPM drives came down a bit since then—I got a WD800JB (7200 RPM, 8 MB cache) for $105 including shipping from NewEgg. I'll buy another 80 or 120 GB disk in a few weeks or months when my finances permit.
Tonight I tried plugging this tape drive (whose abortive installation caused the FireWire ports in my desktop G4 to die) into the DriveDock, and was happy to note that it worked.
Not that I'd use it this way, of course, but it's nice to know that OS X and Retrospect support some rather bizarre and nonstandard configurations.
For some reason I missed the SliMP3 when it came out about a year ago. The server software and firmware has improved significantly since then.
I saw the OS X 3.0 software update on VersionTracker today and downloaded it to take a look. Setup couldn't have been easier: it imported my iTunes 3 songs automatically, and presented me with a fast Web-based interface which bears a strong resemblance to the iPod's interface (not a bad thing at all). First-class OS X support: what a concept!
There are a bunch of reviews linked from the site, of varying quality. I found this LiveJournal entry to be the most informative. I don't spend anywhere near enough time at home to justify getting a SliMP3, but it looks like an extremely well-designed product. What I really want is an iPod-like device which also lets you stream to it via 802.11b.
Someone neglected to mention to me that the WWDC 2002 sessions are available for streaming to everyone (at least, to student developers) from connect.apple.com now. Thanks Apple!
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