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It’s sad, but at least Drobo is clear about what products are ending life, the Drobo’s we bought four years ago and they are coming to end of life with the newest Drobo Dashboard no longer supporting them.

Well, Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) seems to run much better on a Macbook 5,1 (late 2008) and MacBook Pro 5,1 but it still has issues in that grub doesn’t properly dual boot although the base install instructions work fine if you are completely replacing your Mac OS (but they don’t…

Well the iPhone is actually a pretty decent camera, but it is hard to hold and hard to see. Folks have been working on this though, so here are some things to buy: Camera+ is a totally cheap ($3) iPhone app that gives you more control. You can even see…

Well, Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) seems to run much better on a Macbook 5,1 (late 2008) and MacBook Pro 6,2 but it still has issues in that grub doesn’t properly dual boot. After two boots, the ReFIT I had on my MacBook Pro seems to work properly, but ReFind doesn’t…

OK, I have the IZon and it was a bear to install, now I have three cameras to try to get running. Let’s see how it goes. They vary in cost from $130 to $600: Foscam IP Camera (Foscam FI9212W) This is a 720p webcam delivering H.264 images over an…

Well, although this camera is a year old, it doesn’t seem like there is an update soon, so it is pretty good to buy. So on to accessories: Sony DSC RX-100. It list for $600 and that is pretty much the cost. The best deal I’ve found from a legitimate…

How can you run out of space with 16TB worth of DroboPro space. Well apparently it isn’t so hard with all the home movies and photos I’ve been taking. I have an old DroboPro with a mix of 3TB and 2TB drives and it is 98% full! I’ve tried taking…

Spent an hour trying to get our Amazon Affiliate link back up for marketingplaybook.com. Just realized that it is because I have Adblock running so it appears in the source of the page, but not on the browser. I have to disable ghostery, noscript and adblock to see my own…

Ming Thein really has a good analysis of what is available. Ideally, you want to buy one lense when you are 21 and then pass it on to your grand kids. Lenses are one place where you can really do that. His post on dSLR lenses is right on (IMHO)…

Had an hour and a half to think about this stuck at the border. First is ur going up to Canada via peach arch stay left. There r more lanes open on that side. When u come back the wait times are very optimistic. The sign says 40 minutes but…