ITGumbo: spicing IT up

Planar Systems, a provider in specialty display solutions, today announced a partnership with Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin computing, to deliver the next generation of integrated thin client network displays. Planar’s entry into the thin client market demonstrates its strategic commitment to deliver display offerings that address specific challenges, such as the need within the enterprise to protect sensitive information, centralize applications and streamline thin client installation.

I always said, if I could do it all over again-referring to my life of course, I would be a marine biologist. I would love to be on a vessel for months at a time with a long beard, smelling the ocean air-studying the mating rituals of starfish Starfish Reproduction or the migration patterns of the Great White Shark. Great White Sharks
Marine biology and oceanography have ALWAYS been an obsession of mine. I read up on marine life every chance I get. I guess that is why I was drawn to an application named LobsterTunes (LT).

Is it possible I’ve turned into a grumpy old man at age 30? Have I turned into Jack Lemmon or worse Walter Matthau? Grumpy Old Men
I sure hope not-but it seems like the older I get the less impressed I am with things, especially IT related things. If you are wondering why, I will tell you.

Perhaps it is the fact that for the past 10 years I’ve been force fed from every vendor and PR agency out there telling me that whatever product they’ve come to represent-it is the best product ever…when clearly it is not! I know they are doing their job but c'mon.

I guess it is safe to say I’ve become jaded-so jaded.

We’ve all heard the recent rumblings that by early next year-mass production will begin for an even faster generation of memory chips known as DDR3. However, there are already computer systems equipped with advanced DDR3 memory technology but...

My initial reaction when I read about Corsair’s Flash Survivor Drive was where and when will anyone need 20 atmospheres of water resistance protection for a flash drive?

I initially dismissed the press release as rubbish and went about my business-but for some reason I kept thinking about it. The notion of 20 atmospheres of resistance continued to weigh on my brain and intrigue me for some odd reason so I went back and decided to reread the press release.

Storage is the Bermuda triangle of the IT world.

Why you ask? Install any size hard drive (internal or external) to a PC, and tell me why your brand new hard drive has shrunk in size. Why did your 250GB hard disk drive all of a sudden become 232.5GB?

Eerie isn’t it?

Storage, in many environments, is a lot like dating. First, it costs money to do it right. Second, its ultimate result is very difficult to predict.

Storage seekers are often faced with uncertainties when it comes to calculating their capacity requirements. They are usually left second-guessing the decisions they make along the way. Did I make the right choices? Should I revisit the issue at some point? Is there a way I could have done it more efficiently? These qualms are similar to the trials and tribulations most date-goers are faced with when their date has come to an end.