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Yes, Solid State Drives do “Wear Out”

The postmortem and what you need to know We’ve known for some time that there are a finite number of writes that a solid state hard drive can endure. This is because the type of memory commonly used for SSD data storage can only be erased a certain number of times....

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The Network is the Security Device

Used with the permission of http://thenetwork.cisco.com by Marc Solomon, Vice President of Security Marketing As connectivity continues to expand, security must advance right along with it. More than thirty years ago, John Gage of Sun Microsystems coined the now...

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Embarrassing watches nobody wears anymore

In honor of the recent release of the Apple watch, I thought I'd take a look back at the electronic stuff I've worn on my wrist over the years.  I'm embarrassed by most of this now, but I can laugh at myself - so here goes: Timex LED watch.  Mine was black plastic of...

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Are You Feeling Disconnected?

used with permission from HP Technology at Work These days, a notebook without an internet connection is like a bicycle without pedals. You can still use it, but you won’t get very far. That’s why it’s all the more frustrating when you lose your wireless internet...

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APC recalling 15 million surge strips

APC is recalling 15 million computer surge strips due to fire hazard. These were very popular and there is a very good chance you own one! If you have one that looks like this, turn it over and check the model number and year of manufacture from this table and submit...

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