Implications of Comcast’s 300GB monthly broadband cap
Cable television and Internet service provider Comcast has been rolling out data caps for its broadband users. The move may be an attempt to prevent would-be “cord-cutters” from abandoning Comcast’s pay TV service in favor of HD streaming options...
Hard drive failure rates demonstrate importance of permanent archiving
Hard disk drives are still the default in many consumer PCs and some older Macs. Manufacturers utilize HDDs because of their high capacities and low costs, and these drives typically serve end users well for while. However, HDDs are unstable compared to durable media...
Everpix shutdown illustrates risks of cloud storage, importance of physical archiving
For all of its scalability and flexibility, cloud storage continues to exhibit fundamental shortcomings that render it unsuitable for many backup and archiving workflows. The recently announced surprise shutdown of photo backup service Everpix demonstrates that even...
Data archiving solutions provide answer to OS X Mavericks external drive issue
Apple recently released OS X Mavericks, the latest version of its long-running operating system for Macs. Mavericks has been marketed as a subtle yet substantial update that leaves intact most of the user interface elements from OS X, while adding several new bundled...
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