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  • Storage firm Drobo has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

    mfrydmfryd
    The DROBO devices have some really nice features.

    In particular, you can upgrade storage by simply popping put a drive, and popping in a higher capacity replacement.  No configuration is necessary.  If there are empty bays, you can increase capacity simply by sliding in a new drive.  The Drobo sees the new/replacement drive, and automatically configures it into the system, and moves data around as necessary.

    Originally, I had three 4 TB drives in my Drobo.  As my storage needs have increased, drive prices have come down, I have migrated drives to my current config of five 8TB drives.

    You can configure a DROBO for single or dual drive redundancy.   If a drive fails, and you have enough free space on the remaining drives, it will move data around to regain redundancy.  Suppose you have five 5TB drives configured for single drive redundancy.  That gives you 20TB of useable space.  Suppose you are only using 10TB of that.  Further suppose that just after you leave on Friday night, one of the drives dies.  By the time you get back on Monday morning, the DROBO would have automatically reconfigured itself as a four drive system with 15TB of useable space.  On Monday when you get in, just pop out the dead drive and slide in a new drive, and the DROBO will start using it.  If, on Monday, a second drive fails before you have replaced the first failed drive, you won't lose any data as the system had already configured itself as a four drive system with redundancy.

    It would be a shame for DROBO to go away. Their products are very easy to use.

    Assuming they do go away, are there any other products out there that allow such easy storage space expansion?
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  • UK won't copy EU USB-C common charger mandate

    mfrydmfryd
    The new EU rule only applies to phones that used wired charging.  It does not apply to phones that only use wireless charging (such as Apple's MagSafe).  If Apple used software to disable charging on the lightning port, that would make the iPhone 13 compliant with the new USB-C rule.
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  • iPhone & AirPods will require USB-C for charging in the EU by late 2024

    mfrydmfryd
    If you read the actual EU rule, it only applies to phones that use wired charging.  Phones without wired charging are exempt.

    Apple's current iPhone 13 can meet the new spec with a software update.  All Apple has to do is to disable charging via the lightning port.  If the lighting port is only for communication, and not for charging, it doesn't have to be USB-C.   That leaves only wireless charging for EU market iPhones.

    When it comes to the law, one should be wary of relying on media summaries as to what the rules actually say.



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  • Apple wants to make the iPad more laptop-like with iPadOS 16

    mfrydmfryd
    I would be very happy if Apple offered me the option of installing Mac OS X on my iPad Pro.

    The M1 based iPad Pro is essentially a touch screen Mac.  Add the Magic Keyboard gets a keyboard and trackpad, just like a MacBook Air.

    watto_cobra

  • Apple's iPhone repair tool kit that it rents is wheeled and weighs 79 pounds

    mfrydmfryd
    The big deal here is that independent third party repair shops can now buy the tools needed to repair iPhones.

    The big change is not that individuals will be fixing their own phones, but that Apple no longer strictly limits the locations that can reasonably repair an iPhone.
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