Man, This Drive is Small!

We all know devices continue to get smaller. And they continue to do more. I, like millions of others, carry a device that is cell phone, computer, instant messenger, and email reader all rolled up in one small package. One of the issues with these devices however, has been the limited amount of storage capacity. Most of these devices utilize SSD, or solid state drives. This type of storage has typically been expensive, and limited in storage capacity. Until now.

 Toshiba recently announced the availability of a 512 GB SSD drive. That's half a TERRABYTE! That's probably more than 50 percent of the computers on the market right now. While this may not seem like headline news, it is a big step in the area of storage. I would be looking for more devices that will "do it all" and will truly hold everything you need while you are away from the office. Read about it here. 

 To Your Success, 

 Tim

Why You Are Getting Ripped Off by the Mobile Carriers

I ran across an article from the New York Times regarding the hows and how much of texting via your flavor of mobile carrier. While the article is a little technical, it explains why it costs the carriers virtually nothing to carry your sms messages. It raises the question of why the carriers have doubled the cost of texting over the last 3 years. 

You can read the full article here. It will be interesting to see how the class action lawsuits turn out. 

 To Your Success, 

 Tim

Just When I Posted the Newspaper's Demise...

Just after I posted regarding the Internet taking over as the preferred medium for news, I ran across a small article about a newspaper company that has continually grown where others have not. It's the TriCityNews of Monmouth County, New Jersey, and it has grown at over 10 % a year since the dot.com bust. You can read all about it here. 

 To Your Success, 

 Tim