The big brown truck delivered the freshly-manufactured clicky keyboard with a semi-future-proof (in this sense, it’s only the future if I live to see it) connector, and the true-blue IBM Model M ‘board with a semi-hemi modern PS/2 connector. I tried them out without hooking them up to the computer. The USB keyboard felt at… [Read More]
Waiting for the Muses
I was watching Patty Griffin on Austin City Limits a while back. At the end of the hour, they ran an interview as they rolled the credits. She said something that hit home: “Song writing is listening, not participation. You need to wait for the song to show up. You wait around, hoping that the… [Read More]
A sad farewell
Through at least seven computers, from DOS, OS/2, and Windows 3.1 to Vista x64, while mice have had their little balls clog and got replaced with ones with LEDs and cameras, I’ve used the same keyboard — an IBM 1391401 manufactured on December 12, 1990. That ‘board, and many variants that group together under the… [Read More]
Drobo: a fix?
I got an email from Drobo support yesterday with the following instructions: “Since Drobo1 is only a back up, then instead of just reformatting, you might try starting the array from scratch by performing a Clear Disk per the attached instructions. Once this completes, verify that “Tools” tab indicates that this Drobo is running v1.3.1…. [Read More]
Drobo: a fix?
I got an email from Drobo support yesterday with the following instructions: “Since Drobo1 is only a back up, then instead of just reformatting, you might try starting the array from scratch by performing a Clear Disk per the attached instructions. Once this completes, verify that “Tools” tab indicates that this Drobo is running v1.3.1…. [Read More]