Cable Matters USB-C to SATA 2.5″ Cable
The Cable Matters USB-C to SATA III 2.5-inch Cable retails for US$11.99 on Amazon. This 25cm cable connects 2.5-inch SATA hard drives to your computer over USB-C, supporting USB 3.1 Gen 1 speeds to 5Gbps.
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WordPress 2.5, 2.5-inch drives and NAS gear, and a 25th-birthday note.
WD Red – NAS Hard Drives
I'm a huge fan of WD Red hard drives, running four of them in my Synology DiskStation DS413j with no trouble. WD Red drives are designed and tested for 24/7 operation and the demanding needs of home and small-office NAS.
World’s Thinnest 5mm 2.5″ Hybrid Hard Drive From Singapore
I'm proud that Singapore made the tech news last week with the world's thinnest 2.5-inch hybrid hard drive. Just 5mm thick, it stores 1TB of regular HDD plus 32GB of SSD. The challenge was shrinking the 7mm drive by 30%.
Happy 25th Birthday To Me
I turned 25 today, a quarter of a centurion, and this website itself was born on 24th March 2002! I had a simple birthday lunch at Shokudo at Cineleisure before catching Dragonball: Evolution, with tickets at just S$6 each.
My WordPress Plugins Compatibility With WordPress 2.5
WordPress 2.5 has been released, and many people are hitting upgrade, plugin, theme and permission issues. If you're having trouble with any of my plugins on WordPress 2.5, check out the three links below for compatibility help.
WordPress 2.5 Released
WordPress 2.5 has been released, and WordPress.org now sports a refreshed look based on the redesigned admin backend. New features include a cleaner, faster dashboard, dashboard widgets, multi-file uploads with a progress bar, EXIF extraction and post search.