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Same iPad Name, “New” iPad Problems

Thursday, March 8th, 2012 | Author: OWC Chris S.

Yesterday’s iPad launch gave us a lot of new features; Retina Displays, HD cameras, voice dictation, and bevy of other tweaks and improvements. However, there was one other change that nobody on stage really called a lot of attention to: the name.

Similar to its iPhone brethren, when the iPad moved to its first major update, a numeral was added to the end of the name to distinguish it from the original. We had the iPad and the iPad 2. Logically, most expected this latest update to be named the iPad 3.

Au contraire, mon frère. Article Continues…

“Tough as Jens Voigt”

Friday, January 20th, 2012 | Author: OWC Chris S.

As you may know, we like to keep a close eye on the Twitterverse (you can find us at @macsales) and, occasionally find OWC as a topic of discussion. Well, this morning, Twitter user @maddogmedia posted the comment

“I’ve been using OWC drives for years, externals and internals. They’re nearly as tough as Jens Voigt.”

Now, I’ll be the first to admit, I had no idea who Jens Voigt was. As far as I knew, he was Jon Voight’s uncle or something. A Google search later, though, I realized just how much of a compliment @maddogmedia was giving us.

For those of you who don’t follow that sort of thing, Jens Voigt is a professional cyclist. In the cycling world, he’s universally loved for his aggressive, never-give-up, but positive attitude. A pretty admirable trait, true, but how does that fit in with “toughness”?

Then, I kept reading and the more I read about him, the more he sounded like sounded like a real-life Chuck Norris meme:

And the stories continue on like this. Reading these tales really are a story in perseverance and, dare I say it, toughness.

So having our drives compared to Jens Voigt… Yeah… I’d say that’s a pretty darn nice thing to say.

Thanks @maddogmedia. #TFTL

CES 2012 Rewound, Recapped, and Reviewed

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 | Author: OWC Grant

Our second year at CES was a big success and while you may have read other sources’ accounts of the show, I thought you might (since you likely are a regular reader and interested in all things OWC) like a summary from our perspective.

Now, if you’ve never been to a show of this magnitude before, I’ll let you in on a little secret. It’s not the party some lead you to think it is! We’re up early and reviewing info on all our new product introductions. Then we’re on the floor for eight hours straight (we don’t take lunch break – we’ve got an adoring public to serve!). Then, after dinner, it’s back to our “regular” work until we get the necessary three hours of sleep. ;-)

So, while some perhaps party every night until dawn, you can rest assured that Team OWC doesn’t lose its focus.

CES itself experienced a record year… the 2012 show was the largest in the event’s 44 year history with a record number of more than 3,100 exhibitors across the largest show floor the convention has ever had — 1.861 million net square feet of exhibit space. It’s a good thing that the show floor was bigger, as CES drew record attendance with 153,000 seekers of gadgets and gizmos. Article Continues…

Happy New Year from OWC!

Saturday, December 31st, 2011 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

All of you who want to get those great OWC products you got for Christmas set up before the new year (or to get more stuff, because we can always use more) will be glad to hear OWC staffers will be here for our normal hours on Saturday, December 31, to answer your tech questions or place your last-minute orders. Live Chat will be open until at 10pm Saturday Night.

We will be closed Sunday for New Year’s Day and also on Monday, which is a national holiday with no standard delivery services operating nationwide.

We will return to our normal schedule on Tuesday, January 2 With LiveChat resuming at 12:01AM.

 

 

Hard Drive Supply: We’re not quite in the clear yet.

Friday, December 23rd, 2011 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

There has been another development in our ongoing coverage regarding how the flooding in Thailand has been affecting the hard drive industry. With the waters receding and the supply chains starting to open back up, the prices on drives have started to level off. We were expecting them to return to pre-flood pricing somewhere around the middle of 2012.

However, widespread migrant workers strikes in China may now cause another blip in the overall availability of completed drives. Article Continues…

Last Minute Shoppers Rejoice!

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011 | Author: OWC Laura

The OWC elves, I mean, employees are all working twice as hard to make sure no order is left behind this holiday season! Since we understand how quickly ‘Eve’s’ tend to sneak up, we’re here to make sure it’s not to late for us to help all your holiday wish lists come true too!

Since it is now Thursday, December 22nd, your best option to get everything you need on time is our Overnight and Priority Overnight delivery services!

We offer this service through both FedEx and UPS to suit all of our customers needs. Overnight delivery is guaranteed to deliver the next day by end of day by both carriers and picks up at OWC as late as 7PM(FedEx) or 7:30PM(UPS). Priority Overnight delivery (also known as AM delivery) is also guaranteed to deliver the next day and picks up at OWC as late as 7:30(FedEx) or 7:45(UPS). This service is great because it typically delivers before 12pm! Article Continues…

Adventures in creating an OctoCore Mac Pro – A Brief Interlude

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011 | Author: Guest Blogger

Considerations in Application of a GeoThermal Heat Exchange for Environmental Comfort Following the Upgrade of a MacPro1,1 with Two Over-Clocked Intel X5350 Engineering Samples that Necessitated the Addition of a Water Cooling System

Part Trois

or- “Everybody Loves it When the Fat Lineman Makes a Touchdown”

By Robert Bruce Campbell, DO
(Sorry for the delay but I was just out walking my rat and seem to have lost my way…) -Robert

 

Image of “That 70s Show” everyman Steven Hyde redacted for SOPA compliance.

Everyman

Yeah, that’s who we are.

You were thinking when you started reading my first article that this was about how to do an upgrade. In Texas, we have a word for folks like you – “El Stupido”.

No. Absolutely not.

This has all been about railin’ against the man and keepin’ my money in my pocket. It’s about righteous indignation—ours. All of ours

It is about the fat lineman, slaving day in and out, for the good of all. Smart, quiet, humble. Over and over, taking vicious blows for no glory at all. Left out there in oppressive heat doing battle because the Head Coach is an idiot. Or maybe the QB is a pretty boy that can’t make a decision. Or how about when your Halfback is afraid of taking on that big, mean Defensive End?

It’s when you’ve been out there for 37 of the last 44 minutes, and by the Grace of God, been able to stop them all but once. But you know that you’re done. Pain is everywhere and indescribable. The only thing dripping faster than the sweat from your brow is the blood from your nose. Your heart feels like it’s going to explode and you’re sure your lungs are two sizes too small.

When you watch the offense break from their huddle and begin to turn toward you there is a flash of fear… Article Continues…

OWC Ties for First Place in TUAW “Best of 2011” Poll – With OWC

Thursday, December 15th, 2011 | Author: OWC NewsFeed

About a week and a half ago, we asked you to nominate your favorite OWC product for The Unofficial Apple Weblog’s “Best of 2011” awards poll. Well, with your help, we got not just one, but two products nominated: The Data Doubler and our Mercury 6G SSDs. While that was certainly an honor, we were concerned it would split the vote.

We shouldn’t have worried, however, since our loyal readers and customers managed to not only ensure OWC’s products were highly ranked, but also that they ranked together.

We don’t know how you guys did it, but when the results came inboth the Data Doubler and our 6G SSDs managed to garner 24.2% of the votes each, tying them for first place.

Our thanks go out to the TUAW crew for the honors and—of course—to you, our loyal customers, who voted for us.