Sojourn of the Mind

Just a year ago the only way to connect a SATA drive was only through an external enclosure. This was an expensive proposition especially for people live me who have a ton of hard drives.  A few months ago the manufacturers started coming up with new devices that are just docks for 3.5 or 2.5 SATA drives. These devices have both a USB and some of them eSATA interface.

An example of of such a device is the following Startech.com device which I own and like. These devices are nothing more then a dock for the hard drives bat do not need fans, cases, etc. It is also easy to switch hard drives when needed, all you have to do is stop the device in windows or unmount the device in Unix and remove it from the dock.

This gives the ability to swap the drives on the go.

Another thing is that if the computer has an eSATA input or a pci express card, then the SATA drives can operate at the highest efficiencies.

If you desire a way to use all those SATA drives then in my opinion this is the best alternative.

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Today there has been an update to The Brain software. The beta software adds a lot of useful features that can directly translate to your productivity. You can read more about the features in the release notes which can be found here.

Some of the features that I like are as follows:

• Ability to import Word outlines.
• New way to copy pictures in to your notes gives me the ability to use the software for research.
• Better navigation and new view types.
• Expandability to the calendar.
• Keyboard commands can now be used and assigned to most of the menu items.
• Improved tags. Tags is the one feature that adds a whole dimension to The Brain software.
• And many, many more.

Take a look but please backup your brains as once opened you can not go back.

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A software comes around once in a while that wen originally viewed is looked at as nothing more then a toy, but when fully used and utilized after some time becomes the best software ever.

The Brain Personal (http://www.thebrain.com) is just that kind of software. I have been using it for at least 6 years now and have gone through the whole evolution of the software. While looking like a fancy toy this software lets you create links and thoughts for the way you think and work. No it is not a gimmick if you actually take the time to learn the software that is exactly what it does (A little more on that later).

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