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Creativity

Need gear? OWC’s Larry O’Connor on Docks, Hubs, Envoys…and Steamrollers.

September 26, 2022

Gear…always an important topic…We all need external peripherals that drive pre-production, production and post, and manage our data via the entire ecosystem of our companies, no matter the type. Larry O’Connor, the Founder and CEO of Other World Computing (OWC) talks with OWC RADiO host, Cirina Catania, about some of their new and proven go-to solutions. They…

Field Production

Don’t leave home without your OWC Travel Dock.

July 29, 2019

Tiny little gadget saves my life on the road! (Gear Review – On the road with US Times Sr. Editor Cirina Catania, July 28, 2019) OK – I admit it, I’m hooked on OWC’s Travel Dock. I have three of them! (They cost from $37 to $49 and are one of those simple solutions that…

Bits & Bytes

Bits & Bytes: Mac Users, Are Your Disks Ejecting While In Use? You may need to upgrade your MacOS.

May 7, 2017

If your external hard disks are ejecting while in use and you are trying to figure out why, this FAQ at the SoftRAID site may help. According to SoftRAID’s tech team, it could be a glitch with the version of OS you are running on your Mac. According to the tech experts, “We now know…

Computer Upgrades

NAB 2017: OWC’s Larry O’Connor Talks Active and Long-Term Storage and the DEC (Chassis) for the MacBook Pro

April 21, 2017

Larry O’Connor is Founder and CEO of Other World Computing, Inc. OWC is a leading provider of Solid State Drives, Data Storage Solutions, Memory, and accessories for Mac and PC computers. We interviewed him about digital storage and archiving, his recommendations for solutions for active and long-term storage and OWC’s recently-introduced chassis for the MacBook…

Competitions

LA Post Fest 2016: Fun, Fresh and Full of Inspiration

June 11, 2016

Wendy and Woody Woodhall, Co-Founders of the LA Post Fest, a competition for short films with a slant towards post production, enjoyed a successful run in their inaugural year and set the high bar for the future. Over 200 entries came in from many corners of the world, including Canada, France, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Qatar,…

Bits & Bytes

Bits & Bytes: Larry O’Connor, Founder of OWC & MacSales.com answers: “Why SSD internal drives?”

June 9, 2016

We heard a rumor that internal SSD drives run too hot for our computers and could possibly damage the logic board. Larry O’Connor, Founder of Other World Computing (OWC) and guru behind MacSales.com disagrees. Part One of his interview defines the difference between SSD’s and HDD drives and gives a plausible argument for why it…

Camera Gear

The Art of Video: Grant Burton, Royal Australian Air Force Training Video Producer, Talks about Combat Survival, Fire School and Puppies

Grant Burton served for 20 years in the Royal Australian Air Force and for the last 14 years he has worked with them as a civilian in charge of shooting and post-producing their training videos. We spoke with him about his what he does and how he does it. It turned into a fascinating discussion…

NAB

NAB 2016: OWC Showcases Jupiter Archive and Storage Solutions

May 9, 2016

In today’s work world, storage and archiving are the bane of our existence. Enterprise level solutions abound, but we had the chance to examine The Jupiter Callisto from Other World Computing during the recent NAB and wanted to share our findings with you. You might also like our correspondent, Suzanne LaChasse’s brief interview with Jupiter’s…

(c) Cirina Catania

DIY

DIY: Upgrade Your iMac’s Memory

March 23, 2016

I recently purchased an iMac 5K and love it, but the memory at the Apple store was expensive, so I opted to get the least amount available (8GB) and purchased an additional 64 GB from OWC (MacSales.com). It was surprisingly easy to upgrade, took less than 5 minutes of my time, saved me lots of…