Topic: Ssd

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak open the show from Nashville, Tennessee, where Curry is attending the K-Love Music Awards at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. Curry describes the "biodome" environment of the hotel and a worship service led by Pastor Levi Lusko. Technical difficulties are noted, including a failing SSD drive and the transition to using a Roadcaster Pro on Linux.

The "Tip of the Day" features Glary Utilities, a free tool for PC optimization. The hosts discuss the nuances of defragging SSD drives and offer a Windows performance tip involving disabling visual animations in advanced settings. The episode concludes with end-of-show mixes from Clipper Stoddy and Neil Jones.

A technical update reveals that a major SSD crash has delayed planned updates to the show's donation infrastructure and website. The hosts promise that Bitcoin donation links and other site improvements will be rolled out in the second quarter of the year, while continuing to process "de-ducing" requests from anonymous donors.

A technical failure occurred on a Surface Pro 6 studio computer involving an automatic repair loop and a blue screen of death. Consultation with a Windows expert revealed that the device's hard drive is soldered to the motherboard, making replacement impossible and necessitating the purchase of a new machine. The incident resulted in a significant loss of preparation time for the current broadcast.

Adam Curry and John Dvorak discuss their technical backup procedures using SSD drives to preserve the show's extensive library of jingles and clips. They remind listeners that all clips are searchable via the Bingit.io search engine and listed in the show notes.

The hosts describe recent technical upgrades, specifically using Acronis software to clone hard drives onto solid-state drives (SSDs) for improved boot speeds. One host reports a significant performance increase where the CPU now reaches 100% utilization before the disk taps out. Additionally, a firmware update for hearing aids resulted in a noticeable improvement in audio quality.

Adam Curry discusses running out of disk space on his production MacBook, which only has a 250GB SSD. He considers upgrading to a larger drive but expresses concern about the technical process of "ghosting" the drive and "stretching the partition" without disrupting the show's production schedule.

A host details the recovery of a high-end Windows 7 machine built by a listener. Despite fears of a corrupt 500GB SSD, the issue was traced to a BIOS error likely caused by a power surge, which prevented the drive from appearing as a bootable device.