A guide to troubleshooting common issues when using Samsung Magician software to securely erase Samsung SSDs, including USB and drive lock problems.
Explains how to use high-performance SSD ephemeral storage volumes for data processing in Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Autopilot pods.
A developer details his personal backup strategy using an external SSD and Backblaze cloud storage to automate backups and free up laptop space.
Explores fast, one-stage object detection models like YOLO, SSD, and RetinaNet, comparing them to slower two-stage R-CNN models.
A developer details the evolution of his high-performance workstation builds from 2003 to 2020, focusing on hardware for demanding software tasks.
A user shares a solution for Chrome browser's excessive cache usage, detailing steps to manually clear the cache folder to free up significant SSD space.
Explores how hardware latency, especially disk vs. network speeds, enables the concept of 'infinite' disaggregated storage in data centers.
A detailed guide on upgrading a MacBook Pro Mid 2009 with a Kingston SSD, including benchmarks and performance improvements.
A detailed account of the challenges faced when attempting to upgrade a mid-2009 MacBook Pro with an SSD, including hardware compatibility issues.
Analyzes the write overhead of ext4 journaling on SSDs, comparing performance with and without a journal and using noatime.
Explores whether operating systems and filesystems should be optimized for SSDs, discussing abstraction boundaries, wear leveling, and the TRIM command.
A technical guide on aligning Linux filesystem partitions to SSD erase block boundaries for optimal performance, covering fdisk settings and sector alignment.
