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SoftRAID Lite for Windows: Elevating Protection & Performance

OWC announces the release of SoftRAID Lite and Lite XT for Windows. This is the first time SoftRAID is available for Windows users, who now have a cross-platform solution and can share RAID volumes between OSes. Available for purchase now; users who have previously purchased SoftRAID 5 Lite XT with their OWC solution will receive this Windows edition for free.

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Pro Audio: Apple Makes a Statement with Logic Pro X 10.5 Update

If you’ve read my earlier post about my favorite DAW software, you’ll know that my personal preference (especially for mixing) is Avid Pro Tools. However, with the recent release of Logic Pro X 10.5, Apple continues to offer an impressive and extensive...

Pro Audio: DIY Audio Projects – Tools (Part I)

Pro Audio: DIY Audio Projects – Tools (Part I)

If you've listened to my interview with Cirina Catania on the OWC RADiO podcast, you've heard me talk about my personal journey in learning to build and mod microphones. During my time stuck at home due to the NY Pause order, I've delved deeper into the world of DIY Audio projects and thought I would put together a mini-series of two articles to help get you started. In this article, I'll cover some of the tools you're likely to need to successfully pull off a DIY audio build, whether a microphone, DI box, or mic pre. In part two, I'll provide some excellent resources for anyone who wants to discover the joy of DIY audio gear builds.

Work From Home Essentials: Illustrator Alternative – Affinity Designer

As with photo editing applications, there are several vector illustration apps on the market that offer an alternative to Adobe Illustrator, such as Corel Draw. For many creative professionals, switching away from a workhorse like Illustrator will require the new software to check several important boxes. This article can provide some insight into why Affinity Designer might be worth a look for many Illustrator users. Like Affinity Photo, Designer offers a professional feature set, is available for Mac, iPad, and PC, and offers a very affordable perpetual license.

How to Create a Photo Slideshow in Keynote for Mac

Last week, The Rocket Yard showed you how to use Apple’s Numbers spreadsheet app for iOS and iPadOS to capture info with forms. This week, we’ll show you how to use the free Keynote app for Mac to create a fancy photo slideshow. Why Not Just Use the Photos App? You’re probably asking yourself, “Wait, why not just use the Photos app to create a slideshow?” There are some good reasons to use Keynote for your slideshows instead of Photos...

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OWC Announces SoftRAID Support for Traditional Chinese Language

OWC has announced the availability of SoftRAID 5.8.3, adding full Traditional Chinese support. The SoftRAID software platform now supports seven languages, which are automatically displayed based on each Mac’s language settings. Additional languages supported include English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese.

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Wireless Charging May Not Be the Answer

We have many great conveniences today, so is it necessary or beneficial for wireless power to be one of them? Outside of sealed, low power devices where a physical connection would be a detriment, I would personally say no. The little things add up, and wireless charging could be an unneeded step back for a world trying to address its carbon footprint.

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Meet the Fastest OWC SSD Ever Built – the Accelsior 4M2

OWC today announced the all-new Accelsior 4M2 ultra high-performance PCIe M.2 NVMe internal SSD that delivers over 6,000MB/s real-world speeds in capacities up to 8TB. The Accelsior 4M2 is the fastest SSD ever built by OWC and is the perfect storage solution for large format video editing, VR/AR/MR environments, extreme gaming, compute-intensive applications and other high bandwidth needs.

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