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57% of people who lost a computer were more upset about losing the data than losing the gadget. A computer is expensive but memories are priceless. 25% of all PC users suffer data loss annually, and human error accounts for 29% of all data loss. 96% of all business workstations are not regularly backed up. Over the last 30 years, storage capacity has increased exponentially, which makes the potential for data loss and associated recovery expense ever higher.  LaCie currently offers different paid recovery plans for various devices in either single or family plans. However, from now on, LaCie has...

    This weekend I had the privilege of running our booth for the World Animation Celebration at Sony Pictures Imageworks in Culver City. Our awesome hosts, Animation Magazine and Animation Libation Studios, set up the Vendors and Artists in their courtyard right outside the Harryhausen Theatre. All of it was set up with balloons and cutout characters from Hotel Transylvania and the Emoji Movie.  Aside from us, many students from CSUN and UCLA had their own booths promoting their bigger projects and personal art. We also provided a Small Intuos Pro Pen & Touch as a prize for one...

CineRAID has once again produced an unparalleled powerhouse in the RAID Storage universe. With high performance and dependable security, the Thunderbolt 3 RAID Arrays will enhance your superb workflow to the next level. Whether it’s the 6, 8, or 12 Bay towers, you’ll have absolute comfort and freedom knowing your project is optimized to the fullest. USB-C Ports allow up to 40Gbps speeds, including an extra T3 port for Daisy Chaining up to 6 units. They even support Hardware RAID 5 for uninterrupted data availability in a single drive failure event or  RAID 6 for dual drive failure safeguard. Hot-Swappable...

    LaCie 6big & 12big For professionals working with raw uncompressed HiRes footage, the LaCie 6big / 12big is a no-brainer. With the ability to daisy chain 4K displays and multiple RAID Arrays, these systems can take on any project of any size, in a fraction of the time its predecessors and competitors can do. In addition, the preloaded Seagate Enterprise NAS 7200-rpm drives (4-10TB Capacity) can take on extensive usage. Through the onboard hardware RAID controller, users can choose between 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, or 50 RAID configuration. LaCie RAID array is thus able to deliver up...

  Many artists have bought the new Cintiq Pro for all the advancements Wacom has made, especially the 4K resolution. But they’ve frequently said that the Cintiq Pro 16” is not capable of reaching 4K when using the Wacom Link connecting to computers with only Thunderbolt. However, a few users have found that the issue is not the Link, but the Thunderbolt cable itself can’t support 4K. Some say Wacom plans on replacing the cable, but in the mean time, this ‘Cable Matters’ Cable is highly recommended to work. If you try a different Mini DisplayPort Cable, make sure it...