Do u use "Typestry",what do u think of it?
My new company will use it,i have a look at it,it just like the ASP2.0.
I think it is good.
Btw, what's "wiki"?
Still sounds better than some of the original Windows Vista compatibility issues to me. There are always all sorts of problems with brand new OS releases (for example, when I upgraded to Tiger I had to wait several months for Texas Instruments to update their software until I could use it again).
You don't seem to be the right kind of user to be an "early adopter". My advice would be to do a regular backup of all your data, and re-install Tiger since it appears to work well for you. You can then decide to upgrade to Leopard when some of the major issues have been fixed (by Apple, and by application developers like Adobe etc.), for example when 10.5.1/10.5.2 is released…
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... we can�t see "error" word anywhere!!
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Read this after press conference, what do you think?
Okay here's the deal. Apple had a press conference today, and they have thoroughly addressed the antenna issues or apparently lack of with the iPhone 4, now dubbed as "antennagate".
Now, I will just throw a "light" breakdown of thoughts on this and also leave the live blog provided by Endgaget down below for you to read for yourself.
So apple changes the design of the iPhone. It's beautiful. It's suppose to run better and perform better than previous models. But wait, what's this?
An antenna on the outside of a phone? Wow!
Guess What?
Now, people know exactly where the antenna has been placed and can visibly see and can physically touch it on the outside of the phone. They are now aware of it more than with any other phone and can manipulate it by covering it up with their big meaty, greasy, stinky, sweaty, hands.
Or clean, manicured, dainty hands.
So they do, as they should be able too.
Then they watch the signal drop!
Oh no!
You see, with other phones, internal antennas have never really been in the publics "eye" and has escaped the general public knowledge of how cell phones work and can be affected by holding or covering up the antenna area.
Apple created the first (that I've known of) external antenna that is located in the same place an internal antennas. Therefore causing you to actually grip it while in use.
What does this mean? Does it actually hurt it's signal more than internal antennas? Has Apple done their homework?
Ultimately it seems they have. As you should and would expect a multi Billion dollar company who is considered the world over as the best technology company out there. Why wouldn't they?
So what's the problem?
Now I think this report basically says (with out Apple outing their business partner AT&T) that the main issues are within the signal provider, area signal strength. Then there is fact that they basically but a big "X marks the spot" or "cover this up with your hand to make signal worse" area on the phone made aware to everyone when they had their keynote stating that the frame was doubled as an atenna.
The media doesn't' help either. As new customers are made and switch over from other companies such as Verizon for the iphone 4, then they come home to read or see this "antennagate" on you tube, they begin to attribute all their AT&T issues (dropped calls) to the design of the iPhone 4. Yet, studies, actual scientific studies have shown to have better reliability than older models of the iphone.
Here I think Apple proves this, and one must read between the lines on what they can and cannot say about the business and their relationship with AT&T.
But, I think they have proven the point they have a great phone for making calls. They have done their homework and yet still had to answer to this media sensation. They had to make some remedy despite that all the testing and statistics about the iphone 4's performance states that there is no antenna issue. That it isn't significantly much different than any other antenna placed out in todays current cell phone market.
Not to mention the sheep, and Apple haters or competitors who join the fray.
Does Apple have sheep followers? Sure. But they also have people who for whatever personal or business reasons despise them.
But, the sheep I refer too, are the people who just hear of, or read one report on this "antenna gate", and do no research for themselves to actually understand the issue or intelligently assess their problems with phone properly. Then they start to raise **** over something that may actually not an issue.
For example, many people have complained tirelessly over this "death grip" and how they drop calls all the time, only to find out that the whole time it must have been AT&T dropping them because they have been using a bluetooth device or a case around the phone which prevents this issue from coming from the antenna
Sheep.
The decision to apply and antenna icon on every phone in the cellular market was made to let consumers rate or judge their signal strength and calling area. 1 bar doesn't mean a call cant be made. just as 5 bars doesn't mean "superduper great signal you'll never drop a call ever ever".
Many specialists believe that the cell phone market should drop this antenna signal strength meter, because of its subjective nature, and tthe fact hat it doesn't actually work like a "gas tank meter" in a car, nor functions like one.
Anyone who's ever studied this "signal meter" knows that you can go from full 5 bars to no bars in less than a microsecond with no feasible reason, on any network. It's not about, "my network never drops calls" it's about consistency.
So why mislead consumers? Why not just have a green light, red light?
Back to Apple's choices.
They had to do something, had too. No matter what tests show, statistics, fanboys, haters, or competitors. They had too, without slapping AT&T in the face.
Enter the Press Conference.
Below is the blow by blow.
In the end I feel a bit sorry for how things turned out. Apple looses millions on basically an issue that every company, and carrier has. Block the antenna, loose some signal.
Call it what you want but they are giving away free cases that costs millions of dollars to Apple, unnecessarily just to cool this thing down.
To all those who complain I say try this. Just use your phone naturally, don't try to "death Grip" the mother. Just use it and if you get dropped calls, try a case or bluetooth, or a headset, and if you get dropped calls, be open to the fact that it's probable AT&T, or just the nature of cellphones. Not an antenna issue that Nokia, Sony, Apple, Motorola, HTC, Samsung and every other maker faces . . . despite what they say.
Apple loses, because they currently are considered to be the king of the hill in the smart phone market (and others for that matter) and they told everyone "HEY! EVERYONE! Our antenna is on the outside, and it's right 'X' here!"
They Still apologized and gave away millions to make any and everyone happy.
Had their been and actual Hardware defect, I would have said RECALL. As things sit I think Apple handled things correctly. Had you anyone asked me earlier in the week, I would have scoffed at the idea of a bumper fix. But it's not a fix, there is nothing to fix, it's an act of good faith.
Maybe it's also a way to get more cases out their so when September rolls around they can have a better call drop ratio to the 3GS.
After the meeting I couldnt help but think, had I made something that wasn't broken, and people said I'd have to try and fix it, I think that all you would have seen from me would've been the middle finger.
It's a ish snow ball thrown down hill, and Apple is saying sorry you got hit on the way down but we didn't' toss it.
Here's something for your trouble.
Remember you can return it, and Apple is having a "case is sill open" approach and will continue to work on it. As for now, it appears that they really is nothing wrong with your antenna on your iPhone 4.
Maybe you should start to smile, or go to Verizon?Hello everybody.
I am a would-be Iphone 4 user, which will now surely not become one.
I did read all the fuss about the antenna, and I did watch the conference, and here is what I think.
Saying that, even with the issues, “it is still useable”, is in my opinion ridiculous.
Guys, we’re talking about a 650 € mobile here.
The Iphone 4 is a top of the line phone. It’s not a 29 € mobile bought at a supermarket.
And if a 29 € can work as a phone perfectly, I expect that a mobile that costs 20 times that, can at least give me the same functionality that the cheap one gives.
Yes, the Iphone offers so much more, and that’s the reason why I wanted to buy it (so I am not an Apple naysayer, in fact I really wanted to buy an Iphone, and even defended it in front of friends in discussions), but really I need it first and foremost for work, and I NEED to be able to receive and make phone calls, and can’t afford to have dropped calls in bad reception areas.
This is an issue ALL smartphones have? To be sincere, I highly doubt that.
But even if it were, then I would go on with my non-smartphone mobile, until this thing is solved, because seriously, I think before adding in all kinds of gadgets and whatsoever, making sure you can use a phone to make phone calls everywhere without dropping calls should be the priority number 1.
There is no possible hardware solution? Now, I am not an expert, but if you look at the pictures of the antenna, and without making any particularly intelligent change… why not just rotate the antenna position 180°? So that the black band is on the top right, where nobody holds it, rather than on the bottom left, where most people hold it? It doesn’t take a rocket scientist in my opinion.
What I think is that we WILL see a hardware solution, in my opinion Apple already knows what needs to be done. But you can’t just change production from one day to the next. Apple has a lot of phones ready yet, and lots are being built, that it can’t just throw away.
So, until 30 September (or until these models will be dispatched) we’ll get this model with a bumper.
When the stock will be over, we’ll get a new model with the magical fix.
Until then… +“if you don’t want an Iphone 4 – don’t buy it”.+
Smart suggestion mr. Jobs gave, I’ll follow it.
Have a nice day. -
What do you think of my Bash Script? What about the error checking?
Well what do you think of this Bash script
It works
I gave it some problems (i.e. unpluged the ethernet, messed up the URL's, uninstaled some programs...) to see if would report errors and stop or just keep going... But it did
I just kind of thought up a way to do some error checking with the commands that I know.....
What is a better way to do error checking?
What do you think I should add/Do to this script?
#!/bin/bash
# Shell script to make a USB Tumb Drive for Flashing BIOS on a Lenovo Ideapad Y510.
# This script needs to be owned and run as ROOT with the "sudo command"
# i.e. sudo usbbiosflasher
# If you have anyideas send me a PM on ubuntufourms.org my user name is HunterThomson
# Name/Rename this script usbbiosflasher and save it to the ~/home directory.
# Then run the command- chown root:root usbbiosflasher
# Then run the command- chmod 755 usbbiosflasher
# Then copy the script to the directory /usr/bin.
# Run this comand to do that- sudo cp ~/usbbiosflasher /usr/bin
# You also must have the program "mbr" installed
# You can install the mbr program by running this comand in the shell on Ubuntu
# sudo apt-get install mbr
# In Arch Linux you have to get it from Aur
# First you will need to know a few things...
# You will also need to know the Mount Point i.e. /media/disk and the /dev path i.e. /dev/sdb1.
# You can find these by using the df -T comand.
# Run df -T in the shell. Then plug in the USB Thumb Drive and run the df -T comand agin.
# The new listing is the USB Thumb Dirve.
# Also check to make sure the File System tipe is vFAT or FAT16 or FAT32.
# If it is not use gparted to format it to FAT32.
# I am farly certen that all USB Thumb drives come formated with FAT file system out of the BOX.
# You may want to fromat it anyway just to make sure.
echo "Interactive Shell Script to Make a USB Thumb Drive \for Flashing BIOS On a Lenovo Ideapad Y510"
echo ""
echo "You will need to have the program mbr installed"
echo "If you are on Ubuntu Linux you can retreve it form the repositories"
echo "If you are on Arch Linux you will need to get it from the Aur repository"
echo "Open anuther shell and \do that now..."
echo ""
verify="n"
while [ "$verify" != y ]
do
printf "Do you have mbr installed... yes or no?"
read AN1
echo ""
printf "You answered... $AN1 I have installed mbr. Is this correct... y or n?"
read verify
done
echo ""
if [ "$AN1" == "no" ]
then
echo "Install mbr now. Then run this script agin"
exit
else
echo "contunuing script"
fi
echo ""
# The next comand will make a directory to put needed files into. Note this file and everything init will be owned by root.
mkdir ~/usbbiosfiles && check1="yes"
if [ "$check1" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Made directory usbbiosfiles... OK"
else
echo "Could not \make directory usbbiosfiles"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
exit
fi
# The next two comands will get the FreeDOS file and the .ROM file.
cd ~/usbbiosfiles && checka="yes"
if [ "$checka" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Changing to the usbbiosfiles directory... OK"
else
echo "Could not Change to the usbbiosfiles directory"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
wget "http://www.fdos.org/bootdisks/autogen/FDOEM.144.gz" && check2="yes"
if [ "$check2" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Download of FreeDOS... OK"
else
echo "Could not Download FreeDOS"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
wget "http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=78460&d=1216648756" && check3="yes"
if [ "$check3" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Download of the BIOS.ROM \file... OK"
else
echo "Could not Downlad the BIOS.ROM \file"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
# The next comand will name the .ROM file to the right name.
mv ~/usbbiosfiles/attachment.php?attachmentid=78460\&d=1216648756 ~/usbbiosfiles/06CN29WW.bios.update.tar.bz2 && check4="yes"
if [ "$check4" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Renameing of the BIOS.ROM \file... OK"
else
echo "Could not rename the BIOS.ROM \file"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
echo ""
# The next two comands set the variables. DEVX for the path i.e. /dev/xxx and MOUNTX for the mount point i.e. /media/xxx
verify="n"
while [ "$verify" != y ]
do
echo "You will need to know the Mount Point and the dev Path. You will also need to \make sure the File System \type is vFAT, FAT16 or FAT32."
echo ""
echo "With the USB Thumb Drive unpluged, Open another shell and run the comand df -T Then plug \in the USB Thumb Drive and run the comand df -T one \more time. The new device listed is the USB Thumb Drive. Note the Mount Point and The dev Path and the File system Type i.e. vFAT... If the File System \type is not vFAT, FAT16 or FAT32 you will need to fromat it with gparted. You may want to format the USB Thumb Drive anyway just to \make sure. In any \case delete all files and directorys on the USB drive before you go any ferther with this program."
echo ""
printf "Enter the dev path the USB Thumb Drive is at?"
read DEVX
echo ""
echo "Are you sure $DEVX is the dev path of the USB Thumb Drive... y or n?"
read verify
done
echo ""
verify="n"
while [ "$verify" != y ]
do
printf "What is the Mount Point of the USB Thumb Drive?"
read MOUNTX
echo ""
echo "Are you sure $MOUNTX is the Mount Point of the USB Drive... y or n?"
read verify
done
echo ""
install-mbr --enable A1 --partition 1 --force --timeout 0 $DEVX && check5="yes"
if [ "$check5" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Installing MBR on USB Thumb Dirve... OK"
else
echo "Could not install MBR on USB Thumb Drive"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
tar xjf ~/usbbiosfiles/*.tar.bz2 && check7="yes"
if [ "$check7" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Unpacking BIOS.ROM file... OK"
else
echo "Could not unpack BIOS.ROM file"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo ""
echo "Reformat the USB Stick to FAT32 with gparted"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
gunzip ~/usbbiosfiles/FDOEM.144.gz && check8="yes"
if [ "$check8" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Unpacking FreeDOS files... OK"
else
echo "Could not unpack FreeDOS files"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo ""
echo "Reformat the USB Stick to FAT32 with gparted"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
mkdir ~/usbbiosfiles/fdoem144 && check9="yes"
if [ "$check9" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Made directory fdoem144 in direcoty usbbiosfiles... OK"
echo ""
echo "Going to \sleep \for 5secs"
else
echo "Could not make directory fdoem144 in usbbiosfiles directory"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo ""
echo "Reformat the USB Stick to FAT32 with gparted"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
modprobe loop && sleep 5 && check0="yes"
if [ "$check0" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Modprobeing loop... OK"
else
echo "Could not \modprobe loop"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo ""
echo "Reformat the USB Stick to FAT32 with gparted"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
mount -o loop ~/usbbiosfiles/FDOEM.144 ~/usbbiosfiles/fdoem144 && check10="yes"
if [ "$check10" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Mounting FreeDOS on the fdoem144 directory... OK"
else
echo "Could not \mount FreeDOS on the fdoem144 directory"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo ""
echo "Reformat the USB Stick to FAT32 with gparted"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
cp ~/usbbiosfiles/fdoem144/* $MOUNTX && check11="yes"
if [ "$check11" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Copying FreeDOS files to $MOUNTX... OK"
else
echo "Could not copy FreeDOS files to $MOUNTX"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo ""
echo "Reformat the USB Stick to FAT32 with gparted"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
cp ~/usbbiosfiles/*.ROM $MOUNTX && check12="yes"
if [ "$check12" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Copying BIOS.ROM files to $MOUNTX... OK"
else
echo "Could not copy BIOS.ROM files to $MOUNTX"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo ""
echo "Reformat the USB Stick to FAT32 with gparted"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
sync && check13="yes"
if [ "$check13" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Runing the syncing command... OK"
else
echo "Could not run the syncing command"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo ""
echo "Reformat the USB Stick to FAT32 with gparted"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
umount ~/usbbiosfiles/fdoem144 && check14="yes"
if [ "$check14" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Unmounting of FreeDOS... OK"
else
echo "Could not unmount FreeDOS"
echo "Look above for errors or problems reported and fix the problem"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
echo "Reformat the USB Stick to FAT32 with gparted"
echo "Fix the problem and run this script agin"
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
fi
verify="n"
while [ "$verify" != y ]
do
printf "Do you see any errors... yes or no?"
read AN2
echo ""
printf "You answered... $AN2 to errors. Is this correct... y or n?"
read verify
done
echo ""
if [ "$AN2" == "yes" ]
then
echo "User Repoted... Error"
echo "Look above for errors or problems reported and fix the problem"
echo ""
echo "removeing directory usbbiosfiles..."
echo ""
echo "Reformat the USB Stick to FAT32 with gparted"
echo "Fix the problem and run this script agin"
rm -r ~/usbbiosfiles
exit
else
echo "Success"
echo "I did a lot of error checking too and didnt find anything"
echo ""
echo "Go get a pen and paper to write down these instructions"
printf "Then hit the Enter to continue"
read WAIT
echo ""
echo "Now leave the USB Thumb Drive pluged into your computer and Reboot. When the Lenovo Logo POST screen appears hit F2 to enter the CMOS setup utility. Go over to BOOT tab and go down to HardDrive \(Not Boot Order) \then \select the USB Thumb Drive as the 1st hard drve. Then F10 and yes to save changes. Your compter will reboot agin. Then when the Lenovo Logo POST Screen appers on reboot hit F4 to enter the BIOS FLASHING program. The USB Thumb Drive will be seen as the C drive \in the list on the Left, Select it. Then \select the .ROM \file \in the list on the Right and start the BIOS FLASH. \(NOTE Your hart may stop beating... This is normal) Pray to any God you know of and your computer should restart just like normal. Hit F2 and the BIOS will now stay it is 06CN29WW. You will need to \set the boot order to the way you like it and other things \if you need to because they have been changed to the default."
fi
echo ""
echo "End of script"
Last edited by hunterthomson (2008-08-10 11:17:47)Personally..... (this is just how I would have written it - if it works, then it's good enough for me though )
I would change this whole block:
verify="n"
while [ "$verify" != y ]
do
printf "Do you have mbr installed... yes or no?"
read AN1
echo ""
printf "You answered... $AN1 I have installed mbr. Is this correct... y or n?"
read verify
done
echo ""
if [ "$AN1" == "no" ]
then
echo "Install mbr now. Then run this script agin"
exit
else
echo "contunuing script"
fi
To this much shorter code:
MBR='/usr/bin/install-mbr' # Or where ever you expect it to be
if [ ! -x $MBR ] ; then
echo "mbr doesn't appear to be installed."
echo "If it is installed, check it's location, make sure it's executable and then make sure the MBR variable in this script is correct"
exit 1
fi
I wouldn't have used the checkXX variables for each stage:
mkdir ~/usbbiosfiles
if [ $? != 0 ] ; then
#failed
echo "Could not \make directory usbbiosfiles"
echo "look above \for \info"
echo "Fix the problem and run this scrip agin"
exit 1
else
echo "Made directory usbbiosfiles... OK"
fi
There is an issue with the way you do your verifications - the user can never get out unless they answer 'y' or hit CTRL+C. Something like this gives them options:
verify="n"
while [ "$verify" != "y" && "$verify" != "n" ]; do
echo "You need to answer 'y'es or 'n'o"
read verify
echo $verify | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:]" # This converts the answer to lowercase so replies entered in upper case will still work
done
if [ $verify != 'y' ] ; then
exit 1
fi
One last thing I try to do in scripts... Declare all your binaries as variables at the start of the program, then execute the binary program by using the variable. For example:
# Binaries
TAR='/bin/tar'
CP='/bin/cp'
CHMOD='/bin/chmod'
# Execute tar and chmod the created file
$TAR cvzf /tmp/tarfile.tar.gz /etc/*.conf
$CHMOD 400 /etc/*.conf
This way, it's easy to change the path in future without having to hunt through the script if the paths change, and it also ensures you're calling the programs using the full paths to make sure you're not executing some strange variant or alias that someone has setup. If I use `chmod` 30 times in a script, and the path changes in the future or on a different system (`chmod` is a bad example cause it's highly unlikely to change, but you know what I mean), then all you need to do is update the variable at the start of the script, and it all works again without having to script-hunt and change it 30 times. -
Still in a quandary about hardware specs. What do you think?
I need to build a new system as editing machine for CS4. Everything is more or less clear as to what I need, there are only two issues remaining:
1. How much RAM to install, and
2. Disk setup.
As always there is the balance between performance and costs. Since this is not "an unlimited means available" type of machine, you will not see much esoteric components, like SSD raids or nVidia Quadro CX card. It is a dual E5472 Harpertown system (8 core), running Vista 64 Business.
1. How much RAM would be a good balance in price/performance? 8 or 16 GB? We are talking about Kingston Value Ram DDR2-6400 ECC FBDIMM, either 4 x 2 GB ( 420) or 4 x 4 GB ( 650), with the possibility to double memory in the future. If you do not make a habit of continuously switching between PP, AE, EN, PS etc. and are mainly using only 1 application at the time, I wonder if there is a noticeable performance gain to justify the additional cost. The choice is obvious if the total cost of the machine would not be stretching available means. So what do you think?
2. Main storage is 8 x WD Caviar Black 1 TB disks in raid50 for media, renders, scratch etc. But what about the boot disk? Either a 300 GB WD Velociraptor ( 240), or 4 x WD Scorpio (7200 RPM) 160 GB in raid10 ( 250), using on-board ESB2 chipset.
While we are at it, does it make sense to add 4 x WD Scorpio 250 GB in Raid5 (on an Areca ARC controller with free ports) only for pagefile, projects and temporary export. Final export will be transferred over the network to a burning machine for DVD's. Backups of projects is to external USB disks and on a separate machine over VPN.
The case has room for 8 hot swappable 3.5" disks and 8 hot swappable 2.5" laptop disks plus another disk and a DVD/BR burner internally. There are still 4 external eSATA ports available for future expansion. Foreseen video card is ATI 4870 512MB. Network is currently a 1 Gb connection, but can be enhanced to 2 Gb with 2 NIC's.
Look forward to your reactions.Bill,
The case is the
Supermicro SC743TQ-865SQ
and the storage bay for the 2.5" disks is the
Addonics AE4RCS25NSA (2.5 Disk Array 4SA)
Thanks for your remark about the difficulty of troubleshooting boot arrays. That might be an advantage for the Velociraptor.
Dag, no. I don't make the mistake of visiting Amsterdam, unless it is absolutely necessary, like visiting the IBC, let alone visiting those bars. I came to realize that Vista has grown up a bit with SP1 and with full support for 64 it now makes a bit more sense than XP64. It does imply a couple of days tweaking Vista (= removing 'features') to make it work decently, but after that is accomplished I will make a slip streamed DVD version for future installs, so that is a one time investment. With recent enhancements in Nullsoft that is easily accomplished, including all intermediate patches and 'Patch Tuesday' versions. -
Question
The latest version of Firefox no longer asks if you want to save open tabs for your next session..I HATE not having that option. What were they thinking? (I think this is self explanatory)Firefox 4 saves the previous session automatically, so there is no longer need for the dialog asking if you want to save the current session.<br />
You can use "Firefox > History > Restore Previous Session" to get the previous session at any time.<br />
There is also a "Restore Previous Session" button on the default <b>about:home</b> Home page.<br />
<br />
Another possibility is to use:
* [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Menu_differences Firefox (Tools) > Options] > General > Startup: "When Firefox Starts": "Show my windows and tabs from last time" -
i accendentaly deleted my iphoto when i empty my trash. i think 1 year ago. i want it back but they say its difficult. now i think i'll buy iphoto to apps. what do you think guys??? ty and god bless!
A bunch of totally different questions
iPhoto is an application and it is in your applications folder - is it there? It must be in teh Applications folder on your boot drive - it can not be on an external drive
The photos are kept in the iPhoto library (by default and highly recommended) - is that what you deleted? It can be anyplace by by default it is in your pictrues folder
Time Machine is a backup program that backuse your your Mac - you do NOT directly access its backup files but you use the Time Machine application to restore files - see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US for details
Your post is not at all clear as to what you have or what you want to do
If in fact you do have a copy of the photos on an external hard drive as you say you thikyou do them you launch iPhoto and import them to iPhoto (file menu import -- or drag them to the iPhoto icon in the Dock)
If you have a time machine backup of your iPhoto library and you want to use that then you launch TM and go to the time you wna tto restore from, select the iPhoto library and click restore
If the above does not cover what you have and what you want please post back with exact details of what you have and what you want to do
LN
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