The BMW UUC Digest Volume 2 : Issue 545 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: <OT> Undeleting files Re: Opinions of Ground Controls Coil over kits? Re: <E30> Handling with offset control arm bushing Re: S50 valve cover Re: S50 valve cover Re: S50 valve cover Caught "Just In Time" English Re: English Re: English Re: English Re: English Re: English Need reputable tire installer in Akron, Ohio arae Identifying Source of Noise
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 16:53:38 -0800 From: "Ziv Gillat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: <OT> Undeleting files Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I just realized something else. I found this program by doing a search on Download.com (CNET's web site), and sorting by most popular. What I didn't realize is that they also have a program called RecoverMyPhotos, for only $27, vs. the $67 I paid for the full program. So if all you care about are photos, you may just get the $27 program. Good luck --- Ziv. -----Original Message----- From: Ziv Gillat [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 4:50 PM To: '[email protected]' Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [UUC] <OT> Undeleting files Sorry, forgot to mention -- RecoverMyFiles is for the PC, not the Mac... -----Original Message----- From: Ziv Gillat [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 4:48 PM To: '[email protected]' Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [UUC] <OT> Undeleting files Hei, So here's the deal. The last advise you got was good, and true, but I'll elaborate and will give you exact advise on what to do and use. When you erase a file, or even format a drive, the file is still there. The filesystem changes the first character of the filename, and tags it in the master block allocation as a file that can be over-written, IF the OS and the filesystem need to reclaim that space. So if you JUST erased a file, and haven't installed too many programs or haven't defragmented your drive, most or all of your files should still be there. Depending on the program, you can either restore them with their original filename, or just as a new filename (like Restored_1 ... Restored_n). When you write new files, the filesystem first tries to write over empty sectors on the drive, and if it can't, it only then tries to write over files that have been previously deleted. All this stuff happens "behind the scene", and the user is never aware of what's going on at the drive/FS level. So, that is the reason that Marc, below, told you not to use your PC. In terms of which programs to use -- I've used Norton on the Mac, and had luck with it, years ago. I haven't used it in many years. I DID use, 2 days ago, a program that I bought online, which is called RecoverMyFiles. I had my laptop's drive go bad on me, and my daily backup didn't include a photo shoot I had just made a few hours earlier. SO, since the compact flash cards are formatted using FAT32 FS, they're being seen as drives by Windows. This program recovered my entire shoot, and even files I still had hanging around on the flash, from previous shoots :-) If it can't recover the file, because it's been partially written over, it won't recover it. It will only recover JPG's that are not corrupted. They give you a 30 days money back guarantee, so if the app doesn't help you, you'll get the $67 back. I think it's worth every cent. http://www.recovermyfiles.com/ Good luck --- Ziv. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marc Plante Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 4:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [UUC] <OT> Undeleting files Do not use your computer. Buy norton utilities and use the un erase function. -----Original Message----- From: KMS- Brett Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 18:56:01 -0500 To: UUC Digest <[email protected]> Subject: [UUC] <OT> Undeleting files Hey all. In a yet to be fully understood scenario, I've managed to delete almost all of my image files from my main computer AND the backup machine.... These files are mostly customer cars and standard family/ofest/fun pictures. No, they're not in the "recycle bin". One machine is running XP Pro, the other XP Home. The XP Home machine is rarely used so the "bits" are still there, I just need to tell windows to give them back to me. I found restoration.exe, which is a nice little program that has identified most, of not all, of the files I'd like to recover. It has one limitation though, you have to do one file at a time. Not a real problem, except at this time, I believe I'm looking at 212,000 files..... That's 12.5 days at 5 seconds each, non stop..... Anyone got other ideas? Thanks Brett Anderson KMS Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] __________________________________________________________________________ In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] __________________________________________________________________________ In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 17:03:56 -0800 From: Steve Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Opinions of Ground Controls Coil over kits? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've been thru a number of 'stages' on my E36 325is. Stock, Bilstein Sport/Eibach Pro-Kit, Bilstein Sport/H&R Sport, and now GC Track/School 500# fr/600# rr. I found that the coilover 'issue' is often misunderstood. Coilovers *primarily* offer adjustability. What to slam it into the weeds?..coilovers. What to play World Challenge star on the weekends?...coilovers. What more roll stiffness, but not sure how much?...coilovers. Coilovers allow you to find the 'suspension' you want. The Eibach Pro-Kit/Sportline or H&R OEM Sport/Sport/Race springs have a spring rate, which while stiffer than stock, may not be what you want. They also seem to be inconsistent (H&R in particular) in the actual rate. My advice: think hard about what you want, what you don't want, ride in E36's that might have want you want, and decide *before* you buy. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 17:31:00 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: <E30> Handling with offset control arm bushing Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jon, I just got the digest 5:29pm PST. I can call you tomorrow at a reasonable Atlantic Time. -Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 18:05:25 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: S50 valve cover Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I believe from an article and a long distant thread here on the Digest the material is a fiber reinforced Nylon. -Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 21:09:37 -0500 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: S50 valve cover Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The one you can see is plastic. The one under the one you can see holds the ignition coils and is aluminum. Gary Derian >I believe from an article and a long distant thread here on the Digest the > material is a fiber reinforced Nylon. > > -Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 21:35:30 -0500 From: Ed MacVaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: S50 valve cover Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On my S50, there is a small plate that covers the coils, called a tarpaulin. The rest of the valve cover you can see is metal, unlike my M52 which is mostly plastic. All the literature refers to it as light metal, which I presume is probably an aluminum-magnesium alloy. BTW, it also shows up as NLA, so don't screw it up. Ed Gary Derian wrote: > The one you can see is plastic. The one under the one you can see > holds the ignition coils and is aluminum. > > Gary Derian > > > >> I believe from an article and a long distant thread here on the >> Digest the >> material is a fiber reinforced Nylon. >> >> -Kevin > > > > Search the > ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > > In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. > > UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate > Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.8 - Release Date: 2/14/2005 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 18:21:05 -0800 From: Harvey Chao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected], Bimmerheads <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Caught "Just In Time" Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 5 year old factory battery - always topped off the water but after the first time about 3 years ago, it never took any - - but the years and cycles have accumulated . . . Subtle signs of slightly slower than normal cranking has had me "meaning to" measure the battery voltage for some weeks now, but always too busy to take the time - - - until tonight (after the suppliers are closed - naturally!) Picked up grand son this afternoon from the sitters and left the 4 way flashers running for the 15 minutes or so it took to load him and all his stuff up and definitely noticed a somewhat "less than normal or vigorous" starter. After sitting for an hour after getting home to bleed off the "surface charge, the open circuit voltage is only about 11.8 volts. It should have been 12.6. Didn't even bother to see how low it dropped when cranking. Put the charger on it via the cigarette lighter socket, and the charger immediately went to it's max 5-6 amp rate. DEFINITELY time to "do it" - - especially before taking off for Tahoe next week!!!! Looks like an Interstate MTP 93 w/850CCA for $90 will be the solution tomorrow morning on the way to work. With the charger on it tonight, it shouldn't be a problem to start in the morning, once, on the way to the local Wheel Works that distributes Interstate Batteries. Harvey 2000 528i The box said "Requires Windows 95, or better." So I bought a Macintosh. I live with fear, death, and evil...but I used to be able to turn it off and use a Mac. " Author Unknown Failure is not an option. It comes bundled with your Microsoft product. -- Ferenc Mantfeld ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 08:35:36 -0400 From: "Roger Langille" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: English Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> One of the contributors, in addressing the matter of the Bubble Car, wrote: >FWIW, the new owner seems to be a little, we'll say un-spendthrift. Why >would anyone pay the rumored price for a track car when there are gobs of >very nice examples available for 1/3 of the price? Actually, "a spendthrift" is 'one who spends money profusely or wastefully'. I certainly understand the reason for the mistake, though. It would not be unreasonable to think that a word containing 'thrift' means, well, 'thrifty'. He also wrote.... ->could care less what anybody does with any of their cars, too busy >worrying about mine The expression is correctly "couldn't care less", meaning one is enormously indifferent. It is frequently mis-stated. If one "could cares less", then one actually DOES care. i.e. you are capable of caring LESS. Roger ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:09:19 -0500 From: Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: English Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> THANK YOU! I don't get why so many people misuse that expression. It's meaningless the wrong way, yet it is built of common words. Where is the misunderstanding for those that say it like that? Now if we could make people understand that using excessive apostrophization does not get them frequent-flyer miles, we'd be set. For those unsure - err on the side of caution, only use the apostrophe for possession. Please stop using it for pluralization. Many BMWs are built. My BMW's color is blue. Simple. - Rob On Feb 17, 2005, at 7:35 AM, Roger Langille wrote: > ->could care less what anybody does with any of their cars, too busy >> worrying about mine > > > The expression is correctly "couldn't care less", meaning one is > enormously indifferent. It is frequently mis-stated. If one "could > cares less", then one actually DOES care. i.e. you are capable of > caring LESS. > > Roger ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 08:08:50 -0600 From: "Paul Garnier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> Subject: Re: English Message-ID: <!~!UENERkVCMDkAAQACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAAAt5ZDaGRzVESm4i9+EWhMouKAAAAQAAAAFHuBXVdlZE25Ew/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> So, Ralphs car is red? Or, Ralph's car is red? Or, Ralphs' car is red? Literally challenged in Houston, Paul A. Garnier Systems Integration FastNetworking 281-827-0725 cell/pgr -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 8:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [UUC] English THANK YOU! I don't get why so many people misuse that expression. It's meaningless the wrong way, yet it is built of common words. Where is the misunderstanding for those that say it like that? Now if we could make people understand that using excessive apostrophization does not get them frequent-flyer miles, we'd be set. For those unsure - err on the side of caution, only use the apostrophe for possession. Please stop using it for pluralization. Many BMWs are built. My BMW's color is blue. Simple. - Rob On Feb 17, 2005, at 7:35 AM, Roger Langille wrote: > ->could care less what anybody does with any of their cars, too busy >> worrying about mine > > > The expression is correctly "couldn't care less", meaning one is > enormously indifferent. It is frequently mis-stated. If one "could > cares less", then one actually DOES care. i.e. you are capable of > caring LESS. > > Roger Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] __________________________________________________________________________ In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 06:12:41 -0800 From: Mark Gold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: English Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This is a perfect example of why I have my wife edit all my newsletter submissions ;) On Feb 17, 2005, at 6:08 AM, Paul Garnier wrote: > So, > > Ralphs car is red? > > Or, > > Ralph's car is red? > > Or, > > Ralphs' car is red? > > Literally challenged in Houston, > > Paul A. Garnier > Systems Integration > FastNetworking > 281-827-0725 cell/pgr > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Levinson * > UUC > Motorwerks > Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 8:09 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [UUC] English > > > > THANK YOU! > > I don't get why so many people misuse that expression. It's > meaningless the wrong way, yet it is built of common words. Where is > the misunderstanding for those that say it like that? > > Now if we could make people understand that using excessive > apostrophization does not get them frequent-flyer miles, we'd be set. > For those unsure - err on the side of caution, only use the apostrophe > for possession. Please stop using it for pluralization. > > Many BMWs are built. My BMW's color is blue. Simple. > > - Rob > > On Feb 17, 2005, at 7:35 AM, Roger Langille wrote: > >> ->could care less what anybody does with any of their cars, too busy >>> worrying about mine >> >> >> The expression is correctly "couldn't care less", meaning one is >> enormously indifferent. It is frequently mis-stated. If one "could >> cares less", then one actually DOES care. i.e. you are capable of >> caring LESS. >> >> Roger > > Search the > ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > ___ > In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW > CCA. > > UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate > Short > Shifter - accept no substitutes! 908-874-9092 . > http://www.uucmotorwerks.com > > > > Search the > ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > ___ > In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW > CCA. > > UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate > Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com > > Sincerely, Mark Gold Sacramento Chapter BMWCCA 916-852-6533 (home) 916-743-7153 (cell) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:31:47 -0500 From: Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: English Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ralphs = more than one Ralph. "I just met four Ralphs standing in a corner and discussing themselves. Must be a Ralph Convention." Ralph's = Ralph owns the following thing. "I backed my truck into Ralph's BMW." Ralphs' = Many (or all) of the Ralphs that exist own the following thing. "The Ralphs' greatest consternation is thinking that a barking dog is calling them." If you would like to follow along with "The Complete Retard's Guide to the English Language", see: http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/mattpowe/cartoons/english_02.html Or, "Bob's Quick Guide to the Apostrophe, You Idiots!" can be found here: http://www.robertlevinson.com/lol/bobsquickguidetotheapostrophe.gif The rules are simple and add to the value of your communication. At the very least, being able to use your native language properly would not make others think less of your writing due to basic mistakes. - Rob On Feb 17, 2005, at 9:08 AM, Paul Garnier wrote: > So, > > Ralphs car is red? > > Or, > > Ralph's car is red? > > Or, > > Ralphs' car is red? > > Literally challenged in Houston, > > Paul A. Garnier ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 06:29:56 -0800 (PST) From: Richard Dorffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Paul Garnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "'Rob Levinson * UUC Motorwerks'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [email protected] Subject: Re: English Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Paul Garnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Well, I should leave this for Kathy but this is like low hanging fruit (and I am stupid enough to pick it from the tree...). > So, > > Ralphs car is red? Nope, definitely wrong. > Or, > > Ralph's car is red? Yes, that implies possession and one Ralph. > Or, > > Ralphs' car is red? No, even if this person spells their name "Ralphs" it would be Ralphs's. (searching the Internet quick...) Here is a good quick refresher: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_apost.html Later, Rich ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:47:05 -0500 From: "John Weese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Need reputable tire installer in Akron, Ohio arae Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gruppe, My son lives in Akron, Ohio and to date he has been unable to find a good tire installer that he can trust mounting high performance tires on his M3 wheels (which are "perfect"). He wants to keep them that way. He had a bad experience already with one of the Tire Rack's recommended installers. Personally, I find it extremely difficult to find a savy person that gives a damn about expensive wheels and tires when it comes to mounting tires and balancing wheels. Anyone know of s trustworthy place in Akron, Ohio or nearby region? TIA for any assistance, John Weese BMW CCA #76646 '88M5 4-'02's ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:39:29 -0500 From: John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Identifying Source of Noise Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> With all of this talk of using proper English please excuse mine. I am trying to identify a low frequency noise. The car is a '91 535i auto 210,000 mi. Motor mounts, trans mounts and factory reman trans are two yrs old, just replaced driveshaft, sub frame and final drive, and trailing arm bushings, cleaned and replaced axle boots. I have Koni SA dampers with Eibach sport springs, Racing Dynamics sways. The noise is kind of like a helicopter approaching from a distance and occurs at around 40 mph, it is not noticeable at any other speeds. It did diminish somewhat after replacing driveshaft-sub frame bushings. I have tried two sets of wheels and tires and there is no change. The rear bearings seem smooth, I have not replaced exhaust hangers. I do not know what else to look at. Any suggestions will be appreciated! Thanks, John Hoverson 91 535i 97 540i ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(15 messages) **********
