> > Om Hrim
how long do you think the post-counting script for FFL is going to be down? > > -B > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wgm4u" <wgm4u@> wrote: > > > > Thanks for the heads up, I may get a solid state drive, they sound awesome! > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" <j_alexander_stanley@> > > wrote: > > > > > > About a month ago, a few sectors went splodey on my hard drive, so I > > > backed up all my data, figuring it was on its way out. Sure enough, when > > > I got back from a recent trip, my PC was dead. The system had been > > > running XP, and the 750GB HD had been divided into a small C: drive for > > > the OS and programs, with the rest in a large data partition. What I've > > > done so far is replace the hard drive with a 90GB OCZ Vertex 2 solid > > > state drive and load it up with Win 7 Pro. OMG, what a difference! > > > > > > For one thing, solid state drives are screaming fast. And, the Win 7 > > > installer automatically detected and ran all my hardware. I haven't had > > > to manually load a single driver. Oddly enough, a couple years ago, the > > > NICs on the motherboard had stopped working reliably, and I switched to > > > using a USB NIC to connect to the Internet. I had assumed that it was a > > > hardware failure, because a fresh install of XP did not fix it. Well, Win > > > 7 is running the NICs, and they're working perfectly. Go figure. > > > > > > I buy my computer stuff at NewEgg.com, and they sell OEM versions of > > > Windows. As far as I can tell, the only difference between the OEM and > > > retail versions, besides the price, is that with the OEM versions, any OS > > > tech support is the responsibility of the PC's "builder" (i.e., me). So, > > > for simply being my own tech support, my copy of Windows cost only $140 > > > instead of $300. > > > > > > Next up is installing an external SATA drive for data and figuring out > > > how to map the "My Documents" to it. I'm also intrigued by the concept of > > > network storage and subnet file sharing. I have a bunch of IP addresses > > > at my disposal, so I just give my handful of Internet connected devices > > > their own IP addresses; I've never messed around with subnet interaction > > > between machines. It looks like Win 7 machines play nice with other Win 7 > > > machines with respect to sharing, so I've ordered another copy of Win 7 > > > that I'll put on an old Dell Latitude D610 and park it down in the > > > basement. > > > > > > I'll also see if I can migrate the post count script to the laptop, > > > because it's currently running on my old web server, a noisy desktop PC > > > running Win2000 that I bought back in 1999. I tried to get the script to > > > run on the new iMac web server, but dealing with OSX's unixy innards is > > > bloody fucking hell, and I'm just grateful that I was at least able to > > > get Apache running. > > > > > > And finally, last night I successfully upgraded my HTC Desire to Android > > > 2.2 using the installer HTC released specifically for US Cellular's > > > version of the phone. It has a WiFi tethering feature that had previously > > > only been available to rooted phones, and I'm pretty sure I could have > > > easily bricked my phone if I'd tried to root it. That'll come in handy in > > > airports, where there's usually only pay-for-play Boingo hotspots. WiFi > > > tethering will turn my phone into my own personal hotspot tapped into > > > Verizon's 3G. > > > > > >
