Re: [CGUYS] Zunepocalypse

[Chris Dunford]

> Meanwhile my 1st Gen iPod keeps on ticking.

As do the Zunes.

Only you could take what -looks- like a fairly minor software glitch and
understand that it is actually a massive MS conspiracy. Those are some evil,
evil dudes, Tom; it is good that we have you to show us the truth.


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Re: [CGUYS] Making room on OSX primary drive?

[db]

Oh brilliant idea Betty!  Duh! I should have known the G5 tower could 
hold 2 SATA drives but you say it can hold 3?


It's my friend's machine so I don't have it handy to poke around in.  
It's this machine however:

http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g5/stats/powermac_g5_dual_2.0.html

If they decide to upgrade to Leopard to use Time Machine, would the 1TB 
Seagate or their 1.5 TB drive work with Time machine?  (I saw some at 
New Egg for $109 and $129 respectively, 5 year warranties)


Initially I think I remember Time Machine was picky about its hosts 
drives but I heard that may have changed  ? 


db



b_s-wilk wrote:

Can anyone tell me what are the best things to move off the internal
drive of a G5 OSX Tiger tower in order to make more room?
(Applications?, scratch space etc?)

Its 160GB internal drive has 140 GBs on it now.


Buy another internal drive or two--they're cheap, and the internal bus 
is fast enough. Your G5 has room for at least 2 or 3 internal HDs [a 
3rd can go on the bus with the optical drive, but you need a secure 
place to attach it]. 160 GB isn't much if you use Photoshop and do 
animation or video. I have around 300GB in my G4, plus two external FW 
drives for backup.


How about "500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 SATA II 7200RPM 32MB Cache 
- 5yr Seagate Warranty for $71.99" or "1.0TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 
SATA II 7200RPM 32MB W/ Perpendicular Drive Technology New w/5 Year 
Seagate Warranty for $119.99" at OtherWorld, macsales.com.


Set browsers to delete cache files when you quit. Also use Yasu or 
MacJanitor to delete temp, cache, log files.  Repair permissions 
before and after cleanup. Keep the PS scratch disk on an internal 
drive. Move the iTunes library to another drive, or buy the new 
internal drives. Don't partition your drives if you can avoid it.


Betty


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[CGUYS] Making room on OSX primary drive?

[b_s-wilk]

Can anyone tell me what are the best things to move off the internal
drive of a G5 OSX Tiger tower in order to make more room?
(Applications?, scratch space etc?)

Its 160GB internal drive has 140 GBs on it now.


Buy another internal drive or two--they're cheap, and the internal bus 
is fast enough. Your G5 has room for at least 2 or 3 internal HDs [a 3rd 
can go on the bus with the optical drive, but you need a secure place to 
attach it]. 160 GB isn't much if you use Photoshop and do animation or 
video. I have around 300GB in my G4, plus two external FW drives for backup.


How about "500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 SATA II 7200RPM 32MB Cache - 
5yr Seagate Warranty for $71.99" or "1.0TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 
SATA II 7200RPM 32MB W/ Perpendicular Drive Technology New w/5 Year 
Seagate Warranty for $119.99" at OtherWorld, macsales.com.


Set browsers to delete cache files when you quit. Also use Yasu or 
MacJanitor to delete temp, cache, log files.  Repair permissions before 
and after cleanup. Keep the PS scratch disk on an internal drive. Move 
the iTunes library to another drive, or buy the new internal drives. 
Don't partition your drives if you can avoid it.


Betty


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Re: [CGUYS] Zunepocalypse

[Tom Piwowar]

>I did.  And imagine that, the non-hysterical explanation and fix right here:

A Zune fanboy says...
³I hate to say it but I believe this is the end of the road for the Zune and I. 
Just as I was happy with the last update and things were fine, we get another 
major meltdown. I was always supportive and had good things to say about my 
Zune to those that would ask, however this is the nail in the coffin. I can¹t 
take it anymore. I can¹t sit here all the time and wonder what Microsoft does 
right or wrong anymore, I just want to get up and go listen to my music. 
Listening to music is about the last thing I do with my Zune. I always have to 
reinstall, download new firmware, or wait for the slow software to catch up. 
Now this? I want to throw it away and never look back.²

http://www.zunescene.mobi/forums/index.php?topic=43547.msg513215#msg513215

Meanwhile my 1st Gen iPod keeps on ticking.


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Re: [CGUYS] Zunepocalypse

[RLeeSimon]

Good newyear2ya!

http://coreygo.com/index.php/2008/12/31/how-to-temporarily-fix-the-zune-30s-
z2k9-woes/

Zune on!!

-Original Message-
From: John DeCarlo [mailto:johndeca...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: Zunepocalypse


Latest news is that the software glitch should resolve itself on Jan 1.
We'll see.

-- 
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Re: [CGUYS] Making room on OSX primary drive?

[Jeff Wright]

> I have used something like this for Windows, SpaceMonger. I do remember
> that it was not such a good a user interface. I would google on "disk
> space analyzer" for a better one (then let me know what you found). 

WinDirStat.  Free.

http://windirstat.info/


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Re: [CGUYS] Zunepocalypse

[Jeff Wright]

> Some call it Z2K9 others Zune Hara-kiri. I like "Zunepocalypse." Time
> is up for the 30GB Zune models and they are all performing synchronized
> suicide.
> 
> You can just Google on "Z2K9" for the details.

I did.  And imagine that, the non-hysterical explanation and fix right here:


http://forums.zune.net/412486/ShowPost.aspx


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Re: [CGUYS] Zunepocalypse

[John DeCarlo]

Latest news is that the software glitch should resolve itself on Jan 1.
We'll see.

-- 
John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=34091576500&ref=mf


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[CGUYS] Zunepocalypse

[Tom Piwowar]

Some call it Z2K9 others Zune Hara-kiri. I like "Zunepocalypse." Time is 
up for the 30GB Zune models and they are all performing synchronized 
suicide.

You can just Google on "Z2K9" for the details.

This is indeed a clever way to boost sales. Do you think M$ may adopt 
such a strategy in the future to get at all you cheepskates who are still 
running Win 2000? That will get your wallets out!

Happy New Year


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Re: [CGUYS] Making room on OSX primary drive?

[Tom Piwowar]

>TreeSize Professional, but it is $49.95!!!

That is just a nutty price for this function.


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Re: [CGUYS] Making room on OSX primary drive?

[db]

Thanks for the scratch disk and Mac file utility tips, Tom,

In the interim, I was poking around and came across some other such 
utilities for OS X"

(Not sure the table formatting below will work on the list ...)

OmniDiskSweeper (free scan $ to delete) 
 $   15.00

http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnidisksweeper/download/
Disk Inventory X
free

http://www.derlien.com/ 

GrandPerspective
free

http://grandperspectiv.sourceforge.net/ 

JDiskReport 
free

http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/index.html


Have you any experience with them?

I'll let the list know what I find out about PC disk space analyzers

db

Tom Piwowar wrote:
I  just checked  ... it's free for use with 20 GB of files, $12.95 for 
unlimited data size use.  Not a bad price never-the-less.Can you 
recommend a similar software for use with PC's/ Windows?



So it used to be free, but $12.95 seems fair.

I have used something like this for Windows, SpaceMonger. I do remember 
that it was not such a good a user interface. I would google on "disk 
space analyzer" for a better one (then let me know what you found).



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Re: [CGUYS] Making room on OSX primary drive?

[Roger D. Parish]

At 11:41 AM -0800 12/31/08, db wrote:

I  just checked  ... it's free for use with 20 GB of files, $12.95 
for unlimited data size use.  Not a bad price never-the-less.Can 
you recommend a similar software for use with PC's/ Windows?




TreeSize Professional, but it is $49.95!!! The price has gone up 
considerably since I bought my copy.

--
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Lovettsville, VA


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Re: [CGUYS] Making room on OSX primary drive?

[Tom Piwowar]

>I  just checked  ... it's free for use with 20 GB of files, $12.95 for 
>unlimited data size use.  Not a bad price never-the-less.Can you 
>recommend a similar software for use with PC's/ Windows?

So it used to be free, but $12.95 seems fair.

I have used something like this for Windows, SpaceMonger. I do remember 
that it was not such a good a user interface. I would google on "disk 
space analyzer" for a better one (then let me know what you found).


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Re: [CGUYS] [Fwd: Re: [CGUYS] Making room on OSX primary drive?

[Tom Piwowar]

>Similarly, does it matter if the scratch disk is a discrete drive or only 
>a partition on a drive?

A partition gets you nothing. Two partitions on the same drive are really 
just the same drive. So it has to be an independent drive.

>3 LaCie external drives  (80, 160 & 500 GBs) piggybacked on a firewire 
>400 connection.
>Can you tell me if it matters for a CS2 etc scratch disk if the scratch 
>disk is one of the drives on a firewire chain or should it be on its own
>firewire connection?

I would consider the group of FireWire drives to be roughly the 
equivalent of one drive for this purpose. The bottleneck will be the 
capacity of the FireWire cable. The bottleneck will not be as bad as for 
partitions on the same drive, but not as good as independent drives.

Using the main drive for the app and one of the FireWire drives as 
scratch will give you the independent data paths you seek.


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[CGUYS] [Fwd: Re: [CGUYS] Making room on OSX primary drive?]

[db]

Tom Piwowar wrote:



If you have multiple drives that offer quick access (e.g. not a USB 
connected externam drive), you definitely should use it for Photoshop 
scratch. Photoshop works better when it is using multiple drives.
 
3 LaCie external drives  (80, 160 & 500 GBs) piggybacked on a firewire 
400 connection.


Can you tell me if it matters for a CS2 etc scratch disk if the scratch disk is one of 
the drives on a firewire chain or should it be on its own firewire connection?


Similarly, does it matter if the scratch disk is a discrete drive or only a partition 
on a drive?


db


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Re: [CGUYS] Making room on OSX primary drive?

[db]

Tom Piwowar wrote:


If you have multiple drives that offer quick access (e.g. not a USB 
connected externam drive), you definitely should use it for Photoshop 
scratch. Photoshop works better when it is using multiple drives.
  
3 LaCie external drives  (80, 160 & 500 GBs) piggybacked on a firewire 
400 connection

Its 160GB internal drive has 140 GBs on it now.



I seriously doubt that you have 140 GB of system stuff and applications. 
I have a huge amount of software, including old versions that I have to 
keep around for work, and I am not even close to 140 GB.
  

That's good to know and what I suspect about my friend's situation also.
Perhaps you have an iTunes library that needs to be moved to another 
drive? Doing that usually makes a huge difference.
  

I'll check.
You may want to make a map of your disk usage. A great (free) utility for 
that is WhatSize (www.id-design.com). I find this invaluable for sorting 
out situations like yours.
  
I  just checked  ... it's free for use with 20 GB of files, $12.95 for 
unlimited data size use.  Not a bad price never-the-less.Can you 
recommend a similar software for use with PC's/ Windows?


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Re: [CGUYS] New iPhone, same contract? [was: $199 Macs and $99 iPhones]

[Rev. Stewart Marshall]

Check Ebay.

Stewart


At 10:43 AM 12/31/2008, you wrote:
Now, where can I get a USB cable for a Sony-Ericsson W580i phone? How 
about an adapter for the speakers--S-E proprietary to stereo mini?



Betty


Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net
Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org
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[CGUYS] New iPhone, same contract? [was: $199 Macs and $99 iPhones]

[b_s-wilk]

i looked into the iphones for me and for my wife.  we both in the
middle of very favorable ATT contracts (corporate negotiated
holdovers)that i do not think we can cancel and and reup.  to get an
iPhone, we would have to either pay the full price, or buy out, and
re up at probably $10--20 a month more.




My son gave me two hand-me-up Christmas presents--his iPod Touch and his 
S-E 580i mobile phone. He got a new iPhone. I wasn't sure if he could 
switch phones so early in his contract [05/2008]. He went to the Apple 
Store, not the AT&T store, late on the Sunday evening before Christmas. 
The Apple Store handled switching contracts [no penalty], and the iPhone 
was $199 as advertised. On Monday, he went to the AT&T store to get all 
his data transferred directly from his old to his new phone.They also 
gave him an unlock code for his old phone. Cavan is thrilled with his 
iPhone. I'm thrilled with the Touch, but have a lot to learn about it. 
S-E is nice, but I still like Nokia better, except, of course, the 
price--free is good [free, plus $5000 toward his grad school loan].


Bottom line is this:  Go to the Apple Store. They'll fix you up. There 
is only one plan for the iPhone and it's not cheap, but includes 
unlimited data. See how it compares to what you have, feature for 
feature. Don't know if there's a shared plan for 2 iPhones.


Now, where can I get a USB cable for a Sony-Ericsson W580i phone? How 
about an adapter for the speakers--S-E proprietary to stereo mini?


Betty


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Re: [CGUYS] $199 Macs and $99 iPhones

[John Duncan Yoyo]

On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 10:50 AM, Ralph  wrote:

> > AT&T is selling refurb iPhones for $99
>
> Wouldn't matter if they were giving new iPhones away for free.  While,
> all things being equal, I wouldn't mind having an iPhone, it's not
> worth switching carriers, and to a more expensive plan.
>

You forgot the spotty coverage and limited availability of 3g service.


-- 
John Duncan Yoyo
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Re: [CGUYS] $199 Macs and $99 iPhones

[Ralph]

> AT&T is selling refurb iPhones for $99

Wouldn't matter if they were giving new iPhones away for free.  While,
all things being equal, I wouldn't mind having an iPhone, it's not
worth switching carriers, and to a more expensive plan.


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Re: [CGUYS] Making room on OSX primary drive?

[Tom Piwowar]

>I suppose some of that internal drive is probably being used by 
>Photoshop/ CS2 and I might be able to assign an external scratch drive? 
>What else might be taking up so much space?

If you have multiple drives that offer quick access (e.g. not a USB 
connected externam drive), you definitely should use it for Photoshop 
scratch. Photoshop works better when it is using multiple drives.

>Its 160GB internal drive has 140 GBs on it now.

I seriously doubt that you have 140 GB of system stuff and applications. 
I have a huge amount of software, including old versions that I have to 
keep around for work, and I am not even close to 140 GB.

Perhaps you have an iTunes library that needs to be moved to another 
drive? Doing that usually makes a huge difference.

You may want to make a map of your disk usage. A great (free) utility for 
that is WhatSize (www.id-design.com). I find this invaluable for sorting 
out situations like yours.


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