Re: [CGUYS] Are old LPs worth anything?
I especially can't imagine why you'd bother with tape, but even CD has been superceded by DVD, and now you _should_ be considering blu-ray. Not exactly. This will about cover it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Audio_CD Blu-ray isn't a factor. What IS making a difference is downloadable PCM at double or more RBCD resolution. That blows away vinyl, CD, or tape. The beauty of it is that most decent DACs can deal with it. The problem is that there's not a lot of it available right now. But IMHO it is the future. As far as digitizing tapes or LPs I have a machine that will do that. It will make an RBCD copy of either. I use it very infrequently, as I prefer to just buy the CD if it's there as opposed to digitizing the analog source. Sometimes it's useful, though. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Appleworks problem
My brother is having a problem with his Appleworks program. He is running it on an eMac with OS 10.3.9. The problem may have started after he tried to fix somethings with Norton. This is the problem: when you launch Appleworks, you get the menus across the top, a blank toolbar, and no document or starting points. If you go to choose an item from the menu, you get the spinning beach ball before you can choose anything. When you go to the Appleworks icon in the dock, click and hold on it you get application not responding and have to choose Force Quit to end it. I tried to reinstall it, but the problem remained (before this install, I removed the file/application from the Application Folder). I assume that I need to remove some or all of the other Appleworks program files, not just the Application. How do I do this? Any other advice in solving this problem would be welcome. Thanks Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Appleworks problem
What do you think Norton is doing for you? Norton is notoriously quirky. The first thing I would do is get rid of Norton and all vestiges of it. Then restart, and reinstall Appleworks. Then let us know if there is still a problem. My wife still uses Appleworks and had a problem with it recently when she tried to print something. It was acting just as you describe. I could not really nail down the problem, but it must have had to do with its relationship to the printer driver. When I installed a new printer driver (Canon) the problem cleared up. Stephen Brownfield wrote: My brother is having a problem with his Appleworks program. He is running it on an eMac with OS 10.3.9. The problem may have started after he tried to fix somethings with Norton. This is the problem: when you launch Appleworks, you get the menus across the top, a blank toolbar, and no document or starting points. If you go to choose an item from the menu, you get the spinning beach ball before you can choose anything. When you go to the Appleworks icon in the dock, click and hold on it you get application not responding and have to choose Force Quit to end it. I tried to reinstall it, but the problem remained (before this install, I removed the file/application from the Application Folder). I assume that I need to remove some or all of the other Appleworks program files, not just the Application. How do I do this? Any other advice in solving this problem would be welcome. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] external hard drives
Avoid RAID like the plague if at all possible. For photo work there is absolutely no reason for it. It just complicates the system, which is the antithesis of backup. Instead, use that second drive to alternate monthly backups, always keeping alternate backups off site. On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 12:08 AM, Julie Kubal julieku...@yahoo.com wrote: On last week's show, one of the guys recommended a DROBO for external hard drive storage . I looked into it and I think this might be overkill for what I need, plus the up front cost is too high for me. I think I just want to have a RAID 1 (mirrored RAID) setup to back-up my photo archive. I currently have two sets of two Lacie D2 Quadra 250 GB drives, each pair set up in a mirrored RAID, but they are now completely full. I was thinking about going with the Lacie 2TB 2big Quadra 2-Disk RAID Hard Drive next. It looks like this is the same concept as the DROBO, but just not expandable: basically an enclosure that allows for easy RAID configuration. I'm a Mac user and will be using Lightroom to access the external drives at times. My questions are: Is there any advantage to getting this kind of set up rather than two individual 1 TB drives that I set up in a RAID 1 configuration myself like I've done in the past? Is there any other advantage with the DROBO that I'm missing if I just need a RAID 1? From the reviews I've read, it seems like every manufacturer has it's fans and nay-sayers, but basically all drives are susceptible to failure at some point. Can anyone on the list chime in with opinions on manufacturers? I looked into Western Digital too, but some of the negative reviews specifically mentioned that the WD drives tended to unmount themselves, which would be particularly inconvenient with Lightroom running. Lastly, after many years of reliable use, one of my old Lacie drives has failed. I have the other half of the RAID as backup. I'd like to rebuild the RAID and was wondering if I could just open up the enclosure with the bad drive and replace it. Is that a bad idea or is it pretty straightforward and easy to do? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Are old LPs worth anything?
I think you're confusing the topic by introducing talk of serious commercial audio formats. Most people are quite happy with .mp3's. And right now you can store the most mp3s on a blu-ray disc. And that may be the format that will last the longest. On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 4:01 AM, Eric S. Sande esa...@erols.com wrote: I especially can't imagine why you'd bother with tape, but even CD has been superceded by DVD, and now you _should_ be considering blu-ray. Not exactly. This will about cover it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Audio_CD Blu-ray isn't a factor. What IS making a difference is downloadable PCM at double or more RBCD resolution. That blows away vinyl, CD, or tape. The beauty of it is that most decent DACs can deal with it. The problem is that there's not a lot of it available right now. But IMHO it is the future. As far as digitizing tapes or LPs I have a machine that will do that. It will make an RBCD copy of either. I use it very infrequently, as I prefer to just buy the CD if it's there as opposed to digitizing the analog source. Sometimes it's useful, though. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] First time computer buyer
On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 11:28 AM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: I have ordered, from the Apple Store, a refurbed Mac mini for this fellow as his first computer. He has been convinced that he does not have to have the same kind of computer that, as he put is, everyone else has. The Mac mini was $419 and I also ordered from Apple a nice Canon printer, the iP4800, which will be free courtesy of an Apple rebate offer. Free shipping on everything as well. I have a nice monitor, as well as a mouse and keyboard laying around that will complete his system. LIAR! LIAR! We all know that you can't buy a Mac for less than a $grand. The free printer deal is an obvious tip off to your villainy. Don't you know that Apple is going out of business? Wait, wait, Win7 will be great. Really! There is no software for Macintoshes. None. Zero! I heard there is some. A thing called windows will run on it. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Are old LPs worth anything?
On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: I think you're confusing the topic by introducing talk of serious commercial audio formats. Most people are quite happy with .mp3's. The masses have been conditioned to accept lower standards both in the sonic quality of recorded music as well as in the quality of the music itself. Thirty to forty years from now, is anyone really going to be listening to those Golden Oldies from the eary 2000's? Britney anyone? The best of Jessica Simpson? Anyone from American Idol? Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] external hard drives
She wants a live backup, not monthly ones. The drobo advantage is plug in and forget, also AFAIK, you can stick any drives in that drobo, in a build you own RAID scenario, you need matched drives for the best results. I'd not replace the lacie drive for the reason just mentioned. Watch out for the new WD 'green' drives, not to be used for RAID. I'm doing the same thing you are talking about with a pair of 1 TB drives. I have a third drive for offline backup. On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 7:51 AM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: Avoid RAID like the plague if at all possible. For photo work there is absolutely no reason for it. It just complicates the system, which is the antithesis of backup. Instead, use that second drive to alternate monthly backups, always keeping alternate backups off site. On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 12:08 AM, Julie Kubal julieku...@yahoo.com wrote: On last week's show, one of the guys recommended a DROBO for external hard drive storage . I looked into it and I think this might be overkill for what I need, plus the up front cost is too high for me. I think I just want to have a RAID 1 (mirrored RAID) setup to back-up my photo archive. I currently have two sets of two Lacie D2 Quadra 250 GB drives, each pair set up in a mirrored RAID, but they are now completely full. I was thinking about going with the Lacie 2TB 2big Quadra 2-Disk RAID Hard Drive next. It looks like this is the same concept as the DROBO, but just not expandable: basically an enclosure that allows for easy RAID configuration. I'm a Mac user and will be using Lightroom to access the external drives at times. My questions are: Is there any advantage to getting this kind of set up rather than two individual 1 TB drives that I set up in a RAID 1 configuration myself like I've done in the past? Is there any other advantage with the DROBO that I'm missing if I just need a RAID 1? From the reviews I've read, it seems like every manufacturer has it's fans and nay-sayers, but basically all drives are susceptible to failure at some point. Can anyone on the list chime in with opinions on manufacturers? I looked into Western Digital too, but some of the negative reviews specifically mentioned that the WD drives tended to unmount themselves, which would be particularly inconvenient with Lightroom running. Lastly, after many years of reliable use, one of my old Lacie drives has failed. I have the other half of the RAID as backup. I'd like to rebuild the RAID and was wondering if I could just open up the enclosure with the bad drive and replace it. Is that a bad idea or is it pretty straightforward and easy to do? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] external hard drives
She didn't SAY she wanted a live backup. She said: I just want to have a [raid] setup to back-up my photo archive.. And even if she does, just how live does a backup need to be? RAID complicates the system. That can be difficult to justify in the real world. Assuming she shoots daily, there's no need for more than a daily incremental backup, and monthly full offsite backups. RAIDs just multiply the failure rate of each drive, and the RAID can be impossible to rebuild when many failures occur. When a drive is striping, the entire system is vulnerable! NO WAY. Really, she doesn't need disks at all just for good backup, just a broadband connection. On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 11:47 AM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: She wants a live backup, not monthly ones. The drobo advantage is plug in * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] external hard drives
She already has a RAID setup. You might want to read up on RAID, they do the exact opposite of what you think they do. Sent from my iPod On May 10, 2009, at 10:49 AM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: She didn't SAY she wanted a live backup. She said: I just want to have a [raid] setup to back-up my photo archive.. And even if she does, just how live does a backup need to be? RAID complicates the system. That can be difficult to justify in the real world. Assuming she shoots daily, there's no need for more than a daily incremental backup, and monthly full offsite backups. RAIDs just multiply the failure rate of each drive, and the RAID can be impossible to rebuild when many failures occur. When a drive is striping, the entire system is vulnerable! NO WAY. Really, she doesn't need disks at all just for good backup, just a broadband connection. On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 11:47 AM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: She wants a live backup, not monthly ones. The drobo advantage is plug in *** ** ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http:// www.cguys.org/ ** *** ** * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] external hard drives
You guys seem to be missing the simple point that she *already* has a RAID. She already enjoys the benefits of using RAID. I have no idea why some on the list are afraid of utilizing a proven technology when the situation calls for it. On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 1:21 PM, db db...@att.net wrote: The RAID issue has been debated much on this group. As a former institutional information systems manager who oversaw RAID systems, in my opinion Tony is right that RAID is not the best backup system in this case when offsite websharing and backup systems are easily available at at reasonable cost. If a RAID controller fails it is very likely that you lose everything and the resources, maintenance and knowledgebase/ skillset needed to do RAID reasonably safely are WAY beyond her capabilities. No need for RAID for her when there are better, cheaper and easier alternatives available now that once weren't. IMHO, db Mike wrote: She already has a RAID setup. You might want to read up on RAID, they do the exact opposite of what you think they do. Sent from my iPod On May 10, 2009, at 10:49 AM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: She didn't SAY she wanted a live backup. She said: I just want to have a [raid] setup to back-up my photo archive.. And even if she does, just how live does a backup need to be? RAID complicates the system. That can be difficult to justify in the real world. Assuming she shoots daily, there's no need for more than a daily incremental backup, and monthly full offsite backups. RAIDs just multiply the failure rate of each drive, and the RAID can be impossible to rebuild when many failures occur. When a drive is striping, the entire system is vulnerable! NO WAY. Really, she doesn't need disks at all just for good backup, just a broadband connection. On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 11:47 AM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: She wants a live backup, not monthly ones. The drobo advantage is plug in * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Are old LPs worth anything?
http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2009/04/23/record-take-city-s-best-vinyl-st ores -Original Message- From: Ranbo [mailto:ran...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 11:04 AM Subject: Are old LPs worth anything? * A bit off-topic but have sense some here might know Someone my father met said he would come by and buy his LPs. I'm debating whether to take all my LPs for him to buy as well. I suspect we won't get paid more than a token amount. I have mostly LPs from 70's and think I've seen some of them on sale in record stores for $20-$30. Question is, would it be worth it to try to sell the records individually, or as a collection through some other means than this guy? I have maybe 35 records. Mix of rock, classic, a few musicals. Just thought I'd see what feedback I'd get. Thanks Randall* * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Appleworks problem
Sounds like a possible corruption of the preferences file. Find the Appleworks preferences file in the Library folder for that user ( assuming he has more than one user defined ). Make a zip of the preferences file ( just in case ) and then trash the original file and empty the trash. Restart Appleworks and see if that improves things. You may have to look for several files in case Appleworks keeps things like starting points in different prefs files. On May 10, 2009, at 4:21 PM, COMPUTERGUYS-L automatic digest system wrote: Stephen Brownfield steveei...@verizon.net Date: May 10, 2009 9:19:57 AM EDT Subject: Appleworks problem My brother is having a problem with his Appleworks program. He is running it on an eMac with OS 10.3.9. The problem may have started after he tried to fix somethings with Norton. This is the problem: when you launch Appleworks, you get the menus across the top, a blank toolbar, and no document or starting points. If you go to choose an item from the menu, you get the spinning beach ball before you can choose anything. When you go to the Appleworks icon in the dock, click and hold on it you get application not responding and have to choose Force Quit to end it. I tried to reinstall it, but the problem remained (before this install, I removed the file/application from the Application Folder). I assume that I need to remove some or all of the other Appleworks program files, not just the Application. How do I do this? Any other advice in solving this problem would be welcome. E. Riley Casey Entertainment Sound Production 2311 Kansas Ave. Silver Spring MD www.ESPsound.com 301-608-2180 office phone 301-608-0789 fax 301-440-2923 shoe phone * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Photo editing software
For that matter, the WalMart website has some easy editing features with good quality prints and matte finish for the same price ...it warns you if the pixilation is not appropriate for the size requested ...it also offers something cool, a uncropped odd size print that is wider so you don't lose anything on your enlargements ...neat! -Original Message- From: db [mailto:db...@att.net] Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 2:23 PM Subject: Re: Photo editing software Picasa isn't a professional or enthusiast's editor but it enables others ... of which there are many now that digital cameras are $129 and everywhere ... to upload, process, publish, edit, send or publish their pics with a minimum of learning curve, skills and fuss. Yes... professionals/ enthusiasts would know and want to know file management, file size, compression and rotation issues but why should everyone else know that if they just want to get their pics out of their camera, remove some pink eye, email them or put them on the web for friends and perhaps send some to Walgreens drugstore to get some 4x6 prints mailed back. Why should they care where their pics are on their computer if Picasa knows (and will tell you if you want to know...)?... why does it matter which way is up if Picasa transparently takes care of that when needed in process?... why should people have to laboriously create separate sets of low res pics for emailing or web purposes if Picasa will resize as appropriate when needed? In a time when SO MANY pics NEVER get out of people's cameras, I think Picasa is a wonderful and invaluable photo processing tool. I have had and used Photoshop for years and still use it for real retouching/modding but I AM SO GLAD that Picasa came along because now I can attend an event with friends, shoot pics and short videos, come home upload and web publish them for my friends in 10 mins before I go to bed. FOR FREE ... or close to free. I am so relieved that Picasa has come along and eliminated all the photo processing drudgery for me when I don't need to or care to partake in it. db * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Photo editing software
GIMP has lots of details and features ...quite steep learning curve for novice Picasa is idiotware The others I don't know... Microsoft is offering Windows Live with lots of picture manipulation software... I have windowsXP and I still use PhotoEd.exe (came with office 2002/2003 ...deleted from office 2007 but you can find it around) and I also use Paint ...together, they do quite a bit... -Original Message- From: John Mealey III [mailto:john.meal...@verizon.net] Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 12:48 PM Subject: Re: Photo editing software So we have: GIMP Picasa Corel Paint Shop Pro Adobe Elements Nikon Software with her camera I'm leaning to Picasa as hiding how some things operate might be useful in this particular case. Thanks, John * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.12.23/2106 - Release Date: 05/09/09 06:54:00 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Photo editing software
My wife will be running Windows XP. I just spent a few hours with the latest version of iPhoto. It actually makes it difficult to maintain a files-in-folders mindset. It automatically imports photos when the camera is connected with very little user interaction. It organizes photos into events based on the time the photos were taken and by person using face recognition. This takes a bit of getting used to, but I'm now even more certain that what I was saying yesterday is correct. The new way is a lot smarter. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Are old LPs worth anything?
Also, some appreciate the album cover art ...some covers sell well even without the record!! -Original Message- From: Ranbo [mailto:ran...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 7:02 PM Subject: Re: Are old LPs worth anything? Yes, did a little browsing on Ebay and what you say seems to be the case. A wide range of prices, but assuming the higher ones are for rarer records. Randall On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 6:28 PM, Robert Carroll carrollcompu...@gmail.comwrote: My two cents: depends on what the LP is. A couple of years ago I bought an LP on eBay for over $100, recorded around 1953. Most don't sell for so much. They are like comic books: the rare and sought after comic book fetches a high price, most are not of much value even if they are old. Ranbo wrote: * A bit off-topic but have sense some here might know Someone my father met said he would come by and buy his LPs. I'm debating whether to take all my LPs for him to buy as well. I suspect we won't get paid more than a token amount. I have mostly LPs from 70's and think I've seen some of them on sale in record stores for $20-$30. Question is, would it be worth it to try to sell the records individually, or as a collection through some other means than this guy? I have maybe 35 records. Mix of rock, classic, a few musicals. Just thought I'd see what feedback I'd get. Thanks Randall* * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Appleworks problem
My brother is having a problem with his Appleworks program. He is running it on an eMac with OS 10.3.9. The problem may have started after he tried to fix somethings with Norton. Definitely ditch Norton. Who knows what damage it has done. In addition to the other good advice you have gotten I would also worry that your OS may have been damaged. Good first aid for this is to download the 10.3.9 combo updater and install it. Then run software update to get the rest up to date. Do not use software update for the OS update and don't download the smaller diff update file. Use the combo updater becuse it can fix many OS-related problems. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] external hard drives
You guys seem to be missing the simple point that she *already* has a RAID. She already enjoys the benefits of using RAID. I have no idea why some on the list are afraid of utilizing a proven technology when the situation calls for it. RAID is not a proven technology. It is an obsolete technology and actually a dangerous technology because drive technology has changed so much since its invention. The assumptions that made RAID useful back then are no longer true. Anyone outside of a large data center who is using RAID today should start planning to get rid of it. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] external hard drives
It's not redundant anymore? It doesn't provide mirroring or parity? It doesn't reduce the MTBF? All those assumptions are wrong? You should get out more, even Apple uses RAID. A primer to help you understand how RAID works and why. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID Once you understand it's usage, you may be able to offer alternatives or you'll realize it's a solid way to go. Like any tech, it's not correct in every usage, but in certain areas it is the best. Another short bit from the high father, oh holy Jobs. I know you listen to him. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=DiskUtility/10.5/en/duh1013.html On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 2:51 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: You guys seem to be missing the simple point that she *already* has a RAID. She already enjoys the benefits of using RAID. I have no idea why some on the list are afraid of utilizing a proven technology when the situation calls for it. RAID is not a proven technology. It is an obsolete technology and actually a dangerous technology because drive technology has changed so much since its invention. The assumptions that made RAID useful back then are no longer true. Anyone outside of a large data center who is using RAID today should start planning to get rid of it. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] external hard drives
On last week's show, one of the guys recommended a DROBO for external hard drive storage . I looked into it and I think this might be overkill for what I need, plus the up front cost is too high for me Those guys are not the guys. I find those guys quite distressing. DROBO is a terrible recommendation and demonstrates the person's cluelessness. It didn't take you long to figure this out for yourself. I hope this recommendation is just due to cluelessness and not an attempt to push something they are selling. I think I just want to have a RAID 1 (mirrored RAID) setup to back-up my photo archive. Bad idea. This arrangement will protect you against the least likely type of problem (drive failure) and will merely replicate the most likely types of problems (soft failures) onto both drives. Is there any advantage to getting this kind of set up rather than two individual 1 TB drives that I set up in a RAID 1 configuration myself like I've done in the past? Get 2 individual drives, but do not set them up as RAID. Instead run a backup program to sync up the two drives periodiclly. This will insulate the second drive from some types of soft errors. Better than syncing is to run TimeMachine, because it will protect you against more types of soft failures. For example if you accidently delete files or if files become corrupted TimeMachine will let you go back to previous versions to replace them. If you go with TimeMachine the backup drive should be about twice as large as the primary drive. Running the backup once a day usually works, but you could run it much more often if necessary. TimeMachine runs hourly by default. Lastly, after many years of reliable use, one of my old Lacie drives has failed. I have the other half of the RAID as backup. I'd like to rebuild the RAID and was wondering if I could just open up the enclosure with the bad drive and replace it. Is that a bad idea or is it pretty straightforward and easy to do? With most RAIDs you have to match the two drives quite closely. That is why old, obsolete drives are often sold at such crazy high prices. It might be safer to just copy your files to the new drive and get a fresh start. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Appleworks problem
Jordan, I don't know where my brother got Norton. I feel the same way as you do and haven't used it since OS 10.1/10.2. I will talk with about the printer driver, because I believe that he does have a Canon printer. Steve Jordan wrote: What do you think Norton is doing for you? Norton is notoriously quirky. The first thing I would do is get rid of Norton and all vestiges of it. Then restart, and reinstall Appleworks. Then let us know if there is still a problem. My wife still uses Appleworks and had a problem with it recently when she tried to print something. It was acting just as you describe. I could not really nail down the problem, but it must have had to do with its relationship to the printer driver. When I installed a new printer driver (Canon) the problem cleared up. Stephen Brownfield wrote: My brother is having a problem with his Appleworks program. He is running it on an eMac with OS 10.3.9. The problem may have started after he tried to fix somethings with Norton. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Appleworks problem
Tom, So if I understand you correctly: He can run the 10.3.9 combo updater even though he already is running OS 10.3.9 and it will fix problems with the OS (the run the software update). Well do that. Thanks, Steve Tom Piwowar wrote: My brother is having a problem with his Appleworks program. He is running it on an eMac with OS 10.3.9. The problem may have started after he tried to fix somethings with Norton. Definitely ditch Norton. Who knows what damage it has done. In addition to the other good advice you have gotten I would also worry that your OS may have been damaged. Good first aid for this is to download the 10.3.9 combo updater and install it. Then run software update to get the rest up to date. Do not use software update for the OS update and don't download the smaller diff update file. Use the combo updater becuse it can fix many OS-related problems. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Are old LPs worth anything?
Re: Are old LPs worth anything? From: Tony B ton...@gmail.com Date: Sat, 9 May 2009 21:07:46 -0400 Don't waste a lot of time, as most of these have probably been released digitally years ago. I especially can't imagine why you'd bother with tape, but even CD has been superceded by DVD, and now you _should_ be considering blu-ray. DVDs are for archiving music, not for playing unless your DVD player also plays AIFF/WAV/MP3, etc. It makes sense to archive on DVD, and to make CDs for playing, and also MP3s for iPods and other digital music players, but not on Blu-ray. Most important is that you digitize the music at the best quality you can. Blu-ray is Sony. Sony is notoriously fickle about its products and spends more on marketing than quality control. Blu-ray hasn't been widely adopted and is still very expensive. I'd wait before archiving music or data on a medium that might be gone in a couple of years. Remember Sony Betamax? Mini-Disks? M-O disks? Bernoulli drives? Zip/Jazz? Floppy disks? Flash memory may soon be obsolete, too. Instead of recommending Blu-ray, we need to consider how to avoid retro-storage disasters with our music treasures, without breaking the bank. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Appleworks problem
Sounds like a possible corruption of the preferences file. Find the Appleworks preferences file in the Library folder for that user ( assuming he has more than one user defined ). Make a zip of the preferences file ( just in case ) and then trash the original file and empty the trash. Restart Appleworks and see if that improves things. You may have to look for several files in case Appleworks keeps things like starting points in different prefs files. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Appleworks problem
So if I understand you correctly: He can run the 10.3.9 combo updater even though he already is running OS 10.3.9 and it will fix problems with the OS (the run the software update). Well do that. Yes. Combo updaters will often fix scrambled parts of the OS. A nice easy fix, * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] external hard drives
The guys at macbreak weekly have recommended drobo often..and no they aren't paid to do it. They just love it. With the background these guys have, I'll trust they know what they are doing. On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Those guys are not the guys. I find those guys quite distressing. DROBO is a terrible recommendation and demonstrates the person's cluelessness. It didn't take you long to figure this out for yourself. I hope this recommendation is just due to cluelessness and not an attempt to push something they are selling. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Photo editing software
WHERE the pics are is important because some of those pics should be backed up. Ask the average Picasa user where their pictures are, and you'll get an absurd answer like They're in Picasa!. That is a perfectly sensible and correct answer. No better and no worse than saying that the files are in a particular directory. Seeing how most people manage files in directories I think it is far better to have them in Picassa. You are just stuck in the over-complicated past. Isn't the exact location of the photos designated [by the user] in Preferences? Or, on a Mac, the photos would automatically be stored in the Pictures folder. On a PC it might default to My Documents. A good backup program would be set to look for changes, additions, deletions anyway. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Photo editing software
Did no one read my post of a few days ago? The pictures are not in Picassa. They are in: Tools=Options=General Save Imported Pictures in ... And (for Windows) if you don't modify with the above after installing Picassa, the default is the My Pictures folder in My Documents. How much simpler can it be? Tom Piwowar wrote: WHERE the pics are is important because some of those pics should be backed up. Ask the average Picasa user where their pictures are, and you'll get an absurd answer like They're in Picasa!. That is a perfectly sensible and correct answer. No better and no worse than saying that the files are in a particular directory. Seeing how most people manage files in directories I think it is far better to have them in Picassa. You are just stuck in the over-complicated past. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] external hard drives
It's not redundant anymore? It doesn't provide mirroring or parity? It doesn't reduce the MTBF? All those assumptions are wrong? I know it is tough to change with the times. There are many ways to be redundant. The way RAID provides it is probably the least useful. I already explained why mirroring is not useful. Parity can be provided many different ways. The way RAID does it adds complexity and increases the possible modes of failure. RAID increases the probability of failure. Two drives are more likely to fail than one drive. Add to that the complexity of a RAID controller and the probability of failure increases further. But the problem with RAID is more than that, RAID can complicate recovery when a failure does occur. A primer to help you understand how RAID works and why. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID Read the section there on Problems with RAID. It doesn't list all the problems with RAID, but it is a good start. Unfortunately it is tersely written so you have to think hard about it to realize how serious these problems really are. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Are old LPs worth anything?
Blu-ray is Sony. Not sure I follow this. There are plenty of other players in the Blu-Ray market, e.g., Samsung, Sharp, Panasonic, Pioneer, Harmon-Kardon, LG, and Philips. Blu-ray hasn't been widely adopted and is still very expensive. Expensive, yes, but I'm not sure I agree about the other part. If you want an HD movie, for example, it's Blu-Ray or the highway. Warner stopped releasing on HD-DVD about a year ago, and it was the last major studio to do so. For stuff other than movies, I don't know, but what other high-capacity media compete with it at this point? I dunno, I just don't see Blu-Ray disappearing any time soon. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] external hard drives
The guys at macbreak weekly have recommended drobo often..and no they aren't paid to do it. They just love it. With the background these guys have, I'll trust they know what they are doing. They need to find products to fawn over. That's their shtick. The head guru is a college dropout who majored in Chinese history. I don't think that any of them have an engineering degree. They are mostly broadcasters, not people who seriously work with computer technology. I would not take advice from any of them. Their role is to tell us about what's new. Deciding what's good is beyond their ken. I would expect you to disagree with anything I say. Is that news? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Photo editing software
Isn't the exact location of the photos designated [by the user] in Preferences? Or, on a Mac, the photos would automatically be stored in the Pictures folder. On a PC it might default to My Documents. A good backup program would be set to look for changes, additions, deletions anyway. Yes. But the software manages the originals and modified versions. If somebody goes into its folders and starts moving files and making changes the result will not be a happy event. If you need to export a file there is a command to do that safely. Why play with matches? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] external hard drives
Interesting math, adds up to a whole lot of BS, but interesting. On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 5:29 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: RAID increases the probability of failure. Two drives are more likely to fail than one drive. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] external hard drives
From your post, you clearly have no idea who you are speaking of. Quoting the first line from a wiki page is a good scam, try actually knowing the people you are talking about. And no, not anything...just the things that you are wrong about. You leave out one crucial detail, RAID works. It has for a long time and will continue in many places. If you are afraid of it then don't use it, but you need not spread FUD around. On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: The guys at macbreak weekly have recommended drobo often..and no they aren't paid to do it. They just love it. With the background these guys have, I'll trust they know what they are doing. They need to find products to fawn over. That's their shtick. The head guru is a college dropout who majored in Chinese history. I don't think that any of them have an engineering degree. They are mostly broadcasters, not people who seriously work with computer technology. I would not take advice from any of them. Their role is to tell us about what's new. Deciding what's good is beyond their ken. I would expect you to disagree with anything I say. Is that news? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] external hard drives
You leave out one crucial detail, RAID works. It has for a long time and will continue in many places. If you are afraid of it then don't use it, but you need not spread FUD around. Buggy whips still work too gramps, but I prefer the iron horse. Why do you insist on leading people astray? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] external hard drives
Interesting math, adds up to a whole lot of BS, but interesting. Yes, that whole arithmetic thing is just such a scam. As BHO recently announced, Science is back. If you can make a scientific case for this old technology I welcome you to do so. But calling it BS just doesn't cut it. Neither is telling me that some non-tech broadcaster is pushing it. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Photo editing software
Did no one read my post of a few days ago? The pictures are not in Picassa. They are in: Tools=Options=General Save Imported Pictures in ... You are not letting go of the old way of seeing things. The pictures are in Picassa and the are in iPhoto. These programs work differently than the old stuff. I suspect you are going to have even greater problems when we start saying the pictures are in the cloud. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Photo editing software
WTF are you talking about? The pictures are NOT in a program. Programs cannot have pictures 'in' them. They are on the hard drive. I have yet to see a backup program offer to backup all the pictures 'in' photoshop. Reason? It's a stupid concept. On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 10:13 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: You are not letting go of the old way of seeing things. The pictures are in Picassa and the are in iPhoto. These programs work differently than the old stuff. I suspect you are going to have even greater problems when we start saying the pictures are in the cloud. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Photo editing software
I'll admit to being folder centric. Yes, I've heard about new ways of organizing photos by characteristics, but for me, it makes sense to know where all my photos are and that they can be backed up easily just by copying My Pictures to another external HD. Over a long IT career, I did go from knowing exactly which volume and track numbers had my data, to letting the OS manage the data, not caring where or even what type of media it was on. But that was within one responsible enterprise. I guess I AM having problems with my data in the cloud, not so much where it is, but who is responsible for it and can I trust not losing my valuable family photos into the vapor. Again, folders work for me for my particular needs. Not knocking other methods. Did no one read my post of a few days ago? The pictures are not in Picassa. They are in: Tools=Options=General Save Imported Pictures in ... You are not letting go of the old way of seeing things. The pictures are in Picassa and the are in iPhoto. These programs work differently than the old stuff. I suspect you are going to have even greater problems when we start saying the pictures are in the cloud. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Revealed Truth
You bought that one? On May 10, 2009, at 10:06 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote: As BHO recently announced, Science is back. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
