Re: [CGUYS] really bad references

2008-08-31 Thread mike
So slick, no answer again...you can dance for months can't you? On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 6:04 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm still waiting for the better RAID solution. There is no better RAID solution. RAID is for old men who have not kept up with technology.

Re: [CGUYS] Newbie at domain name/web hosting asks simple question

2008-08-31 Thread GK
Actually, this is a benefit offered by most domain companies for years: http://www.networksolutions.com/domain-name-registration/private.jsp as just one example. /gayley On Aug 30, 2008, at 10:51 PM, Tony B wrote: Please note. He did not say his hosting was with Godaddy, only the name

Re: [CGUYS] Newbie at domain name/web hosting asks simple quest

2008-08-31 Thread Tom Piwowar
Actually, this is a benefit offered by most domain companies for years: http://www.networksolutions.com/domain-name-registration/private.jsp as just one example. It is ironic that I have gotten very little spam as a result of my public domain registration, but I have gotten buckets of

Re: [CGUYS] really bad references

2008-08-31 Thread Tom Piwowar
So slick, no answer again...you can dance for months can't you? Silly boy. Don't do it is an answer. Just not the answer you want. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy,

Re: [CGUYS] really bad references

2008-08-31 Thread Tom Piwowar
Well, the islands quote may be yours, but John Kenneth Galbraith got there first in 1958, with his private splendor, public squalor remark in the Affluent Society. A clever man and far left wingnut. His ideas were shaped during the Roosevelt administration and he hung onto them too tightly.

Re: [CGUYS] Newbie at domain name/web hosting asks simple quest

2008-08-31 Thread Robert
Well, I have already registered the domain name for one year at a cost of $2 so that I can't now stay away. But the web host is a different company, 3essentials. Tom Piwowar wrote: It is ironic that I have gotten very little spam as a result of my public domain registration, but I have

Re: [CGUYS] Slate Article: Is Something Rotten at Apple?

2008-08-31 Thread Tom Piwowar
Well, I do not actually care about the iPhone, as evolutionary or revolutionary they may be. Apple computers are my thing, and Macintosh computers is where Apple made its core, established its reputation and developed its loyalty and respect. They would be well advised not to back burner

Re: [CGUYS] Computer Fatal Crash again (was: [CGUYS] Windows Media Player)

2008-08-31 Thread Richard P.
The computer fatally crashed again last night so that will need to be addressed first. The XP SP2 system was reinstalled 2 weeks ago for the same error where Windows couldn't find a file. Should I be looking at the hardrive this time? Can the hard drive be tested without an operating system?

Re: [CGUYS] really bad references

2008-08-31 Thread mike
I'm figuring you are going to keep making the 'old man and his RAID' claims without a shred of anything resembling an answer till new tech actually does come out that replaces RAID. I just like seeing you struggle to come up with new ways to not say you have no clue how you got yourself into

Re: [CGUYS] Computer Fatal Crash again (was: [CGUYS] Windows Media Player)

2008-08-31 Thread mike
Usually the hard drive manufacturer has tools that you can download to test their hardware. You can also find spinrite online and try that. On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 12:12 PM, Richard P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The computer fatally crashed again last night so that will need to be addressed

Re: [CGUYS] DSL Home Wiring

2008-08-31 Thread Brian Jones
Is there a box that splits the RJ-11 to RJ-45 for data? I've done ethernet networks but don't know about the hardware for telephone data lines. Thanks, Betty Your last question makes me think that you don't exactly understand the virutes of

[CGUYS] RAIDs ad nauseaum

2008-08-31 Thread Tony B
I don't think his point is completely invalid, what with SAN and thin client networks. Fact is, the word 'RAID' itself has been constantly changing over the years. I don't really recall anyone claiming *all* RAIDs are totally useless in *all* applications. As with most list discussions. he was

Re: [CGUYS] RAIDs ad nauseaum

2008-08-31 Thread Tom Piwowar
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] RAIDs ad nauseaum Sent:8/31/08 8:49 PM To: Computer Guys Discussion List, COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Actually he has claimed it, and no he wasn't narrowing, he was widening as usual into areas total unrelated to the topic. RAID came up over a year

Re: [CGUYS] DSL Home Wiring

2008-08-31 Thread Art Clemons
Eric S. Sande: The DSL signal rides on top of the normal analog voice bandwidth signalling on a norrmal T0 telephone line. It is sufficent to use a filter to attenuate that signalling noise at individual phone sets to allow normal analog voice (or modem) communication without noise. This

Re: [CGUYS] RAIDs ad nauseaum

2008-08-31 Thread mike
Once again no answer...so what IS for the informed Thomas? Paint me a picture of how a mirrored drive among other things can reduce reliability? It's like a plumber saying I only keep ONE wrench in my tool kit because if I had two in there...wooboy they'd break for sure. Oh I forgot, you refuse

Re: [CGUYS] RAIDs ad nauseaum

2008-08-31 Thread Tony B
In video work, RAIDs are used to increase speed, not necessarily size, and rarely for backup. From http://digitalcontentproducer.com/hdhdv/depth/video_hdv_real_world/ : A RAID is required because, for example, 1080i video requires a data transfer data rate of 124MB per second. In fact, a very

Re: [CGUYS] RAIDs ad nauseaum

2008-08-31 Thread mike
BTW, single drive sustained data write is nowhere near fast enough to write HD. You seem to think we're just talking about size of the drives, RAID is not just about size. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID Something for you to read about RAID in case you need a refresher. Mike On Sun, Aug

Re: [CGUYS] RAIDs ad nauseaum

2008-08-31 Thread Tom Piwowar
Once again no answer...so what IS for the informed Thomas? Paint me a picture of how a mirrored drive among other things can reduce reliability? Silly stubborn. You have only one acceptable answer and will listen to nothing else. Go ahead waste your money and reduce your reliablity. You were

Re: [CGUYS] RAIDs ad nauseaum

2008-08-31 Thread Tom Piwowar
The article is 3 years old, but today's high end SATA drives still top out at ~120mb/s, not leaving enough overhead for capturing without dropped frames or for smooth editing and playback. Theoretical SATA speeds are much higher than that, but those are future solutions. No that rate is for

Re: [CGUYS] RAIDs ad nauseaum

2008-08-31 Thread Tom Piwowar
BTW, single drive sustained data write is nowhere near fast enough to write HD. You seem to think we're just talking about size of the drives, RAID is not just about size. The data rate for uncompressed 24p 1920x1080 (HD) video is 746 Mbps. Old SATA/150 at 1200 Mbps exceeds that by a good

Re: [CGUYS] RAIDs ad nauseaum

2008-08-31 Thread mike
You are talking max rates, not sustained write rates. Big difference. Typical SATA 3.0 drives will write well under that 746Mbps threshold. You can look at actual sustained transfer speeds of a WD 10k rpm hard drive and it will sit under 650Mbps. Not enough for HD. On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 7:34

Re: [CGUYS] Slate Article: Is Something Rotten at Apple?

2008-08-31 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 7:54 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ever since the launch of the iPod and the iTunes Music Store I have thought that Apple was taking its eye off the ball. Yes, Apple is stretching itself thin. Would you be willing to give up the revolutionary iPhone in

Re: [CGUYS] DSL Home Wiring

2008-08-31 Thread Eric S. Sande
But could he fix it? Inside wiring issues belong to the subscriber. I didn't make this rule, the courts and the FCC did. I'll fix it if you pay me to. I have to go now, Tom has just advised me that he's running for President and he wants me for his chief of wires and tubes. Call my