Fred Holmes wrote:
drives could withstand a bit of vibration. Now I know better. Live and learn.
Fred Holmes
If getting to the HDD is any easier, you could look into getting some
silicon washers and longer bolts and add a bit if vibration isolation to
the drive.
John S.
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I haven't been following this thread, but after seeing this post this
morning I had to go back and look. And I just have to ask: How the heck did
you guys get off in some apparently completely different direction here?
Certainly neither of you is suggesting his slow boot has to do with his
drive b
We should be clear, they were talking about HD's being affected by
vibration...NOT vibrators. Unless you are visiting the adult boutique and
putting some purple monsters inside your computer case?
On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 7:35 AM, Tony B wrote:
>
>
> But maybe I shouldn't have said anything, and
> Certainly neither of you is suggesting his slow boot has to do with his
> drive being vibrated by a fan
No, they're two different issues. I have the slow-booting PC. Someone else has
a system where the HDD seems to be affected by vibration from the fan.
***
OPINION
AUGUST 19, 2009
Why AT&T Killed Google Voice
By ANDY KESSLER
Earlier this month, Apple rejected an application for the iPhone called Google Voice. The uproar
set off a chain of events—Google's CEO Eric Schmidt resigning from Apple's board, and the
Federal Communications Commission (F
At 10:35 AM 8/22/2009, Tony B wrote:
>Certainly neither of you is suggesting his slow boot has to do with his
>drive being vibrated by a fan
Not directly, but fan vibration could cause an imperfect write leading to later
slow reads. If the reads are part of the boot process, then the boot pr
I usually avoid these endless "pissing contests" that seem to occupy so
much Computer Guys bandwidth. But I have two comments to Mr. Kessler's
piece: 1. I don't trust anyone who used to be a hedge fund manager to
give an honest opinion of anything and 2. while I am against huge
profits from eit
It is truly strange to see the WSJ arguing the benefits of a free
market.
This is, of course, another manifestation of the network neutrality
debate. It is bad for society to allow the carriers to impose bizarre
restrictions on what devices can generate data packets on their
networks and
And also bad to charge different prices depending on what that byte
carries. It is ridiculous that texting costs so much even when you
have the "unlimited" data plan.
Sent from my iPod
On Aug 22, 2009, at 11:02 AM, TPiwowar wrote:
It is truly strange to see the WSJ arguing the benefits of
Then it's just another case of people neglecting to change the subject line.
No, you will have a hard time convincing me a fan of any type could vibrate
enough to cause an r/w error on a drive. But be aware - cosmic rays *can*
cause errors. Not as many as 'normal' causes, but surely it happens. An
Most people would probably just say "Who cares? Only elitist bastards would
pay over $100/mo for a telephone anyway.". I'm not sure I agree with them,
as there may actually be some people that make over $3.33 worth of telephone
calls a day. What about brain surgeons? Just because they functioned
pe
On Aug 22, 2009, at 2:12 PM, Tony B wrote:
No, you will have a hard time convincing me a fan of any type could
vibrate
enough to cause an r/w error on a drive. But be aware - cosmic rays
*can*
cause errors. Not as many as 'normal' causes, but surely it
happens. Anyway,
that's what chkdsk is
I have several friends who subscribe to the sprint 99 all in one plan. They
do this because they keep no land line and no other connection to the
internet. So figure in what you spend for land lines and your DSL/cable
internet and you might just be above 100 bux.
On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 11:21 AM
OPINION
AUGUST 19, 2009
Why AT&T Killed Google Voice
By ANDY KESSLER
Earlier this month, Apple rejected an application for the iPhone called Google
Voice. The uproar
set off a chain of events—Google's CEO Eric Schmidt resigning from Apple's
board, and the
Federal Communications Commission (F
Apple's response to the DOJ inquiry looks a lot more plausible than
the explanations proffered by the conspiracy theorists. In a
nutshell, adding Google Voice to an iPhone significantly changes the
operation of the iPhone. It replaces so many of the iPhone's
functions that it left Apple won
Everything is the fault of those damn neomircrosofticons eh? How you manage
to bring your made up boogey men into everything is amazing. That said the
fact you back Apple is shocking...shocking! Changes the iphone so it's not
an iphone...uh...yeaaah. So the FCC is investigating Apple *not* reje
> Apple's response to the DOJ inquiry looks a lot more plausible than
> the explanations proffered by the conspiracy theorists. In a
> nutshell, adding Google Voice to an iPhone significantly changes the
> operation of the iPhone. It replaces so many of the iPhone's
> functions that it left Apple w
> I have several friends who subscribe to the sprint 99 all in one plan. They
> do this because they keep no land line and no other connection to the
> internet. So figure in what you spend for land lines and your DSL/cable
> internet and you might just be above 100 bux.
Now, what the Sprint ads
*Analysis: Apple, AT&T and Google Voice*
08.21.09
by Sascha Segan
PCMag.com
Apple on Friday posted its response to the Federal Communications
Commission's Google Voice iPhone app inquiry on their Web site, and the
company finally made it clear what they have against Google Voice-type
apps: Apple
Apple's response to the DOJ inquiry looks a lot more plausible than
the explanations proffered by the conspiracy theorists. In a
nutshell, adding Google Voice to an iPhone significantly changes the
operation of the iPhone. It replaces so many of the iPhone's
functions that it left Apple wondering
> I posted two different articles about the same issue. I give very little
> credence to anything on the editorial page of the WSJ, but it's
> certainly provocative--and narrow-minded. Consider the header, using
> "Kill" instead of a more accurate description. AT&T isn't dying, it's
> SBC, an inces
> Apple's response to the DOJ inquiry looks a lot more plausible than
> the explanations proffered by the conspiracy theorists. In a
> nutshell, adding Google Voice to an iPhone significantly changes the
> operation of the iPhone. It replaces so many of the iPhone's
> functions that it left Apple w
My 2 year old intel iMac won't boot. I got a grey kernel crash screen
yesterday, but it restarted and ran fine in the evening so I didn't take
any time to investigate. This evening it started strangely, displayed
properly, but would not run Eye TV. I tried to restart it and now all it
does is p
In other words, there is strong evidence that Apple is, well, lying.
Why would you expect anything different from any corporation.
It is about profits. Trust me, the only thing that matters is rhe
money. If you "feel good" about a corporation it's because you
were deluded by advertising.
If
So if you are using Google voice across the data plan as you describe
does that essentially free you from the expensive daytime minutes
restriction?
Can you get a cell phone with a data plan AND WITHOUT a talk plan?
db
Jeff Wright wrote:
I posted two different articles about the same issue.
An uncle of mine who lives by himself and just bought his first
computer... a new Leopard iMac... reported that there were mysterious
windows showing on his desktop when he would wake the computer up to
check his email (He doesn't turn it off...).
I live on the opposite side of the country so
> So if you are using Google voice across the data plan as you describe
> does that essentially free you from the expensive daytime minutes
> restriction?
I don't know the specific details. You'd have to contact TM.
> Can you get a cell phone with a data plan AND WITHOUT a talk plan?
Soon, you
> It is about profits. Trust me, the only thing that matters is rhe
> money.
Oh, no question. I wasn't suggesting otherwise.
> If a product is good it will stand on its own.
Agreed.
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Verizon has also gone this route and therefore I am on my last smartphone.
Stewart
At 12:20 AM 8/23/2009, you wrote:
> So if you are using Google voice across the data plan as you describe
> does that essentially free you from the expensive daytime minutes
> restriction?
I don't know the spec
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