Re: Computers! Aargh!

> On 15/11/2023 02:28 GMT Rick Womer wrote: > > > I’ve accumulated a lot of photos recently, from travel and walks through > groves of autumn color. > > Today I sat down to post some. But… > > When I launched Lightroom the window that should have displayed the photos > was blank. Both my

Re: Computers! Aargh!

Sorry to hear about your troubles, Rick. Sometimes I feel that you are to computers what Dave Brooks is to spell-checkers. Nov 14, 2023 9:28:32 PM Rick Womer : > I’ve accumulated a lot of photos recently, from travel and walks through > groves of autumn color. > > Today I sat down to post

Computers! Aargh!

I’ve accumulated a lot of photos recently, from travel and walks through groves of autumn color. Today I sat down to post some. But… When I launched Lightroom the window that should have displayed the photos was blank. Both my primary and secondary external hard drives had errors that Disk

Re: Aargh!

No, the real challenge will be getting back up ! Ken Waller -Original Message- From: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Sent: Sep 9, 2021 2:42 PM To: Subject: Re: Aargh! I interpreted it as he already has them, but they're down there in the tangle under the desk. The challenge is going

Re: Aargh!

New 8TB drive arrived from OWC. Cables sorted and drive connected. 53k DNG files now transferring from backup disk; estimated time 4 hours. Rick > On Sep 9, 2021, at 2:42 PM, John wrote: > > I interpreted it as he already has them, but they're down there in the tangle > under the desk. > >

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I interpreted it as he already has them, but they're down there in the tangle under the desk. The challenge is going to be getting down on his hands & knees and crawling around under the desk to sort them out. On 9/9/2021 09:49:08, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 09.09.21 um 15:23 schrieb Rick

Re: Aargh!

Am 09.09.21 um 15:23 schrieb Rick Womer: My Mac Mini is the “late 2014” model, purchased in 2017, and connects with USB 2 and Firewire. Everything seems to have gone to USB 3 in the meantime. The challenge will be finding the adapters. You'll find plenty of them on ebay or Amazon. Ralf --

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My Mac Mini is the “late 2014” model, purchased in 2017, and connects with USB 2 and Firewire. Everything seems to have gone to USB 3 in the meantime. The challenge will be finding the adapters. Rick > On Sep 9, 2021, at 4:40 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Am 09.09.21 um 02:27 schrieb

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Am 09.09.21 um 02:27 schrieb Rick Womer: My photo computer is a late 2014 Mac Mini, and getting things connected is always a challenge. How so? I had a late 2012 Mac Mini and now have the 2018 model connected to a bunch of peripherals including such exotic stuff as a Beyer Headzone headphone

Aargh!

We took a trip to a reunion of my wife’s family (everyone fully immunized, and tested within the previous 3 days). I took a whole bunch of photos, and started sorting and editing in Lightroom… …until the external hard drive that holds my photos snuffed it this morning. Fortunately I have Time

Re: AARGH! Wrong edition!

Yes Please! I still need to order (searching for a discount code) and last year it slipped my mind On 18 May 2016 at 16:19, Rick Womer wrote: > In my eager haste I find that I ordered the 2015 book from Blurb instead of > this years. Oy. > > New order being placed, and

AARGH! Wrong edition!

In my eager haste I find that I ordered the 2015 book from Blurb instead of this years. Oy. New order being placed, and gratification delayed a couple more weeks. Anyone want a 2015 PDML book? Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Aargh! Need the address for the book!

http://www.robertstech.com/pdmlbook/pdmlbook.php Dave On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 8:56 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Here I am, having just picked my 3 winners for submission to the PDML book project (it's been a =very= busy month), and I can't find the instructions and address.

Aargh! Need the address for the book!

Here I am, having just picked my 3 winners for submission to the PDML book project (it's been a =very= busy month), and I can't find the instructions and address. I can't find it on robertstech.com, either. Help! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW  -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: AARGH! MBP v Dell 2410--solved

I think it may depend on the monitor. There hasn't been a problem with an older Dell or an Apple monitor at work. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sun, 4/24/11, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote:   The specific startup sequence is also key; but my monitor prefers the rhythm

Re: AARGH! MBP v Dell 2410--solved

--- On Sun, 4/24/11, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: From: steve harley p...@paper-ape.com Subject: Re: AARGH! MBP v Dell 2410 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, April 24, 2011, 3:09 PM On 2011-04-24 12:17 , Rick Womer wrote: A few months later... the power

RE: AARGH! MBP v Dell 2410--solved

, guys! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sun, 4/24/11, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: From: steve harley p...@paper-ape.com Subject: Re: AARGH! MBP v Dell 2410 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, April 24, 2011, 3:09 PM On 2011-04-24 12:17

AARGH! MBP v Dell 2410

Several months ago I bought a Dell 2410 monitor to use at home with my MacBook Pro (I use a Dell 2408 with it at work). At home, it was extremely difficult to get the monitor to recognize the computer, and display the desktop. I have no idea which of the dozens of things I tried eventually

Re: AARGH! MBP v Dell 2410

This may be totally irrelevant, but FWIW, with a couple of my external drives, I need to follow a precise start-up routine if/when the power goes out: In case of accidental or purposeful shut-down of the drives: a. Disconnect power leads to the drives. b. Disconnect the FW links to the

Re: AARGH! MBP v Dell 2410

On 2011-04-24 12:17 , Rick Womer wrote: A few months later... the power strip feeding the monitor got turned off, and when I connect the MBP... nothing. The computer knows the monitor is there, but the monitor won't recognize the computer. When I ask the monitor to scan sources it doesn't

Re: AARGH! MBP v Dell 2410--solved

of the Lone Ranger theme/William Tell Overture. Thanks, guys! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sun, 4/24/11, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: From: steve harley p...@paper-ape.com Subject: Re: AARGH! MBP v Dell 2410 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, April 24

Re: AARGH! MBP v Dell 2410--solved

.).  The specific startup sequence is also key; but my monitor prefers the rhythm of the Lone Ranger theme/William Tell Overture. Thanks, guys! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sun, 4/24/11, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: From: steve harley p...@paper-ape.com Subject: Re: AARGH! MBP

Re: AARGH! MBP v Dell 2410--solved

On 2011-04-24 14:02 , Rick Womer wrote: The specific startup sequence is also key; but my monitor prefers the rhythm of the Lone Ranger theme/William Tell Overture. glad you worked it out ... note that my 2009 model 13 MBP has had no problem hot-plugging/unplugging the three different DVI

Re: aargh

Ecke, I can feel your pain. It is just that the neighbor's grass is not any greener, really. On 2/7/2011 12:45 AM, eckinator wrote: My K10D's shutter seems to be on the way south... lots of underexposures, some images all black and a few instances of failing curtain sync with the bottom third

Re: aargh

: aargh My K10D's shutter seems to be on the way south... lots of underexposures, some images all black and a few instances of failing curtain sync with the bottom third of the image pitch black... and the shutter has less than 20,000 actuations on it... that makes 3 lenses out of 4 defective at some

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down the road with the older Pentax lenses. I do hope everything works out okay. Jeffery -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of eckinator Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 4:45 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: aargh

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On Feb 6, 2011, at 15:40 , P. J. Alling wrote: Mean time to failure, keep saying mean time to failure. If the shutter is designed to fail on average at 50K actuations the bell curve will have the failures bunch up at the mean value, but there will be outliers. Sorry you got one.

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with the older Pentax lenses. I do hope everything works out okay. Jeffery -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of eckinator Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 4:45 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: aargh My K10D's

aargh

My K10D's shutter seems to be on the way south... lots of underexposures, some images all black and a few instances of failing curtain sync with the bottom third of the image pitch black... and the shutter has less than 20,000 actuations on it... that makes 3 lenses out of 4 defective at some

RE: aargh

. Jeffery -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of eckinator Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 4:45 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: aargh My K10D's shutter seems to be on the way south... lots of underexposures, some images all black

Re: aargh

, February 06, 2011 4:45 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: aargh My K10D's shutter seems to be on the way south... lots of underexposures, some images all black and a few instances of failing curtain sync with the bottom third of the image pitch black... and the shutter has less than

Re: aargh

On 7 February 2011 10:19, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: I'm in the process of starting my own business. the last thing I have money for is a new camera body. plus my brand new laptop which I already had replaced once jsut last week is crapping out again. for the second time the keyboard

RE: aargh

- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of eckinator Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 5:20 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: aargh I'm in the process of starting my own business. the last thing I have money for is a new camera body. plus my brand new laptop

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brand of camera. Jeffery -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of eckinator Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 5:20 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: aargh I'm in the process of starting my own business. the last thing I have

Re: aargh

Mean time to failure, keep saying mean time to failure. If the shutter is designed to fail on average at 50K actuations the bell curve will have the failures bunch up at the mean value, but there will be outliers. Sorry you got one. Actually sorry you got one on the wrong end of the

Re: aargh

Actually, it appears that the User Stress Detector chips in both the K10D and your Toshiba are working perfectly. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sun, 2/6/11, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Mean time to failure, keep saying mean time to failure.  If the shutter is

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thanks peter =) appreciate the sympathy you express despite our small co2 difference. I'll take it in to pentax/maerz and see what the cost will be. I'll post their answer here. i even bought a warranty extension for the K10D, too and it just went out of warranty less than a month ago 2011/2/7 P.

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lol... or maybe hoya has a satellite in orbit after all transmitting k10d self destruct sequences... 2011/2/7 Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com: Actually, it appears that the User Stress Detector chips in both the K10D and your Toshiba are working perfectly. Rick

RE: aargh

To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: aargh I've decided to beat toshiba using their system. I ordered a 4 year next business day on site repair warranty extension and I will have them come back as many times as it takes to fix it. and if it happens again a few months later i will call them again. only

Re: aargh

Of eckinator Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 5:20 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: aargh I'm in the process of starting my own business. the last thing I have money for is a new camera body. plus my brand new laptop which I already had replaced once jsut last week is crapping out again

Re: aargh

...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of eckinator Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 5:20 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: aargh I'm in the process of starting my own business. the last thing I have money for is a new camera body. plus my brand new laptop which I already had replaced once jsut last

RE: aargh

Trouble with the??? Now don't do that and leaving me hanging. Jeffery. Just to put your mind at ease. I have 4 nikon Dslr's and have ownwd 2 Pentax Dslrs. I have had more trouble with the Jeffery -Original Message- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: aargh

LOL thanks Dave I do appreciate that a lot. It does put my mind at ease a bit. Jeffery -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David J Brooks Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 6:27 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: aargh Opps

Re: aargh

From: David J Brooks On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 6:29 PM, Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net wrote: Oh my goodness... Sounds like you are having some major technology problems. It is never fun and it seems when one thing goes wrong they begin to pile up. Hopefully everything will work