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> > > Om
> > Hrim
> Dhum
Durga
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> > how long do you think the post-counting script for FFL is going to be down?
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> > > -B
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wgm4u" <wgm4u@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for the heads up, I may get a solid state drive, they sound
> > > > awesome!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley"
> > > > <j_alexander_stanley@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > About a month ago, a few sectors went splodey on my hard drive, so I
> > > > > backed up all my data, figuring it was on its way out. Sure enough,
> > > > > when I got back from a recent trip, my PC was dead. The system had
> > > > > been running XP, and the 750GB HD had been divided into a small C:
> > > > > drive for the OS and programs, with the rest in a large data
> > > > > partition. What I've done so far is replace the hard drive with a
> > > > > 90GB OCZ Vertex 2 solid state drive and load it up with Win 7 Pro.
> > > > > OMG, what a difference!
> > > > >
> > > > > For one thing, solid state drives are screaming fast. And, the Win 7
> > > > > installer automatically detected and ran all my hardware. I haven't
> > > > > had to manually load a single driver. Oddly enough, a couple years
> > > > > ago, the NICs on the motherboard had stopped working reliably, and I
> > > > > switched to using a USB NIC to connect to the Internet. I had assumed
> > > > > that it was a hardware failure, because a fresh install of XP did not
> > > > > fix it. Well, Win 7 is running the NICs, and they're working
> > > > > perfectly. Go figure.
> > > > >
> > > > > I buy my computer stuff at NewEgg.com, and they sell OEM versions of
> > > > > Windows. As far as I can tell, the only difference between the OEM
> > > > > and retail versions, besides the price, is that with the OEM
> > > > > versions, any OS tech support is the responsibility of the PC's
> > > > > "builder" (i.e., me). So, for simply being my own tech support, my
> > > > > copy of Windows cost only $140 instead of $300.
> > > > >
> > > > > Next up is installing an external SATA drive for data and figuring
> > > > > out how to map the "My Documents" to it. I'm also intrigued by the
> > > > > concept of network storage and subnet file sharing. I have a bunch of
> > > > > IP addresses at my disposal, so I just give my handful of Internet
> > > > > connected devices their own IP addresses; I've never messed around
> > > > > with subnet interaction between machines. It looks like Win 7
> > > > > machines play nice with other Win 7 machines with respect to sharing,
> > > > > so I've ordered another copy of Win 7 that I'll put on an old Dell
> > > > > Latitude D610 and park it down in the basement.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'll also see if I can migrate the post count script to the laptop,
> > > > > because it's currently running on my old web server, a noisy desktop
> > > > > PC running Win2000 that I bought back in 1999. I tried to get the
> > > > > script to run on the new iMac web server, but dealing with OSX's
> > > > > unixy innards is bloody fucking hell, and I'm just grateful that I
> > > > > was at least able to get Apache running.
> > > > >
> > > > > And finally, last night I successfully upgraded my HTC Desire to
> > > > > Android 2.2 using the installer HTC released specifically for US
> > > > > Cellular's version of the phone. It has a WiFi tethering feature that
> > > > > had previously only been available to rooted phones, and I'm pretty
> > > > > sure I could have easily bricked my phone if I'd tried to root it.
> > > > > That'll come in handy in airports, where there's usually only
> > > > > pay-for-play Boingo hotspots. WiFi tethering will turn my phone into
> > > > > my own personal hotspot tapped into Verizon's 3G.
> > > > >
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