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> > > > Om
> > > Hrim
> > Dhum
> Durga
Devyai
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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
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> > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wgm4u" <wgm4u@> wrote:
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> > > > > 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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