Re: [CGUYS] [portable] ntebook hard drives
You said to ultimately put into your Mac- then why use an old one. Buy a new Hard drive; get an enclosure (15 bucks is max) and you are home free. You can clone the drive and then replace the one in your computer. Eschew Obfuscation This is a reply from: Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. Financial, Managerial, and Technical Services for the Professional, Non-Profit, and the Entrepreneurial Organization 703.548.1343 voice 703.783.1340 fax From thinking to doing, from sales to profits, from tax to investments- we are YOUR adjuvancy -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:computerguy...@listserv.aol.com] On Behalf Of b_s-wilk Sent: 11/30/2009 10:39 AM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: [CGUYS] [portable] ntebook hard drives I need a new drive for my MacBook. I'm considering two external USB drives that I might open, remove from the case and put into my Mac, after testing for a few weeks. I picked up a WD My Passport Essential 500GB drive on Friday, but reviews don't look good. How does it compare to the Seagate FreeAgent portable drive? I have a larger FreeAgent drive that was defective and replaced; it's been working fine since then. The WD Passport has a microUSB port like a digital camera, and the cable tends to get disconnected. My other option is to buy a bare drive and an enclosure for the old drive. 5400 RPM is OK. Max [supported] drive size for my MacBook is 500GB. Which bare drives are more reliable? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] A tale of two Gulags
Quoting b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es: The representation you describe can be done through good old union organizing. It's daunting because there are too many coders who can't imagine being in a union, and potential employers who fight unionization with vicious ferocity. It's worth fighting for representation. I find it kind of odd that the coders (and all the other unwashed masses) feel like they have to put in extra time without compensation in fear of losing their jobs, but at the other end, companies pay COEs obscene bonuses in order to retain top talent. Perhaps instead of paying millions to a few at the top, they should spend that money to retain the talent that's actually doing the work of the company. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] A tale of two Gulags
On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 12:20 PM, Reid Katan ka...@his.com wrote: I find it kind of odd that the coders (and all the other unwashed masses) feel like they have to put in extra time without compensation in fear of losing their jobs, but at the other end, companies pay COEs obscene bonuses in order to retain top talent. Is that the same top talent that screwed everything up? Perhaps instead of paying millions to a few at the top, they should spend that money to retain the talent that's actually doing the work of the company. A very fine idea that will never happen. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gulag
Adil Godrej wrote: P.S. Okay, I'm done. It's going to be a long week at work. I'll accept whatever you send my way, but I'm afraid I will not be able to respond. Yeah, I'm running away from the fight. It's only the ethical thing to do (being as I'm at work). (Did I just hear a collective sigh of relief from the ComputerGuys community?) No! Thank you for your input. The only other comment I have to this exchange is: If you don't know that GM crops are bad in many ways, you are ignoring the real science and buying into the government/corporate lies. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] [portable] ntebook hard drives
If you buy an external drive, they may not have the full warranty of a bare drive. I worry more about warranty length and ease of exchange, WD, seagate...between the two I can't say which I've had better or worse luck. I've a friend who replaced his 5400 drive with a 7200 drive in his macbook pro, he said the difference was significant. You don't need the speed of a 7200 externally, but I would get one for your system drive if at all you can. On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 8:38 AM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: I need a new drive for my MacBook. I'm considering two external USB drives that I might open, remove from the case and put into my Mac, after testing for a few weeks. I picked up a WD My Passport Essential 500GB drive on Friday, but reviews don't look good. How does it compare to the Seagate FreeAgent portable drive? I have a larger FreeAgent drive that was defective and replaced; it's been working fine since then. The WD Passport has a microUSB port like a digital camera, and the cable tends to get disconnected. My other option is to buy a bare drive and an enclosure for the old drive. 5400 RPM is OK. Max [supported] drive size for my MacBook is 500GB. Which bare drives are more reliable? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] A tale of two Gulags
An old Murphyism. Management is like a septic tank, all the big chunks float to the top. Stewart At 02:38 PM 11/30/2009, you wrote: Trouble is, new management promoted the top talent from the old management team that took the game down. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] A tale of two Gulags
On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 3:38 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: Trouble is, new management promoted the top talent from the old management team that took the game down. See, we are not dealing here with actual talent, productivity, knowledge or know-how. What we actually have are workplace caste systems in which those who have found their way to the top, one way or another, are going to remain there, one way or another, pretty much regardless of circumstances. An exception could be if some of those at the top are criminally prosecuted and convicted of breaking the law, but even then Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] A tale of two Gulags
Perhaps instead of paying millions to a few at the top, they should spend that money to retain the talent that's actually doing the work of the company. A very fine idea that will never happen. It's ironic that most companies can exist and prosper without top management, but will fail catastrophically without labor. Too many workers have no idea about the kind of power they could have by organizing. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] A tale of two Gulags
We don't agree on much, Steve, but this we do. The trouble happens when some people have bought into believing their guy or girl isn't part of the caste system, and are blind to the real behind the scenes. The players at the top depend on the little guys arguing at the bottom so they don't see what is actually happening, and argue we do. On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 1:56 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 3:38 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: Trouble is, new management promoted the top talent from the old management team that took the game down. See, we are not dealing here with actual talent, productivity, knowledge or know-how. What we actually have are workplace caste systems in which those who have found their way to the top, one way or another, are going to remain there, one way or another, pretty much regardless of circumstances. An exception could be if some of those at the top are criminally prosecuted and convicted of breaking the law, but even then Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] [portable] ntebook hard drives
You said to ultimately put into your Mac- then why use an old one. Buy a new Hard drive; get an enclosure (15 bucks is max) and you are home free. You can clone the drive and then replace the one in your computer. The WD My Passport drive is new--got it last week on Black Friday. It was cheaper than buying a bare drive. I'd like to know if it's any good before voiding my warranty by opening the enclosure. Actually, I could register the drive's S/N instead of the enclosure's S/N and still maintain the warranty for the drive only. Is a WD notebook drive any good, or should I consider another mfg? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] [portable] ntebook hard drives
On Nov 30, 2009, at 6:27 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: Is a WD notebook drive any good, or should I consider another mfg? I think it is a crap shoot. Drive quality for various brands goes up and down. The major brands are all usually quite good. You can read about problems with recently made drives, but by the time you read about it the problem drive has probably been fixed or changed and some other drive is having now problems. So I never stress over brand. It is probably safest to buy a drive that has been in production long enough for reviews to accumulate, but then you may be missing out on the latest technology. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Gulag
On Nov 30, 2009, at 10:41 AM, Adil Godrej wrote: P.S. Okay, I'm done. It's going to be a long week at work. I'll accept whatever you send my way, but I'm afraid I will not be able to respond. Yeah, I'm running away from the fight. It's only the ethical thing to do (being as I'm at work). (Did I just hear a collective sigh of relief from the ComputerGuys community?) Thank you for your input. Your opinion is very important to us. Beep. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Anyone see any good Cyber Monday specials?
For laptops or other electronics? Thanks Randall * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Anyone see any good Cyber Monday specials?
I've been watching for laptops for a friend, and I've seen nothing that wasn't sold out. This is probably good news for the industry, but it's making it hard to find a good dual core for $600. On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 8:58 PM, Ranbo ran...@gmail.com wrote: For laptops or other electronics? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] A tale of two Gulags
The capitalist caste system can be broken. It's not like the real caste system where those who reject it are designated to be in the outcaste caste, and others are told that their fate depends on accepting their lot and hoping to be reborn in a higher caste. The capitalist castes are a state of mind where people have allowed themselves to be disadvantaged through lack of organization and cooperation. With your attitude that the 'big guys' control the 'little guys', then the 'little guys' will remain stuck at the bottom. My attitude with every job, and in working for myself, is that I ALWAYS work for myself first and foremost. When I make customers or employers look good, it makes me look good, increasing the value of what I produce. If you let others take that away from you, you're complicit in hurting yourself, even though changing the situation is yet harder than most work. Why be so downtrodden? We don't agree on much, Steve, but this we do. The trouble happens when some people have bought into believing their guy or girl isn't part of the caste system, and are blind to the real behind the scenes. The players at the top depend on the little guys arguing at the bottom so they don't see what is actually happening, and argue we do. See, we are not dealing here with actual talent, productivity, knowledge or know-how. What we actually have are workplace caste systems in which those who have found their way to the top, one way or another, are going to remain there, one way or another, pretty much regardless of circumstances. An exception could be if some of those at the top are criminally prosecuted and convicted of breaking the law, but even then * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Drop box
On Nov 30, 2009, at 1:12 PM, COMPUTERGUYS-L automatic digest system wrote: Date:Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:26:37 -0500 From:Stephen Brownfield steveei...@verizon.net Subject: Drop Box Has anyone used Drop Box? What are the pros cons? Steve There's no real cons. I use Dropbox on my Macbook, Windows 7 running in VirtualBox, a Ubuntu machine and my wife's iBook. Documents saved in the Dropbox folder exist in the cloud and on every machine you run Dropbox on. lt is great for really important current documents. It doesn't take the place of a good backup strategy. It is a very useful tool. Items too large to email can be placed in the public folder inside your Dropbox. Right clicking on the item allows you to copy a url you can email and that will trigger a download. Up to 2gb it's free with no ads. I love it. I find it hard to believe that everyone on this list doesn't use it. David Newhall Falls Church, Va * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
