Re: OT: I have a new computer

[John Francis]

On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 05:42:51PM -0400, John wrote:
> Windows 19 will not format disk 1. It says I have a healthy primary
> partition, but when I try to format it, it churns for a while and then pops
> up a window with an error:
> 
> "Windows was unable to complete the format."
> 
> Doesn't give me any further information. This is a 4TB drive, but windows
> would not create a partition larger than 2048.00GB. This is the second drive
> I've tried. I thought the hard disk was defective, but now I'm pretty sure
> it's Windoze10.
> 
> Have I mentioned lately how much I despise Windoze10.
> 
> There are not enough vile disgusting swear words in the English language to
> allow me to express my true feelings about it.

The more posts I see with people reporting the problems they have trying
to put computer systems together themselves, the more I think my decision
to pay the extra cost of buying a ready-built system is the right one.
It's not all that much more expensive, and all I have to do is plug it in.
And if there is a problem, they typically come with 12 months of support.

If you're initializing disks using 512-byte sectors, you're going to be stuck
with a 2TB partition size limit (because the sector number is a 32-bit value).
Windows 10 can handle larger disks, but you're either going to have to set up
multiple partitions on 2TB or less, or use a different partitioning scheme.
Microsoft have something called GPT (GUID Partition Table).  For details, see
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/backup-and-storage/support-for-hard-disks-exceeding-2-tb#initialize-a-data-disk-by-using-gpt
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Re: Photo Hosting Site - Flickr or.....?

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

I use Flickr and have been using it for the past 14 years or so.

From: https://www.flickrhelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/4404064001812-Pricing-FAQ
——
How much is a Flickr PRO subscription?

Monthly Retail price: USD $6.99, plus tax
3-Month Retail price: USD $18.99, plus tax (USD $6.33 a month)
Annual Retail price: USD $59.99, plus tax (USD $4.99 a month)

GBP

Monthly Retail price: ￡6.49, VAT inclusive
3-Month Retail price: ￡16.99, VAT inclusive
Annual Retail price: ￡55.88, VAT inclusive

Euro

Monthly Retail price: €7.49, VAT inclusive
3-Month Retail price: €19.99, VAT inclusive
Annual Retail price: €65.88, VAT inclusive
——

US$60 per year is US$5 per month. Considering how many *thousands* of image 
files (5,329 as of this moment) they maintain on my behalf—both public and 
private access; JPEG and raw format—and how effectively the site works for both 
image presentation and web sharing photos to a half-dozen different photo and 
other forums, I consider that cheap: a bargain. 

Generally, you get what you pay for. Free stuff is often quite without any 
value. 

On reflection, that Flickr.com monthly charge is less than I spend per day on 
an espresso and a snack at the local cafe. Maybe I should start making my own 
espresso? ;)

G
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> On Oct 3, 2021, at 11:10 AM, Steve Cottrell  wrote:
> 
> Evening all, I need to put some photos together into a gallery, I normally 
> post them on my own website, but it’s tiresome doing it manually - any 
> recommendations please for a simple gallery provider, preferably free, easy 
> to use and nothing annoying? Larry’s Brit Car Meet was on Flickr and that 
> looked fine and I liked how easy it is to click through one at a time. Any 
> catches with Flickr Larry?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> cotty
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Re: OT: I have a new computer

[John]

Windows 19 will not format disk 1. It says I have a healthy primary partition, 
but when I try to format it, it churns for a while and then pops up a window 
with an error:


"Windows was unable to complete the format."

Doesn't give me any further information. This is a 4TB drive, but windows would 
not create a partition larger than 2048.00GB. This is the second drive I've 
tried. I thought the hard disk was defective, but now I'm pretty sure it's 
Windoze10.


Have I mentioned lately how much I despise Windoze10.

There are not enough vile disgusting swear words in the English language to 
allow me to express my true feelings about it.



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OT: I have a new computer

[John]

This the second computer I've bought pre-built (the first was in the late 1980s) 
- not counting several laptops I've owned over the years.


In between I've built all of my own computers. First off, I'm not impressed with 
the build quality. It's got those pretty RGB fans that change color with a glass 
front & side. But it wouldn't power on. They forgot to plug the wire from the 
power switch into the motherboard, so I had to take the side off to get to it. 
The screws that hold the glass side in place don't want to go back in. Two of 
them cross threaded immediately.


I'm pretty sure those multi-color fans are going to get old real fast (like 
already).


I've been having trouble with the video card on this computer for a while, but 
the "chip" shortage and logistics chain bottlenecks & whatever, it was actually 
cheaper to buy a whole new pre-built computer than to find a new video card for 
this computer.


I bought the card that's in this computer now (8GB) a couple of years ago when I 
got a 4K monitor. But back then it was only a couple hundred dollars. The same 
card now goes for over a thousand.


Current RANT/tale of woe:

I spent the weekend moving furniture to make room for an additional file cabinet 
so the new computer would have a solid surface to sit on. I HURT! I hurt so much 
I can barely move.


It's Windoze10 and it came with a 1TB SSD (one of those little cards the size of 
a stick of chewing gum). I have at least 3TB of STUFF on this computer I'm going 
to have to move over there, so I added a couple of 4TB "spinny" drives.


One of them won't format. I bought four of them for spares for my server & I 
decided to go ahead and use two of them for the new computer ... so I've already 
got a 25% failure rate out of the box.


My speaker system is not working. That may be a blessing in disguise because I 
haven't heard a peep out of Cortana yet.


Can't troubleshoot it until I finish Windoze10 setup (drives formatted).

I suspect the color code on the computer doesn't match the color code on the 
wiring harness that connects the computer output to the speaker system input.


Sorting that out is a future problem. I still have to get the new computer 
actually running first. Note that I had to hook this one back up temporarily to 
get some work done. That ain't an auspicious sign.


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Re: PESO 2021 - 155,156 - GDG

[Daniel J. Matyola]

I like the textures displayed in Cypress.

Dan Matyola
*https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery
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On Sun, Oct 10, 2021 at 3:19 PM Godfrey DiGiorgi 
wrote:

> Experimenting with shooting HP5 at ISO 100 ... Helpful when all you have
> in stock is HP5 and you want to shoot in daylight with a shutter limited to
> 1/500 sec.
>
>   https://flic.kr/p/2mz9o3u :: Saturday Morning by the Cafe - San Jose
> 2021
>   https://flic.kr/p/2mz67YW :: Cypress - Santa Clara 2021
>
> Essentially, to get the slower speed with HP5, I dilute HC-110 concentrate
> to 1+61 and process otherwise my normal way. I usually use 1+49 for ISO
> 320-400.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> G
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