Re: Two questions (sort of OT)

On Apr 13, 2005, at 2:31 PM, Brian wrote: Second is the issue of USB jump drives. The one I had was recently stolen, so I lost it and all of the work, school and personal data I had saved on it. I will be buying a new jump drive soon, so I thought this: "I can make my iBook next to unusable to

Re: Two questions (sort of OT)

On 4/13/05 2:31 PM, "Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Your iPod whirring is the hard drive and if it were due to a really fragged drive you would probably be hearing a whir and clicking or scratching too. The clicking/scratching would be the heads moving back and forth seeking the next cluster. Y

Response: Two questions (sort of OT)

Brian: I have a jumpdrive (unprotected) ... very handy, convenient ... my OS X PowerBook always mounts it, sometimes XP is iffy about whether it sees it or not (strange). But then all of you guys know of the quirks of Mr. Gates endeavors. There are some USB jump drives that now have a thumbp

Re: Two questions (sort of OT)

there is a product called a secure jump drive, but I dont know if it can be reformatted or not if stolen.. -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRW

Re: Two questions (sort of OT)

On 13/04/05 14:31, "Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My first is in regards to my iPod. It has lately acquired a very > audible whirring noise. Not to be read as loud, but it is louder than > when I first bought it last summer. I posted this to the apple forums > but got little help on the i

Two questions (sort of OT)

My first is in regards to my iPod. It has lately acquired a very audible whirring noise. Not to be read as loud, but it is louder than when I first bought it last summer. I posted this to the apple forums but got little help on the issue there. One guy assumed i was using a PC, despite the