Zunächst einmal das Positive: Diese externe Platte ist eine, die man gerne haben möchte. Sie ist pfeilschnell (die Firewire 800 Schnittstelle vorausgesetzt), leise, schön und kompakt. Sie wird nicht heiss und hat 4 verschiedene Schnittstellen (USB 2.0 highspeed, Firewire 400, Firewire 800, eSATA) und sie wird für den Mac vorformatiert angeboten. Das alles zu einem moderaten Preis.

Ich war die ersten Tage auch sehr zufrieden mit dieser Platte, so dass ich sogleich ein zweite davon kaufte um Backups zu machen. Nach einiger Zeit kam das böse Erwachen: Das System wurde zunehmend instabiler - Zeitweise hängte sich die Timemachine auf, manchmal hängt der ganze Mac (also das OS X 10.5). Es stellte sich heraus, dass die Schwierigkeiten dann auftreten, wenn der Mac aus dem Energiesparmodus wieder aufwacht. Nachdem ich alles was es an Updates vom Hersteller gab installiert hatte suchte ich den Support auf. Ein Rückfrage bei Western Digital ergab dann folgendes: "Leider muss ich Ihnen mitteilen das das Update im letzten Link die einzige uns zur Verfuegung stehende Moeglichkeit ist Ihr Konflikt zu beheben.
Ueber Firewire erhaelt die Festplatte keinen korrekten Wake Up Befehl vom Mac Betriebssystem.
Das passiert jedoch nur mit dem Firewireanschluss nicht mit dem USB Anschluss.
Tut mir leid keine praktikable Loesung anbieten zu können.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
[...]
Western Digital Support" (Zitat Ende)

Also kann ich Firewire 800 vergessen und soll die Platte über den deutlich langsameren USB Anschluss verbinden - und das bei einer Platte, die ausdrücklich für den Mac beworben wird. In meinen Augen ist das Irreführung und ich kann alle potentiellen Käufer nur warnen - zumindest so lange, bis WD hier Abhilfe schafft.

Fazit: Nicht zu empfehlen für Time-Machine und Mac (OS X 10.5.x) - brauchbar nur für gelegentliche Datenkopie

Link (seitdem weiss ich, dass nicht nur ich diese Troubles habe):
http://www.google.at/search?hl=de&q=my+book+studio+freeze&btnG=Suche&meta=

I just got all the updates and what and as I discover handy-dandy little things i will post them and all of that happy horseshit.

So, about that post yesterday, I guess all I needed to do was see that in print and realize how weird it sounded to me.

So yeah, will talk later.

The safest place for your data - Using RAID mirroring technology, this system automatically and continuously duplicates your data for the ultimate in data protection. If one drive in this two-drive system ever fails, the system continues to run and your data is safe. How's that for peace of mind? (link)

The first problem was with my Western Digital Mybook. I had some files on it I needed and found that it had stopped working. I suspected that it was the enclosure that had failed, rather than the drive, so I tried to take the enclosure apart. I found that this was going to be a problem-unlike the do-it-yourself enclosures, the Mybook has a case that is difficult to open. Earlier models were more accessible-you could unscrew the case and get to the drive. Here is another version as well.

Naturally, my version, the 500 GB Western Digital Mybook Essential, did not match these guides. Fortunately, Carlton Bale has an excellent guide to opening the case. I was able to get the case open and gain access to the drive. The next problem was how to get to the data on the drive. Fortunately, there is a handy device that allows you to connect an IDE or SATA drive via USB to a PC or Mac. The one I have works with 3.5 (desktop) and 2.5 inch (laptop) drives and came with a power supply and all needed cables.  They are sold under many names, but you can get the type I have from New Egg here.

Although I got the Mybook for about the price I would have paid for a "bare" drive, I was not at all happy with it for failing so quickly. If you want an external drive and can use a screwdriver, I'd suggest that you buy a "bare" hard drive and install it in an enclosure. The enclosures are, obviously enough, designed to be user serviceable. Hence, if something goes wrong you can easily open the drive case and get the drive out.

The second problem was that I kept losing my broadband connection.  This was annoying because web browsers tend to handle the loss of connection poorly-I have had Firefox lock up because of this.  Also, if you lose your connection while writing a blog using Wordpress or similar blogging sites, your work will not be saved.  If something goes wrong (such as the browser locking up), you can lose your text. As such, I'd suggest writing blogs in a word processor or at least pasting the text into one from time to time to make sure you have a backup if your connection goes out and your web browser fails you. At the very least, save often.

Dealing with broadband problems is challenging because so many things can go wrong: your software, your computer, your router, your modem, and the service itself. Troubleshooting is mostly a matter of trial and error and most broadband providers have poor service (just like most businesses).

If your broadband connection goes out, here are some easy steps to take:

1. If you have a PC running XP, go to Control Panels and select Network Connections. RIght click on Local Area Connection and select Repair. Let Windows do its thing and then try your browser again. You might have to quit/exit the browser and start it again. You usually do not have to restart your computer.

2. Some routers have handy lights on them that will tell you what is not working. If the power light is off, that is probably your problem-plug the router back in. If you have an Internet light and it is flashing, then there is a problem with your connection to the internet. If your modem lights say that your modem is connected and doing fine,  then try resetting your router. In most cases, you'll need to gently jam a bent paperclip into a recessed reset button on the router. You can also try unplugging it. You might need to go and do step 1 after doing this.

3. If resetting the router does not work and your modem is lit up as it should be (see the documentation for your specific model), then try the following: unplug everything from the modem and wait a few minutes. Then plug the cable back in, then the Ethernet cord, and then the power cord. The modem will take a short while to power up again and gain a connection. You might need to do #1 and #2 after this.

4. If your modem is not lit up as it should be, then try the procedure in #3. If this does not help, then your service might be out or your modem might be defective.

5. You can also try swapping out cables, if you have some extra ones lying around.  It is also very useful to have a second computer-if the second computer can connect just fine, then the problem must be with the first computer. It could be a software problem or a hardware problem (a bad network card or cable).

Ricordi quel tuo progetto si auto ibrida elettro-eolica? Beh non siamo ancora stati in grado di realizzarlo ma ci stiamo lavorando e tra qualche tempo chissà... In compenso abbiamo una cosa nuova, la chiamano Internet, e non si sa bene cosa sia ma tutti ne parlano e qualcuno la usa pure. I computer si sono rimpiccioliti molto negli anni anche se il tuo prototipo di calcolatore lillipuziano a riconoscimento vocale rimane una chimera, per il momento ci accontentiamo ancora del mouse e della tastiera. Riprendendo una tua idea, in compenso, Goodyear sta sviluppando i primi prototipi di pneumatici pieni anti-foratura. Lo so tu c'eri arrivato con largo anticipo, ma si sa l'industria ha i suoi tempi.

Sai, quel vecchio e pesante pallone da basket ce l'ho ancora e lo conservo con una certa cura anche se non lo uso più da molto tempo. Lo stesso vale per quello dei mondiali del 90, un po' consumato ma ancora integro ed ormai inutilizzato. Anche la tua bici è ancora la, con quella ruota posteriore consumata e le molle verde pino. Oggi non se ne trovano più di bici come quella, ci sono le mountain bike, che quando pedali sembra sempre che le gambe girino a vuoto e tutto il resto stia fermo.

Purtroppo altre cose non ci sono più. Il mitico Uan per esempio, lo hanno messo alle televendite per un po' e poi non se ne è saputo più nulla. Neanche Tele MonteCarlo esiste più in compenso la Marcuzzi ha fatto carriera... Come sempre avevi visto giusto ;) Le saghe dei robot sono scomparse, oggi sembra che tirino di più altri temi... Ma non tutto è diverso, Dragonball c'è ancora e anzi hanno pure fatto altre tre serie (l'ultima però fa schifo).

Neanche la mitica Renault 4 è sopravvissuta al passare degli anni. Certo che di macchine come quella non ne esistono più, vuoi mettere avere il cambio sul cruscotto e due metri di cofano d'avanti? Oggi invece sono tutte uguali ed al massimo si distinguono per i nomi dei colori (non ci crederai ma esistono il bianco santarellina, il grigio bel tenebroso ed il marrone selvaggio... ).

Fortuna che a te la politica non interessava, altrimenti ci vorrebbero veramente dei mesi per dirti tutto quello che è successo. Comunque una cosa è certa ancora nessun governo è durato 5 anni. Si vede vero che sto cercando di divagare. Beh le cose brutte sono sempre le più difficili da dire e anche solo trovare le parole giuste per farlo richiede tempo. Ho conosciuto molta gente sai, più di quanta tu avresti mai immaginato allora. Di un paio di ragazze mi sono anche innamorato, incredibile vero? Eppure c'è un tratto che non è mai cambiato. Oggi come allora sono solo. Evidentemente non basta allargare l'universo conosciuto per risolvere certi propri limiti, o al contrario forse non lo si è esteso a sufficienza. Magari tra qualche anno tornerò qui a scriverti per dirti come è andata a finire.

Hai presente quell'organo interno con funzioni di pompa? Si il cuore insomma, bene sono riuscito nell'abile impresa di tramutarlo in un puntaspilli. Lo so, me lo avevi affidato con l'impegno di farlo guarire da quelle piccole ferite che si portava dietro ma in tutta onesta non sono stato bravo in questo. Del pacchetto di sogni che mi avevi consegnato con molto entusiasmo ho realizzato ben poco, del resto anche te però potevi tenerti un po' più basso o credi ancora che pilotare auto da corsa tra una missione spaziale e l'altra sia una cosa così semplice da realizzare?. Ah si, anche di quella idea di fare il dottore alla fine non se ne è fatto più nulla.

Di tutto ciò che mi hai lasciato ho preservato però le cosa più importante. Ho mantenuto fede hai tuoi principi, non sono sceso mai a compromessi con il mondo, non ho mai svenduto le mie idee. Non è come fronteggiare eroicamente gli eserciti alieni, ma per me ha ancora un grande valore. E non ho perso neppure quella straordinaria macchina detta fantasia che ancora oggi è un bel rifugio in cui adagiare la mente quando è stanca della realtà.

Immagino che sarai deluso adesso. Di mille evoluzioni che avrebbe potuto avere la tua vita io rappresento forse quella più scura e indesiderabile. E non posso certo darti torto se ce l'avrai a morte con me. Mi è sembrato giusto però dirtele di persona certe cose, come mi ero impegnato a fare tanti anni fa e come è giusto che sia.

A presto allora, caro bambino che voleva fare l'eroe.

Sinopsis

Presentasi saat ini menjadi salah satu bagian tidak terpisahkan dari hampir semua bidang pekerjaan. Presentasi dilakukan untuk hal-hal sederhana, misalnya dalam rapat-rapat rutin, hingga dalam sebuah forum yang besar dan menentukan, seperti dalam penyampaian proposal pada tender proyek-proyek besar. Keberhasilan pekerjaan tersebut tidak jarang diawali dari keberhasilan melakukan presentasi.

Membuat desain presentati tidak hanya sekedar 'mempercantik' tampilan presentasi, namun lebih dari itu, yaitu mendesain presentasi yang memudahkan audien menyerap informasi dan tujuan presentasi Anda tercapai.

Penjelasan diutamakan pada bagian-bagian yang penting dan sering dipakai untuk membuat desain presentai. Anda tidak perlu mahir menggunakan PowerPoint untuk dapat membuat desain presentasi yang efektif. Penguasaan PowerPoint yang pas-pasan atau kemampuan seni Anda yang rata-rata sudah cukup untuk membuat desain presentasi yang efektif.

Pada halaman lampiran buku ini dicetak dengan tampilan warna (full color) sehingga Anda dapat melihat lebih jelas contoh-contoh presentasi yang diberikan. Buku ini dilengkapi pula dengan CD berisi file-file contoh presentasi dan bonus sampel bab buku-buku Elex Media (dalam format pdf) untuk menambah wawasan dan pengetahuan Anda.

I've lived with many types of personalities throughout my super extended college life. Some of the more memorious ones have taught me that what doesn't kill you will only make you stronger. But that comes at the cost of your sanity and general mental health. Always having been meek, i've almost grown accustomed to taking all sorts of contrived bullshit and accepting it instead of making a stand or confronting people and exposing their idiocies. I'd like to say though, that not everyone is fault free and I have my fair share of being in the wrong. But this book is mostly dedicated to people who would like to find solace in the fact that there are people out there who have survived the onslaught of the zombie populace of the college years. This might help you dissipate the frustration and lack of description of the myriad of college inequalities you may have to go through. I would also like to hear from people who have stories of merit that will further this cause and would be included in later editions of this book.

Ying, Yang and the weirdoes in between.
One major problem I had when I first moved into semi private accomodations in university was the fact that my roomies were utter pigs. The apartment was like a refuge for all things trash and decomposing. The kitchen sink was always full of dishes almost upto chest level. After a period of washing up every day to only have the condition reset the next morning, I resorted to a posting of a very embittered nature.

In between the gamut is my most recent roomies.  

It's currently formatting as I wanted to change if from FAT to NTFS.

Extremely quiet.

This is a Version 2 model. Fifty quid cheaper than the older one at Amazon.co.uk - so be a bit vigilant if you pop there to purchase. This SHOULD be a penny under a hundred quid at the moment.

It has a shinier exterior than its predecessor and comes with a combined European plug/transformer (which meant it was a good thing that my Belkin Surgemaster has swivel sockets available as a twizzle was required to accommodate the new hardware) plus a mini-usb connector..... y'know, the one you haven't heard of and don't have a spare one of.....(?) hmm you also don't have a really, really LOOOOOONNNNNNGGG one - so if long cables are the cause of nassssssteh nassssteh nassssteh Delay Write Failures, at least THAT mightn't happen again.

Fingers and wires crossed.

En extern hårddisk på 500 GB, MyBook heter den och den är svart med en blå lampa på.

Och för er som är kyrk-nördar kan jag säga att den är lika stor som den blåa konfabibeln ;) 

Men erkänn, visst är den urläcker!

I thought we had struck a compromise when, following the Windows Delay Write Failure errors it threw at me, whilst I was demandingly (?) trying to edit  film directly on it, I stopped employing it for intensive "live activities" and switched to using it solely for, sedate and sober, steady back-ups, pointing a (misguided ?) finger of accusation at the (over- ?)lengthy 5 metre USB cable that had been connecting it to my computer on some (possibly most) of the occasions when it "fell over".

FELL OVER

Fell over it certainly did, physically, on a catastrophic Sunday morning in January. [I DON'T KNOW] how violently it was knocked onto its side when two of my shelves collapsed and flung their burden of box-files at both it and its (supposedly Belt 'n' Braces) mirroring companion and [I DON'T KNOW] why it didn't (wind up wound down and) whine THEN instead of dying with NO (new) warning just dazed days ago.

Back in the moment of the mishap, it (didn't matter (!) and) didn't mutter a murmer of maleficence. I experienced something ~ no short of a MIRACLE in the midst of disaster ~ for, as well as scattering, if not (immediately) shattering, a brace of external hard drives (that had no chance to shield themselves from the rude impact), the calamitous, crashing cascade had dominoed my Desktop PC's monitor down onto the screen of my laptop - slamming that shut and splashed the dreggy contents of a cup of chocolate across the vents of the machine below...... and yet..... all the victims were survivors !!!

I was VERY lucky.

You can't have too many external back-ups (two is the minimum) and I've learnt from this, although thankfully not TOO harshly, that it is precarious to position these storage units so closely together that they could simultaneously be destroyed by the same shared fire, flood or, as in my dodgy (book)case, accidental avalanche.

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~ THEY MUSN'T & NEEDN'T BE SKIMPED ON ~

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My personal purchasing proves prices have plummeted ------>

External Hard Drive Expenses :

19th March 2002 - Iomega Peerless 20GB - £292.58

13th January 2003 - Iomega External 120GB - £213.70

2nd November 2004 - Iomega External 250GB - £156.98

26th July 2006 - WD My Book Premium 500GB - £185.02

4th December 2007 - WD My Book Essential 750GB - £99.99

19th March 2008 - WD My Book 2 Essential 750GB - £99.99

The insurance cost of protecting what is now likely to be DECADES of data is negligible.

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Anyway, the main purpose of this post was for me to share one last "clutching at straws" little piece of advice for anybody suffering from an external hard drive that won't mount.

You COULD try another power supply. When one of my Iomegas was not being recognised by Windows, I contacted their Technical Support and was told : "these things just happen," as far as they were concerned my drive was dead and all the data was lost.

Not so.

Not so AT ALL.

Nothing was lost.

The SOLUTION was to use another power supply cable. I had to buy the special Iomega one but it did the trick. I'd been put off the scent of salvation by the drive's case unit illuminating and the fans starting as usual..... there WAS power but not ENOUGH power.

I've tried a different power supply with the thwarted My Book - but THAT drive is clacking when it (presumably) tries to engage it's heads - but can't.

Gladly, I had the core of its store on a second back-up drive and I will back THAT up as soon as the replacement arrives d.v. there's no mean disaster in the mean time.

I have lost the collection of 3D files I had gathered to test in a trial run of Reallusion's 3dXchange.

Si scrive di getto pensando di dire qualcosa, ma è bianco su bianco ciò che rimane. Perché le parole non possono dire tutto, e quel che non dicono si perde per sempre.

Dabei hatte ich doch schon relativ gute Pläne geschmiedet für dieses Wochenende…

Ich will jetzt einen Keks!

If I'm not, please someone come join me in my quest for antiquity. I hereby start the RetroGeek club, where anyone can join if they don't use either Facebook or MySpace or other such services. Our goal will be to convert everyone away from these heathen services and back to tried, tested, and true methods of communication such as email and in-person meetings.

Our primary goal will be to protect ourselves from the Facebookers by barricading ourselves in wooden cabins, armed with holy hand grenades. Yes, you heard me, holy hand grenades. Our offensive strategy will be to unite the forces of good to battle the true evil of the social networking geniuses. Our secondary mission will be to eliminate television from the world.

I'm just joking. Besides, I'm saving my holy hand grenade for when I become a pirate. However, I am astonished at how quick Facebook came into vogue. In fact, four years ago when I started university it was an unknown quantity pretty much, and now it's ubiquitous. Is this really where the world is headed? More and more of our lives are being augmented by technology. Already people walk around connected to everyone else constantly. With cellular phones and blackberries, people can always keep in touch. Now with Facebook, part of the social scene is now on the internet.

I don't know all the pros and cons this brings. For one thing, having all this on the internet gives the typical city dweller the ability to react much more quickly to changes in their social circle. For instance, Bob decides to go out for drinks, and posts it on Facebook (keep in mind I don't exactly know the workings of Facebook since I've never used it, but I sort of know how it works from watching others use it occasionally). Alice then is able to see it if she happens to be a Facebook addict and responds that she'll go along. Moreover, Alice can check her Facebook easily at work and at home, or in class, or anywhere where there's the internet, and anything she does will be seen by all of her friends (I think this is how it goes).

Contrast this to email people don't check their email as often, and there is a different atmosphere surrounding email as well, and it's often for 1-1 communication.

Because everyone's Facebook is changing all the time, this causes people to check it. Its social features causes people to be drawn to it because we're just very social people. It's far more group social than email or instant messaging. I've seen people check their Facebook in class.

Thus people have the ability to always have the social scene at the fingertips. From my viewpoint it seems somewhat claustrophobic. Does anyone actually feel that way? I'm afraid I don't have any actual data on Facebook users and what they think. It just seems so alien and frenetic to me...

Ma un anno può anche essere un tunnel, imboccato quasi per caso e poi rivelatosi più lungo, più buio, e più tortuoso di quanto si potesse immaginare. Un anno può essere un vetro a cui stare appoggiati immobili a guardare il mondo che scorre.

Un anno può essere un blocco di fogli bianchi impossibile da riempire, un miscuglio di rabbia amarezza e ostilità, un elenco puntato di occasioni perse di tempo buttato e di persone deluse, una collezione di alibi, omissioni e divagazioni.

Un anno può essere l'attesa di una fuga in posti lontani, il pensare ad un domani e non vivere l'oggi. Può essere un movimento asincrono, un punto statico in flusso che scorre, un immagine scattata per sbaglio, un'ammirazione profonda, una luna che sorge e tramonta.

Un anno può essere una lunga lettera da scrivere giorno per giorno in attesa che qualcuno la legga. Un messaggio in bottiglia che non sai a chi giungerà ma vuoi comunque affidare alle correnti. Un anno può essere una sequenza di stagioni che cambiano tutto ciò che ti sta intorno ma non quello che ti porti dentro.

Un anno può essere una salita così ripida da sfiancare il passo, una meta che si sposta sempre più in là, un asta che si alza sempre più in alto. Un anno può essere tanti piccoli vuoti che non si possono riempire, tante parole che si sarebbe voluto ascoltare, tanti silenzi che sono mancati.

Un anno può essere soltanto una scatola che raccoglie i cocci della tua vita e li tiene da parte per quando vorrai ricomporli.

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Όμως η πρώτη σελίδα που εμφανίστηκε στο google, ήταν αρκετή για να αλλάξει κατεύθυνση το ενδιαφέρον μου ως προς τη συσκευή. Και μιλάω φυσικά για τη σελίδα του Martin Hinner, που με τη βοήθεια της μπορείτε να συνδεθείτε στο mybook μέσω ssh και να του αλλάξετε κυριολεκτικά τα φώτα.. Μπορείτε να φιλοξενείτε τη σελίδα σας με τη βοήθεια του http server, να εγκαταστήσετε έναν ftp server (να ξεφορτωθείτε δηλαδή το πρόγραμμα της mionet..) και πολλά άλλα. Μετά την ανακάλυψη του Martin ανέβηκαν διάφορα άρθρα στο internet για το τι μπορεί κανείς να κάνει με το mybook word edition. Η καλύτερη κατά τη άποψή μου είναι η http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/ η οποία εκτός από όλα τα άλλα έχει και οδηγίες για το πως θα επαναφέρετε το mybook στη ζωή σε περίπτωση που κάτι δεν πάει καλά (γι΄ αυτό προσοχή).

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Μετά από όλα αυτά μπορώ να πω πως έχει γίνει σίγουρα μια από τις αγαπημένες μου συσκευές!