Hey, if it means I don't have to read any more, woo and, might I add, a big hoo.

Xander ,'Sleeper'


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Jon B. - Jan 24, 2006 9:13:31 am PST #6831 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

I dunno. I feel like I should be using it for Photoshop and Dreamweaver and practical applications.

I have one 80gb drive for applications, a second 200mb drive for files other than music (graphics, html, spreadsheets, etc.), and a third 300gb drive dedicated to my music library for iTunes.


Gudanov - Jan 24, 2006 9:23:16 am PST #6832 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping

I have a 160GB drive on my main computer and a 320GB drive on my Windows computer which was full of TV, Music, and Pictures. I'm slowing deleting and archiving to DVD (data, not video) to pare things down enough to put the 320GB drive in my main computer. I keep getting tempted by this $98 250GB drive [link] but really once the great DVD project is over I will have plenty of space.


Gris - Jan 24, 2006 9:24:33 am PST #6833 of 10003
Hey. New board.

Well, I ordered my MacBook.

Dual-core 1.67 GHz with AppleCare. Didn't bother to upgrade the RAM or HD - I'll do the RAM myself, for much cheaper, and 80 GB should do me fine in disc space. I'm not the hog I used to be. Besides, I may buy a Firewire or USB enclosure for the 100 GB drive I recently put in my iBook.

Hope early-adopter doesn't bite me in the butt, but I'm ready for this upgrade.


NoiseDesign - Jan 24, 2006 12:24:17 pm PST #6834 of 10003
Our wings are not tired

Storage is king. My G5 has a 300 GB, 160 GB, and 100 GB drives on it. My Win XP Box has 100 GB and 200 GB drives, in it. I've got a 500 GB firewire drive that travels with my laptop, and then about 500 GB in floating FW drives of various sizes.


DCJensen - Jan 24, 2006 12:31:56 pm PST #6835 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

Disney has agreed to purchase Pixar for 7.4 Billion Dollars. [link]

BURBANK, Calif. - The Walt Disney Company says it is buying longtime partner Pixar Animation Studios for seven-point-four (b) billion dollars.

The deal could restore Disney's animation domination while vaulting Pixar C-E-O Steve Jobs into a powerful role at the media conglomerate.

Disney will buy Pixar in an all stock transaction that makes Jobs Disney's largest shareholder. Jobs will also join Disney's board.

Pixar President Ed Catmull will serve as president of the new combined Pixar and Disney animation studios, reporting to Disney chief executive Robert Iger and Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios.


Gris - Jan 24, 2006 12:34:39 pm PST #6836 of 10003
Hey. New board.

Disney will buy Pixar in an all stock transaction that makes Jobs Disney's largest shareholder. Jobs will also join Disney's board.

Dude, sounds more like Pixar is buying Disney.


DCJensen - Jan 24, 2006 12:36:05 pm PST #6837 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

Dude, sounds more like Pixar is buying Disney.

Yeah, at least Steve Jobs is...


Vonnie K - Jan 24, 2006 3:17:15 pm PST #6838 of 10003
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

Stupid question: I unthinkingly connected a vacuum cleaner to a surge protector (I know, I know) which caused it to shut down/burn out/whatever. When I connect it to another power outlet, it still works, but only the "protected" indicator light is on, and the "grounded" line is off. I'm pretty sure that both indicator lights were on before. Does this mean it will still protect my modem/router in cases of power surges (since the "protected" line is on)? I know certain surge protectors can only work once then you have to replace it. I'm hoping I don't have to buy another one.

I could probably get an answer for this if I google, but I am feeling very lazy and you guys know everything.


DCJensen - Jan 24, 2006 3:36:15 pm PST #6839 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

Have you reconnected it to the original outlet? Perhaps the one you have it connected to now isn't grounded.

The "Protected" light generally means it is still protecting things from a power suge coming from the wall socket.

If we know the make and model, we might even be able to check the online site for you.


NoiseDesign - Jan 24, 2006 4:44:17 pm PST #6840 of 10003
Our wings are not tired

It may sound that way but Jobs will only get something like a 12 percent share of Disney. While this is large, it is very far from a controlling share.