what i liked about the other one is that i could network it and access my files from anywhere.
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tiggy - Mar 28, 2011 4:16:48 am PDT #16386 of 25501
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
tommyrot - Mar 28, 2011 6:37:53 am PDT #16387 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So, what's the easiest way to wipe a hard drive on an XP machine? Boot into DOS 5 and reformat? That's what I used to do, anyway. But so far I haven't been able to find our DOS disk.
Gudanov - Mar 28, 2011 6:40:48 am PDT #16388 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
This is what I use for pretty much any disk wiping and partitioning.
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/
tommyrot - Mar 28, 2011 7:22:10 am PDT #16389 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Cool! But I finally managed to get the thing to boot from the install CD, so I reformatted that way.
Next step: Install Windows 7! And the new version of IE!
Maybe I should get out more.
Gris - Mar 28, 2011 8:22:21 am PDT #16390 of 25501
Hey. New board.
what i liked about the other one is that i could network it and access my files from anywhere.
Ah-ha. That is cool. I do that by plugging it into my router (which has a USB port for sharing drives and printers over the network) but if your router can't do that it is a useful feature.
§ ita § - Mar 28, 2011 12:16:53 pm PDT #16391 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Does anyone have any recs for good iPod Touch cases? It's for my sister, so nothing overly geeky. Just good protection.
le nubian - Mar 28, 2011 12:53:25 pm PDT #16392 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
tommyrot - Mar 28, 2011 12:53:33 pm PDT #16393 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I use this and it's OK: [link]
sarameg - Mar 28, 2011 4:11:07 pm PDT #16394 of 25501
I...I have a confession to make.
I probably unlock my iTouch maybe once a week, maybe to take a picture? Maybe. OK, it'll be useful when I'm off single parenting the nephews (if my brother doesn't leave his laptop, I'm not schlepping mine,) but... I mean, it is cool and nifty and all, but tech is just wasted on me, I think.
Theodosia - Mar 29, 2011 5:00:41 am PDT #16395 of 25501
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Harvard has campus-wide WiFi, and I've discovered that the Google Maps app for my iTouch makes all kinds of usefulness when you can track your progress in real time, especially because with this class I'm chasing all over the place for the odd classrooms that various sections and so on are sent to.
But I use mine for music and podcasts when I'm walking or waiting. For checking stuff on IMDB when I'm watching movies in my computer-less living room. Keeping a shopping list. Reading classic books on iBooks. Playing games when I'm offline. Looking up telephone numbers and appointments via my offline address book and calendar. Keeping a list of passwords and IDs.