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I'm running the latest version of Ubuntu (8.04) on my laptop. I had to fuck around for half an hour to get the internal wireless card working, which was very off putting. Also, the DVD decoding was corrupt by default - it plays DVDs, but most of the pictures are messed up. I had to fiddle with the DVD decoding by hand.
Although in fairness I resolved both issues with Google searches.
I'm so disappointed! Looks like Firefly will not be the magical solution I wanted it to be. I can't serve video to the AppleTV from it. I'd still have to do that from a locally installed version of iTunes on one of the other computers around the place.
Makes the Linux server a bit less shiny. Still, shared storage is something I've been needing, and maybe I'll get a printer in here one of these days working off it too.
On top of just keeping a hand in.
I have an odd thing. If I close my laptop with firefox running, it won't connect to the wireless when I reopen the laptop. I have to close firefox and restart it. any idea why?
firefox eats a lot of memory. maybe that has something to do with it?
Okay, buying tech is ridiculously addictive. I'm already looking at doubling my memory from 2Gb to 4Gb. A friend sent me a link for getting the modules for about $90, before a rebate for sending in my old modules.
I'm also looking at possibly buying a bigger internal hard drive. Right now, I've got a bunch of stuff on here, including my iTunes transfered from the old computer. Although I've already filled 48Gb, the 100Gb free space remaining is still more than any previous drive I've ever owned. Almost as big as all of them put together.
And yet? I'm still looking at bigger internals (as well as some externals, for backup). The same place I'm looking at for memory has a Western Digital 320Gb 8Mb cache 5,400 rpm drive for $140, or a Seagate 200Gb 16Mb cache 7,200 rpm drive for $125.
I'm not in a hurry. I've already made some big investments that are way more computer than I've ever owned (but always want to play with). But still... shiny things tempt me.
Okay, buying tech is ridiculously addictive.
Really?
has a Western Digital 320Gb 8Mb cache 5,400 rpm drive for $140, or a Seagate 200Gb 16Mb cache 7,200 rpm drive for $125.I'd go for the seagate. It's a bit less space, but the faster speed and larger cache will be good for just about anything. Also, I've had better luck with Seagate. Of course, everyones results vary.
Sean, I recommend checking out dealnews.com before purchasing an internal HDD.
Specifically this page: [link]
DAMMIT!
I had transfered my iTunes over from my old computer, and had successfully synced the iPhone with the new computer. Everything was copacetic.
I had decided this morning to try and switch my contacts and calendar over.
There were some advanced choices when I told iTunes to sync calendar and contacts -- I could sync stuff, but also tell it not to overwrite the old information.
Well.... I told it not to overwrite my old contact information, but it did anyway, which totally blew away all the old contact information on the phone.
Now I have nothing in there.
DAMMIT!
(I think it's still salvageable, in that the info is still in my old address book, and I can probably just migrate that over, but still... annoying.
And in non-annoyed posting:
Thanks for that link, Daniel! Awesomeness!
(Of course, my own caveat emptor -- if these drives are so cheap, is there a reason? Do they come from shipments that were dropped from a height or something?)