Any recs for good basic NAS?
I'm looking at this one. Basically I'm looking for one-touch or automated backup for our multiple computers with redundancy. Any media server functionality is a bonus.
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Liese S. - Sep 30, 2008 6:46:11 pm PDT #7725 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Ginger - Oct 01, 2008 6:05:12 pm PDT #7726 of 25501
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
We were talking about the Xara graphics program earlier, so I thought I'd let people know that the company is selling an earlier version for $19 [link] It's very useful, and really not that different from the current version. IIRC, the main difference is that the latest program that exports drawings as html. It does that, but the code sucks.
§ ita § - Oct 02, 2008 9:47:53 pm PDT #7727 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Thanks for the Xara heads up. I think I can justify that on my budget.
DCJensen - Oct 02, 2008 10:06:48 pm PDT #7728 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
Speaking of graphics programs, GIMP 2.6 is drawing some good reviews: [link]
Gudanov - Oct 03, 2008 5:09:44 am PDT #7729 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
GIMP 2.6 is drawing some good reviews: [link]
The revamped the UI, that's good news. Though I use the GIMP for raster graphics editing, I've never really gotten comfortable with the UI.
Jessica - Oct 03, 2008 2:40:15 pm PDT #7730 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
How can I tell iPhoto to stop opening every time I plug in my iPhone?
Typo Boy - Oct 03, 2008 3:59:59 pm PDT #7731 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Can someone direct to me to a good guide to subnotes - Asus, OLPC and so on. Very basic capability - word, worksheet, graphical browsing, email. Something on the line of the OLPC, Asus or whatever. (Except the Asus's I have seen have truly awful screens. ) I probably would prefer Linux to XP because I want cheap, and I don't want the hardware XP needs. Maybe I should go used? I saw some OLPCs on ebay, but I'm very suspicious of buying used computers on ebay.
Gris - Oct 03, 2008 4:27:21 pm PDT #7732 of 25501
Hey. New board.
How can I tell iPhoto to stop opening every time I plug in my iPhone?
I figured this out at some point... I believe it's a setting in Image Capture, for what happens when you plug in a digital camera.
Unfortunately, changing the setting will also keep iPhoto from opening when you plug in a REAL camera. If you want to fix that, you can follow this fairly complicated-looking tip: [link]
Jessica - Oct 03, 2008 4:44:45 pm PDT #7733 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Aha! I should have guessed an iPhoto setting would be located in a completely separate application.
I have no problem opening iPhoto manually if I *want* it to capture photos.
Typo Boy - Oct 03, 2008 5:08:40 pm PDT #7734 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Shorter version question, drawing on your ebay knowledge. I have not shopped ebay before - so, if you wanted the item would bid on it from this seller?
How high are my odds of ending up with a non-working or damaged laptop? HOw good is ebay about geting me my money back in case of such an instance?