Painting of a sunset
img_112142_88ae586ade473c2d7502f3075f1cd861.jpg (1203×865). It is a nice scene isn’t it? I wonder if any place like this really exists?
Tagged: storage
Hitachi Storage 4 TB drive
Hitachi Storage. It is sometimes hard to believe how big storage has become and continues to grow. I remember how thrilled I was with my first 40 MB hard drive.
Is the MacBook Air an innovative design?
Up in the Air | Laptops | Macworld. Yes. This is a mostly complimentary article about Air’s and why people who have them seem to love them. Surprisingly most people seem ok with giving up their CD/DVD disks. I always thought that the people who have invested in software or movies would resist buying a device that didn’t support them built-in, but it doesn’t seem to be the case.
Looking to stress test your Hard Drive or need a utility to measure it?
diglloydTools DiskTester. This seems like a great way to work with hard drives and test a variety of things like network performance, or other safety issues. If you don’t like Drive Genius this might be a good alternative. For $40 this might be a better choice than Drive Genius if you know your specific needs.
Disk Drill 1.3.123 & new video tutorial! « CleverFiles – KnowledgeBase
Disk Drill 1.3.123 & new video tutorial! « CleverFiles – KnowledgeBase. Some exciting upgrades. This new version is faster by up to 20%. Click on the link above to see the other details and see a video about everything Disk Drill can do.
S.M.A.R.T really does work. I had a situation once where the hard drive was making strange clicking sounds but still working normally. Disk Utility said that S.M.A.R.T had a problem so I backed it up. It failed in a matter of hours. Since many people don’t know to look in Disk Utility, this is a great feature that helps prevent needing its recovery features.
Of course the other option is to spend hundreds of dollars for a NAS with multiple drives, and redundant hot-swapping. Most people aren’t open to that kind of investment, so this seems like a good way to save money as well.
Everything You Need to Know About 3TB Hard Drives | PCWorld
Everything You Need to Know About 3TB Hard Drives | PCWorld. The article suggests that you test the drive by hooking it up and seeing if it is recognized. While that is easy, it does present its own set of problems. What if it isn’t fully recognized? What if you have a Windows 7 (non 64 bit OS) that only recognizes 2.2TB? Isn’t it fascinating that Macs/64 bit linux machines have no issues using/booting from these 3TB drives? The Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 seems to be the best performer from the group.
LaCie SilverKeeper vs. Time Machine vs. Superduper
Download LaCie SilverKeeper for Mac – Automate external backups to LaCie drives. MacUpdate.com. I used to use SilverKeeper when I used a LaCie hard drive more than 7 years ago. The LaCie hard drives failed, but the software always worked. According to the reviews, it worked when SuperDuper and Time Machine wouldn’t backup data.
I have used SuperDuper and never had any problems. Time Machine has had issues especially when it has to share one partition with multiple computers. So my suggestion would be to try SuperDuper first $29, if Time Machine doesn’t work, then try SilverKeeper.
Karpen’s Pile: A Battery That Produces Energy Continuously Since 1950 Exists in Romanian Museum.
Karpen’s Pile: A Battery That Produces Energy Continuously Since 1950 Exists in Romanian Museum.. Is this perpetual energy? This is the second object that I have featured that seems to confirm this.
