Symbolic linking the User dir to my HDD was what I used it for mostly, which is difficult as it must be done from the boot disc, which mounts the drives in random letters, but, at the same time, you have to set the symlink pointing to the drive it will be on when the computer is booted normally.
So I had to link from \Users (Where the C:\ drive SSD was mounted in the boot environment.) to \ Users (Where the \ drive mounts when the system is loaded normally.).
You then end up with Chrome installing itself to the HDD Users folder and I had to get the corporate installer version, which can go to Program Files.
Yup. I have steam installed on my SSD and I symlink /D (/D makes it a directory link) the steamapps folder to my 4tb HD. Runs great for me so far.
A symbolic link isn't necessary because Steam allows you to choose different locations to install different games.
Completely true. I've been doing it this say before they introduced that feature and it doesn't add quite nicely simply by adding that folder in the options. And been too lazy to look up a fix for it so been doing it this way for a while and it's working for me so far.
Symbolic linking the User dir to my HDD was what I used it for mostly...
Windows has support for user folders that are located on a drive that is not the main windows install. Well, when I say support, I mean it won't break when you use this work-around.
Amazon cloud player, use Spotify, or bring your music with you. Trying to access your home network from outside would require something like a dynamic DNS subscription and would probably be a security risk.
To the best of my knowledge, when thinking about computer security, you should assume an attacker knows anything that is considered obscure yet discoverable by external means, such as your IP address or your choice of encryption cypher.
In reality, it would stall them, but you should still never rely on it.
To the best of my knowledge, when thinking about computer security, you should assume an attacker knows anything that is considered obscure yet discoverable by external means, such as your IP address or your choice of encryption cypher.
In reality, it would stall them, but you should still never rely on it.
Computer security is surely a complex practice to get right. But when it comes to personal computer security I would say having a good common sense when browsing the web help more then the best AV+Anti-malware out there (e.g. don't have java enabled on a browser).
Fuck that, it does not recognize my indie music with tags, AVOID.
I second Google Music. I don't know what problems Coldguy has had with it but it shows appropriate album art, song names, album names etc. for all the indie music I've got. Just make sure your ID3 tags are in order for the obscure titles.
I also enjoy the application in Android. They dynamic playlists actually sound appropriate.
This is monitor related, but I can't seem to find a direct answer for this simple issue.
My ASUS Monitor, which I use only for Xbox 360 use, has started to produce popping/cracking sounds and makes it incredibly difficult to use. It happened when I was watching a streamed video game tournament and the commentators got way too loud. Should I just return it back to the company for repair or is there any way I can repair this myself through tinkering with it? (I ordered it off Amazon, it was an ASUS VE228H monitor) It worked really damn well until now, a year and 2 months later.
Yeah...it was at a normal volume and then things got nuts. Didn't know that's NOT what to do with a monitor for only gaming/streaming purposes. Can you recommend a good set of speakers that work for that monitor or fix for it?
Does the headphone jack still work fine? Or does your Xbox cable have analog audio plugs? Really any decent computer speakers should sound way better than the built in ones.
Yeah, text editor is the way to go. You might want to read through this SO question if you want a more usable interface.
EDIT: Also, on OSX, I sometimes use this when I'm super lazy and just want to browse databases. I can write queries, but I'm not 100% fluent in SQL, so a GUI tool is generally faster (and I don't generally have to deal with databases enough to the point where I'd get fluent).
So my External Drive which contains all my anime apparently is about to die. It powers up just fine, but when I try to shove files onto it or pull files off of it the drive in Windows just disappears, then shows up again as if I just connected it. Is my guess correct and I should get the files on it from it as I can?
Also, I'm now considering what to do. Should I get a replacement? Should I get myself a network drive or something else entirely.
So my External Drive which contains all my anime apparently is about to die. It powers up just fine, but when I try to shove files onto it or pull files off of it the drive in Windows just disappears, then shows up again as if I just connected it. Is my guess correct and I should get the files on it from it as I can?
Also, I'm now considering what to do. Should I get a replacement? Should I get myself a network drive or something else entirely.
Just throw the drive away and get the files from your backup onto a new drive.
You do backup, don't you?
Seriously though, when a drive shows problems like this it is usually too late.
I backup essential data. I don't backup terabytes of entertainment video files.
Anyway, I went out and bought a replacement drive (I was thinking about buying a new external drive anyway, since the drive was filling up). Now I hope the old drive survives long enough to get most of the data off of it.
I just upgraded the drive in my laptop from a 5400rpm 8mb cache to a 7200rpm with 32mb cache. I tried redoing my 'windows experience' benchmark but it came back with the exact same result.
What sort of improvements should I be seeing or should I just focus on the fact that I went from 500GB to 1TB for $60 and be happy?
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You then end up with Chrome installing itself to the HDD Users folder and I had to get the corporate installer version, which can go to Program Files.
In reality, it would stall them, but you should still never rely on it.
I second Google Music. I don't know what problems Coldguy has had with it but it shows appropriate album art, song names, album names etc. for all the indie music I've got. Just make sure your ID3 tags are in order for the obscure titles.
I also enjoy the application in Android. They dynamic playlists actually sound appropriate.
My ASUS Monitor, which I use only for Xbox 360 use, has started to produce popping/cracking sounds and makes it incredibly difficult to use. It happened when I was watching a streamed video game tournament and the commentators got way too loud. Should I just return it back to the company for repair or is there any way I can repair this myself through tinkering with it? (I ordered it off Amazon, it was an ASUS VE228H monitor) It worked really damn well until now, a year and 2 months later.
Are you using built in monitor speakers?
EDIT: Also, on OSX, I sometimes use this when I'm super lazy and just want to browse databases. I can write queries, but I'm not 100% fluent in SQL, so a GUI tool is generally faster (and I don't generally have to deal with databases enough to the point where I'd get fluent).
Also, I'm now considering what to do. Should I get a replacement? Should I get myself a network drive or something else entirely.
You do backup, don't you?
Seriously though, when a drive shows problems like this it is usually too late.
Anyway, I went out and bought a replacement drive (I was thinking about buying a new external drive anyway, since the drive was filling up). Now I hope the old drive survives long enough to get most of the data off of it.
What sort of improvements should I be seeing or should I just focus on the fact that I went from 500GB to 1TB for $60 and be happy?