Just installed a Buffalo Linkstation Pro Duo 1TB network drive (see pic below) which was relatively straightforward – took all of 10 minutes following the simple instructions provided and I’m not much of a PC techie – but just thought I’d jot down a couple of installation notes for those with issues.
Installed under Windows XP on two PC’s and Vista on a laptop.
#1. The first issue was mapping the network drives under XP. One PC recognised it straight away and mapped no issue. The other XP PC could see it (this was the PC with the NAS installation software on it) but wouldn’t map it. Kept getting an error saying that the Linkstation was inaccessible and I didn’t have permissions. The issue was with the Zonealarm firewall…you have to add the IP of the Linkstation to your Trusted Zones. Following this it was a breeze.
#2. The Linkstation powered off when I closed the PC with the NAS software on it making it inaccessible to the other PC’s. On the back of the unit is a Power switch with three settings: Off, On, Auto. The top one is Auto and if set to that, the Linkstation will power down when the last PC with the NAS software is shut down. Simply put it in the middle position and you’re good to go.
Just a footnote to this one: you only need to install the Buffalo NAS software on one PC to set it up on the network. You can see it from other PC’s and laptops without the need to put the NAS on them.
#3. Minor, but I couldn’t see how to map the Linkstation Pro drive on Windows Vista. It’s a crap O/S anyway, but turns out you go to START / Computer and the option is in there. Read the rest of this entry »
More talk, as this every August, of A level grades getting better (Source: BBC). And of course all the usual debate with the older generations saying it’s because they are getting easier, the Government saying it’s because standards are getting better, or whatever. Does it really matter? It seems to me the whole debate always seems to overlook the basic issue of employment prospects. Read the rest of this entry »
moreBlimey! Someone just alerted me to this new technology that MIT labs are working on and it’s quite sensational IMO. It’s essentially early days, but they have created a prototype of a device that can provide informtion on the move like nothing else. Not just information in fact, but any information. Right down to product recognition, Amazon user ratings for books as you peruse the bookstore and, well, anything!
I won’t spoil the fun any more, but if technology is your thing, then you have to watch this video of a presentation filmed at TED. You’ll be glad you did! It’s seriously impressive.
http://www.ted.com/talks/pattie_maes_demos_the_sixth_sense.html
I know this is a couple of years old now, but I just saw it again and remembered how utterly brilliant this was. If you missed it the first time round, it’s the audition of Carphone Warehouse salesman Paul Potts on the TV show “Britain’s Got Talent”. Unmissable viewing.
Monday 20th April
Ah well – last chance to get my game together before the trip to Alcaidesa next weekend. Made the most of it too. Not. Lost 4&3 to Ads over 9 holes at Boars Head with not a memorable shot in sight. Told him he peaked too early. We’ll see next week. B*ll*cks.
Monday, 6th April
After a week off (conference in Amsterdam) and a bit of pigging out on rich food, it was time to avenge Ads over 9 holes at Boars Head on a bright and sunny Monday morning. Oh dear. What a disaster.
Skip to the chase – I lost 2&1. While I could argue that Ads sinking a 20 footer on the 2nd last was the difference (I won the 9th), the truth of the matter was he played well and I played like a donkey. In fact, the 9th was the only hole I parred all morning and was 3 down after 4. An uphill battle from there. I won #6 and #7 to reduce the deficit – mainly thanks to Ads skimming a 30 yarder on the 7th over the green and into a ditch though, not because I played it well, and then that putt on the 8th. Grrr.
Only 3 weeks to go until we visit Alcaidesa for the long weekend, and the way I’m playing at the moment, “long” will be the operative word.
I had a frustrating problem recently where my PC would sometimes not respond to mouse clicks or keyboard strokes and I had to keep clicking or pressing keys before it would accept them. I’m running Windows XP and this started happening soon after I installed Google Chrome.
After some investigation, it turns out a task called “Google Update” was causing the problem. It starts up with Windows and gets installed with Chrome. I want to keep Chrome for development purposes but to lose the updater so here is the fix if you have a similar problem: Read the rest of this entry »
An interesting statistic from a survey of habits from TNS to mark the end of 2008. It’s a global survey that concentrates largely on people’s online habits, but for me the most interesting statistic is just how low UK newspapers have sunk in people’s trust.
The survey was global and the UK came out bottom in this category. We trust our press the least it seems and only 23% now believe what they read in the papers. I guess tabloid readers make up a very small percentage of that 23% too. I take this as a good sign myself – I’ve always felt the press have too much power but Read the rest of this entry »
I’ve recently started using Yahoo! Pay Per Click services, which on the surface looks very good. However, after a short time I noticed I was paying for clicks from junk sites with names such as “casinorip.co.uk”, “freedating.co.uk”, “Petgrooming.co.uk” and “couponmountain.co.uk”. These have clearly been set up to generate PPC leads and are not only low quality sites, but are totally irrelevant to what I do.
I thought maybe I had the “Content Match” option in Yahoo selected, which by design Read the rest of this entry »
I’m not really into politics, especially not US politics but every now and again something comes along that just makes you laugh. And here is 30 seconds that should do just that…
I see the USA has started to finally censor the Web after years of speculation. And to think they used to laugh at Russia 
Guess it would be funny if it wasn’t so serious. Thank God we live in the UK where at least the politicians show some common sense. With emphasis on the some obviously!
USA – Internet Censorship: Precedent Set?