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Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:57 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Denver Dan" denverdan22180
Howdy.
I'm not all that confused about encryption but I'm absolutely 100% non
confused about the awful hard drives made by Western Digital.
Constant problems.
On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:53:10 -0400, Jim Saklad wrote:
>> Encryption?
>> What encryption?
>> Something or someone sounds confused.
>
> In this case, Dan, it's you.
>
>> Are you sure you mean encryption? If so, do you have a password to
>> access the encryption?
>>
>> "encryption is whatever the Book drive was programmed to do" ?????
>
> Do a web search on "Western Digital MyBook encryption" and you will
> find references like this one:
>
>> Western Digital MyBook Elite external hard drives use hardware-based
>> encryption chips to (optionally) encrypt drives using 256-bit
>> encryption. This is OK for security, but horrible for data
>> recovery. It is impossible to access (decrypt) the drive if the
>> enclosure circuit board fails, even if the drive itself is fine.
I'm not all that confused about encryption but I'm absolutely 100% non
confused about the awful hard drives made by Western Digital.
Constant problems.
On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:53:10 -0400, Jim Saklad wrote:
>> Encryption?
>> What encryption?
>> Something or someone sounds confused.
>
> In this case, Dan, it's you.
>
>> Are you sure you mean encryption? If so, do you have a password to
>> access the encryption?
>>
>> "encryption is whatever the Book drive was programmed to do" ?????
>
> Do a web search on "Western Digital MyBook encryption" and you will
> find references like this one:
>
>> Western Digital MyBook Elite external hard drives use hardware-based
>> encryption chips to (optionally) encrypt drives using 256-bit
>> encryption. This is OK for security, but horrible for data
>> recovery. It is impossible to access (decrypt) the drive if the
>> enclosure circuit board fails, even if the drive itself is fine.
Mon Jun 17, 2013 4:00 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Jim Saklad" jimdoc01
> I'm not all that confused about encryption but I'm absolutely 100% non
> confused about the awful hard drives made by Western Digital.
>
> Constant problems.
Agreed on that...
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> confused about the awful hard drives made by Western Digital.
>
> Constant problems.
Agreed on that...
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Mon Jun 17, 2013 4:09 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"HAL9000" jrswebhome
I remember buying a WD Hard Drive for my Mac in the nineties. Don't remember having any problems with it. That's a shame if their quality has lapsed. jr
>
> > I'm not all that confused about encryption but I'm absolutely 100% non
> > confused about the awful hard drives made by Western Digital.
> >
> > Constant problems.
>
> Agreed on that...
>
> --
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@...
>
>
> > I'm not all that confused about encryption but I'm absolutely 100% non
> > confused about the awful hard drives made by Western Digital.
> >
> > Constant problems.
>
> Agreed on that...
>
> --
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Jim Saklad mailto:jimdoc@
>
Mon Jun 17, 2013 4:09 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf
On 17 June 2013 22:12, HAL9000 <jrswebhome@yahoo.com > wrote:
>
> You mean, don't worry my pretty little head? Why mention fiber optic in
> this conversation?
>
Beats me. Bill mentioned it and you asked what it was. It is irrelevant, as
you say.
>
> There is only one computer direct to the cable modem? What computer hosts
> are you referring to?
>
Well, I didn't know that. You *might* have several computers. DHCP
automatically gives them separate local addresses so you don't have to. If
you have only one, it still allocates the address automatically.
>
> Configure IPv4: Using DHCP
> IPv4 Address: 68.53. . . . .
> Subnet Mak: 255.255 . . . .
> Router: 68.53. . . .
> Configure IPv6: Automatically
> Router: blank
> IPv6 Address: blank
> PreFix Length: blank
>
> Thanks.
One more question: if you go to
<http://www.whatismyip.com >
it will give your *internet* IP address. Is it also 68.53.x.x?
Otto
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>
> You mean, don't worry my pretty little head? Why mention fiber optic in
> this conversation?
>
Beats me. Bill mentioned it and you asked what it was. It is irrelevant, as
you say.
>
> There is only one computer direct to the cable modem? What computer hosts
> are you referring to?
>
Well, I didn't know that. You *might* have several computers. DHCP
automatically gives them separate local addresses so you don't have to. If
you have only one, it still allocates the address automatically.
>
> Configure IPv4: Using DHCP
> IPv4 Address: 68.53. . . . .
> Subnet Mak: 255.255 . . . .
> Router: 68.53. . . .
> Configure IPv6: Automatically
> Router: blank
> IPv6 Address: blank
> PreFix Length: blank
>
> Thanks.
One more question: if you go to
<http://www.whatismy
it will give your *internet* IP address. Is it also 68.53.x.x?
Otto
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Mon Jun 17, 2013 4:18 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"HAL9000" jrswebhome
whatismyip reported 68.53.153.156
OK, please explain to me once more, slowly,
how this number is used? If this number is
like everyone else's how come my internet
traffic doesn't get messed up with everyone else's.
Wouldn't my computer need a specific address
to my computer only, so that internet traffic I
generate and receive goes to me alone?
The fog is heavy once again.
jr
> > Thanks.
>
> One more question: if you go to
> <http://www.whatismyip.com >
> it will give your *internet* IP address. Is it also 68.53.x.x?
>
> Otto
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
OK, please explain to me once more, slowly,
how this number is used? If this number is
like everyone else's how come my internet
traffic doesn't get messed up with everyone else's.
Wouldn't my computer need a specific address
to my computer only, so that internet traffic I
generate and receive goes to me alone?
The fog is heavy once again.
jr
> > Thanks.
>
> One more question: if you go to
> <http://www.whatismy
> it will give your *internet* IP address. Is it also 68.53.x.x?
>
> Otto
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
Mon Jun 17, 2013 4:19 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf
Your password applies only to Wi-Fi base stations where you have set that
password, i.e., your own. If you use a hot-spot, it will be either
unprotected and allow access without a password, or protected and require a
password set by the owner. Where is this hot-spot?
Otto
On 17 June 2013 23:50, Dolores <djdesi98@gmail.com > wrote:
> I'm having a problem understanding connecting to WIFI. When I attempt to
> connect to the internet, my Airport Express shows as well as others. Today
> I attempted to use a hot spot which showed, but couldn't get online using
> my Airport Express password. What password should I be using for other WIFI
> connections?
>
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password, i.e., your own. If you use a hot-spot, it will be either
unprotected and allow access without a password, or protected and require a
password set by the owner. Where is this hot-spot?
Otto
On 17 June 2013 23:50, Dolores <djdesi98@gmail.
> I'm having a problem understanding connecting to WIFI. When I attempt to
> connect to the internet, my Airport Express shows as well as others. Today
> I attempted to use a hot spot which showed, but couldn't get online using
> my Airport Express password. What password should I be using for other WIFI
> connections?
>
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Mon Jun 17, 2013 4:36 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"David Brostoff" dcbrostoff
On Jun 17, 2013, at 15:50 , Dolores <djdesi98@gmail.com > wrote:
> I'm having a problem understanding connecting to WIFI. When I attempt to connect to the internet, my Airport Express shows as well as others. Today I attempted to use a hot spot which showed, but couldn't get online using my Airport Express password. What password should I be using for other WIFI connections?
The other networks that show up in Airport belong to your neighbors.
If a network has a lock next to it, it requires a password. If it doesn't have a lock, you can join it, but you shouldn't, since any of your communications (e-mail messages, passwords and other data, etc.) can be read by someone else, unbeknownst to you. So, the only network you should use is your own.
David
> I'm having a problem understanding connecting to WIFI. When I attempt to connect to the internet, my Airport Express shows as well as others. Today I attempted to use a hot spot which showed, but couldn't get online using my Airport Express password. What password should I be using for other WIFI connections?
The other networks that show up in Airport belong to your neighbors.
If a network has a lock next to it, it requires a password. If it doesn't have a lock, you can join it, but you shouldn'
David
Mon Jun 17, 2013 4:52 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"David Brostoff" dcbrostoff
On Jun 17, 2013, at 16:36 , David Brostoff <DAVBRO@EARTHLINK.NET > wrote:
> On Jun 17, 2013, at 15:50 , Dolores <djdesi98@gmail.com > wrote:
>
>> I'm having a problem understanding connecting to WIFI. When I attempt to connect to the internet, my Airport Express shows as well as others. Today I attempted to use a hot spot which showed, but couldn't get online using my Airport Express password. What password should I be using for other WIFI connections?
>
> The other networks that show up in Airport belong to your neighbors.
>
> If a network has a lock next to it, it requires a password. If it doesn't have a lock, you can join it, but you shouldn't, since any of your communications (e-mail messages, passwords and other data, etc.) can be read by someone else, unbeknownst to you. So, the only network you should use is your own.
I should have added that when you are traveling, naturally you can't use your own network. When you join a network at a cafe or other public place, you can protect your WiFi communications by using a VPN (virtual private network). I use PublicVPN <http://www.publicvpn.com/index.php >.
Once you have set up the VPN in your phone, whenever you want to use it, you just go to Settings > VPN, select your VPN and move the slider to On. From that point on you're protected.
David
> On Jun 17, 2013, at 15:50 , Dolores <djdesi98@gmail.
>
>> I'm having a problem understanding connecting to WIFI. When I attempt to connect to the internet, my Airport Express shows as well as others. Today I attempted to use a hot spot which showed, but couldn't get online using my Airport Express password. What password should I be using for other WIFI connections?
>
> The other networks that show up in Airport belong to your neighbors.
>
> If a network has a lock next to it, it requires a password. If it doesn't have a lock, you can join it, but you shouldn'
I should have added that when you are traveling, naturally you can't use your own network. When you join a network at a cafe or other public place, you can protect your WiFi communications by using a VPN (virtual private network). I use PublicVPN <http://www.publicvp
Once you have set up the VPN in your phone, whenever you want to use it, you just go to Settings > VPN, select your VPN and move the slider to On. From that point on you're protected.
David
Mon Jun 17, 2013 4:26 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Denver Dan" denverdan22180
More Thunderbolt stuff.
Data Optic Thunderbolt to 4x eSATA3 (6Gb) Hub support Port Multiplier technology
<http://www.datoptic.com/thunderbolt-to-4x-esata3-6gb-hub-support-port-multiplier-technology.html >
4 6 GB eSATA ports with port multiplier and 2 Thunderbolt ports.
Denver Dan
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Data Optic Thunderbolt to 4x eSATA3 (6Gb) Hub support Port Multiplier technology
<http://www.datoptic
4 6 GB eSATA ports with port multiplier and 2 Thunderbolt ports.
Denver Dan
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Mon Jun 17, 2013 4:38 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Bill Boulware" boulware0224
You can just dial *67 before the number...
On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 5:36 PM, James Robertson <jamesrob@sonic.net > wrote:
> **
>
>
> Someone asked for a display of the phone number of incoming calls as part
> of the next iOS revision.
>
> What I'd love is an easy way to toggle on/off "Show my Caller ID" before
> making a call. Ideally, the location for this Toggle would be the "Control
> Center"
>
> Of course it's doable now, by tapping <Settings/Phone/Show my Caller
> ID/Off>, but a one-button Toggle would be wonderful.
>
> Jim Robertson
>
>
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On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 5:36 PM, James Robertson <jamesrob@sonic.
> **
>
>
> Someone asked for a display of the phone number of incoming calls as part
> of the next iOS revision.
>
> What I'd love is an easy way to toggle on/off "Show my Caller ID" before
> making a call. Ideally, the location for this Toggle would be the "Control
> Center"
>
> Of course it's doable now, by tapping <Settings/
> ID/Off>, but a one-button Toggle would be wonderful.
>
> Jim Robertson
>
>
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Mon Jun 17, 2013 4:41 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Charles Carroll" charlesmarkcarroll
The whole point of such a toggle would be to mean an iPhone user would
not have to know or learn *67 and one could make a dozen calls in a
row without having to dial that annoying prefix.
Apple has always been about ease of use. Such a thing makes perfect
sense and other things could become possible that way as well.
GREAT IDEA!
not have to know or learn *67 and one could make a dozen calls in a
row without having to dial that annoying prefix.
Apple has always been about ease of use. Such a thing makes perfect
sense and other things could become possible that way as well.
GREAT IDEA!
Mon Jun 17, 2013 4:51 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"N.A. Nada"
More and more big-name tech-gurus are saying the same thing.
If it is not on your computer, you don't own it. Meaning, if its in the clouds and conditions (you are without internet), an act of nature, or Big Brother, decided they don't like you, you don't have the dictation, access to your photos, music, data or whatever. TS! Tough situation! You're out of luck.
All of the online services are fine, but you have already signed away all of your rights and privacy when you use them. TS! And this I mean Harte Scheiße!
I had used one of the early online photo storage services, about 2001. One night they literally folded up their tent and disappeared into the night. I ran across another user, who happened to live in the area where the company was located, and he drove by about a week after the disappearance. There were default notices on the front doors, but though the windows he could see everything was gone, servers, office furniture, everything. The users never got their photos back, and the creditors never got their money or they assets back.
That and I often find myself working in the middle of some farmer's field or a wide spot in the middle of the road. No internet and cellular service. If the apps and the data are not on my hardware, TS.
Just my 2 cents. I like my apps, data, photos, music and whatever on my hardware.
Brent
On Jun 17, 2013, at 9:14 AM, David Putman wrote:
I personally like DragonDictate for the Mac which is resident on your mac.
The nice thing about it is it is resident on the computer and you don't have to hope that you have an Internet connection unlike Siri & the native Mac dictation program that has been mentioned here.
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If it is not on your computer, you don't own it. Meaning, if its in the clouds and conditions (you are without internet), an act of nature, or Big Brother, decided they don't like you, you don't have the dictation, access to your photos, music, data or whatever. TS! Tough situation! You're out of luck.
All of the online services are fine, but you have already signed away all of your rights and privacy when you use them. TS! And this I mean Harte Scheiße!
I had used one of the early online photo storage services, about 2001. One night they literally folded up their tent and disappeared into the night. I ran across another user, who happened to live in the area where the company was located, and he drove by about a week after the disappearance. There were default notices on the front doors, but though the windows he could see everything was gone, servers, office furniture, everything. The users never got their photos back, and the creditors never got their money or they assets back.
That and I often find myself working in the middle of some farmer's field or a wide spot in the middle of the road. No internet and cellular service. If the apps and the data are not on my hardware, TS.
Just my 2 cents. I like my apps, data, photos, music and whatever on my hardware.
Brent
On Jun 17, 2013, at 9:14 AM, David Putman wrote:
I personally like DragonDictate for the Mac which is resident on your mac.
The nice thing about it is it is resident on the computer and you don't have to hope that you have an Internet connection unlike Siri & the native Mac dictation program that has been mentioned here.
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Mon Jun 17, 2013 4:55 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"David Brostoff" dcbrostoff
On Jun 17, 2013, at 16:51 , "N.A. Nada" <whodo678@comcast.net > wrote:
> I had used one of the early online photo storage services, about 2001. One night they literally folded up their tent and disappeared into the night.
Isn't the problem one of having all your backups in only one place, regardless of whether it is online or otherwise?
David
> I had used one of the early online photo storage services, about 2001. One night they literally folded up their tent and disappeared into the night.
Isn't the problem one of having all your backups in only one place, regardless of whether it is online or otherwise?
David
Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:17 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"N.A. Nada"
David,
Who said anything about backups or only one place? I didn't. I have a storage unit on the way to work, and occasionally my brother gets some discs in another state.
Don't keep only one backup, in case the media dies.
Don't keep all of your backups in one place, in case you get robbed, have a fire or some other natural disaster.
Try to keep your backups in several medias, like hard drive, optical disk, or flash drive.
Does that cover the subject of backups? Which is not what I was talking about? And all of this can be accomplished without the use of the cloud.
Brent
On Jun 17, 2013, at 4:55 PM, David Brostoff wrote:
On Jun 17, 2013, at 16:51 , "N.A. Nada" <whodo678@comcast.net > wrote:
> I had used one of the early online photo storage services, about 2001. One night they literally folded up their tent and disappeared into the night.
Isn't the problem one of having all your backups in only one place, regardless of whether it is online or otherwise?
David
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Who said anything about backups or only one place? I didn't. I have a storage unit on the way to work, and occasionally my brother gets some discs in another state.
Don't keep only one backup, in case the media dies.
Don't keep all of your backups in one place, in case you get robbed, have a fire or some other natural disaster.
Try to keep your backups in several medias, like hard drive, optical disk, or flash drive.
Does that cover the subject of backups? Which is not what I was talking about? And all of this can be accomplished without the use of the cloud.
Brent
On Jun 17, 2013, at 4:55 PM, David Brostoff wrote:
On Jun 17, 2013, at 16:51 , "N.A. Nada" <whodo678@comcast.
> I had used one of the early online photo storage services, about 2001. One night they literally folded up their tent and disappeared into the night.
Isn't the problem one of having all your backups in only one place, regardless of whether it is online or otherwise?
David
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Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:30 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"David Brostoff" dcbrostoff
On Jun 17, 2013, at 17:17 , N.A. Nada <whodo678@comcast.net > wrote:
> Who said anything about backups or only one place? I didn't. I have a storage unit on the way to work, and occasionally my brother gets some discs in another state.
Sorry--I realized after I sent my message that I shouldn't have made that assumption. (I had your mention of the users not getting their photos back in mind.)
But is that fact that online backup service can go out of business a good reason not to use online backup services? Would that really be different than having a backup drive fail?
David
> Who said anything about backups or only one place? I didn't. I have a storage unit on the way to work, and occasionally my brother gets some discs in another state.
Sorry--I realized after I sent my message that I shouldn'
But is that fact that online backup service can go out of business a good reason not to use online backup services? Would that really be different than having a backup drive fail?
David
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