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A customer has a computer running Windows 98 (I know, cringe) and needs to take some data off the computer to put on a new laptop. I've tried using USB, but Windows 98 doesn't have USB storage drivers. So I thought I'd transfer the data via ethernet, but the computer doesn't have an ethernet por...

so for this question the only worth while answers I see are:

1. using an old modem

2. removing the hard drive

that's it... :(

Maybe my suggestion of a parallel port...

I also wonder if you could run a rj-45 (phone cable) to a cat-5....

@IvoFlipse can you (easily) network via a phone line?

Ivo Flipse

2:26 PM

I hate network problems, so I wouldn't know

I hate how nobody takes the effort to explain how to do it exactly

KronoS

Ya... same here

Ivo Flipse

I'd simply not pick that question @KronoS, it just sucks

KronoS

Ya I'm purusing through and seeing if there are other noteworthy questions... I posted one on the meta, but it's kinda of the same quality...

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Q: Should I unmount a USB drive before unplugging it?

When you unplug an USB drive without unmounting, your OS warns you about how dreadful could be such operation for your devices (I'm on OSX). I usually follow the advice, unmounting before unplugging, but it happened many times (thousands) that, at the end of my tasks, I just unplugged (Hd storag...

usb unmounting

Ivo Flipse

we can also blog about a MSU question ;P

KronoS

maybe this one from the SU contest?

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Q: What is the origin of the hard drive light?

In practically every computer I've had, there's always been a light to display hard drive activity. What's it's origin and original use?

hardware hard-drive light origins

or even this one...

Ivo Flipse

2:33 PM

I'm afraid I messed up my 32gb drive by unplugging it without unmounting :$

KronoS

@IvoFlipse I though about that too... also thought about doing a bit about the candidates... maybe having them post a "fun" tech story of thiers... take away from the attention of mod, and show that they are real people too...

@IvoFlipse oh SHOOT I have to send that back... like two weeks ago

Ivo Flipse

you got a mail from them @KronoS?

KronoS

ya they sent me an RMA number and told me to send it back...

I just haven't yet

Ivo Flipse

the electric discharge question could do perhaps

I'm considering to buy one of those wrist things

KronoS

IMO static really isn't an issue... I've never had probs at least...

Ivo Flipse

2:36 PM

> we would still choose the SSD's every day of the week, and twice on Sunday.

me neither

KronoS

@IvoFlipse is there anyway of seeing how many questions I've voted to close?

and also how many I've edited?

I'm gonna update my nom

Ivo Flipse

I think data.se can figure it out

KronoS

but that won't get the more recent data

Ivo Flipse

nope

data.stackexchange.com/superuser/s/792/…

KronoS

43... wow that's not a lot

Ivo Flipse

2:43 PM

I've closed 556

data.stackexchange.com/superuser/s/409/how-many-edits-do-i-have

the last one is for editing

I'd blog about what you plan on doing so far with the SSDs

and you can mail that to Kingston, they might like the attention :)

user30

5:50 PM

Oh hey guys, gonna work on the sites some tonight

KronoS

6:03 PM

@ThomasMcDonald really? what are you going to do?

user30

6:17 PM

@KronoS Homepage (blogoverflow.com) and tidying things up

KronoS

7:20 PM

@IvoFlipse, @nhinkle, @sathya I have posted a rough draft for next weeks QoTW... let me know what you think... and whether we should go with or change it to a different one and have this one be just a "featured" post

Ivo Flipse

7:37 PM

let me have a look!

nhinkle

@KronoS, I'll take a look soon

KronoS

@nhinkle @IvoFlipse cool thanks

Ivo Flipse

@TomWij have we added you as an editor yet?

@ThomasMcDonald, I believe the default still says nofollow by default, just so you know

user30

@IvoFlipse Yeah, there's a nofollow filter somewhere

KronoS

@ThomasMcDonald what does it take to get our own blog site... like server fault?

TomWij

7:49 PM

@IvoFlipse: No, I've registered myself as I'm interested in helping after exams. But was planning to contact you later for that, feel free to assign me permissions but I won't use them yet...

user30

@IvoFlipse I'll take it out now

Ivo Flipse

I would need your email and a preferred user name @TomWij

user30

@KronoS No idea, your guess is as good as mine.

user30

@IvoFlipse He's on, but I think it's set it to a global scope

user30

@TomWij Added.

user30

7:52 PM

Also @KronoS you did a bloody good job with getting th(at|ose) SSD!

KronoS

@ThomasMcDonald thanks! :)

Ivo Flipse

the bloody good job at everything @KronoS has been doing so far :)

KronoS

I'm hoping that we'll get some good traffic from it... also that maybe some other venders will consider helping out :)

Ivo Flipse

GPUs GPUs GPUs!!! :P

I want to test triple SLI!

oh darn, I don't have large enough monitors to stress that set up enough...

KronoS

:)

We'll see what happens... I was also thinking @IvoFlipse that we could give away a drive later down the road as a contest from the blog

Ivo Flipse

7:56 PM

@KronoS, I think we need to add some more information about what we plan to do with them

or rather, the why behind the what :)

KronoS

@IvoFlipse hmm... i see... give them a taste of what they'll be seeing later down the road

user30

@KronoS Did you get a SU shirt along with your memory stick when you won the contest?

KronoS

@ThomasMcDonald no :( I want one so bad

Ivo Flipse

yeah, and also to show that we have some understanding as to why we think this is important

I hope we can get another contest or something to award more people with t-shirts

KronoS

thinks "Becuase I freaking get an SSD!"

Ivo Flipse

7:58 PM

btw give away a drive? you had to sent them back right?

KronoS

my understanding is that they are donated....

just like @Sathya's drive

but I could be wrong

they weren't very clear, and haven't responded to my email... but Sathya said they came almost overnight... two day shipping

user30

I've been looking at getting an SSD for my MBP but it's just too expensive beyond 80GB.

Ivo Flipse

no it's not @ThomasMcDonald, I got one for 140 euro, which is 120 Gb

and I got a Sticker!

My SSD is faster than your HDD

user30

I'd need at least 256GB to make it worthwhile, since that's what the current HDD is.

Ivo Flipse

heck no you don't ;p

user30

8:02 PM

Yes I do. I'm considering getting a 1TB drive.

user30

But SSDs are so shiny. My buying rationale is unbeatable.

KronoS

@ThomasMcDonald and they're blazing fast

Ivo Flipse

why would you need 256 Gb?

user30

Because there's only 1 space for a drive in my laptop, and I currently have about 20GB free.

user30

I'm considering the best way to mount a network drive

Ivo Flipse

8:05 PM

then you're out of luck

user30

I think the Intel 80GB SSD will probably be my boot drive when I next do a build

Ivo Flipse

KronoS

I currently have the SSD hybrid drive...

I want to compare results with that as well...

Ivo Flipse

interesting :)

would you need to buy any software to do special testing?

user30

simplisoftware.com/Public/index.php?request=HdTach

user30

8:12 PM

I've seen this being used before

user30

Ahh, it's so long since I've been on hwbot

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