Archive for June 7th, 2007

DVD software that spans data across several DVDs

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Ryan
at June 7, 2007 in Random. 1 Comment

I am surprised that no such software exists. I have searched high and low through many forums as well as Google and have come to the conclusion that there really isn’t a particular piece of software, including Nero, that will automatically take data given to it and span it across multiple DVDs (without it being in a proprietary format).

I often times backup clients’ data onto DVDs but more often than not the data amount exceeds just one DVD. So, that leaves me with opening Nero, putting in the data, trying to remember where I last cut it off so that I can open a new session once this one is done and then start again and this is an endless cycle until all the data has been burnt onto DVDs.

I’ve tried Nero BackUp but it backs everything up onto DVDs in a proprietary format. Proprietary meaning that unless YOU have the BackUp software installed you won’t be able to read the DVDs.

I would love to have a program that you could throw say 1.5GB of data and just tell the program okay, be done with it, go ahead, start, presto, abra cadambra! Then, it will fill up 4.7GB or whatever amount it deems necessary to almost fil the DVD completely and then burn it. Then, after it’s done, it will take the rest of the data that needs to be burnt, partition it off and then ask me to insert another DVD until it’s completely done.

I mean you would think that something like this exists but apparently it doesn’t. If I had the skills I’d make it myself but I’m just a hobbyist.

Anyways, if you come across this article and you know of a program that works 100% all the time without room for much error, please post a comment or contact me and let me know.

Why do keyboards suck?

Published by
Ryan
at June 7, 2007 in Random. 0 Comments

I have to admit, I’m back to square one at trying to find me a decent keyboard that doesn’t suck. Microsoft has proven to me time and time again that their products are pieces of shit (keyboards only).

My ultimate and main gripe is that the keyboards are so easy to type with I can type at an unbelievably fast pace but what happens is overtime the underlying membrane just deteriorates on its own by usage. This is absolutely unacceptable to me. I am shelling out half a hundred dollars for the keyboard to stop working properly two months out? That’s absolutely bullshit. Then they have the nerve to tell me well you can have us do an RMA since there is something wrong. I don’t have time to do an RMA every two months.

The weirdest, strangest, most unbelievable thing of all though is that it seems like I’m the only one who notices this. It seems that everyone and their mother’s have no clue as to how the keyboard changes over time after heavy prolonged usage.

This problem has happened to all of the Microsoft ergonomic keyboards I’ve owned. Even the original Natural ergo keyboard has had this happen to it. In fact, the wearage happened much, much quicker than it did with some of the newer keyboards.

The most insane thing is I’m the only one who has sensitive enough hands that I can tell a difference.

Am I abnormal?