OT: Technology and Geek Stuff Thread

[Tony G]

It has duplicated my songs about three or four times now and there's no easy way to clean that up.

I ran in to that when I merged my ext HD with my new machine. The easy button for me was to clear the itunes library (but not touch the files) and then reload the whole match. It takes a while when you combine 4500 songs I had on my int. HD with the 82K on the Ext.

[LionsFanInJapan]

Just for Marko69

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-15046986

Scottish government calls for .scot internet domain

The Scottish government has sought fresh backing for the creation of an internet domain for Scotland.

Not-for-profit company Dot Scot Registry (DSR) was set up two years ago to push for the establishment of .scot.

The UK government, which has responsibility for internet governance, has been asked to support the bid.

The new effort to have .scot created follows an announcement that applications for new top level domains (TLDs) will be sought in 2012.

Inverness Chamber of Commerce, which has been campaigning for businesses to be given improved internet links, said the domain would be welcome.

The International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) will accept submissions over three months from 12 January.

Alex Neil, cabinet secretary for infrastructure and capital investment, said the Scottish government had been supporting DSR's work.

He said: "I am sure the UK government with its responsibility for internet governance will want to support us.

"Across the board support would undoubtedly strengthen our hand and build momentum behind the bid."

Too slow

Mr Neil added: "DotScot will be a wonderful asset for establishing a distinctive online identity for many organisations and people who have been described as the worldwide family of Scots and want to demonstrate that identity online."

Two years ago, Inverness Chamber of Commerce raised concerns about slow broadband speeds in the Highland with communications regulator Ofcom.

At the time it said the internet was too slow for firms to trade effectively online.

The chamber's chief executive Stewart Nicol said: "We would be supportive of a Scotland internet domain.

"It would give us a local identity over the internet."

But he added: "We are still actively campaigning on broadband speeds because of the lack of capability and connectivity pretty much across all of the Highlands."

[FVD]

I think they should go with .haggis

[Tony G]

Talking to one of our LAN guys today at work and he tells me about a co-op who put in a ticket to get upgraded to latest adobe acrobat. His reason? So he can run Pandora on his work PC! LAN guy told him he was going to pretend they never talked. Talk about clueless!

[Topweasel]

Talking to one of our LAN guys today at work and he tells me about a co-op who put in a ticket to get upgraded to latest adobe acrobat. His reason? So he can run Pandora on his work PC! LAN guy told him he was going to pretend they never talked. Talk about clueless!

People at my work just call everything Adobe. Can you install Adobe? Why. So I can edit pictures. Can you install Adobe? I need to print to PDF. Can you update Adobe because the computer would let me? Luckily I know it's flash because that won't update through our firewall/proxy.

I want to ban all Adobe products so that way they have to find different products by different companies just so I don't have to play detective when they have an "Adobe" issue.

[Coop]

..not to mention the COST - Adobe software is about the most expensive stuff out there!

[nhwbrooklyn]

I can't live without Abobe products.

[Topweasel]

..not to mention the COST - Adobe software is about the most expensive stuff out there!

Agreed. Seriously $200 to print to PDF and make minor changes? Who thought that was a good idea. I understand Premiere and Photoshop to a degree, but man they make it so hard on smaller businesses for what is really pro-sumer software.

I can't live without Abobe products.

You can but its all about finding the alternative that best fits you and that can be hard. The nice thing about Adobe products is semi decent integration of product suites, but also having a good overlapping system that makes it hard to find something that can't be done on their stuff. You just have to give up either an arm or a leg to get it.

[nhwbrooklyn]

I could but it would cost me a ton of time both in implementation and then again in much slower day to day work flow. There is no legit alternative for me to powerful programs like illustrator (which most people don't realize just how powerful it is).

[DeanUK]

Add me to the Adobe Grr list. We use it at work, (We design and build exhibition stands + produce the graphics). We almost have to upgrade each time as everyone else in the business does. (apparently asking them to save something in an older version is an admission of falling behind the competition). Add Apple to that list too, changing to Intel chips seemed very convenient, resulting in having to buy new Macs and software.

[nhwbrooklyn]

Add me to the Adobe Grr list. We use it at work, (We design and build exhibition stands + produce the graphics). We almost have to upgrade each time as everyone else in the business does. (apparently asking them to save something in an older version is an admission of falling behind the competition). Add Apple to that list too, changing to Intel chips seemed very convenient, resulting in having to buy new Macs and software.

Do you guys model anything in 3d and what software do you use if you do?

Also Adobe started offering subscription type accounts. I haven't looked at the numbers but it might work well to have one subscription account while having older software on the rest of the work stations so you have a way of saving in a older format when needed.

And Adobe is hardly the worst about this. Some software companies don't allow their latest version to save in older formats at all (which is really rotton).

[DeanUK]

I don't personally, but the guys and girls here use Vectorworks.

[nhwbrooklyn]

I don't personally, but the guys and girls here use Vectorworks.

Oh, never used that. I use Solidworks and some Alias in the past (though not so much lately).

[DeanUK]

Oh, never used that. I use Solidworks and some Alias in the past (though not so much lately).

We all use Macs here, but TBH the only advantage I can see of us using Macs now is the reduced risk of Viruses/Malware etc. We would benefit a lot more from the collaboration software available for PC's.
Also I think it's more an image thing (Macs=Cutting edge designers).

[nhwbrooklyn]

We all use Macs here, but TBH the only advantage I can see of us using Macs now is the reduced risk of Viruses/Malware etc. We would benefit a lot more from the collaboration software available for PC's.
Also I think it's more an image thing (Macs=Cutting edge designers).

Yeah I've had to switch from being PC's only to living in both worlds. I got a powerbook as my mobile work station right now and a PC as my desktop (cause I need solidworks and some other pc only software packages). One thing nice about Adobe is they put out the same product for both platforms so there is never an issue there.