Text 44706, 76 rader
Skriven 2008-03-25 15:16:10 av Charles Scaglione (1:123/789.0)
  Kommentar till text 44699 av JEAN PARROT (1:123/140)
Ärende: Clone me!
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JEAN PARROT -> CHARLES SCAGLIONE wrote:

Hi Jean:

 CS>> If you install True Image on your HD, you'll also have the option to
 CS>> open\view compressed images and restore individual files\folders.  The
 CS>> exact clone you're speaking of is a copy of what's on your HD.  That's
 CS>> why I asked if you were using compression.  However, if you run True
 CS>> Image off the recovery CD (on another PC) that does not have True
 CS>> Image installed, the option of viewing and extracting files\folders
 CS>> will be missing.

 JP>         I have to try to "see" these folders as you mentioned,
 JP>    Charles. This will be an education to come.

Give it a try.  I've used that part of restore several times, very
convenient to restore individual files or even whole folders.

 CS>> My newer DVD double layer drive is not capable of doing Blue Ray
 CS>> media, however, my copy of Ashampoo Burning Studio 6 can burn Blue Ray
 CS>> with a capable drive.  I may opt for an external Blue Ray drive
 CS>> sometime in the future.  For now making backups to an external USB 2.0
 CS>> or Firewire drive is less expensive and easier.  The 160gb USB 2.0
 CS>> drive I bought at Costco (SimpleTech) is being used to backup the new
 CS>> MacBook.

 JP>         I have not yet placed that spare optical device in the Acer. I
 JP>    had a look yesterday and I will have to wrench a plate off. I was
 JP>    not sure so I went to Best Buy to ask and see an Acer open at the
 JP>    techie desk. The model, after just over three weeks, is already
 JP>    different but gave me some directions to go.

I guess your Acer is a desktop then.  I'm sure you'll find a way to get
inside of it. :)

 CS>> I'll be on my way shortly to pickup an Apple external USB keyboard and
 CS>> mouse from Best Buy to use on the MacBook.  Since I have this nice
 CS>> Samsung Syncmaster 22" wide screen, I might as well use it with the
 CS>> MacBook when it's not on the road.

 JP>         Good for you, this is a step forward, you will feel like you
 JP>    are on a PC. ;-)

I bought the external keyboard and mouse yesterday.  Gave it a try last
night and it works as advertised.  Somewhat more cumbersome to turn off
the internal display on the MacBook leaving the external on by itself.

The MacBook has an option to "mirror" the display or extend the desktop
by using the external monitor.  No easy way to switch between displays
without putting the MacBook to sleep first in order to operate in "clam
shell" mode.  Although for some reason today I was able open the cover
on the MacBook and keep its internal display off while at the same time
have the external on.

The maximum resolution for the MacBook internal display is 1280 x 800
but when it detects the external monitor it switches to 1680 x 1050 but
only if the external is on by itself.  That's a nice feature.

Easy switching of displays is something Apple could learn from Tosiba, Dell,
IBM, and so forth. My Toshiba laptop (now my daughter's) can easily switch
between the internal and external display.

Somethings are easier to do on the MacBook but not everything.

 JP>         While I was at BB yesterday, I had a look at their SATA HDs,
 JP>    the cost is sure down, a 500 G was $129.00, Western Digital, a
 JP>    Maxtor, same size, was $149.00.

It's like I said, now is the time to buy those large fast hard drives
and more memory while prices are down.  Costco has a 1 TB drive on sale
for $249.00.

Regards.

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