Got my replacement 200GB drive 4 days ago. The people from the shop were kind enough to give me one of their sale units instead of having to wait for the actual replacement from the manufacturer/distributor. Actually this shouldn’t have been an issue in the first place as far as warranties are concerned… but since this is the Philippines, I’m glad there wasn’t any red-tape involved 😉
Peecee power!
I was happily computing 2 nights ago, when my “table” collapsed. You see, I have this small adjustable table which is right in the middle of my main PC (windows) and bed. That’s where I usually place my laptop and incidentally, my 200GB external drive (which contains my music, work, ebooks, and incomplete anime).
For some reason, the support suddenly gave way, which sent the top part crashing down, along with the stuff on it. Luckily, my Powerbook was on the bed at the time, but my hard drive wasn’t as lucky.
Some music reviews
I was able to do some album devouring for the past two days (usually right before I sleep). So I got to scratch out a bunch of albums off my “unlistened songs” list. The albums were Rob Thomas’ new Something to Be, Nickelback’s four albums (The State, Silver Side Up, Curb, and The Long Road) and finally, a taste of a band named Meshuggah.
And just as I thought my un-listened list was going down… I just had to add a TON of new albums like the almost complete discography of Queen (which, in itself was already 19 albums) to name a few.
DIY: Adobe Creative Suite 2 DVD installer (OS X)
As we all know, the Creative Suite installers are in multiple CD format. Different versions (Volume, Premium, etc.) differ in the number of discs included, but you can basically assume that the core application files are contained in 4 CDs, each approximately 500MB tops apiece.
What does this imply? You can fit the whole thing to a DVD! In OS X, I keep the disc images in a hard disk, and mount them all at the same time to avoid the “insert disk x and press a key to continue” prompt – and have the installer dump all the needed files in one go. I was thinking I could dump the multiple image files in one DVD and do the same, but it would obviously be better to actually slipstream them into one installer DVD.
I’ve searched the net and found a tutorial that does just that, but was a little too vague unless you’re used to working in such an environment. So I decided to rewrite it here in a more-simplified form for those who don’t do this often (and for my personal reference too in case I’ll need it in the future).
In summary, this is a step-by-step process to create a single DVD installation disc out of multiple CDs. Both applicable for purchased and/or “working” copies 😉
ASAP
I just have to post this while it’s still fresh. I was in my sis’ room fiddling with the dogs, when ASAP showed Toni (spelling?) Gonzaga, the Coke Girl, and this other artist (model?)
Toni is pretty good! Doing a Mariah Carey and actually delivering the goods!
That Coke Girl however sucked. This is exactly why I don’t take voice-timbre that seriously, because there are people who sound really good, but are too limited in their style. Suffice to say that the Coke Girl should really stick to singing sweet songs. No belting, no R&B, nothing else.
The Filipino’s are generally a music-inclined people. Most Filipino’s know good music when they hear it – regardless if they themselves are good or not. Which is why there are soooooo many people you will come across with the “killer” voice – it’s simply a natural standard we probably develop as a people. So there’s bound to be at least one great sounding person in your life – be it a friend, a family member, a choirmate, etc.
In fact, there are too many nice sounding voices out there that it can get quite dull listening to the same “ballady” voice everywhere in all artists (with exceptions of course). I guess It’s a cultural thing to prefer such a sound, and it’s getting really old, really quick… or maybe it’s just me listening to too much diverse music.