Daily Archives: November 1, 2007

Google beats lazyweb this time

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Paul Tomblin

I found what I hope is the answer to this question in Diane Trout – FreeAgent Drives. I installed sdparm, and issued the command sdparm –clear STANDBY -6 /dev/sdd Now to wait an hour or so and try the disk … Continue reading →

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Help me lazyweb!

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Paul Tomblin

Update: See my next post for what I think is a solution. (I’ve noticed a bunch of people using the term “lazyweb” to mean throwing your question out to a web based audience who might know the answer off the … Continue reading →

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Leopard is making me see spots

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Paul Tomblin

Yesterday, I took my laptop into the kitchen and set it down exactly where I have been setting it down every morning since Vicki’s surgery. It said it couldn’t get a signal. So I took it out to the dining … Continue reading →

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