Comments on: The courses, the camera and the crash http://robwall.ca/2008/01/09/the-courses-the-camera-and-the-crash/ Searching for wisdom by exposing my own ignorance Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:56:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Open Monologue » Hot Air and the Mac Tablet http://robwall.ca/2008/01/09/the-courses-the-camera-and-the-crash/#comment-189 Open Monologue » Hot Air and the Mac Tablet Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:05:50 +0000 http://robwall.ca/2008/01/09/the-courses-the-camera-and-the-crash/#comment-189 <p>[...] external drive while I work. The inconvenience means that I am not constantly backing up (luckily the one time I needed it I had backed up the previous night). Time Capsule is the perfect solution and the Apple markup [...]</p> [...] external drive while I work. The inconvenience means that I am not constantly backing up (luckily the one time I needed it I had backed up the previous night). Time Capsule is the perfect solution and the Apple markup [...]

]]> By: Open Monologue » Hot Air and the Mac Tablet http://robwall.ca/2008/01/09/the-courses-the-camera-and-the-crash/#comment-196 Open Monologue » Hot Air and the Mac Tablet Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:05:50 +0000 http://robwall.ca/2008/01/09/the-courses-the-camera-and-the-crash/#comment-196 <p>[...] external drive while I work. The inconvenience means that I am not constantly backing up (luckily the one time I needed it I had backed up the previous night). Time Capsule is the perfect solution and the Apple markup [...]</p> [...] external drive while I work. The inconvenience means that I am not constantly backing up (luckily the one time I needed it I had backed up the previous night). Time Capsule is the perfect solution and the Apple markup [...]

]]> By: Kyle Lichtenwald http://robwall.ca/2008/01/09/the-courses-the-camera-and-the-crash/#comment-188 Kyle Lichtenwald Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:24:14 +0000 http://robwall.ca/2008/01/09/the-courses-the-camera-and-the-crash/#comment-188 <p>Hey Rob, I am looking forward to working with and learning from you as well. I have been following you with this blog and the Posse Podcasts for a while. I think the course will be a great learning experience.</p> <p>I love these wise words Rob, I am glad you shared. "The first step is getting past the moment of hesitation - to feel the fear, but do it anyway." This can be true of most things that we are not familiar with.</p> Hey Rob, I am looking forward to working with and learning from you as well. I have been following you with this blog and the Posse Podcasts for a while. I think the course will be a great learning experience.

I love these wise words Rob, I am glad you shared. “The first step is getting past the moment of hesitation – to feel the fear, but do it anyway.” This can be true of most things that we are not familiar with.

]]> By: Kyle Lichtenwald http://robwall.ca/2008/01/09/the-courses-the-camera-and-the-crash/#comment-195 Kyle Lichtenwald Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:24:14 +0000 http://robwall.ca/2008/01/09/the-courses-the-camera-and-the-crash/#comment-195 <p>Hey Rob, I am looking forward to working with and learning from you as well. I have been following you with this blog and the Posse Podcasts for a while. I think the course will be a great learning experience.</p> <p>I love these wise words Rob, I am glad you shared. "The first step is getting past the moment of hesitation - to feel the fear, but do it anyway." This can be true of most things that we are not familiar with.</p> Hey Rob, I am looking forward to working with and learning from you as well. I have been following you with this blog and the Posse Podcasts for a while. I think the course will be a great learning experience.

I love these wise words Rob, I am glad you shared. “The first step is getting past the moment of hesitation – to feel the fear, but do it anyway.” This can be true of most things that we are not familiar with.

]]> By: Rob http://robwall.ca/2008/01/09/the-courses-the-camera-and-the-crash/#comment-187 Rob Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:40:41 +0000 http://robwall.ca/2008/01/09/the-courses-the-camera-and-the-crash/#comment-187 <p>Yes it is, and I'm kind of suspicious about that. To my thinking, it could be one of three things:</p> <ol> <li>I just happened to get two bad drives. Not very likely, but it is possible. If this is the case, I'll just get a new hard drive and carry on.</li> <li>The hard drive controller on the machine is crap. If this is the case, I'll need to get a new MacBook (or whatever yummy goodies Steve offers us next week).</li> <li>Power surges or static. Both times I was at the school. It tends to be very static-y around here, and the outlets have been known to be prone to fluctuating voltage. If this is the case, I'll need a new hard drive <em>and</em> a surge protector. This might be a good event in any case, and the tech crew at the school say that small portable ones suitable for laptops are available.</li> </ol> <p>I suppose 1 and 3 are the easy fixes, but I'm sort of hoping for 2. The Wife seems to be suggesting that a new computer might be the way to go. My dilemma - go with the reasonable response (new drive and surge protector) or imply, in a very subtle way, that it's time to replace the MacBook. Hmmm...?</p> Yes it is, and I’m kind of suspicious about that. To my thinking, it could be one of three things:

  1. I just happened to get two bad drives. Not very likely, but it is possible. If this is the case, I’ll just get a new hard drive and carry on.
  2. The hard drive controller on the machine is crap. If this is the case, I’ll need to get a new MacBook (or whatever yummy goodies Steve offers us next week).
  3. Power surges or static. Both times I was at the school. It tends to be very static-y around here, and the outlets have been known to be prone to fluctuating voltage. If this is the case, I’ll need a new hard drive and a surge protector. This might be a good event in any case, and the tech crew at the school say that small portable ones suitable for laptops are available.

I suppose 1 and 3 are the easy fixes, but I’m sort of hoping for 2. The Wife seems to be suggesting that a new computer might be the way to go. My dilemma – go with the reasonable response (new drive and surge protector) or imply, in a very subtle way, that it’s time to replace the MacBook. Hmmm…?

]]> By: Rob http://robwall.ca/2008/01/09/the-courses-the-camera-and-the-crash/#comment-194 Rob Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:40:41 +0000 http://robwall.ca/2008/01/09/the-courses-the-camera-and-the-crash/#comment-194 <p>Yes it is, and I'm kind of suspicious about that. To my thinking, it could be one of three things:</p> <ol> <li>I just happened to get two bad drives. Not very likely, but it is possible. If this is the case, I'll just get a new hard drive and carry on.</li> <li>The hard drive controller on the machine is crap. If this is the case, I'll need to get a new MacBook (or whatever yummy goodies Steve offers us next week).</li> <li>Power surges or static. Both times I was at the school. It tends to be very static-y around here, and the outlets have been known to be prone to fluctuating voltage. If this is the case, I'll need a new hard drive <em>and</em> a surge protector. This might be a good event in any case, and the tech crew at the school say that small portable ones suitable for laptops are available.</li> </ol> <p>I suppose 1 and 3 are the easy fixes, but I'm sort of hoping for 2. The Wife seems to be suggesting that a new computer might be the way to go. My dilemma - go with the reasonable response (new drive and surge protector) or imply, in a very subtle way, that it's time to replace the MacBook. Hmmm...?</p> Yes it is, and I’m kind of suspicious about that. To my thinking, it could be one of three things:

  1. I just happened to get two bad drives. Not very likely, but it is possible. If this is the case, I’ll just get a new hard drive and carry on.
  2. The hard drive controller on the machine is crap. If this is the case, I’ll need to get a new MacBook (or whatever yummy goodies Steve offers us next week).
  3. Power surges or static. Both times I was at the school. It tends to be very static-y around here, and the outlets have been known to be prone to fluctuating voltage. If this is the case, I’ll need a new hard drive and a surge protector. This might be a good event in any case, and the tech crew at the school say that small portable ones suitable for laptops are available.

I suppose 1 and 3 are the easy fixes, but I’m sort of hoping for 2. The Wife seems to be suggesting that a new computer might be the way to go. My dilemma – go with the reasonable response (new drive and surge protector) or imply, in a very subtle way, that it’s time to replace the MacBook. Hmmm…?

]]> By: Heather Ross http://robwall.ca/2008/01/09/the-courses-the-camera-and-the-crash/#comment-186 Heather Ross Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:01:52 +0000 http://robwall.ca/2008/01/09/the-courses-the-camera-and-the-crash/#comment-186 <p>Um, Rob, isn't that the second time your drive has died since you got that computer?</p> Um, Rob, isn’t that the second time your drive has died since you got that computer?

]]> By: Heather Ross http://robwall.ca/2008/01/09/the-courses-the-camera-and-the-crash/#comment-193 Heather Ross Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:01:52 +0000 http://robwall.ca/2008/01/09/the-courses-the-camera-and-the-crash/#comment-193 <p>Um, Rob, isn't that the second time your drive has died since you got that computer?</p> Um, Rob, isn’t that the second time your drive has died since you got that computer?

]]> By: Rob Wall http://robwall.ca/2008/01/09/the-courses-the-camera-and-the-crash/#comment-185 Rob Wall Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:31:12 +0000 http://robwall.ca/2008/01/09/the-courses-the-camera-and-the-crash/#comment-185 <p>Thanks for the book recommendation, D'Arcy. I was just taking a look at it on Amazon and it looks like a better articulation and extension about some of the things I was thinking about. Thanks for starting the 366 photos meme - it is giving me the opportunity to look at things (literally) from a different mindset.</p> <p>Dave - All blogs are (or should be) a work in progress. If you feel like you have come to an end, it's time to shut the blog down. I speak from experience. As for the header portion, go to the "Options" tab in your dashboard/admin panel, then select "General". From there you can change the title and the tagline (which is set to "Just Another Wordpress Blog" by default).</p> <p>Good luck with the blogging journey.</p> Thanks for the book recommendation, D’Arcy. I was just taking a look at it on Amazon and it looks like a better articulation and extension about some of the things I was thinking about. Thanks for starting the 366 photos meme – it is giving me the opportunity to look at things (literally) from a different mindset.

Dave – All blogs are (or should be) a work in progress. If you feel like you have come to an end, it’s time to shut the blog down. I speak from experience. As for the header portion, go to the “Options” tab in your dashboard/admin panel, then select “General”. From there you can change the title and the tagline (which is set to “Just Another WordPress Blog” by default).

Good luck with the blogging journey.

]]> By: Rob Wall http://robwall.ca/2008/01/09/the-courses-the-camera-and-the-crash/#comment-192 Rob Wall Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:31:12 +0000 http://robwall.ca/2008/01/09/the-courses-the-camera-and-the-crash/#comment-192 <p>Thanks for the book recommendation, D'Arcy. I was just taking a look at it on Amazon and it looks like a better articulation and extension about some of the things I was thinking about. Thanks for starting the 366 photos meme - it is giving me the opportunity to look at things (literally) from a different mindset.</p> <p>Dave - All blogs are (or should be) a work in progress. If you feel like you have come to an end, it's time to shut the blog down. I speak from experience. As for the header portion, go to the "Options" tab in your dashboard/admin panel, then select "General". From there you can change the title and the tagline (which is set to "Just Another Wordpress Blog" by default).</p> <p>Good luck with the blogging journey.</p> Thanks for the book recommendation, D’Arcy. I was just taking a look at it on Amazon and it looks like a better articulation and extension about some of the things I was thinking about. Thanks for starting the 366 photos meme – it is giving me the opportunity to look at things (literally) from a different mindset.

Dave – All blogs are (or should be) a work in progress. If you feel like you have come to an end, it’s time to shut the blog down. I speak from experience. As for the header portion, go to the “Options” tab in your dashboard/admin panel, then select “General”. From there you can change the title and the tagline (which is set to “Just Another WordPress Blog” by default).

Good luck with the blogging journey.

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