Michael P. O'Connor

It turns out the hard drive has some bad blocks on it, so I need to first format the file systems myself out side of the installer, since the installer does not have the option to check for bad blocks, that generated some errors on the beginning of the install. So I just started the format of the file systems in “rescue mode” and then when I do the install I will not format the file systems since they would have been formated outside of the installer and should be ready for the installer to do its work with it. Also any one that would like to remind me not to store any data on this computer because the drive might be failing, I already know that, most of its file systems will be mounted via the network, and the few files that I will need on it that are not mounted on the network will be backed up on a daily bases because since the hard drive is starting to have problems, it could mean that the death of the hard drive is pending. Or it could be nothing other then a drop just damaged the hard drive in a few areas, it is a laptop, and it was in my backpack when the strap gave out and crashed to the ground. Only time will tell if the bad sectors start to spread then the hard drive is on its way out, if not, it was from the drop.

I finished scanning all of my pictures (well I think all of them) and the final total for the total number of pictures that I have saved from the past is 91. They are now all on my iPhoto album. I am now going to really have to find a good way to back them all up at times. I think that I can just copy them to my iPod for now, or to my Linux server or both (probably would do that both of them). The only problem I have is that it is still not off site. And my total Library on iPhotos is 1697Mb large containing 2397 pictures. Ok I when I got the digital camera I started to take pictures more then when I had film cameras, but hay the cost to develop file compared to digital makes it easier to take more pictures and not car about it.

OK I got a scanner today (got it for $40 at best buy, I had some certificates from them from their “rewards program” cost $10 to get it, and I got $40 from it ]hay it payed for itself] So I went to best buy today and picked up a scanner priced at $80) Now I am in the middle of scanning all my old photos to the computer. But here is the kicker for it. I put the scanner on the windows box. the “My Documents” on windows is really mounted from my Linux box. Then I plan on importing all the photos into iPhotos on the Mac. Talk about making use of a home network. I am probably the only person that will (and can) make use of 3 OSes just for one take (getting my old pictures scanned into iPhoto).

Now do I want to post any of these pictures, I don’t know I wonder what my readers think.