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Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) - Technical Specifications
Configurations
Order no. M8787LL/A M8689LL/A M8573LL/A
Processor Dual 867MHz PowerPC G4 Dual 1GHz PowerPC G4 Dual 1.25GHz PowerPC G4
L3 cache 1MB DDR SRAM per processor 1MB DDR SRAM per processor 2MB DDR SRAM per processor
System bus 133MHz 167MHz 167MHz
Main memory (2GB maximum3) 256MB PC2100 (266MHz) DDR SDRAM 256MB PC2700 (333MHz) DDR SDRAM 512MB PC2700 (333MHz) DDR SDRAM
Hard drive4 60GB Ultra ATA/100; 7200 rpm 80GB Ultra ATA/100; 7200 rpm 120GB Ultra ATA/100; 7200 rpm
Optical drive Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW) SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
Graphics support NVIDIA GeForce4 MX with
32MB of DDR SDRAM ATI Radeon 9000 Pro with
64MB of DDR SDRAM ATI Radeon 9000 Pro with
64MB of DDR SDRAM
Expansion slots and bays Four open 64-bit, 33MHz PCI slots; AGP 4X slot with graphics card installed; four internal hard drive bays (one occupied); two optical drive bays (one occupied)
Ports Two FireWire, four USB, front headphone minijack and speaker, rear Apple speaker minijack, audio line in, audio line out, ADC and DVI connectors for dual display support
Networking Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet and 56K modem6; AirPort ready5
Software Mac OS X, Mac OS 9, QuickTime, iChat, iMovie, iPhoto, iTunes, iDVD (requires SuperDrive), DVD Player, Mac OS X Mail, Microsoft Internet Explorer, EarthLink (includes 30 days of free service), Acrobat Reader, Art Director’s Toolkit, FAXstf, FileMaker Pro Trial, Graphic Converter, OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner, PixelNhance, Snapz Pro, Developer Tools
Service and support 90 days of free telephone support and one-year limited warranty
Included Apple Pro Keyboard, Apple Pro Mouse, DVI to VGA adapter, modem cable
Internet access requires a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply. Product contains electronic documentation. Backup copy of software is provided on CD-ROM.
Options
Processor Dual 867MHz, dual 1GHz, dual 1.25GHz
Memory (PC2100 or PC2700 DDR SDRAM): 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 1.5GB, 2GB
Hard drives 60GB Ultra ATA/100 (7200 rpm), 80GB Ultra ATA/100 (7200 rpm), 120GB Ultra ATA/100 (7200 rpm), 36GB Ultra160 SCSI (10,000 rpm), 72GB Ultra160 SCSI (10,000 rpm)4
Optical drives SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW), Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce4 MX with 32MB DDR SDRAM, ATI Radeon 9000 Pro with 64MB DDR SDRAM, NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti with 128MB DDR SDRAM
Audio Apple Pro Speakers, Apple iPod, Harman Kardon iSub, Harman Kardon SoundSticks
Other AirPort Card, AirPort Base Station, Ultra SCSI PCI card, Ultra160 SCSI PCI card, Bluetooth adapter, DVD-R Media Kit
Technical Specifications
Processing and memory
* Dual 867MHz, 1GHz, or 1.25GHz PowerPC G4 processors
* Velocity Engine vector processing unit
* Full 128-bit internal memory data paths
* Powerful floating-point unit supporting single-cycle, double-precision calculations
* Data stream prefetching operations supporting four simultaneous 32-bit data streams
* 256K on-chip L2 cache running at processor speed
* Up to 2MB DDR SRAM L3 cache per processor with up to 4-GBps throughput
* Up to 167MHz system bus supporting over 1.3-GBps data throughput
* 256MB or 512MB of PC2100 or PC2700 DDR SDRAM main memory supporting up to 2.7-GBps throughput
* Four DIMM slots supporting up to 2GB of DDR SDRAM using one of the following3:
—256MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 128-Mbit)
—512MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 256-Mbit)
Graphics and display support
* One of the following graphics cards installed in a dedicated AGP 4X graphics slot:
—NVIDIA GeForce4 MX graphics card with 32MB of DDR SDRAM
—ATI Radeon 9000 Pro graphics card with 64MB of DDR SDRAM
—NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti graphics card with 128MB of DDR SDRAM (build-to-order option)
* Support for digital resolutions up to 1920 by 1200 pixels and analog resolutions up to 1600 by 1200 pixels
* ADC and DVI connectors; DVI to VGA adapter included
* Dual display support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes
* Support for up to two Apple displays
Storage and expansion
* Four 3.5-inch hard drive expansion bays
—One 7200-rpm Ultra ATA/100 drive preinstalled in standard configurations: 60GB, 80GB, or 120GB4
—Support for up to four internal ATA drives (two Ultra ATA/100 and two Ultra ATA/66)
—Support for up to four internal SCSI drives (requires PCI SCSI card, sold separately)
—Support for a combination of internal ATA and SCSI drives (total of four)
* One of the following optical drives:
—SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW); writes DVD-R discs at 2x speed, reads DVDs at 6x speed, writes CD-R discs at 8x speed, writes CD-RW discs at 4x speed, reads CDs at 24x speed
—Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW); reads DVDs at 8x speed, writes CD-R discs at 16x speed, writes CD-RW discs at 10x speed, reads CDs at 32x speed
—Optional Combo drive in second optical drive bay
* Four open full-length 64-bit, 33MHz PCI slots
* One AGP 4X slot with graphics card installed
Communications
* 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet connector (RJ-45)
* Built-in antennas and card slot for optional 11-Mbps AirPort Card; IEEE 802.11b compliant5
* Built-in 56K V.92 modem6
Peripherals and audio
* Two 400-Mbps FireWire ports7 (15W total power)
* Four USB ports (two on system, two on keyboard)
* Front headphone jack
* Built-in speaker
* Stereo audio line in and line out minijacks
* Apple speaker minijack for connection to optional Apple Pro Speakers
Electrical and environmental requirements
* Meets ENERGY STAR requirements
* Line voltage: 100–125V AC or 200–240V AC
* Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase
* Maximum current: 6.5A (low-voltage range) or 7.5A (high-voltage range)
* Operating temperature: 50&def; to 95&def; F (10&def; to 35&def; C)
* Storage temperature: –40&def; to 116&def; F (–40&def; to 47&def; C)
* Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
* Maximum altitude: 10,000 feet
Size and weight
* Height: 17.0 inches (43.2 cm)
* Width: 8.9 inches (22.7 cm)
* Depth: 18.4 inches (46.8 cm)
* Weight: 42 pounds (19.1 kg)8
1. Second Apple flat-panel display requires the Apple DVI to ADC Adapter, sold separately.
2. Selected models.
3. 999MB maximum per application in Mac OS 9.
4. 1GB = 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.
5. Wireless Internet access requires AirPort Card, AirPort Base Station, and Internet access (fees may apply). Some ISPs are not currently compatible with AirPort. Range may vary with site conditions.
6. Appropriate ISP and telephone services required. Your ISP may not support all V.92 features. Modem will function according to V.90 standards if V.92 services are not available. Actual modem speeds lower; speed depends on connection rate and other factors.
7. Actual rates will vary.
8. Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.
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Need to Reset PMU? The iMac was a dramatic departure from mainstream computer design. The design of the first generation of the iMac has been credited to Jonathan Ive, currently Vice President of Industrial Design at Apple. It was the first computer to ship with out a floppy drive and was equip exclusively with USB port standard. The slot-loading iMac G3 began shipping in late 1999 with additional DV (Digital Video) designation. This version had FireWire, CD-RW/DVD-ROM, 500 Mhz Processor atop the new "Pangea" motherboard with a 16MB ATI Rage 128 Ultra graphics chip. The 2001 series was available in indigo, graphite, and snow with either the 500, 600, or 700MHz (PPC750CXe) processor.
Views of the new features of some of the features of the new Hasselblad H5D camera. These features and the Hasselblad H5D Camera are discussed on my website here (Along with PDN PhotoPlus 2012): brianhirschfeldphotography.com/2012/11/02/pdn-photoplus-e...
Now that all of my media is loaded onto the Drobo, it's taken its place in our coat closet connected to the Airport Extreme Base Station. Now the Drobo storage is accessible over our home network to all of the computers in the house.
My new Intel iMac at work died yesterday. Luckily I was able to boot it up as a firewire drive and transfer my settings and documents to a replacement Mac. Whew!
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The lightweight grey-white shiny finish with a simplistic apple logo is something that will turn heads wherever you go.
The design uses lightweight but strong aluminium to make sure that your system weighs only 1.4kg to ensure that you have amazing performance without the need to suffer a heavy bag.
Stunning Display The Apple Macbook Air 13 inch has a display that will make sure your friends and family are more than impressed with it.
The 13.3-inch itself is large enough to let you enjoy the view without squinting, but the quality of the display is what sets this laptop apart.
This LED-backlit glossy widescreen display is also powered by the Intel HD Graphics 6000 card, making sure it can support literally millions of colours,
to give you the finest contrast, most vivid colours, sharpest edges and truest blacks, for a viewing experience that you simply can't take your eyes off.
Although enabled for the 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, it can support other resolutions as per your choice. Amazing Connectivity
The Apple Macbook Air MJVE2HN/A has been designed to optimize its potential to help you with your work.
The connectivity options on it help you explore your world and utilize a wide variety of devices for better performance.
The two USB 3.0 ports allow you to connect different devices for better access,
while the Thunderbolt port that offers a connection of up to 10Gbps as well as the FireWire 800 port lets you connect seamlessly to larger devices.
The SDXC card slot and 802.11n Wi-Fi connection also ensures that you have more options when it comes to connecting to other devices,
helping you make the most of your laptop. Enviable Performance Lightning fast processing Meant to stun its users,
the laptop features a 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor that gives you mind-numbingly fast processing. Added to that is the 4GB of 1600MHz onboard memory,
which helps you run a multitude of high-end applications at once, with absolutely no hanging or slowdowns.
The memory too has been built to be large enough to host all your movies, music as well as important data and has 128GB for space,
making sure that you don't have to invest in many different storage devices. Audio and Camera
The audio of the Apple Core i5 laptop has been engineered to be out of this world. Meant to give you crystal clear sound,
these stereo speakers have are equipped with a built-in subwoofer to offer the finest bass available.
Moreover, the omnidirectional microphone offers excellent sound quality, making sure that your online calls will never suffer from garbled sound.
The laptop also supports the Apple iPhone headset with microphone and has an audio line out for analog as well as digital signals. Long Battery Life
The Apple Macbook Air Notebook gives you the kind of battery life you have always craved.
The 63.5-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery has been known for its unusually long life of 7 hours, giving you the power to wirelessly use the computer while on the move.
Moreover, the MagSafe power port and the 60W MagSafe Power Adapter which has an intricate cable management system has been known for its safety and dependability.
Keyboards and Tracking The keyboard featured on the laptop is quite a piece of art.
The full-size keyboard, which features up to 78 US keys has been equipped with backlit technology to help its performance and save power at the same time.
Also thrown into the mix is the superb multi-touch trackpad which allows you to use complex manoeuvres to help you work faster.
Screen Size: 13.3-inch LED display • Resolution: 1280 x 800 pixels
Operating System: OS X Yosemite • Processor: 1.6GHz Intel Core i5 processor • Memory: 4GB DDR3 SDRAM • Storage: 128GB SSD • Camera: Built-in 720p FaceTime HD camera
Graphics Processor Intel HD Graphics 6000 • Battery: Lithium-Ion battery with up to 9 hours backup shopping-discount-coupon.com/apple-macbook-air-mjve2hna-1...
My stack with Mac mini G4, *new* 500 GByte Iomega MiniMax Firewire/USB HDD, Belkin Firewire/USB-Hub and iPod 30GB
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Core i3-350M 2x 2.26GHz • 4096MB • 500GB • DVD+/-RW DL • ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 1024MB • 3x USB 2.0/FireWire/Gb LAN/WLAN 802.11bgn/Bluetooth/eSATA • HDMI • ExpressCard/34 slot • Memory Stick (Duo/Pro-HG Duo) Slot • SD card slot • webcam (0.3 megapixels) • multi-touch trackpad • 15.5" WXGA glare TFT (1366x768) • Windows 7 Home Premium • Li-Ion battery (3500mAh) • 2kg•
Hasselblad shows of the side view of their new H5D camera highlighting the firewire port (see here www.flickr.com/photos/brianhirschfeldphotography/83195152...).
This feature and the Hasselblad H5D Camera are discussed on my website here (Along with PDN PhotoPlus 2012): brianhirschfeldphotography.com/2012/11/02/pdn-photoplus-e...
Resetting G3 PMU ? Check out Mac Users Guide for more how-to information. Based on the Yosemite architecture featuring a 450 MHz PowerPC 750 G3 processor the Apple Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White) has 1 MB of backside cache, arrives with 128 MB of RAM, a 32X CD-ROM drive and an ATI Rage 128 GL graphics card. This was the first design that utilized the “fold down door” enclosure that revolutionized the way we interact with our Mac desktops. It is extremely easy to upgrade and introduced Firewire and included both USB and ADB port connectors.
A tiny Blue Tit with help from the female parent hatches from an egg. Kenley Surrey UK
Filmed using a DV camera installed in a custom nest box. The camera is controlled via wireless to avoid disturbing the birds. The video is recorded direct to my PC via a digital Firewire cable.
From left to right:
- Plain-old-multichanel-radio
- Cellphone/Wallet
- Tascam US-144 audio interface
- LG Flatron 17" 16:9 (w/ Linux over Fusion)
- iPod 5G + iTalk as backup recorder
- External Firewire disk 250GB
- iMac 2.4GHz 20"
- XML 990 condenser mic.
- Sony MDR-Z500 headphones
- Lacie rugged 80GB (w/ Megatron and Optimus Prime over it)
- Notebook (for the young ones: that's paper!)
ON THE SHELF ...Nikon FE; Ilford Sportsman ... meter dismantled mnay years ago; Holga (never used now); Rollei 35B; Yashica LM (properly home CLA'd and realigned focus and good taking lens) MPP MK VIII technical camera with Schneider Symmar 180mm and Wray 89mm (soon to be 90mm Super Angulon) ; Hasselblad 500C with NC2 Prisim and 80mm + 250mm Sonnat T* + 2 A12 backs ; Vivtar Meter; Euro Master + invercone (east kilbride model) ; Hasselblad 50mm Extension tubes; Nikon D1x + Batteries + Tokina ATX pro 28-80 f2.8 constant + 50mm 1.8 AF-D + 80-210mm AFD ( the rare ultra sharp one -- pre plastic elements); Sigma 12-24 with IR filters; Lens baby (shit); Mamiya pistol grip for using on MPP + Hasselblad; 2x Anamorphic lenses and mounts for my DV camera + finally a box of about 100 miniDV tapes.
ON THE DESK G5 + Loads of RAM ( hidden underneath) ; Sony Broadcast Edit monitor; Apple cinema Display 23inch; iSight; Kenwood KA3020 Amp on source direct ( no dirty preamps); Eltax Monitor III ( tannoys out of shot for mid and true flat eq for mastering audio); Shuttle Edit controller ; Keyboard with lots of final cut pro helper stickers; Crap ( need to tidy); M-Audio 4in 10 Out firewire box and Yamaha Minidisk on Opticals. Evolution MIDI controller under polaroids and notebooks.. finally Hangin up cables and handy leads.
This is about 1/3 of the desk. There is a lot on it I'll slowly add tags to reflect this.
Oh taken on Autofocus 600 polaroid. Also I have a linhof in my bag which is also in this set.
Core i3-350M 2x 2.26GHz • 4096MB • 500GB • DVD+/-RW DL • ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 1024MB • 3x USB 2.0/FireWire/Gb LAN/WLAN 802.11bgn/Bluetooth/eSATA • HDMI • ExpressCard/34 slot • Memory Stick (Duo/Pro-HG Duo) Slot • SD card slot • webcam (0.3 megapixels) • multi-touch trackpad • 15.5" WXGA glare TFT (1366x768) • Windows 7 Home Premium • Li-Ion battery (3500mAh) • 2kg•
Always in the spirit of being (acting?) organized, I decided to move some things off the top fo my desktop to underneath like the DSL modem (which needs rare attention) and my USB / Firewire external drives.
As much as I try to bundle and clamp wires. it always ends up a jungle down there. My shelf solution uses two wood doors from kitchen cabinets long gone, and supports from some un-used bricks.
While moving all this stuff around (which began simply by a desire to add a DSL filter to the phone line in an effort to cut some annoying phone buzz), I began pulling wires, moving stuff underneath.
it just so happens while re-plugging phone/ethernet lines, my Qwest service must have blinked out, as one phone went dead (the fax line was good) and the net went out. Oh, for one thing mixed up the LAN and LINE ports on the DSL modem. Even once that sorted out, it was some 10 minutes of cussing, re-checking, and suddenly, the lights all blinked back on.
GTD? hardly.
Apple MacBook Pro 15", display Acer TFT 19", mini-ITX Ubuntu Linux based, workstation Red Hat Linux based and other.
:D
Here is a photo of my desk showing my Macintosh set-up.
My main system is an Intel Core Duo MacMini. The 12" powerbook on my desk normally sits on the Griffin iCurve stand above my MacMini. (I put it on my desk so you could see the Mini.)
The Mini is sitting on top of a LaCie Mini hard drive / firewire & usb hub.
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Core i3-350M 2x 2.26GHz • 4096MB • 500GB • DVD+/-RW DL • ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 1024MB • 3x USB 2.0/FireWire/Gb LAN/WLAN 802.11bgn/Bluetooth/eSATA • HDMI • ExpressCard/34 slot • Memory Stick (Duo/Pro-HG Duo) Slot • SD card slot • webcam (0.3 megapixels) • multi-touch trackpad • 15.5" WXGA glare TFT (1366x768) • Windows 7 Home Premium • Li-Ion battery (3500mAh) • 2kg•
FireWire Notebook Adapter, IEEE 1394 PCMCIA
Gallery Full Size: publicphoto.org/technology/firewire-notebook-adapter/
January 2, 2011 - Iomega 500GB Silver Prestige Mac, WD 160GB Red Passport Windows, WD 3TB Black Elements Windows, and WD 120GB Black Passport Windows (in background Macbook Pro with 500GB HD). Found a Free Western Digital (WD) Hard Drive Disk (HDD) Formatter on the Western Digital website called the "Quick Formatter for Windows or Mac", and used it to format the above 3TB and 120GB. Easy, fast, and does the job better than any other program out there. This will save you time and money in many different ways.
See direct link to Western Digital Website:
support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?wdc_lang=en&fid=...
WD Quick Formatter to format external drives: Microsoft (Windows 7, Vista, XP) or Apple (Mac OSX, Leopard, Snow Leopard, or Lion)
If you are like me and take a lot of pictures daily, you will end up having the internal hard drive on your computer that will become slower at photo editing and processing due to all of the images you load on to it. My brother (network and help desk manager) told me to load as much data on an external hard drive to allow the computer to run the operating system and programs as fast as it can without having to read/write to different sectors of your hard drive as you work on your images. The computer's HDD spins to run programs, while the external's HDD spins to read data.
Since Mac format is a higher price for same amount of date space when purchasing HDDs with USB 2.0 connection* (it is a higher price if you purchase a HDD with FireWire connection to Mac) I felt I could save some money by purchasing the Windows Formatted WD 3TB HDD. But I had such a hard time reformatting from Windows OS to Mac OS using the Mac programs and other free on-line programs. After my many attempts to format the 3TB HDD had failed, I searched the WD website and found the Western Digital program that works without any issues or failed reformats.
*Please note not sure if all of this information is the same for USB 3.0 Hard Drives.
Something else that may help to know is that I had issues with the older WD 120GB Black Passport above (I had stopped a reformat from Windows to Mac, with Mac reformatter after about 4 hours, which caused drive to be unreadable by both Mac and Windows computers, not good). After giving up on it ever working again I thought this Western Digital program could perhaps fix it. I reformatted to Windows OS on a Gateway first, then reformatted to Mac OS on Macbook, total reformat time about 15 minutes. It works just fine now (please note that reformat erases all Hard Drive info). Taking photos with the Canon 7D I find I am using about 500GB a year due to the large files it creates, so the 120GB and 160GB will be portables for traveling and I will use two 500GB portables to be backups to the 3TB Drive (Iomega 500GB Mac eGo Red not shown in above image).
Digital photos should be treated like any other precious data. Companies go through extensive, sophisticated and sometimes highly complex methods of protecting their data. We as individuals can learn a lot from them in terms of disaster recovery and business continuance plans. While they generally have a lot more financial resources to throw at the problem, some of their solutions can be scaled down and made feasible for individuals to implement.
For internal drives, I've had pretty good luck with Seagate, IBM and Hitachi. I have had a bunch of 18GB and 9GB SCSI Hitachi drives that had been spinning pretty much for 10 years straight in one of my old servers. For Seagate drives, I recommend the AS type drives for workstations, ES for servers and NS for storage arrays.
As for external storage, it depends on the requirements. Do you need it to be highly portable, luggable or fixed? I have all three.
[0] Portable - This drive is meant to go where I go and provides a means of extended normally acquiesced storage for in-the-field and on-the-road backups to data normally on my laptop. I'm still using an old Apricorn Aegis Bio 160GB for this solution. It has built-in security that's biometrically protected for access as well as data encryption. The biometrics is all on the drive unit itself so it's not tied to any specific laptop or operating system. It appears as a USB mass storage device to the host. It is powered through the USB connection. I need the security because I also have sensitive data for work. I'll probably snag myself a larger drive at some point but honestly, I don't need much carry-around storage since I regularly sync back to the "mothership" anyways.
[1] Luggable - This type of drive is externally powered and is usually a bit larger. It may have several ways to connect to the host including Firewire, USB and SATA. I have a couple of Western Digital MyBook drives for this. I don't carry them around. I actually use them as backup media for my network storage array. Basically they've replaced my tape-backup solution. I simply hook up the drive, start my backups and then unhook the drive and store them away. I have several of them so I can rotate them to adhere to my backup and retention strategy.
[2] Network Attached Storage (NAS) - This is a fixed location, typically multidrive array that is accessed and accessible over the network. I run a large number of computers at home and so I needed some kind of fileserver. For this, I use a QNAP TS-869 Pro. It has eight drive bays and is populated with 3TB drives configured into RAID-5 volumes. I also have a second NAS which acts as my backup NAS that mirrors my primary NAS. In the event of a total primary NAS failure, I can shift mounts to my back NAS. The backup NAS is a Netgear ReadyNAS NV+ (formerly Infrant before Netgear bought them). It holds 4 drives and is currently configured with 2TB drives. It supports several forms of RAID from simple striping to mirroring to RAID-5 with hot-standby. It also supports its own proprietary X-RAID. Both NAS appliances allow for organic growth of the array without incurring substantial rebuilding and downtime of the volumes. You simply add drives as you need and the thing grows in size... even while hot. Files are accessible via many forms of transport protocol including NFS (my main priority), CIFS, AFS, Windows sharing, HTTP/HTTPS and FTP. They provide fault-tolerant highly redundant solutions. They also include a built-in backup system which is what I use with the WD MyBooks to achieve nightly incremental and weekly full backups. They don't come with a card reader but they do act as a USB-host so a USB card reader can be attached to it. Any USB mass storage devices (including my DSLR) can be attached to them and exported over the network. They can also act as USB print servers if need be but my printers are already network capable. They support a bunch of software plugins that can be installed to make them do other stuff too such as act as a security camera DVR..
It's probably a good idea to develop an archiving method too. Mine involves a mixture of online, nearline and offline storage with backups.
Nearline field storage includes my laptop's drive and a portable external drive. The laptop has a 320GB drive and the portable external drive is 160GB in capacity. Online and nearline home storage is a 4x1TB network attached storage array running proprietary X-RAID (like RAID-5) with a hot-spare drive. Offline backups are done with external HDs that are rotated into place for nightly incremental and weekly full backups. Current retention schema is 4 weeks of backups with a one week offsite rotation (performed monthly).
Note that if you go the NAS route, many of them have integrated multiple concurrent backup solutions. For instance, my ReadyNAS supports both local and remote nearline storage mechanisms and has a built-in multi-job backup manager. It can be set to sync to another NAS, to attached JBODs (Just a Bunch Of Disks) and/or streamed backup to an offsite backup provider such as their own cloud-based ReadyNAS Vault service which itself can support multiple devices. So when investigating NAS solutions, also pay attention to what it offers as far as integrated backup.
But as with anything, you must first develop your backup and data recovery strategy and policy. Once you've done that then you can develop a plan for implementing it. Once you've done that then you can settle upon what components you will need to purchase and set up.
One key thing to consider is your retention needs. Do you require that all data must be kept and archived or is it okay to overwrite, rotate or delete from archive? Do you need to only keep the most up-to-date copy of your data or do you need version control starting from data birth? How long can you survive with a loss of data? What is your critical recovery time threshold? How many users will be effected? How much data are you willing to lose? If you lose your last week's worth of work for an hour, is it a tragedy or can you live with the time it takes to drive to the safety deposit box at your bank to get the monthly backup drive? Will streaming back 500GB of data from an offsite network backup provider at 10Mbps simply be too long? Do you need to rebuild from bare metal or do you only need critical data backed up?
I only keep NEFs. I create JPEGs and TIFFs only for distribution and have a special Exports directory where I keep them. I then I get rid of them after a short period of time... usually within a month. I use CNX so I can manage versioning within the NEFs since only CNX can write-back NEFs. If I create a JPEG or TIFF I like, I will create a version of the CNX edit steps with the name of that JPEG/TIFF. This way I don't need to keep the JPEG/TIFF. I can always easily recreate it from the NEF version. Because NEFs support multiple versions within the same file, there is no excess space usage by having different versions of the edit steps.
I don't suggest just blindly adopting one specific setup. You have to analyse your needs, your resources, your budget, your comfort with complexity and figure out what works best for you and more importantly, you need to understand the details. Knowing where and how your data lives is very important when it comes to ensuring survivability and disaster recovery.
REVISIONS, TECH NOTES and UPDATES
This is a basic breakout.
Using the 30-Pin plug, lots more can be done. Be sure to google "30-pin ipad connector", "iPodPinout", "iPad/iPhoneGuitarCable" and "DIY iRig". Firewire and USB (MIDI) are both here, ready to be accessed.
SUGGESTED REVISIONS:
1- In the model shown, pin 11 is tied directly to pin 1 (ground) within the breakout plug housing (this is covered in the following tech notes as well as the youtube movie). Tying pin 1 to 11 activates the iPad's line activity, thus the connection. However, for the mic/guitar input to activate, the 1-11 connection must be broken. I simply pull the 30-pin plug back a little, the 1-11 connection opens, and my mic/guitar input is recognized.
Next time, I would run an extra wire from the 30-pin to the desk housing. With the wire soldered to pin 11 it could now connect to ground at the desk, through a switch or a switched jack. Turn the switch off when a guitar is plugged in. Or, using a switched jack, 1-11 is broken the moment a plug is inserted.
2- The simple mic/guitar input scheme works fine for my use (chiefly, bent instruments, whose line outputs are often non-standard ;-)
I've run guitar through this input as well. While powerful-sounding, and working with the iRig apps, guitarists will appreciate a better balanced input, a subject much discussed online (google iRig DIY and such). I will probably upgrade this input.
TECH NOTES
This was a 1-night hack. A quickie. I worked off of a chart naming all the functions of the iPad's 30-pin port. It is not intended to be a superdock, nor a replacement for the nice Alesis studio dock. It is simply a quick audio upgrade that anyone can do in a jiffy, instantly improving the iPad's usability on stage or in the studio. Very cheap, very cool, very functional.
1- The 3 stereo pots are not needed. The ones I used (unmarked) serve only as trimmers. The audio path is usually cleaner without passive pots.
2- The mic/guitar pot (also unmarked) is probably around 5K. Google "iPod/pad guitar cable" for additional schemes. On this desk I derive Mic/guitar input from the 4-conductor jack plugged into the iPad 2. Stereo Line Out is also available from the 1/8" jack. You'll be hacking a 4-ring, three-plug A/V cable to get to the mic/guitar input and lines. Google: "sony rca to jack cable". Use a continuity tester to ascertain cable wiring (you want to connect the mic/guitar input to the bottom two rings of the plug - see the schematic)
3- I wire monitor to actual line out - I like to know I'm monitoring actual board/amp feed.
4- Monitor and lines are output to both 1/4" mono and 1/8" stereo jacks.
5- Grounding: all 16 grounds connect to pin 1 of the breakout plug.
6- Note that pin 1 is tied to pin 11 on the 30-pin plug. This activates line activity (see revisions at the top of this page). Top row of pins are odd-numbered; bottom are even-numbered.
7- LED is a high-brightness blue, ripped from a set of Christmas lights. The chrome lens is a vintage cold war pilot lamp housing.
Disclaimer:
This hack works fine on my first-gen iPad2. The 30-pin has been through changes over its history. It is up to you to research the pin-out and wiring requirements of any iPhone/iPad/iPod you intend to expand.
Try this at your own risk.
Youtube Soundtrack: No Control Numbers
Written and all instruments performed by Q. R. Ghazala playing erhu (Chinese fiddle), de-tuned autoharp, electric bass, electronic greeting cards, voice and percussion. Speaking voices: Neil Friedman and Susan Wheatie. Heard also: 1969 Chevy Impala trying to start, police radio noise complaint, geese taking flight and girl breathing. Recorded in a canoe on an Indiana glacial lake and at Sound Theater, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Copyright, Q. R. Ghazala, 1995
Intro: Circuit-bent SA2 Aleatron,
Copyright, Q. R. Ghazala, 2004
Android or Apple, consider supporting experimental music app developers!
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Contact: ghazala@anti-theory.com
I hope you'll enjoy your breakout!
See the movie here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgZer4_CKwQ
UPDATES
LINE INPUTS
Apple has "reserved" the iPad's Line Inputs.
I am an Apple beta tester and I know there is pressure within the app development circles to have apple open these inputs, and soon.
I know that a certain iRig app (iShred?) responds to a line input by saying something like "input not recognized." This means the input IS recognized, but not meant to be accessed by the app. These inputs are not "dead," as has been said.
I know Apple expected nothing more between your jack and their inputs other than the wiring in the diagram, as this wiring apparently works fine on other "i" devices (this means your iPod will probably work with this schematic, Line Ins active, try at own risk).
Considering the pressure on Apple to open the iPad further for musicians, It would have been wrong of me not to include line inputs (remember that stereo input IS available via the USB section of the 30-pin as a DIY A/D conversion project, or via Apples new USB Camera Connector and outboard USB-Audio Compliant I/O devices (example: ART Tube MP USB Project Series Tube Microphone Preamp).
So, let's hope app designers, maybe due to the popularity of this breakout and others, will get with apple to develop applications around these line-ins.
I suggest iPad owners pester Apple at any opportunity to grant this access to the circuitry we paid for:
U.S. iPod, Mac and iPad technical support:
(800) APL-CARE (800-275-2273)
Guys, I'm with you! Sometimes it's good to build a door where there was none, even if we have to bang on it!
My white 13" Apple Macbook laptop computer.
pictured: back
- - -
specs:
13.3" TFT glossy widescreen display (1280 x 800 resolution)
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU
2 GB of RAM (DDR2)
160 GB hard drive (5,400 rpm)
Intel GMA X3100 graphics processor (144 MB shared RAM)
built-in iSight video camera
slot-loading 8x SuperDrive (DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW, CD-R, CD-RW)
FireWire 400 (1 port)
USB 2.0 (2 ports)
Mini-DVI port
10/100/1000BASE-T ethernet port
built-in AirPort Extreme wi-fi wireless networking (802.11g/n)
Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
optical digital audio input/analog audio line in
optical digital audio output/analog headphone out
built-in stereo speakers
meets Energy Star requirements
size: 12.78" x 8.92" x 1.08"
weight: 5.0 pounds
Core i3-350M 2x 2.26GHz • 4096MB • 500GB • DVD+/-RW DL • ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 1024MB • 3x USB 2.0/FireWire/Gb LAN/WLAN 802.11bgn/Bluetooth/eSATA • HDMI • ExpressCard/34 slot • Memory Stick (Duo/Pro-HG Duo) Slot • SD card slot • webcam (0.3 megapixels) • multi-touch trackpad • 15.5" WXGA glare TFT (1366x768) • Windows 7 Home Premium • Li-Ion battery (3500mAh) • 2kg•
View of the new Hasselblad HCD 24mm f/4.8 lens at ShootNYC 2012. This lens and the rest of ShootNYC 2012 as well as PDN PhotoPlus 2012 (PhaseOne, Arca Swiss, Carl Zeiss, Schneider-Kreuznach, Olympus, Cokin) can be read about on my website here: brianhirschfeldphotography.com/2012/11/02/pdn-photoplus-e...
Around the Pacific Northwest, which has some of the prettiest places I have seen, it is becoming nearly impossible to get a clear view without having to peer through a mesh of electrical wires. Here in the biggest economy in the world we don’t seem to care…
Are we ensnaring ourselves in a web of man made conduits? Is this our future - to slowly pollute out view until we are totally boxed in? Or will we figure out a cost effective way to minimize our effect not only on our environment, but also on the beauty of nature?
So after removing all the cables I also had to remodel the desk. The (former) upper board is now below the main one and sticking out behind the desk where it forms a "pit" that hosts stuff like the DSL modem and the router.
All this to make room for a shiny new 24" iMac :-)
Copying my data over from the old computer (on the bottom, left) took over 3 hours over FireWire.
Btw, notice the dark stain on the wall to the left of the iMac? That's where the G4's fan was blowing against the wallpaper. Need to cover it with a poster or something ...
Oh, and I don't really expect the desk to stay that empty and orderly for long ;-)
Here's a list of the contents of my bag today, for the what's in your bag pool I'm member number 678 I think?
14 inch iBook, Mouse,VGA adaptor, Spare/blank CD, iPod, Earphones for iPod, External volume control for iPod, Belkin sound recorder attachment for iPod, Spare batteries for media card reader, Spare battery for camera, Flash Card reader for iPod/Camera, Permanent markers for CDs, Spare flash cards for camera, 2 Sets of keys for 2 workplaces, Belkin FM transmitter, Car charger for iPod, Assorted markers, pencils and pens, Firewire cable and base stand for iPod, Silver pencil case with "special" pens, (bought in Berlin in 2004), Journal/Visual Diary, Photography book, Teacher's record book/Roll, Crumpler bag, spare plug for iBook power adaptor not shown, Nikon Coolpix 5400 camera, and power adapter/transformer for iBook.
Apologies for the blurrry photo too lazy to get a tripod and I hate full flash!
Coming soon the contents of my bag before I head off overseas for a week!
I've got yer ports right here! Now I can have 2 FireWire devices (external HD and DV camera) and 4 USB items (printer, digital camera, another external HD, and cordless mouse) connected to my Mac with now 1 USb and 1 Firewire snake.
My desktop (the real one the stuff sits on) is way less cluttered than before.
Don't you just love standards? So many to choose from...
DB15 (Male/Female) 15 pin
DB9 (Male/Female) 9 pin
DB25 (Male/Female) 25 pin
CEN36M (Male) 36 pin
RJ45 (aka Ethernet)
HD15 (Male/Female) 15 pin VGA
MD6 (Male/Female) for PS/2, 6 pin mini-DIN
Firewire 4 pin
Firewire 6 pin
DVI-I 18+5 pin male
DVI-D 18+1 pin male
Micro-USB AB Type AB
Micro-B Type B
USB Type A
USB Type B
USB 3.0 Type A
USB 3.0 Type B
USB 3.0 Type Micro-B
Mini USB Type A
HDMI
IMAG0269
The Mac OSX Migration Assistant is heavenly. My new MacBookPro (left, the shiny one with a shift key) is getting a transfusion of all my applications, data, and settings from the old one on the right, via firewire.
By the time I returned from a roundtrip drive to the Phoenix Airport, it was all done.
My new MBP is pretty much everything I had on the old one, but faster, cleaner, shinier...
Present Nikon gear (no photo)
Nikon: D3+D3
Nikon 400mm AFS VR F2.8
NIkon 70-200mm VR I F2.8.
Nikon 24-70mm F2.8,
Nikon 14-24mm F2.8,
Sigma 24mm F2.8,
Peleng 8mm F3,5,
Lens Baby,
Extender Nikon 1.4x+1.7x+2x
Flash NIkon SB-800, SB-900
Mac Book Pro 15; C2D 2.2 Hz, 320Gb
Icap+ laptop
2 Pocket Wizard Plus II
Sandisk Firewire Reader
Think Tank International V2.0
I was very happy with the way this case turned out and fit in with my entertainment system. The AMD CPU runs VERY cool on the stock heatsink/fan combo (mid teens C idle, low 30's C heavy load) and is plenty fast for now so I'll keep it stock. The ATI Radeon HD 3200 video helps a lot with H264 hardware acceleration to handle those 1080p videos.
Antec Veris Fusion Black 430 Micro ATX Media Center Case
- Built in IR receiver, LCD display and volume knob
- 430W power supply
- Side mounted exhaust fans
- Front panel inputs and optical drive access
AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.7Ghz CPU
- Dual-core, 65W, 65nm
- 512KBx2 L2 cache
Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H Micro ATX Motherboard
- ATI Radeon HD 3200 (H264 hardware support)
- VGA and digital DVI, HDMI with HDCP
- Realtek 889A 7.1 analog or optical SPDIF audio output (8ch)
- Realtek 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet
- Tons of USB, firewire, eSATA
Mushkin 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 SDRAM
- DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
- Cas 5, 5-4-4-12, 1.8Volt
Seagate Baracuda 7200.11 ST31000340AS 1TB Hard Drive
- 7200rpm, 32MB cache
- SATA 3.0Gbps, 4.16ms average latency
Logitech diNovo Edge Bluetooth Keyboard
- Charging base and built in rechargeable li/ion battery
- Built in mouse "disc"
- Touch sensitive volume control slider (think Star Trek TNG transporter!)
- Media controls