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 Posted - November 13 2010 : 08:13:49
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Question: Kenneth asks, "I was running CHKDSK (check disk) on my hard drive and it went from 75% done back to 50%. What's that about?"
Answer: Great question, Kenneth. First of all, let me assure you that this is a fairly common occurrence. I've noticed that 75% seems to be the spot where if it's going to drop back, it will. When it does, it generally drops back to 50% and works its way back up. If or when it gets to 76%, it usually won't drop back again. The reason it has to do this is because of the repairs it is making at each stage of the process. I couldn't find anything that says what kinds of tests are being performed at various percentages, but if it makes a repair, it may determine that it should rerun parts of the check on that newly repaired data. The need to rerun parts of the check accounts for the percentage dropping back.
Cool Site: PresentBee: We joke about our gadget segment, how it's my wish list, but now it's the holiday season, which I count as running from just before Halloween thru New Year's day, and so most likely, you'll need to find a gift somewhere in there for someone that you may not be sure what they want. Well, if you and they have a Facebook page, you can check out Present Bee.com. After you log in with your Facebook account, you can search for that friend or family member you need a gift for, discover and discuss gift ideas with people that know them, and then they've got links to help you buy that perfect gift. The site never posts anything to your Facebook wall page, and they won't disclose anything to the person you’re trying to buy for, so your gift will remain a surprise.
Cool Gadget: iHat and Hoodiebuddies: Craziest gadgets this week has given us a two-fer. Our first gadget is called the iHat, and it's a ski hat with wireless speakers built into the ear covers. Now, the picture of it doesn't show it on someone's head, so I don't for certain know what it looks like, but as the weather cools, you can be warm and wireless with your music. It runs about $50 and as such is more than I want to pay, but the 30-foot range means that you don't have to be tethered to your iPod to listen to your music. Yes, you could just tuck the iPod into the iHat's pocket, but what fun would that be?
This second gadget was chosen because it's in the same vein as the iHat, and it's called HoodieBuddies. This is a hooded jacket with iPod speakers built into the strings of the hood, and this one runs about $45. In the pocket of the sweatshirt is the plug for the iPod, and the ends of the hood strings have ear buds that you wear. Is that cool or what? People might look at you funny, but you've got your tunes, and actually, this is something of a safety feature, because some people have been targeted by thieves because of those white iPod earbud wires. This hides the whole thing, so no one has to even know.
It's All "Geek" To Me: Vaporware: Techterms.com comes through again this week with "Vaporware." You've heard of hardware and software; well vaporware is what a new hardware or software product is called between the time it is announced by the company until it's finally released. For instance, concept cars shown at car shows will never actually be available, but pieces of their technology will be incorporated into future models. Well, sometimes that happens with computer stuff, too. A company will sometimes show something at a trade show, and then may never release that product. Often, they plan to, but can't get it just right. Sometimes the announcement draws a big yawn from the rest of the industry and the company doesn't see a big enough market, and so stop work on it. Vaporware: almost here today, maybe here tomorrow... or not.
Links
Tech Tip Friday's Show Notes RSS Feed:
http://www.daconsult.com/downloads/rss.xml
Present Bee:
http://www.presentbee.com
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com
iHat at CraziestGadgets:
http://craziestgadgets.com/2010/11/03/ihat-has-wireless-headphones-built-in/
HoodieBuddies at CraziestGadgets:
http://craziestgadgets.com/2010/06/27/hoodies-with-headphones-built-into-the-strings/
Vaporware defined at TechTerms:
http://www.techterms.com/definition/vaporware |
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