tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77311807292061178262011-11-27T16:14:32.206-08:00I work in desktop support. This morning, someone brought in a powerbook that fell from a third story balcony. It booted up into target mode and I was able to save the User's files from the abyss.dj dave troublenoreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731180729206117826.post-73047959536392797232009-03-02T19:08:00.000-08:002009-03-02T19:09:25.520-08:00Sorry. Got myself back together....<div>Vinyl Forever!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7731180729206117826-7304795953639279723?l=powerbooksurvivesthreestorydropsortof.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dj dave troublenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731180729206117826.post-71676509430827178112008-09-11T12:49:00.000-07:002008-09-11T12:56:28.098-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_khibjWaa3KI/SMl3cwnOIVI/AAAAAAAAAEI/EJLgV4Dvsi4/s1600-h/DSCF0066.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_khibjWaa3KI/SMl3cwnOIVI/AAAAAAAAAEI/EJLgV4Dvsi4/s400/DSCF0066.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244854577019101522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_khibjWaa3KI/SMl3dOauZ_I/AAAAAAAAAEQ/mAfreK11Xjo/s1600-h/DSCF0067.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_khibjWaa3KI/SMl29UzZ4AI/AAAAAAAAAC4/4lEMMvgEFtk/s400/DSCF0056.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244854036978065410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_khibjWaa3KI/SMl29i4i2rI/AAAAAAAAADA/VdpvjWkto7A/s1600-h/DSCF0057.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_khibjWaa3KI/SMl29i4i2rI/AAAAAAAAADA/VdpvjWkto7A/s400/DSCF0057.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244854040757721778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_khibjWaa3KI/SMl296zLYEI/AAAAAAAAADI/I6hnMUjIRPE/s1600-h/DSCF0058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_khibjWaa3KI/SMl296zLYEI/AAAAAAAAADI/I6hnMUjIRPE/s400/DSCF0058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244854047177662530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_khibjWaa3KI/SMl2-NEmbmI/AAAAAAAAADQ/RhznZztIU6k/s1600-h/DSCF0059.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_khibjWaa3KI/SMl2-NEmbmI/AAAAAAAAADQ/RhznZztIU6k/s400/DSCF0059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244854052082576994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_khibjWaa3KI/SMl2-U2PWVI/AAAAAAAAADY/BxuDB8CuwYo/s1600-h/DSCF0060.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_khibjWaa3KI/SMl2-U2PWVI/AAAAAAAAADY/BxuDB8CuwYo/s400/DSCF0060.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244854054169827666" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7731180729206117826-7167650943082717811?l=powerbooksurvivesthreestorydropsortof.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dj dave troublenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731180729206117826.post-38917003972555936872008-04-02T14:27:00.000-07:002008-04-03T07:19:15.257-07:00I read google news, it is a nice product. So, today, when it suggested that I add a local section so that I can follow local news, I thought, "Hell Yeah!" I typed in my zipcode and was off and running. A page refresh later revealed that there is<br />no news. Not only is there no news, but a suggestion that I reset the zip code to a larger, more populated area. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_khibjWaa3KI/R_P6Ysvf51I/AAAAAAAAACo/XlQMpctVUD8/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_khibjWaa3KI/R_P6Ysvf51I/AAAAAAAAACo/XlQMpctVUD8/s400/Picture+3.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184762898267760466" /></a><br /><br />As you can see, I live in New York City, and I did a quick google to discover that I am in the third most densely populated<br />ZIP code in the USA, adjacent to two of the other top ten most densely populated ZIP codes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_khibjWaa3KI/R_P8-Mvf52I/AAAAAAAAACw/gZXlawu2BN4/s1600-h/Picture+8.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_khibjWaa3KI/R_P8-Mvf52I/AAAAAAAAACw/gZXlawu2BN4/s400/Picture+8.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184765741536110434" /></a><br /><a href="http://proximityone.com/zipdata.htm">(Source : http://proximityone.com/zipdata.htm)</a><br /><br />News flash, it seems like something happened, the section is full of local news ! Funny Glitch, though..<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7731180729206117826-3891700397255593687?l=powerbooksurvivesthreestorydropsortof.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dj dave troublenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731180729206117826.post-50706321180774634732006-12-05T10:40:00.000-08:002006-12-05T12:56:27.220-08:00You see alot of damaged computers in desktop support,<br />but this morning a real doozy rolled in. This one had been<br />accidentally dropped from a 3 story balcony. <br><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_khibjWaa3KI/RXW_IIklDKI/AAAAAAAAAAM/Jm6WEzpQ_KM/s1600-h/DSC01613.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_khibjWaa3KI/RXW_IIklDKI/AAAAAAAAAAM/Jm6WEzpQ_KM/s400/DSC01613.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5005116707352939682" /></a><br />Almost Rectangular !<br><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_khibjWaa3KI/RXW_JIklDNI/AAAAAAAAAAk/XoA_xZJpZGo/s1600-h/DSC01616.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_khibjWaa3KI/RXW_JIklDNI/AAAAAAAAAAk/XoA_xZJpZGo/s400/DSC01616.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5005116724532808914" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_khibjWaa3KI/RXW_IoklDLI/AAAAAAAAAAU/lxwl06XBtn0/s1600-h/DSC01614.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_khibjWaa3KI/RXW_IoklDLI/AAAAAAAAAAU/lxwl06XBtn0/s400/DSC01614.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5005116715942874290" /></a><br />Side opposite point of impact. Some of the ports are still intact!<br><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_khibjWaa3KI/RXW_I4klDMI/AAAAAAAAAAc/ao3PENTdo0U/s1600-h/DSC01615.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_khibjWaa3KI/RXW_I4klDMI/AAAAAAAAAAc/ao3PENTdo0U/s400/DSC01615.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5005116720237841602" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_khibjWaa3KI/RXW_JoklDOI/AAAAAAAAAAs/CJHq0Z0KftY/s1600-h/DSC01617.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_khibjWaa3KI/RXW_JoklDOI/AAAAAAAAAAs/CJHq0Z0KftY/s400/DSC01617.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5005116733122743522" /></a><br />This side is the point of Impact. I think that it may have fallen on dirt or grass, because of the noticable green grass stains on point of impact, and noticable lack of overall shatterage.<br><br />The bad news continues, because the user would kindly like his data back, thank you. I had already made my own plans for the laptop, but decide to delay them in order to "say that I tried". First I call Onur over to take some pictures with his dope camera phone. I plug in an AC adapter and press the on button for kicks. The first good sign is that the AC adapter light comes on , and the battery appears to be charging. <br />Onur asks if anyone has bluetooth so he can transfer the files, then notices that "DHill's Computer" is broadcasting. This is our laptop! The screen is, of course, black, and, well, shatttered. <br />Next I plug it in and connect a keyboard, ethernet cable, and firewire cable. The plan is to bring it up in target mode and quickly move his files to my desktop. I end up having to peel away the case with pliers to access the sockets since nothing really "lines up" anymore... After checking that all the cords are tight, It boots with the familiar chime and mounts in firewire mode.<br><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_khibjWaa3KI/RXXCI4klDPI/AAAAAAAAAA0/XRRlDFtMAJE/s1600-h/DSC01619.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_khibjWaa3KI/RXXCI4klDPI/AAAAAAAAAA0/XRRlDFtMAJE/s400/DSC01619.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5005120018772724978" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_khibjWaa3KI/RXXCJYklDQI/AAAAAAAAAA8/2ERQU_vWU9c/s1600-h/DSC01620.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_khibjWaa3KI/RXXCJYklDQI/AAAAAAAAAA8/2ERQU_vWU9c/s400/DSC01620.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5005120027362659586" /></a><br><br /><br />After "about an hour" I have moved 55 gigabytes off of the computer and saved the day.<br><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_khibjWaa3KI/RXXDhIklDRI/AAAAAAAAABE/hfkLiKJoyxE/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_khibjWaa3KI/RXXDhIklDRI/AAAAAAAAABE/hfkLiKJoyxE/s400/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5005121534896180498" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_khibjWaa3KI/RXXDh4klDSI/AAAAAAAAABM/TomyyTITgt0/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_khibjWaa3KI/RXXDh4klDSI/AAAAAAAAABM/TomyyTITgt0/s400/Picture+3.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5005121547781082402" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_khibjWaa3KI/RXXDiIklDTI/AAAAAAAAABU/SrjZKgb0Ea4/s1600-h/Picture+4.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_khibjWaa3KI/RXXDiIklDTI/AAAAAAAAABU/SrjZKgb0Ea4/s400/Picture+4.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5005121552076049714" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7731180729206117826-5070632118077463473?l=powerbooksurvivesthreestorydropsortof.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dj dave troublenoreply@blogger.com12