Monday, December 17, 2012

How I moved from HDD to SSD

I made my SSD copy with ... a partition copy program. There are plenty. 

Then my SSD doesn't boot up. I need to create a "Windows Repair Disk". Burn it as an ISO thru a virtual DVD burner (Google that). Then burn the ISO to a USB drive through (hmm a tool intended to burn Linux partitions, but also work for that purpose).

Ensure SSD alignment:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/113967-ssd-alignment.html
If not aligned, use GPart. Google that! 

Check TRIM is enabled - mandatory to ensure specific high SSD performance:
fsutil behavior query DisableDeleteNotify --> Must be zero.
Plus enable AHCI, see here: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-performance-tweak,2911-2.html



Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Cloud storage comparison

(as of November 1st 2011).


Prices are yearly.

Skydrive: 25G free. More: no. Local cache: yes.
GDrive: 1G free. 25 cts / G / year (80-200)– but no drive, need GDocsDrive (19 $). NO cache. W/And/ip).
Syncplicity: 2G free (only 2 devices). 50G: 150$/y (no more). Win/MacOs/ip/ip. ++: GDoc integr.
Dropbox: 2G free. 50G: 120/y. 100G: 120/y. OS: all?
SugarSync: 60G: 100$/y. 100G: 150$/y. 250G: 250$/y . OS : all but Linux. ____https://www.sugarsync.com/sync_comparison.html
Box.net: 5G free. 50G:174$/y. 500G: 392$/y
OnlineStorageSolution.com: Unlimited: 29$/y (or 39$/2y). But they sometimes don’t work at all (I tried for you).
iDrive: 150G: 60$/y. Backup only!
MegaUpload: 200G FREE (but only 90 days!). UNLIMITED: 60 EUROS / y  (or 80 E/ 2y)
Amazon 5G free, 1G/1$, 100G: 100$, UNLIMITED mp3!
JungleDisk : 1G/1.8$. 100G: 180$
iCloud: 55 GB / 50 $.
Tools : http://www.webdrive.com/, FTPDrive, Gladinet, etc…