Comments on: Crappy CDs Part Deux http://storageadvisors.adaptec.com/2006/03/29/crappy-cds-part-deux/ Storage Solutions for Real World IT Professionals Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:53:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Crappy CDs Part Deux by: Tom http://storageadvisors.adaptec.com/2006/03/29/crappy-cds-part-deux/#comment-70578 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:57:39 +0000 http://storageadvisors.adaptec.com/2006/03/29/crappy-cds-part-deux/#comment-70578 Richard, I admit I have no idea why some of these CDs won't play in older players, but my assumption is that it's a problem with the player and not the CD. Perhaps heads getting out of alignment or whatever. But it's pretty much become a non-issue for me. I still buy a lot of CDs, but I play them exactly once and then permanently put them away. Everyone in my house has some form of MP3 player that they carry around, and all our cars are wired for direct MP3 player connect, i.e., no FM broadcast nonsense. Plus, I have a PC connected optically to my AV receiver, so I never have to touch a CD once I've ripped it. And I always rip it as both lossless (for the home system) and lossy (for the portable MP3 player), so I'm not missing out on quality and I'm protected against technology changes that may require a new lossy format someday. You've got me curious. I need to pull out some of my old data backups and see how readable they are. Thanks for reading. TT Richard, I admit I have no idea why some of these CDs won’t play in older players, but my assumption is that it’s a problem with the player and not the CD. Perhaps heads getting out of alignment or whatever.

But it’s pretty much become a non-issue for me. I still buy a lot of CDs, but I play them exactly once and then permanently put them away. Everyone in my house has some form of MP3 player that they carry around, and all our cars are wired for direct MP3 player connect, i.e., no FM broadcast nonsense. Plus, I have a PC connected optically to my AV receiver, so I never have to touch a CD once I’ve ripped it. And I always rip it as both lossless (for the home system) and lossy (for the portable MP3 player), so I’m not missing out on quality and I’m protected against technology changes that may require a new lossy format someday.

You’ve got me curious. I need to pull out some of my old data backups and see how readable they are.

Thanks for reading.

TT

]]> Comment on Crappy CDs Part Deux by: Richard Hunter http://storageadvisors.adaptec.com/2006/03/29/crappy-cds-part-deux/#comment-70566 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:22:12 +0000 http://storageadvisors.adaptec.com/2006/03/29/crappy-cds-part-deux/#comment-70566 "Heck, I’ve got CDs that currently won’t play in a CD player just a few years old." Tom, Why is this? I assume you're refering to new factory CDs that won't play on old players? I haven't heard about the technology changing. I'm finding the majority of my CDs burned in the late 1990's are full of skips and pops and are unsalvagable using audio software. We're talking about 100's of songs that have by now been reduced to MP3s on my hardrives. These are discs that have never left the house and at least one never played. I can't believe my cassette tapes are going to outlast my Cds! Nero has/had a CD drive and data analysis application that tells me my skipping Cds have millions of errors usually clustered toward the outside edge of the disk. This has got to be dye degradation and we've been hosed. “Heck, I’ve got CDs that currently won’t play in a CD player just a few years old.” Tom, Why is this? I assume you’re refering to new factory CDs that won’t play on old players? I haven’t heard about the technology changing. I’m finding the majority of my CDs burned in the late 1990’s are full of skips and pops and are unsalvagable using audio software. We’re talking about 100’s of songs that have by now been reduced to MP3s on my hardrives. These are discs that have never left the house and at least one never played. I can’t believe my cassette tapes are going to outlast my Cds! Nero has/had a CD drive and data analysis application that tells me my skipping Cds have millions of errors usually clustered toward the outside edge of the disk. This has got to be dye degradation and we’ve been hosed.

]]> Comment on Crappy CDs Part Deux by: Ion Mitchell http://storageadvisors.adaptec.com/2006/03/29/crappy-cds-part-deux/#comment-56245 Fri, 18 May 2007 20:16:15 +0000 http://storageadvisors.adaptec.com/2006/03/29/crappy-cds-part-deux/#comment-56245 Thanks for the tip on Vista. Also, recently learned that Buffalo Linkstation NAS supposedly has an option for enabling a 'recycle bin' facility. Thanks Ion Thanks for the tip on Vista. Also, recently learned that Buffalo Linkstation NAS supposedly has an option for enabling a ‘recycle bin’ facility.
Thanks
Ion

]]> Comment on Crappy CDs Part Deux by: Tom http://storageadvisors.adaptec.com/2006/03/29/crappy-cds-part-deux/#comment-56187 Fri, 18 May 2007 10:20:57 +0000 http://storageadvisors.adaptec.com/2006/03/29/crappy-cds-part-deux/#comment-56187 Ion, Joe Disher, fellow blogger, had some advice: <em>There's not really any feature in older Windows clients that does this that I know of. Vista, however, has added a new "Network Tab" to it's recycle bin properties that allow you to extend your local protection (one client at a time) of network-based files. There may be a way to hack an XP box to allow for the same functionality - but I'm not aware of it. You can of course use frequently run snapshots that serve as a pseudo recycle bin, but not all NAS devices support snapshots. Could possibly use Microsoft's VSS (shadowcopy), but I'm not sure what flavor of Windows the Storcentre uses.</em> I hope that helps. TT Ion,

Joe Disher, fellow blogger, had some advice:

There’s not really any feature in older Windows clients that does this that I know of. Vista, however, has added a new “Network Tab” to it’s recycle bin properties that allow you to extend your local protection (one client at a time) of network-based files. There may be a way to hack an XP box to allow for the same functionality - but I’m not aware of it.

You can of course use frequently run snapshots that serve as a pseudo recycle bin, but not all NAS devices support snapshots. Could possibly use Microsoft’s VSS (shadowcopy), but I’m not sure what flavor of Windows the Storcentre uses.

I hope that helps.

TT

]]> Comment on Crappy CDs Part Deux by: Ion Mitchell http://storageadvisors.adaptec.com/2006/03/29/crappy-cds-part-deux/#comment-55597 Mon, 14 May 2007 17:21:10 +0000 http://storageadvisors.adaptec.com/2006/03/29/crappy-cds-part-deux/#comment-55597 Tom, unfortunately, still no solution for adding a 'recycle bin' facility to my NAS device. Surely, someone must have written a utility for intercepting a Delete command and saving a copy of the file somewhere. Or is there a registry tweak that could do the same thing? Any idea before I throw out the Iomega Storcentre? Many thanks. Ion Tom, unfortunately, still no solution for adding a ‘recycle bin’ facility to my NAS device. Surely, someone must have written a utility for intercepting a Delete command and saving a copy of the file somewhere. Or is there a registry tweak that could do the same thing? Any idea before I throw out the Iomega Storcentre? Many thanks. Ion

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