Warning for PC users

[tut]

I was using Parallels 7 in a VM on the MBA for running Windows, but they have announced that it does not work with Mavericks and want £69 for V9.

They can go and have sex with themselves, now using a free program.

tut

[Corranga]

Corranga - Is that USB Hard Drive powered via the USB or with a seperate power adapter?

For my needs I didn't care enough to check..
I think all 3.5" drives (same size as the drive in an actual PC / server) are externally powered though, so I expect it to come with a separate power adapter.

For USB power I think you need a portable one, which would use a 2.5" drive, same as a laptop. I feel these are less reliable, but that might just be because I've had more laptop drives fail on me than full size drives..

Chris

Mine just arrived, I can confirm these have an adapter, looks like a 2 pin European one with a convector plug attached which might be why they are so cheap.
Quality of the casing seems nice, reassuringly heavy and aluminium, looks decent too.

[robin]

I was using Parallels 7 in a VM on the MBA for running Windows, but they have announced that it does not work with Mavericks and want £69 for V9.

They can go and have sex with themselves, now using a free program.

tut

VMware is good s/w - it's one of three pieces of paid for software that I use, and one of those is Windows which I cannot escape! When you say you're now using free s/w is that a free virtual machine system or have you given up using quicken?

Cheers,
Robin

[robin]

Mine just arrived, I can confirm these have an adapter, looks like a 2 pin European one with a convector plug attached which might be why they are so cheap.

Is the whole thing a Toshiba product (i.e. does it seem as though the mains plug is as supplied by Toshiba, or is the adapter thrown in by whoever was selling it to convert euro to UK?).

If the whole thing is Toshiba, great.

If the adapter looks like an add-in see this page: bs1363.org.uk

They do look like nice drive enclosures - I've had several cheap ones just fall apart

Cheers,
Robin

[Sanjøy]

You used KVM much Robin?

[tut]

Can not give up Quicken, how else would I know that I am £3K in the red after paying the C/C bill, the new car, the Solicitors fee, and fitting out Luke's new house, never mind Verian's third holiday this year. Trying out the trial version of VMware Fusion at the moment.



And as for not looking after my wife this is her coming home present, .75 carat diamonds, and a black watch to go with the black pearl set that I bought her.



tut

[campbell]

They do look like nice drive enclosures - I've had several cheap ones just fall apart

Cheers,
Robin

The nice Chinese enclosures you helped me source a couple of years back are doing well, Robin. eBuyer, IIRC. I have even tested them by bouncing both off the ground when they fell out the boot of our car on way to hols (don't ask...). They were in jiffy bags, right enough. Oh and the drives aren't tinkling either - thankfully

[ironside]

You used KVM much Robin?

I use KVM a lot.

[Sanjøy]

Thoughts when running up against the usual hyper visor rivals for rhel5?

[Corranga]

Mine just arrived, I can confirm these have an adapter, looks like a 2 pin European one with a convector plug attached which might be why they are so cheap.

Is the whole thing a Toshiba product (i.e. does it seem as though the mains plug is as supplied by Toshiba, or is the adapter thrown in by whoever was selling it to convert euro to UK?).

I'd say it's the original adapter, but is a euro 2 pin adapter.
Like this:
http://img09.tablica.pl/images_tablicap ... rszawa.jpg
(you can see 1 of the 2 euro pins sticking out).

Dabs has simply added one of these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EUROPEAN-EURO ... 27d9f90aa2

[Sanjøy]

Wee update http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/05 ... nt_option/

[ironside]

Thoughts when running up against the usual hyper visor rivals for rhel5?

I've been using it since RHEL 5.4, I'm now on 6.4. It's excellent, makes more sense than Xen (which is dropped in RHEL 6.x anyway).
I'm using it in production for both Linux and Windows VMs. PM me if you'd like more detail.

[graeme]

I can give you a demo at the weekend Sanj. Home server runs kvm.

[Sanjøy]

Looks ike they are making too much cash...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/25 ... ion_price/