A nicely designed set of computer speakers is always a must on an efficiently designed workspace. The latest USB speakers from LaCie were designed by famed industrial designer Neil Poulton. These speakers are in the shape of ship-vents.

My latest from Unplggd...

Excelente producto de LaCie en su relación calidad/precio. Además para aquellos usuarios de MacBooks que hallan tenido problemas con el HD de Hitachi o WD, es un excelente recambio y de bastante mejor calidad; por cierto es de Samsung.

Estes discos rígidos externos da fabricante coreana apostam em um design similar a alguns modelos da LaCie, mas com acabamento em cores que irão ressaltar ao colocarmos junto ao nosso computador.

Estarão disponíveis em quatro tamanhos distintos: 120 GB, 160 GB, 250 GB e 320 GB, todos eles com discos de 2.5"  e utilizando uma interface SATA II. Para conectar-los ao computador dispõe de uma porta USB 2.0, através da qual se alimentam eletricamente.

Disponíveis nas cores preta e roxa, e até o momento a LG não anunciou qual será o preço nem a data de lançamento dos LG XD1.

Via Xataka.

LightScribe:

VitalBodies installed a DVD burner in our new Lenovo D10 Workstation but had not attempted to setup LightScribe in Ubuntu. LightScribe allows you to burn a label on your disk rather than using a pen or label. Why burn a label? Some pens, over time, can eat right through the disk and damage your data. Some labels will throw the disk (spinning at high RPM) off balance.

Vitalbodies did some research and testing and here is what worked for us.

Linux Downloads For LightScribe:

• 4L: LaCie LightScribe Labeler RPM and Host Software:
  • http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=10803
• 4L: LaCie LightScribe Labeler DEB:
  
  • http://uploads.mitechie.com/lightscribe/4l_1.0-r6_i386.deb
    
• LaCie LightScribe Labeler Manual:
  • http://www.lacie.com/download/manual/LightScribeLabelerLinux_en.pdf
• Portal To All Of The LightScribe.com Linux Downloads:
  • LightScribe System Software (Required)
  • LightScribeSimple labeler
  • LightScribe Linux Public SDK
  • Template Label Gallery
  • Label Gallery
    
  • Portal: http://www.lightscribe.com/downloadSection/linux/index.aspx

Download The Required System Software:

Download the LightScribe SYSTEM software from http://lightscribe.com/downloadSection/linux/index.aspx?id=814

There are RPM and DEB files to choose from and for Ubuntu choose the DEB files.

NOTE: This SYSTEM package MUST be installed BEFORE your LightScribe labeling applications to maintain the necessary dependencies.

Installing The SYSTEM Software:

Change Directory to the location where you downloaded the DEB file.

cd Desktop

Change <<filename>> to the match the file you downloaded.

For 32-bit Ubuntu:

sudo dpkg -i «filename»

Thus:

sudo dpkg -i lightscribe-1.14.17.1-linux-2.6-intel.deb

For 64-bit Ubuntu:

dpkg -i --force-architecture «filename».deb

Thus:

sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture lightscribe-1.14.17.1-linux-2.6-intel.deb

Check the status of the installation:

dpkg -s lightscribe

Download The Labeler Program or Programs:

• 4L: LaCie LightScribe Labeler for Linux DEB:
  
  • http://uploads.mitechie.com/lightscribe/4l_1.0-r6_i386.deb
• Simple Labeler:
  • http://www.lightscribe.com/downloadSection/linux/index.aspx?id=815

Install The LABELER Programs:

For 32-bit Ubuntu:

sudo dpkg -i «filename»

Thus:

sudo dpkg -i 4l_1.0-r6_i386.deb

For 64-bit Ubuntu:

sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture «filename».deb

Thus:

sudo dpkg --force-architecture -i 4l_1.0-r6_i386.deb

Simple Labeler:

sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture lightscribeApplications-1.10.19.1-linux-2.6-intel.deb

Create A Menu Item For Lacie Labeler:

Right click your menu (IE Applications Places System) and click "Edit Menus."

Click the Category in Menus on the left you want to place the menu item in (like Graphics or Sound and Video).

Click the "New Item" button on the left.

Create Launcher Properties:

Type: "Application"

Name: "4L LightSribe Labeler"

Command: "sudo 4L-gui"

Comment: "Burn label LABEL SIDE DOWN".

Icon or description: Up to you, but here is a suggestion. "Burn gray scale text and images on to LightScribe disks".

Click the Ok button to save your changes.

LightScribe Simple Labeler

Create A Menu Item LightScribe Simple Labeler:

Right click your menu (Applications) and click "Edit Menus."

Click the group on the left you'd like to place the menu item in (like Graphics or Sound and Video).

Click "New Item" on the left.

Create Simple Launcher Properties:

Type: "Application"

Name: "LightScribe Simple Labeler"

Command: "gksudo /opt/lightscribeApplications/SimpleLabeler/SimpleLabeler"

Comment: "Burn label LABEL SIDE DOWN".

Icon or description: Up to you, but here is a suggestion. "Burn gray scale text and images on to LightScribe disks".

Click the Ok button to save your changes.

Odd Anomalies:

VitalBodies got disks to burn and everything works. There were a few Anomalies along the way. Like trying to start the software using the menus did not work until we rebooted.

EDIT: I had just burned a label with LightScribe for this blog article. I did not need to add data to the disk as I was just checking the label burner. I flipped the disk to the data side for whenever the next data burn might be and thus BROKE Nautilus. Turns out you could get a SEGMENT FAULT error from this command:

sudo nautilus
Initializing nautilus-share extension
Segmentation fault

Removed the blank disk and that FIXED Nautilus.

Just a side note: This error does not happen with the disk label side down but only data side down.

In other words, only when the data side is towards the laser.

I wondered if this only happens with blank disks?

Answer, yes...

Suggestions:

VitalBodies burned a disk and it came out light (low contrast) so we burned the same disk again to increase the contrast. Looks great. The original image was low contrast. Consider higher contrast text and imagery for better results. VitalBodies made a new GIMP and Inkscape template for burning. The image at the top is from the new template.

Other Alien Possibilities If All Else Fails:

http://help.ubuntu.com/community/LightScribe

VitalBodies wants to thanks the helpful folks on the Ubuntu forums and everyone that made LightScribe on Linux possible.

LaCie ha presentado un disco duro portátil de 1 TB de capacidad con unas dimensiones y peso realmente reducido (pesa 650 gramos y mide 4 x 8,5 x 14 centímetros).

La carcasa del disco duro es de aluminio, tiene una velocidad de rotación de 5400 rpm, 16MB de caché y cuenta con una exclusiva superficie de disipación térmica que evita que necesite el uso de ventiladores para refrigerarse.

Cuenta con las 4 interfaces más populares que puede ofrecerte un buen disco duro:

• eSATA 3Gbits (300MB/s)
• FireWire 800 (100MB/s)
• FireWire 400 (50MB/s)
• Hi-Speed USB 2.0 (60MB/s)

Como ya os estaréis imaginando el único pero de este disco duro es su precio, 549€ IVA incluido.

Más información en LaCie.

Pasa que no sabía que el intercomunicador tenia un código para llamar al teléfono de la casa. Yo nunca "toco el timbre" para entrar. Y cuando vinieron a entregar el paquete yo esperaba que suene el panel de la cocina y a veces no contestaba el teléfono. Y así lo enviaron de vuelta por dirección equivocada.

En fin, ahora ya tengo espacio para más anime, fotos y demás. Los discos se llenan casi sin pensar.

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http://www.schoonmultimedia.com/tech

Flash drives are nearly indispensable for educators. I'm always amazed at the number of teachers wanting to borrow mine. Sure our school has storage on the server and I even have my own internet storage location, but nothing works better to quickly move data, especially students' work, from one computer to another than a small USB drive.

I have had my emails containing my lesson plans delayed in transit, and our server has gone down one too many times.  I do carry a great Lacie external drive, but I really like a  small flash drive for simple transfer operations.  Atom looks like a great companion.

Not only is Atom incredibly small, it has an aluminum shell, password protection feature, and more. Great for taking important documents from room to room, building to building, computer lab, or even home. If you seeking employment the drive is great place to keep your resume' and teaching portfolio.

I have a flash drive on a lanyard that I use with our computer lab when a student cannot save, having other problems, or in rare cases needs to take something home to finish.

Works with Mac or PC.  (Special features for Vista Users included.) Prices start at $18 for a 1GB and end at $100 for an 8GB. (4GB and 4GB also available.)

Wired Educator Recommendation: I'm getting one!

LaCie seperti halnya Apple membuat komunitas / fans berat sendiri karena designnya. Kenapa tidak? LaCie tidak tanggung-tanggung dalam mengemas produknya. Mereka menyewa desainer terkenal seperti Karim Rashid dan F. A. Porsche. Hasilnya? Harddisk eksternal yang cantik dan nyaman digunakan ^ ^.

Tapi untuk mendapatkannya kita harus merogoh rekening lebih banyak. Untuk harddisk 120 GB LaCie, kita bisa mendapatkan 240 GB Seagater Free Agent Go. Kira-kira beda 200 ribuan lah. Yaa, jadi bisa dikatan LaCie ini barang premium seperti halnya komputer Apple dibandingkan PC.

Ayo kita bandingkan LaCie dengan HD lainnya :)

(dari kiri : Seagate Free Agent Go, LaCie Little Disk, Maxtor One Touch Mini 4)

Keliatan jelaskan? Kita gak perlu bawa kabel lagi kalau menggunakan LaCie dan desainnnya terlihat lebih elegan. Bukan cuman itu aja, LaCie dipaket beserta 1 kabel extension USB, 1 kabel USB tambahan kalau USB komputernya kekurangan power, dan sebuah pouch untuk menyimpan LaCie.

Emang sih garansi cuman 2 tahun sedangkan kedua harddisk lainnya 5 tahun. Tapi perasaan barang apa2 masuk Indonesia garansi jadi 1 tahun deh kecuali garansi internasional ^ ^. Kingston saya aja yang tulisannya life-time waranty ditulis dibonnya cuman garansi 1 tahun <_<.

Somit kann man die schönen Metallgehäuse in die Entsorgung geben und die Festplatten in ein billiges Gehäuse stecken. Ein Techniker meines Lieferanten hat sich die Mühe genommen, LaCie um eine Stellungnahme zu bitten: "Ich habe bei LaCie angefragt warum sie keine solchen Ersatzteile liefern... Eine entsprechende Antwort blieb leider aus."

Was LaCie macht, ist eine Verarschung des Konsumenten und ökologisch total daneben. Leute, macht einen grossen Bogen um diese Firma!

Luego luego lo quise probar en mi Linux y buscando en la red encontré esto para los que tenemos Ubuntu (de 32 o 64 bits)

1. Entra a esta página:
2. Bájate el driver para ubuntu: http://uploads.mitechie.com/lightscribe/lightscribe-1.10.13.1-linux-2.6-intel.deb
3. Bájate la aplicación para que puedas insertar tus carátulas: http://uploads.mitechie.com/lightscribe/4l_1.0-r6_i386.deb
4. Una vez descargados, copialas a tu carpeta personal o crea una especial donde los puedas mover.
5. Abre la consola del sistema y cambiate al directorio donde colocaste estos archivos, recuerda que es con el comando cd.
6. Si tienes un procesador de 64 bits entonces escribe la instrucción tal y como sigue...
7. Ahora, escribe: sudo dpkg -- force-architecture -i [nombre del archivo]
8. Esto lo haces por cada uno de estos archivos.
9. Si es un procesador normal, no pongas el doble guión ni lo de force architecture.
10. Finalmente hay que copiar algunos archivos para que reconozca la unidad lightscribe
11. sudo cp /usr/lib/liblightscribe.so /usr/lib32
12. Y esta otra
13. sudo cp /usr/liblightscribe.so.1 /usr/lib32
14. Para correr el programa solo escribe...
15. sudo 4L-gui y listo...
16. Ya puedes grabar tus propias etiquetas lightscribe en Ubuntu

Si tienes una unidad lightscribe (hp, lacie, creative) y Ubuntu, que esperas, estrénala y siente el poder...

Saludos

Luis Rivera

apple iMac 24", 2.4 GHz: домашний зверь
верстка, иллюстрации, обработка фото, видео-монтаж, сервер печати, раздача инета по wifi, и прочие приятные радости (такие как просмотр кино, игрушки и т.п.)

intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz + 20 дюймовый LaCie 320: старая рабочая кляча
сидит на работе и портит настроение частым зависанием (ожидаю upgrade) 

мобильный интернет skylink
рабочий golden telekom
домашний adsl - U-tel

This is the LaCie Golden Disk. It is a stunning 500GB External HDD which you can plug n' play with a PC or Mac. It's not stunning because it's 500GB, which is nothing compared to 1TB monsters out there, but because it literally dazzles you. The freakin' thing SHINES. It's a smooth gold colour all over, with an actual small percentage of real gold. The distortion you see is caused by this wave on its surface, as the top is not flat.

Designed by Ora Ito, a young European industrial designer so revered people even want to buy his imaginary products.

I just wanted something she could put to good use. It was a bonus it looks realllly glam. I would've just settled for some plain looking one were it not for Bri, so thanks Bri. Well I'm happy she's happy. It's a change from always feeling the way I feel.

I'm glad she enjoyed her weekend at my place.

Todos nós temos alguns periféricos que usamos em nossos computadores Apple ou não Apple. Pela primeira vez, nós todos do "Mac Cult" estamos reunidos para vos mostrar os periféricos com os quais não conseguiríamos viver o nosso dia-a-dia profissional ou nossos momentos de diversão e entretenimento. Neste episódio o Matheus mostra qual é o gadget do qual ele é mais "dependente". download aqui | veja na web 

Urządzenie można podłączyć do komputera poprzez złącze USB 2.0 albo FireWire 400. Pozwala na nagrywanie płyt jedno- oraz dwuwarstwowych. Zapisanie 50 GB danych trwa około 45 minut. Oprócz tego nagrywarka pozwala na wypalanie płyt DVD z prędkością x16 oraz CD z szybkością x40.

Produkt jest sprzedawany wraz z programem Easy Media Creator dla pecetów oraz Toast Titanium dla komputerów Mac.

d2 Blu-ray jest dostępna w sugerowanej cenie 650$.

Źródło: 4press.pl

Beh, dopo aver contatto il centro assistenza Lacie ho voluto provare a spedirlo in garanzia.
Dopo un piccolo inconveniente dovuto ad un incomprensione del significato di "spedizione in porto franco", sono riuscito a far arrivare il pacco alla Lacie a Milano.

Secondo l'impiegata delle poste per "porto franco" si intende a carico del destinatario. Quindi mi ha consigliato di spedire in contrassegno in modo da farmi rimborsare direttamente dalla Lacie la spesa che io ho anticipato. Dopo 3 giorni SDA (per conto Poste) mi telefona per farmi sapere che Lacie ha rifiutato il pacco, dato che loro per "porto franco" intendono spedizione a carico del mittente e rinvio a carico del destinatario, in pratica metà per uno. Per evitare di farmi rimandare indietro al pacco, ho spedito via fax una delega a SDA di non richiedere la riscossione del pagamento in contrassegno.

Passano tre settimane senza ricevere alcuna notizia, quando finalmente oggi, tornato a casa a Siena, trovo un pacco postale, con dentro il nuovo modello di Hard Disk Lacie Mobile da ben 250 GB!!!

Che gioia! Anche se a dire il vero mi avrebbe fatto più comodo quando avevo ancora il vecchio PC con 40 GB di hard disk, mentre il nuovo computer ha ben 320 GB di hard disk.

Comunque a caval donato non si guarda in bocca...

I caught Lacie's band fine-fifteen at Quality Seafood.  They were great- the food was yummy. I have lived in Austin since '89 and I haven't been to this place. I liked the seafood gumbo. And the banjo player.  

Later they played at the Carousel lounge.

Then I wrecked.. This is right after I landed on my chin. The street was pretty hard. :/

To put it plainly one of my little 2.5 by 3.5 inch miniatures scanned at 800dpi is 30MB to 45MB in size. Add to that number the a working file of 40MB to 50MB plus the web, print and pdf files for each scan. Burning CD's as back-up is futile! And I do not own a DVD burner.

I do not store much music; perhaps 6GB at most. As I begin the daunting but enjoyable task of scanning and creating ready-to-print files of my original artwork the firewire drive has all but filled up. And my 60GB computer filled up quickly to.

And I know what happens when you do not back-up your files. In 2001 I lost (no my ex-husband lost) one full year's worth of design and illustration freelance work while he was re-formatting the drive of MY computer. I will never never never never never let that happen again nor will I ever ever ever let anyone other than myself touch my computer.

This is how I make my living people. It costs money to buy these things. And when you lose a year's worth of work in the blink of an eye... I had to decide quickly whether to buy the newest version of OSX as I still work on OSX10.9 (Panther) or buy a hard drive. The hard drive won of course. :)

Today, I begin the scary task of wiping clean then re-installing the operating system and software for my laptop. I am keeping it clean this time; the Adobe CS package and Firefox. I haven't reformatted in two years and when I did it then, my laptop cried in exhaltation and the software was happy working toegther side by side co-existing and multi-tasking. I'm tired of photoshop quitting mid-color correction, inDesign freezing, files disappearing as though they were never created and firefox mixing things up. Worst of all I've been getting this little sheer multi-lingual black screen pop-up saying shut your computer down now all the while the screen slowly fading from the top right corner inwards, spreading grey, grey... lightening white.

So I'm shutting my computer down NOW. All the back-up and praying I can do is done. Wish me luck. Hope to see you later this evening.

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Gasp!! Gourmet Vegetarian food that even carnivores are satisfied by? Tasty veggie delights that your tongue will treasure for weeks to come? Vanilla Black is out-of-the-way in Chancery Lane, but only 3 mins walk from the tube - a blessing if you're bored with fighting through Soho and fancy a change. This destinational eaterie is a heavenly escape from the usual bland veggie options that I've become resigned to.... check out the rest here:   Vanilla Black

I'm partnered with the lovely Tiara Diamond and we are planning a vegetarian feast of fabulous flavours.  We spent quite some time going through what we ate and didn't eat - turns out that both of us have a fear of raisins as well as a startling amount of "no-go" food areas.  After writing out a "hate list" followed by a "love list" we decided upon Mushroom Menage on Summer Rosti with Fresh Asparagus as a main course, followed by Toffee Apple Meringue pie.  The starter will be a tricolore salad with Honeyed Balsamic Dressing. It's going to be mad because I'll have just finished a 24-hour stint on telly, and will be ravenous.

Meanwhile, I got a lovely Lacie Lightscribe drive to play with in the post today, installed like a dream on my Mac, it's almost enough for me to consider defecting from Vista, all this plug-and-play business... but I must confess, it's weird not having that right-click for tweakage.  I'm very clearly straddling two camps here, as it were.

This drive is both PC and Mac compatible so happily I don't have to choose yet.  Now I must fight the temptation to lightscribe a naughty word on to a disc with a laser.  Just like old times - I just remembered programming my ZX Spectrum to "speak" words that were typed in - this was many years ago - and a Derek and Clive sketch was chosen as the ultimate test of skill ... but what would you expect from a Red Dwarf fan?*

*only the first 4 series though.