rsync --partial --progress -e 'ssh -p 22' yourusername@someserver.com:somefolder/somefile.ext somelocaldestinationfolder


This also works in mac.

get the uuid from:
diskutil info /Volumes/volume_name

sudo vim /etc/fstab

enter

UUID=123-456-789 none ntfs rw

replace the uuid with the one from the diskutil

this will work with bootcamp’s partition only if you did not use win7’s installer to repartition the drive.

also when removing the windows bootcamp. you need to use the win7 installer disk and remove the windows partition as well as possibly the bootup system partition. mac’s bootcamp assistant will not be able to remove the windows system partition for one reason or another. this would result in having to reformat the mac to rectify the issue.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citytv

http://msmvps.com/blogs/obts/archive/2006/09/27/143831.aspx

near the bottom there’s reference to setting the default provider and using the tag in the providers. that seemed to get things going for me. I am not sure why I had to depend on finding solutions on the internet for something conceivably should be offered out of the box…

hosts: files dns wins

after that you’re good to go. ping and use windows computernames freely and scoff at any linux users who insist running netbios/wins/lmhosts is a dead way of communicating between computers. I will happily function effectively within companies that still use it.

This is specifically marketed towards VMWare users who require ALOT of ram. Rather than incurring high disk IO in the guest operating system, some random writes can be offset to RAM thus resulting in a faster responding Virtual Machine while minimizing disk I/O.

Exchange Server is one such example. There’s a great amount of disk I/O and on top of that, Exchange is a notorious memory hog.

Alternatively, one may use existing usb flash drives. however the lifespan on writes on flash ram is alot shorter forcing one to replace flash sticks as often as one would replace a flashlight battery.

If this interests you. I am taking orders now. Please contact me directly.

Some of the expected features (I thought) would have been:

Webcam (if not 2 for potential 3D)
Why no webcam? I was even expecting 2. Wouldn’t it be great if this thing could be used for augmented reality?

Cellular voice phone capabililities
When paired with a bluetooth headset, you essentially have yourself a phone. I doubt that will make for a useful phone.. but at least it’s an option.

USB port
noticable lack of peripheral support unless it was an apple product. They clamped down on software and hardware. Worth noting though, with an adapter, you get usb port to use a webcam, however I don’t believe you get to plug ANY usb devices. This is basically an iphone OS after all.

Full Webbrowser
like the iphone, the browser in this is nice and slick to scroll around. However flash is absent, and DHTML and Javascript support isn’t complete. It’s enough to view most websites, but leaves me wanting a desktop OS with a browser of my choosing with all the bells and whistles.

Not a Tablet
No pen input. Therefore no handwriting. Buttons and inputting will be somewhat large similar to existing iphone UI.

So who is it for?
Really it’s just made for the print media businesses. They wanted a device that they can sell subscriptions of their content without direct competition from websites. Certainly with the crippled browsing capabilities and locked down approach to apps and subscription approach to content in itunes clearly works to limit the consumer of choice. The demoed subscription content looks virtually identical to a typical website one would see from the mobile safari if flash and video capabilities were available. Should this device captivate a large enough audience. We should see alot more iphone/ipad friendly websites.

I saw superman in 3D which was a lame attempt at doing this very thing. having only parts of the movie in 3D. And what’s worst is that the 3D effect was basically 2D live action animated objects superimposed onto each other. In effect, you get what you see from Paper Mario. or something similar to a 3D birthday popup card. Lame indeed. To the movie execs, please do not encourage this. Star Wars in true 3D would be great. But I would wait another 10 years if they would perfect it.