Migrating floppy disks, CDs, or DVDs to an external hard drive.

A client asked me to copy all his old diskettes and CDs onto an external drive. This can be a relatively slow and thus costly process given the time involved. However I decided to re-purpose some existing code and create a couple of scrips to make the task much faster. The MyAnswers solution 2485 provides the scripts should you be faced with the same task.

Kelvin Eldridge
www.OnlineConnections.com.au
Call 0415 910 703 for IT support.

Free MS DOS games that can be played in your browser

I came across an article recently letting people know they could play MS DOS games in their browser. Now I'm not really a games person as I enjoy using technology to create rather than play. Having said that most of us have played games over the years so I decided to investigate.

https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_msdos_games?sort=-downloads

I decided to pick PACMAN and yes it played as expected and yes I died as expected. There's a huge selection of games and I'm sure you'll spot a favourite or two. May be worth checking out.

For many years I really was a bit of a stick-in-the-mud. I'd even remove games from computers I'd install so they wouldn't affect the productivity of staff. However once I saw the joy people got from playing the games, and often playing games also enabled them to gain better skills at using the computer, I softened a bit. But gee, it's really easy to fritter away time playing games so be warned.

Kelvin Eldridge
www.OnlineConnections.com.au
Call 0415 910 703 for IT 

How much does it cost to make an Apple watch?

I thought the linked article on the cost for the Apple watch was interesting. When Apple bought out the iPad I was actually very surprised with the pricing. Apple is usually considered to charge more but the iPad came out at a very competitive price point.

With the Apple watch if this article is correct about pricing, Apple is again pricing their products in the premium range. That's OK. Apple knows they've got a lot of enthusiast buyers who are prepared to pay a premium for a "look at me" product. I watched the Apple video when the product was announced and I'm glad I did because it does do a lot more than you'd gather by reading the press articles. However, for me it isn't enough for the price. But hey, that's just me. Happy for others to buy watch.

In any case here's a link to the article.

www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/30/apple_watch_bill_of_materials/

Kelvin Eldridge
www.OnlineConnections.com.au
Call 0415 910 703 for IT support.