Comments on: Why Is This Man Smiling?

By: Dennis Wurster

Dennis Wurster — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:22:45 +0000

Hey Andy, read this when you get back to the east coast. All may not be lost… leverage your relationship with that Leo Laporte guy and get him to have Steve Gibson (from the “Security Now” podcast to get you an NFR copy of SpinRite. I’ve been waiting for some Mac guy to review that utility, and now fate has chosen you! You will likely have to mount the drive itself in a PC of some sort in order for SpinRite to see it, but that’s a small price to pay.

By: Mike W.

Mike W. — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:48:11 +0000

Great tech service providers deserve great big, paragraph-sized links to their respected sites. Well done, sir.

By: Randy

Randy — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:22:16 +0000

I guess being the 42nd most beloved industry figure in the land also seems to make you about the 42nd unluckiest person in the land, eh?

(You did have a backup, right? Emailed a copy of the presentation to yourself just in case? Threw it on a thumbdrive / iPod / shiny circular disc of some sort?)

By: WTL

WTL — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:28:54 +0000

You need to add a after the beginning of your link to the power book guy’s site.

You could, rather easily get a SSL cert for your site, and use *that* to post over an unencrypted WiFI connection without too much worry, or if you have access to an encrypted wifi connection, that would suffice.

By: Georgia

Georgia — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:21:09 +0000

Oh, Andy. What a day. Need a hug?