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Netflix WatchNow MediaError(1400): One solution

2March2008GeekTieGuyPersonal, Tech Toys

Here’s a quick tip: If you’re a Netflix subscriber and are having problems with the WatchNow feature, take a look at whether you have any caching proxy servers between the PC you’re using to watch a show and the Netflix servers (yes, that’s a long path and a very general statement, I know). If, for

Going to SD West 2008 – a planning worksheet

1March2008GeekTieGuyPersonal, Software development

I have the good fortune to be able to attend SD West this year. I’ve heard people at work rave about this conference right inÂ my backyard, and was lucky to get approval to go this year. Unfortunately I’ve been so swamped with work (really exciting new stuff, too) that I haven’t been able to prepare

Computer performance puzzle: Hard drive PIO vs. (U)DMA mode

18February2008GeekTieGuy3 CommentsTech Toys

[I may have a hard drive mini-series on my hands here, see previous post.] If your computer has performance problems and you can’t quite explain why (you’ve ruled out startup items, spyware and such ilk), it may be worth looking at how your IDE controller manages hard drive data transfer. It should be using (U)DMA,

Listen to your hard drive’s S.M.A.R.T. status

18February2008GeekTieGuy3 CommentsTech Toys

As I mentioned in my last post, I went to the local Fry’s recently to get a replacement hard drive. What prompted me to do that was a warning from the BIOS of my computer saying that the S.M.A.R.T. status of the drive was bad. I’m glad I listened to that warning. After replacing the