Re: [Utah-astronomy] Computer question
Patrick, are you burning the talks in separate sessions? By that I mean burn a talk, eject the CD, burn another talk later, etc? If that's the case, it might be that the Winderz machine can only see the last session. It's been a while since I've done any multisession stuff, but I seem to remember there's a way to incorporate files from previous sessions into the current session. I don't remember if that was in the main Finder burn stuff or if it was in Toast. -----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> Sent: May 27, 2006 4:09 AM To: utah astronomy listserve <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Computer question
I'll bet someone here can answer this question.
I have found that after I burn a bunch of my astronomy talks onto CD, when I try to access the CD with a Windows machine it can only see the last file added while Macs can see them all.
Is that normal?
When I add a file I'm always sure to check the section that says the files will be readable by both Macs and Windows.
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Michael Carnes wrote:
Patrick, are you burning the talks in separate sessions? By that I mean burn a talk, eject the CD, burn another talk later, etc?
Yes. I'll burn my PowerPoint presentation for one month to the disk and then do the same with the next month's and so on throughout the year. Each presentation is only about 5 megs so I much prefer to cram a whole bunch on a single disk.
It's been a while since I've done any multisession stuff, but I seem to remember there's a way to incorporate files from previous sessions into the current session. I don't remember if that was in the main Finder burn stuff or if it was in Toast.
The only settings I can find are where I am given a choice between "Write Session" and "Write Disk" and another where I choose between "Mac & PC" and "Mac Only". In every case I always go with "Write Session" and "Mac & PC". Surely there must be some way to do this (unless, of course, Bill Gates gets a cut out of every blank CD/DVD sold <grin>). Thanks for the input, Patrick
-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> Sent: May 27, 2006 4:09 AM To: utah astronomy listserve <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Computer question
I'll bet someone here can answer this question.
I have found that after I burn a bunch of my astronomy talks onto CD, when I try to access the CD with a Windows machine it can only see the last file added while Macs can see them all.
Is that normal?
When I add a file I'm always sure to check the section that says the files will be readable by both Macs and Windows.
Patrick, As Michael notes, it's probably the burner software settings and not the operating system. This is a common disk burning problem. Your "homebase" system CD burner will always see content burned with that player, but then it fails when you move to another computer with a different CD burner manufacturer. This is particularly try if you are trying to burn multiple sessions on to a single CD. To exchange disks between computers, look for options in your burner software that burns the "disk at once" and that will "close disk after session." Use a low level directory format like "Joilet". A bothersome but bullet proof transfer format is "ISO9660", but it will only take old style DOS 8 character path and file names. When you are ready to burn your transfer disk, burn all the contents once. Do not write multiple times. The second burn erases the directory structure of the first burn. - Canopus56 --- Michael Carnes <michaelcarnes@earthlink.net> wrote:
Patrick, are you burning the talks in separate sessions? By that I mean burn a talk, eject the CD, burn another talk later, etc? If that's the case, it might be that the Winderz machine can only see the last session. . . . <snip>
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Canopus56 wrote:
As Michael notes, it's probably the burner software settings and not the operating system.
Well, it has not worked in any of the 4 Windows machines I've tried it in but works fine in my new iMac and older G-4 (both running OSX) and my pretty old G-3 and even my ancient PowerBook (both running OS 9). I'm not very computer savvy (which is why I went with Mac) but it sure "sounds" operating system related to me.
To exchange disks between computers, look for options in your burner software that burns the "disk at once" and that will "close disk after session."
The software (Toast Lite) does have that option but once I use it I can't put any more data on that disk.
When you are ready to burn your transfer disk, burn all the contents once. Do not write multiple times. The second burn erases the directory structure of the first burn.
You are correct. If I do that I can use the disk on different platforms. But it just seems so wasteful. One CD holds something like 700 MB. My presentations are typically 5 MB. So using only Macs I can put years' worth of programs on a single CD but with Windows I have to burn a new disk every time. I must be missing something. That just does not make sense. I'll be in SLC on Monday so I think I'll stop by the Mac store and ask how they do it. Patrick p.s. On another matter, Kurt, thanks for your help with Wednesday's work party at SPOC. It's nice to see so many weeds no longer in attendance. :)
--- Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote: <snip>
You are correct. If I do that I can use the disk on different platforms. But it just seems so wasteful. One CD holds something like 700 MB. My presentations are typically 5 MB.
In that storage range consider a jumpdrive. I've had a 500mb USB jumpdrive for a couple of years that cost $50. It connects to Windoze PC and Macs (down at Kinko's Fedex) without difficulty. These days, I'm not recommending jumpdrives. About three weeks ago I picked up a ScanDisk SANSA mp3 player with 512mb of storage space. It was on sale at the Staples 400 South SLC store for $50. It also comes up as a generic USB drive device. (I haven't tried it on a Mac yet, but have no reason to believe it would not be detected.) You can put 3 music cds on it, use it to dictate letters to a secretary for another hour, and still have 256mb of storage space for files. Or just wait another year. I suspect all this stuff will come standard with a cell phone. - Canopus56 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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