Comments for Jason Tomczak http://jasontomczak.com Technology, Photography, Miscellanea Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:51:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Replacing a Hard Drive in an Intel iMac by Free books for Kindle http://jasontomczak.com/2007/11/23/4/comment-page-1/#comment-46035 Free books for Kindle Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:51:20 +0000 http://jasontomczak.com/2008/01/10/4/#comment-46035 Many thanks for the guide, Jason. My trusty early iMac 2006 (nearly six years young) is now happily running a 128GB SSD thanks to your instructions. It's like it has a new lease of life. Many thanks for the guide, Jason. My trusty early iMac 2006 (nearly six years young) is now happily running a 128GB SSD thanks to your instructions. It’s like it has a new lease of life.

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]]> Comment on Replacing a Hard Drive in an Intel iMac by cybirr http://jasontomczak.com/2007/11/23/4/comment-page-1/#comment-46031 cybirr Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:08:41 +0000 http://jasontomczak.com/2008/01/10/4/#comment-46031 Entering the Mac World via a friends "early 2006" iMac. I'd like to upgrade the hard drive and this seems like a good guide. There is nothing of mine on the current hard drive. I bought a copy of OS X Snow Leopard. Assuming a successful disk swap would I simply do an new install with the Snow Leopard disk? Wish me luck on my switch to Apple. Entering the Mac World via a friends “early 2006″ iMac. I’d like to upgrade the hard drive and this seems like a good guide. There is nothing of mine on the current hard drive. I bought a copy of OS X Snow Leopard. Assuming a successful disk swap would I simply do an new install with the Snow Leopard disk?

Wish me luck on my switch to Apple.

]]> Comment on Replacing a Hard Drive in an Intel iMac by JasonTomczak http://jasontomczak.com/2007/11/23/4/comment-page-1/#comment-45850 JasonTomczak Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:09:25 +0000 http://jasontomczak.com/2008/01/10/4/#comment-45850 Mysla, For the most efficient switch, format the external/blank/target drive as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) with Disk Utility, then clone the hard drive using Carbon Copy Cloner, then just pop the new/cloned drive into the iMac and boot up. It should start right up. Cloning copies everything - every file, every setting, every app - exactly as it was on your original drive, so will it be on the new/cloned drive. Mysla,

For the most efficient switch, format the external/blank/target drive as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) with Disk Utility, then clone the hard drive using Carbon Copy Cloner, then just pop the new/cloned drive into the iMac and boot up. It should start right up. Cloning copies everything – every file, every setting, every app – exactly as it was on your original drive, so will it be on the new/cloned drive.

]]> Comment on A Quick & Easy White Box (Light Box) for Product Photography by DH http://jasontomczak.com/2007/12/17/a-quick-easy-white-box-light-box-for-product-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-45845 DH Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:01:42 +0000 http://jasontomczak.com/2008/01/10/a-quick-easy-white-box-light-box-for-product-photography/#comment-45845 It's nice to see that I'm not the only one searching the internet for how to do this! When I originally checked, "Jean L" from above just posted 5 mins. prior! I'm glad I read this article. I took a mixture of advice from above for materials and construction and put together something that I really like. I have some daylight CFL bulbs and I went to town. I'm not really a photographer, but after messing around with the white balance settings (and others), I got nearly the exact effect I was going for! The only thing I need to adjust is a light source from above like in the pictures shown above. Thanks Jason, a great idea that works really well for the at home blogger! DH It’s nice to see that I’m not the only one searching the internet for how to do this! When I originally checked, “Jean L” from above just posted 5 mins. prior! I’m glad I read this article.

I took a mixture of advice from above for materials and construction and put together something that I really like. I have some daylight CFL bulbs and I went to town. I’m not really a photographer, but after messing around with the white balance settings (and others), I got nearly the exact effect I was going for! The only thing I need to adjust is a light source from above like in the pictures shown above.

Thanks Jason, a great idea that works really well for the at home blogger!

DH

]]> Comment on Replacing a Hard Drive in an Intel iMac by mysla http://jasontomczak.com/2007/11/23/4/comment-page-1/#comment-45840 mysla Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:12:53 +0000 http://jasontomczak.com/2008/01/10/4/#comment-45840 Hi Jason Your instruction gave me high hope to fix my imac by myself! My question for now is after you change the hard drive, do you need to install os x before cloning the old drive to a new one? I am not familiar with cloning the hard drive. What does it do? Does it clone everything including 3rd party softwares and os x? Best Hi Jason

Your instruction gave me high hope to fix my imac by myself!
My question for now is after you change the hard drive,
do you need to install os x before cloning the old drive to a new one?
I am not familiar with cloning the hard drive. What does it do?
Does it clone everything including 3rd party softwares and os x?

Best

]]> Comment on Replacing a Hard Drive in an Intel iMac by JasonTomczak http://jasontomczak.com/2007/11/23/4/comment-page-1/#comment-45832 JasonTomczak Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:01:39 +0000 http://jasontomczak.com/2008/01/10/4/#comment-45832 Hi James - not a daft Q at all. So long as the 1TB drive is SATA like the iMac, you can put the drive in your iMac and let the OS X install DVD format it for you. At first it'll probably say that the drive isn't recognized, etc., but if you open Disk Utility from the install process, you can select that 1TB drive, format it as Mac OS Extended (journaled) and GUID, and then continue installing OS X. You can also format it externally and then put it in. Whatever you prefer. Good luck! <em>BTW, you may want to make sure your 2007 iMac can handle 1TB. Some maxed out at 500GB or 750GB. Ye olde tech back then. </em> Hi James – not a daft Q at all. So long as the 1TB drive is SATA like the iMac, you can put the drive in your iMac and let the OS X install DVD format it for you. At first it’ll probably say that the drive isn’t recognized, etc., but if you open Disk Utility from the install process, you can select that 1TB drive, format it as Mac OS Extended (journaled) and GUID, and then continue installing OS X. You can also format it externally and then put it in. Whatever you prefer.

Good luck! BTW, you may want to make sure your 2007 iMac can handle 1TB. Some maxed out at 500GB or 750GB. Ye olde tech back then.

]]> Comment on Replacing a Hard Drive in an Intel iMac by James http://jasontomczak.com/2007/11/23/4/comment-page-1/#comment-45828 James Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:28:38 +0000 http://jasontomczak.com/2008/01/10/4/#comment-45828 Might be a daft question. But I want to put a 1TB drive that I have taken out of a NAS into my iMac 20" (~2007). Question - the drive currently has a bunch of data on it windows format, do I have to format it first? OR can I just bung it in and the iMac will allow me to format it then? FYI - don't need the data that's currently on the 1TB. Also want to clean install, not clone the current data on the mac drive. Might be a daft question. But I want to put a 1TB drive that I have taken out of a NAS into my iMac 20″ (~2007). Question – the drive currently has a bunch of data on it windows format, do I have to format it first? OR can I just bung it in and the iMac will allow me to format it then?

FYI – don’t need the data that’s currently on the 1TB. Also want to clean install, not clone the current data on the mac drive.

]]> Comment on A Quick & Easy White Box (Light Box) for Product Photography by Jean L http://jasontomczak.com/2007/12/17/a-quick-easy-white-box-light-box-for-product-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-45798 Jean L Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:51:12 +0000 http://jasontomczak.com/2008/01/10/a-quick-easy-white-box-light-box-for-product-photography/#comment-45798 Some of my shots turned out great, a little dark or bluish but easily fixed with my computer software. Some are terribly blue, green, or orange and cannot be fixed in my photo program, even if they looked fine in the camera viewfinder. Color is really important in what I'm doing. My next step is to figure out how to set the white balance on the camera, and look for a gray card. Grateful for the help on this thread! Thanks, all!!! Some of my shots turned out great, a little dark or bluish but easily fixed with my computer software. Some are terribly blue, green, or orange and cannot be fixed in my photo program, even if they looked fine in the camera viewfinder. Color is really important in what I’m doing. My next step is to figure out how to set the white balance on the camera, and look for a gray card. Grateful for the help on this thread! Thanks, all!!!

]]> Comment on A Quick & Easy White Box (Light Box) for Product Photography by Jean L http://jasontomczak.com/2007/12/17/a-quick-easy-white-box-light-box-for-product-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-45402 Jean L Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:26:18 +0000 http://jasontomczak.com/2008/01/10/a-quick-easy-white-box-light-box-for-product-photography/#comment-45402 I didn't like the prices on the CFL bulbs, so I got 100 watt Reveal bulbs. I made my box bigger because my products are bigger and I might want to photograph sets instead of single items. Foamboard: I got my foam board pieces at JoAnn Fabrics. They cut them for me, and I paid 1/3 of what I would have spent for smaller pieces at the office store. Light Bulbs: I got mine at Walmart for 1/4 the price I would have paid at the office store. White Duct Tape: I got it at Walmart and paid 1/2 what I would have spent at the office store. Nothing against the office store, they have the best prices on some items, just not these. I'll post again after I've finished taking some pictures and report on the bulbs I used. Thanks so much for this article! :) I didn’t like the prices on the CFL bulbs, so I got 100 watt Reveal bulbs. I made my box bigger because my products are bigger and I might want to photograph sets instead of single items.

Foamboard: I got my foam board pieces at JoAnn Fabrics. They cut them for me, and I paid 1/3 of what I would have spent for smaller pieces at the office store.

Light Bulbs: I got mine at Walmart for 1/4 the price I would have paid at the office store.

White Duct Tape: I got it at Walmart and paid 1/2 what I would have spent at the office store.

Nothing against the office store, they have the best prices on some items, just not these.

I’ll post again after I’ve finished taking some pictures and report on the bulbs I used.

Thanks so much for this article! :)

]]> Comment on Replacing a Hard Drive in an Intel iMac by Zoe Bogard http://jasontomczak.com/2007/11/23/4/comment-page-1/#comment-45283 Zoe Bogard Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:19:15 +0000 http://jasontomczak.com/2008/01/10/4/#comment-45283 Very neat blog post. Want more. Very neat blog post. Want more.

]]> Comment on A Quick & Easy White Box (Light Box) for Product Photography by Jean L http://jasontomczak.com/2007/12/17/a-quick-easy-white-box-light-box-for-product-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-44553 Jean L Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:45:36 +0000 http://jasontomczak.com/2008/01/10/a-quick-easy-white-box-light-box-for-product-photography/#comment-44553 2′ x 3′ sheets of white foamboard – 5 (or larger, if desired, for bigger light box) white or regular masking tape bright white paper articulating lamps – 3 light bulbs -- “daylight” CFL (compact florescent) bulbs that have a color temperature of about 5000 or 5500, equivalent to 150 watt incandescent bulbs box cutter 2′ x 3′ sheets of white foamboard – 5 (or larger, if desired, for bigger light box)
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]]> Comment on Two Solid State Drives (SSD) in a MacBook Pro by JasonTomczak http://jasontomczak.com/2011/04/10/two-solid-state-drives-ssd-in-a-macbook-pro/comment-page-1/#comment-43750 JasonTomczak Sun, 08 Jan 2012 05:31:17 +0000 http://jasontomczak.com/?p=288#comment-43750 HFM - While I had the dual SSD setup, I found that the battery life was only reduced by about 10-15 minutes per charge. I was still able to run at least 5-7 hours per charge (40% brightness). Of course, it depends on what you're doing on the laptop, but the second SSD really doesn't produce any drag. HFM – While I had the dual SSD setup, I found that the battery life was only reduced by about 10-15 minutes per charge. I was still able to run at least 5-7 hours per charge (40% brightness). Of course, it depends on what you’re doing on the laptop, but the second SSD really doesn’t produce any drag.

]]> Comment on Two Solid State Drives (SSD) in a MacBook Pro by haventfoundme http://jasontomczak.com/2011/04/10/two-solid-state-drives-ssd-in-a-macbook-pro/comment-page-1/#comment-43746 haventfoundme Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:51:43 +0000 http://jasontomczak.com/?p=288#comment-43746 Any testing done with the battery life? I'm interested in knowing how much this has on the battery and how often you find yourself charging the battery. Any testing done with the battery life? I’m interested in knowing how much this has on the battery and how often you find yourself charging the battery.

]]> Comment on Replacing a Hard Drive in a MacBook Pro – The Good, the Bad, The Ugly by JasonTomczak http://jasontomczak.com/2008/02/29/replacing-a-hard-drive-in-a-macbook-pro-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-39016 JasonTomczak Fri, 23 Dec 2011 04:07:00 +0000 http://jasontomczak.com/?p=18#comment-39016 Hey Geoff, I would recommend going with a nice 500GB 7200RPM drive or even one of the new 500GB hybrid drives that uses a small SSD inside for OS/app speed and a 7200RPM section for massive storage. Newegg.com has them; like <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148591" rel="nofollow">this one</a>. Hey Geoff,

I would recommend going with a nice 500GB 7200RPM drive or even one of the new 500GB hybrid drives that uses a small SSD inside for OS/app speed and a 7200RPM section for massive storage. Newegg.com has them; like this one.

]]> Comment on Replacing a Hard Drive in a MacBook Pro – The Good, the Bad, The Ugly by Geoff http://jasontomczak.com/2008/02/29/replacing-a-hard-drive-in-a-macbook-pro-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-38970 Geoff Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:39:50 +0000 http://jasontomczak.com/?p=18#comment-38970 Hey Jason, what new 7200RMP drive did you switch to (a couple months back)? I'm looking to upgrade my 2008 2.4GHZ MacBook Pro's 200GB drive out to something MUCH larger. I've only got 10GB left and thats because I recently cleaned it up. I am running out of room FAST. Also, what have you been using to clone your drive? Hey Jason, what new 7200RMP drive did you switch to (a couple months back)? I’m looking to upgrade my 2008 2.4GHZ MacBook Pro’s 200GB drive out to something MUCH larger. I’ve only got 10GB left and thats because I recently cleaned it up. I am running out of room FAST. Also, what have you been using to clone your drive?

]]> Comment on Replacing a Hard Drive in an Intel iMac by KMChan http://jasontomczak.com/2007/11/23/4/comment-page-1/#comment-38796 KMChan Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:18:53 +0000 http://jasontomczak.com/2008/01/10/4/#comment-38796 Hi Jason, iMAC 4.1 early 2006 model. Everytime I start my iMac, I get a blank screen with Folder with a question mark in it. I changed the HD to 500GB 3.5" SATA 7200RPM HDD and DDR2 800Mhz SODIMM 1GB RAM. Result after changing: Unable to install MAC Os X Tiger using installation disk. The installer is unable to detect the new HD on the "Select a Destination". When I got into Disk Utility trying to format, I faced the same issue of not able to detect the new HD. I then ran the AHT, and error 4SNS/1/40000001:VDOR was detected. I seek your assistance to help me solve my iMAC problem. Hi Jason,
iMAC 4.1 early 2006 model. Everytime I start my iMac, I get a blank screen with Folder with a question mark in it. I changed the HD to 500GB 3.5″ SATA 7200RPM HDD and DDR2 800Mhz SODIMM 1GB RAM.

Result after changing:
Unable to install MAC Os X Tiger using installation disk. The installer is unable to detect the new HD on the “Select a Destination”. When I got into Disk Utility trying to format, I faced the same issue of not able to detect the new HD.
I then ran the AHT, and error 4SNS/1/40000001:VDOR was detected.
I seek your assistance to help me solve my iMAC problem.

]]> Comment on MacBook Pro and the Seagate Momentus 500GB 7200RPM Drive by Diana http://jasontomczak.com/2009/06/07/macbook-pro-and-the-seagate-momentus-500gb-7200rpm-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-36772 Diana Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:31:00 +0000 http://jasontomczak.com/?p=152#comment-36772 Funny, I was about to buy myself one, and then I saw my Unibody Macbook Pro (late 2008) came with one. (Back then I opted for the "faster" Drive. However, the largest one back in the day was 320 GB. So this means, I already got the fast stuff inside, so I would not notice any difference. Gotta wait for the next generation until next summer with no upgrade. :( Funny, I was about to buy myself one, and then I saw my Unibody Macbook Pro (late 2008) came with one. (Back then I opted for the “faster” Drive. However, the largest one back in the day was 320 GB. So this means, I already got the fast stuff inside, so I would not notice any difference. Gotta wait for the next generation until next summer with no upgrade. :(

]]> Comment on A Quick & Easy White Box (Light Box) for Product Photography by K Manny http://jasontomczak.com/2007/12/17/a-quick-easy-white-box-light-box-for-product-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-34005 K Manny Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:59:11 +0000 http://jasontomczak.com/2008/01/10/a-quick-easy-white-box-light-box-for-product-photography/#comment-34005 This is great but I'd have to use diffusers as well because of those hard shadows. But this is a great for such a simple set up. This is great but I’d have to use diffusers as well because of those hard shadows.
But this is a great for such a simple set up.

]]> Comment on Replacing a Hard Drive in an Intel iMac by Colette Cooper http://jasontomczak.com/2007/11/23/4/comment-page-1/#comment-31346 Colette Cooper Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:07:34 +0000 http://jasontomczak.com/2008/01/10/4/#comment-31346 My intel iMac 17" with 160 GB HD, which I bought 7 years ago, died, and I was told it's a vintage model and cannot be fixed so I bought a new iMac. I took the 160GB hard drive out of my old Mac and want to see if I can transfer my photos and music and some other documents and possibly use it as an external drive as a back up. I am in the medical field and know nothing about computers. How do i do this? My intel iMac 17″ with 160 GB HD, which I bought 7 years ago, died, and I was told it’s a vintage model and cannot be fixed so I bought a new iMac. I took the 160GB hard drive out of my old Mac and want to see if I can transfer my photos and music and some other documents and possibly use it as an external drive as a back up. I am in the medical field and know nothing about computers. How do i do this?

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