Thanks for 8GB CN thumb drive

Justin Weber November 23, 2012 at 14:25:20

kuwese, You're welcome, thanks for all the hard work! Just in case people aren't aware what he's talking about, we sent out some cool "Computing.Net swag" (a thumb-drive) to our mods and techs/experts for all the great work they've been doing this year. Just something to show our appreciation! Thanks to everyone! Justin

mikelinus November 23, 2012 at 14:49:14

Mine works stupendously as well. Much appreciated. :: mike

Derek November 23, 2012 at 15:06:24

Aha, I wondered where mine had got to - seems it's in the pipeline then. Patience is a virtue LOL.

MrGoodguy November 23, 2012 at 19:33:46

Thanks heaps Joe and Justin, from me also. :) Thanks also from all of us NOT in the US, It was a nice treat. Please reply and let us know if our help worked. Your feedback helps others. Maybe you?

SkipCox November 23, 2012 at 19:54:55

Mine works perfectly too. Computing.Net logo and cool blue light too... :)) It is certainly a treat from folks I admire. Believe all of us would agree CN has done more for us than we've hoped to do for CN. Thank ya Justin; thank ya Joe. Skip Audares Juvo

Justin Weber November 23, 2012 at 20:11:26

Derek, It looks like the airmail we used might be really slow. Hopefully it gets there eventually. If not, Joe will probably have to resend. Justin

ijack November 23, 2012 at 23:12:42

Mine arrived in the UK a couple of days ago. Much appreciated.

kuwese November 23, 2012 at 23:16:04

That's true Skip. Here u get experience & information and last time i checked no school or collage or university give out these things for free. You know the real meaning of peace only if you have been through the war.

Richard59 November 24, 2012 at 01:27:25

Thanks CN. Mine arrived yesterday. Funny thing about postal services. It was postmarked in Melbourne (Australia) on Nov 5th but didn't arrive in my mailbox until 23rd. 18 days to travel from one state capital to another. Too early for the Christmas rush. Things aren't looking good for all the gift senders and internet shoppers next month. I'm now going to try something I've only read about. Creating a bootable USB drive. Goin' Fishin' (Some day)

MrGoodguy November 24, 2012 at 03:13:46

Try Sardu to make a bootable usb. It was the first thing I did :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAP5... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaAo... Please reply and let us know if our help worked. Your feedback helps others. Maybe you?

grasshopper November 24, 2012 at 09:41:47

I got mine quite awhile ago. It is really cool with the blue light etc. It's nice to know you're appreciated. Thanx again to Justin and Joe. Keep up the good work.

Derek November 24, 2012 at 11:54:47

Justin If ijack only received his 2 days ago, also in the UK, then I expect it's just a matter of time. Otherwise I'll mark a big white X in the garden and keep a look out for lost aircraft LOL.

Justin Weber November 24, 2012 at 14:39:52

Derek, I hope so too!!! Justin

jpishgar November 25, 2012 at 18:52:46

Let me know if you were on the list and haven't received one yet. They are being shipped by steamboat and horse-drawn carriage, I fear.

Curt R November 26, 2012 at 07:16:47

Nothing outt my way yet.......Or was I on the list? lol It matters not how straight the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul. ***William Henley***

Derek November 26, 2012 at 07:37:49

jpishgar Nothing in today's post but as previously said, there's still time yet. If it arrives I'll send you a PM pronto. D

Curt R November 26, 2012 at 11:50:36

I spoke too soon..........LOL Mine was in the mail today....and it works perfectly. Thanks! It matters not how straight the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul. ***William Henley***

Derek November 30, 2012 at 06:43:54

Justin Still no sign of it so I'm now beginning to think it has gone astray. What do you think?

kuwese November 30, 2012 at 07:49:38

May be mine was sent by secret CN F35 lightning jet because i live far far away :) You know the real meaning of peace only if you have been through the war.

jpishgar December 3, 2012 at 09:46:03

If you don't receive it in one more week, send me your info via PM Derek, and I'll resend it. They are being shipped via steamship and horse-drawn carriage.

Derek December 3, 2012 at 09:48:37

jpishgar Thx, will do so if necessary. Always pop back and let us know the outcome - thanks

XpUser4Real December 3, 2012 at 21:09:10

Thanks a million for the drive....looks and works GREAT! Mine was postmarked Nov5th and I just got it today....LOL...apparently the horse passed away and they had to buy a mule for the carriage! Some HELP in posting on Computing.net plus free progs and instructions 7 Golds

Derek December 4, 2012 at 06:45:15

Wow, if it took that long to get across a continuous land mass then I didn't ought to give up just yet. Just hope the mule can swim. Always pop back and let us know the outcome - thanks

Derek December 11, 2012 at 09:51:20

jpishgar No sign of it - another mule drowned I guess. Have PM'd the info you requested at #20. Thx. Always pop back and let us know the outcome - thanks

Derek January 2, 2013 at 09:27:27

Just to say that my flash drive (second attempt) arrived today despite the holiday mail situation. It's great and many thanks for the extra effort. Wonder where the first one got to.... To make this response more useful, for those who don't know already there is a neat trick to stop flash drives being attacked from the wicked autorun.inf virus (passed between computers via flash drives). You use the command line, switching it to each of your flash drives using its letter, for example J: These are the commands: mkdir autorun.inf (this creates an autorun folder) cd autorun.inf (opens the folder) mkdir .\con\ (this creates an undeletable folder inside the autorun folder) This will prevent any autorun files being put on those drives. The folder "Con" cannot be created in Windows (OK in Command Prompt or Linux). It can only be deleted from a flash drive using Linux or by formatting the flash drive. Check it by trying to delete folder autorun.inf (if it deletes you have not got the commands exactly right). EDIT: Flash drive even works on my old Win 98 despite being half the size of the HD. Got driver from "Windows update" in the normal way (which is amazing). Always pop back and let us know the outcome - thanks

jpishgar January 3, 2013 at 10:23:10

Great to hear, Derek! The one I sent to you and to our home office in France never quite made it, and others (like kuwese) took way too long to arrive. Will be sending FedEx from now on, at least for the international stuff. Enjoy the drives, guys!