2007-10-31 发表于: 倍可亲.美国 ( backchina.com )
现代社会日新月异, 社会分工明细各行各业此消彼长, 不管您接受的哪个层次的教育拿了多少学位, 手上有多少绝活儿, 改行或专业内调整总是在所难免.
昨天下班在电梯口遇到一位亚裔女士, 手里提着两个纸箱而且喜上眉梢, 问了一下是不是又有升迁. 这位一口气讲了十几分钟, 到了停车场还意犹未尽, 如释重负尽吐胸中苦水. 其刚刚接到任命书, 将赴一所北美一流学府的专利办公室任职, 工资翻了一个跟头还有富裕. 该校排名前20下属各色高科技公司70多家. 不过这职位可真是来之不易, 脱产学习一年又在联邦政府某专利办公室作了一年的见习生, 生化博士学位数年训练, 报酬勉强糊口而且几乎每天都加班, 两个孩子得不到应有的照料. 真是替这位高兴, 苦尽甜来而且丰富的实践经验一定是如虎添翼, 专利文件处理定会得心应手游刃有余.
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2007年11月1日星期四
父母认为，我回国是没有未来的！
本文由 allenjsau 在 2007-10-31 发表于: 倍可亲.美国 ( backchina.com )
送交者: 路东西 2007年10月29日于 [新大陆]
我至从来美留学，工作，生活已十余载。虽然房子，孩子都先后有了，可是妻子却在七年之痒之际离了。在深感世态炎凉万事皆空之后，有了回国工作生活的念头。目的有这么几个：一来自然为自己找一个在中国文化中重新工作生活的机会；二来想在自己未太老前于快速变化的经济中谋一个创业的途径；三来深感当今中国社会虽然钞票多了，可是却在吮吸中外精神鸦片。作为一个在海外经历不少的中国人觉得很有必要尽一分匹夫之责。
于是把此想法与父母在长途通话中说了。不料让七十余的老父母寝食不安。咱父母也来美探亲三回了，并不是没见过世面的。中国父母从来都是为孩子想的。他们虽然渴望天天见到孩子，但总是把孩子未来的利益放在首位。而我这个近不惑之年的儿子，在他们眼里仍然是没长大的孩子。我这儿想说的是，我回国的想法让他们如此担心，是因为在他们心里认为，我回国是没有未来的！
在当今中国GDP赶日近美的时代，他们为啥还这么想：
首先，生存环境恶化。我父母居住的那原本山清水秀的山城，只有那些新起的混凝土大楼格外醒目。养育这座山城的江河，已不再有鱼儿的跳跃。自来水的质量已不让人放心(我多位中学老师中年患癌症去世)。许多居民要到几公里外提山泉饮用。
其二，做中国人怕政治。中国社会千年来经历内外的统治欺压，敢直述真言，敢挺腰争权益的早已被杀的杀，赶的赶了。新中国算是有了转机，但还不能改变这个延续。于是乎，国民作为政府或党的子民仍然是颤颤兢兢图小康。若从海外回到国内，自然会有不同见解，不被当作嫡系也罢了，能保自己不被打入冷宫？注意了，现在中国社会是与以前敌视外国倒过来了。现在是你不能回到国内去捅买办集团的马蜂窝！
其三，在哪都是打工谋生。虽然回国能多吃地道的中国菜，可是在以廉价劳动力为竞争基础的经济形势下，寄身于国内庞大的劳动大军，不是你榨别人就是别人榨你。还不如在外面呆着给几位国人更多机会。
其四，如今找贤妻难。当今中国社会物欲横流，在贪官和某些中外黑势力的推动下，道德沦丧。离婚率直逼世界前列。心慈的老母亲不忍心看到儿子再受挫折。
其五，洋垃圾比海归受欢迎。只要一个不是黄皮肤脸的人，如果能说英文，那他到大陆肯定受亲睐。在一些国人眼里，会英文的洋垃圾都象是教授或富豪。而且在北美呆了那么多年后回大陆，会让听着自己都听不懂歌词的英文歌曲长大的小年轻笑你土。
咱父母已是古稀之年，虽无成啥大业，但也是尝遍人生的甘苦。琢磨着他们的想法，尽管也许只代表亿万普通中国家庭的一隅，我沉默了。。。
送交者: 路东西 2007年10月29日于 [新大陆]
我至从来美留学，工作，生活已十余载。虽然房子，孩子都先后有了，可是妻子却在七年之痒之际离了。在深感世态炎凉万事皆空之后，有了回国工作生活的念头。目的有这么几个：一来自然为自己找一个在中国文化中重新工作生活的机会；二来想在自己未太老前于快速变化的经济中谋一个创业的途径；三来深感当今中国社会虽然钞票多了，可是却在吮吸中外精神鸦片。作为一个在海外经历不少的中国人觉得很有必要尽一分匹夫之责。
于是把此想法与父母在长途通话中说了。不料让七十余的老父母寝食不安。咱父母也来美探亲三回了，并不是没见过世面的。中国父母从来都是为孩子想的。他们虽然渴望天天见到孩子，但总是把孩子未来的利益放在首位。而我这个近不惑之年的儿子，在他们眼里仍然是没长大的孩子。我这儿想说的是，我回国的想法让他们如此担心，是因为在他们心里认为，我回国是没有未来的！
在当今中国GDP赶日近美的时代，他们为啥还这么想：
首先，生存环境恶化。我父母居住的那原本山清水秀的山城，只有那些新起的混凝土大楼格外醒目。养育这座山城的江河，已不再有鱼儿的跳跃。自来水的质量已不让人放心(我多位中学老师中年患癌症去世)。许多居民要到几公里外提山泉饮用。
其二，做中国人怕政治。中国社会千年来经历内外的统治欺压，敢直述真言，敢挺腰争权益的早已被杀的杀，赶的赶了。新中国算是有了转机，但还不能改变这个延续。于是乎，国民作为政府或党的子民仍然是颤颤兢兢图小康。若从海外回到国内，自然会有不同见解，不被当作嫡系也罢了，能保自己不被打入冷宫？注意了，现在中国社会是与以前敌视外国倒过来了。现在是你不能回到国内去捅买办集团的马蜂窝！
其三，在哪都是打工谋生。虽然回国能多吃地道的中国菜，可是在以廉价劳动力为竞争基础的经济形势下，寄身于国内庞大的劳动大军，不是你榨别人就是别人榨你。还不如在外面呆着给几位国人更多机会。
其四，如今找贤妻难。当今中国社会物欲横流，在贪官和某些中外黑势力的推动下，道德沦丧。离婚率直逼世界前列。心慈的老母亲不忍心看到儿子再受挫折。
其五，洋垃圾比海归受欢迎。只要一个不是黄皮肤脸的人，如果能说英文，那他到大陆肯定受亲睐。在一些国人眼里，会英文的洋垃圾都象是教授或富豪。而且在北美呆了那么多年后回大陆，会让听着自己都听不懂歌词的英文歌曲长大的小年轻笑你土。
咱父母已是古稀之年，虽无成啥大业，但也是尝遍人生的甘苦。琢磨着他们的想法，尽管也许只代表亿万普通中国家庭的一隅，我沉默了。。。
沃尔玛推198美元电脑
运行Web2.0应用软件
倍可亲(backchina.com)北京时间11月1日消息，据国外媒体报道，美国零售巨头沃尔玛将于本周四销售一款基于Linux操作系统的低价PC，售价仅为198美元。这款名为Green gPC TC2502的台式机由PC厂商Everex制造，可运行目前各类热门Web 2.0应用软件。
gPC用户开机进入系统后，桌面下方将显示一排程序图标，点击这些图标，它们将指向由谷歌及其他公司提供的Web 2.0服务，如Google Docs, Gmail、谷歌地图、YouTube，以及Meebo、Facebook及维基百科等，同时还可使用Skype和Gimp等非网络应用软件，但电脑新手一般分不清本地应用软件和网络服务软件之间的区别。业界人士认为，gPC网络应用软件功能还有待完善。
首先，各项网络服务软件仍需在浏览器上运行，当用户点击桌面上某个网络服务图标时，则将打开Firefox浏览器或在Firefox上增加新标签。其次，这些网络服务需要分别登录。再次，尚不清楚用户网络应用数据将保留在何处。虽然gPC配备了硬盘，但网络应用用户并不在硬盘中放置文件。该机器还安装了OpenOffice办公套件，但需用户自己去查找。分析人士称，与Windows和Mac不同，gPC的特色在于加强了网络应用软件功能。
售价198美元的Web 2.0 gPC台式机[b]
gPC能运行所有网络应用软件及数种基于Linux的桌面应用软件
gPC采用威盛C7-D处理器，主频1.5GHz，配备512MB内存和80G硬盘，操作系统由gOS提供，为Ubuntu 7.10的一个版本；198美元的售价不包括显示器。据悉，gPC将同时在沃尔玛网站和店面中销售。
倍可亲(backchina.com)北京时间11月1日消息，据国外媒体报道，美国零售巨头沃尔玛将于本周四销售一款基于Linux操作系统的低价PC，售价仅为198美元。这款名为Green gPC TC2502的台式机由PC厂商Everex制造，可运行目前各类热门Web 2.0应用软件。
gPC用户开机进入系统后，桌面下方将显示一排程序图标，点击这些图标，它们将指向由谷歌及其他公司提供的Web 2.0服务，如Google Docs, Gmail、谷歌地图、YouTube，以及Meebo、Facebook及维基百科等，同时还可使用Skype和Gimp等非网络应用软件，但电脑新手一般分不清本地应用软件和网络服务软件之间的区别。业界人士认为，gPC网络应用软件功能还有待完善。
首先，各项网络服务软件仍需在浏览器上运行，当用户点击桌面上某个网络服务图标时，则将打开Firefox浏览器或在Firefox上增加新标签。其次，这些网络服务需要分别登录。再次，尚不清楚用户网络应用数据将保留在何处。虽然gPC配备了硬盘，但网络应用用户并不在硬盘中放置文件。该机器还安装了OpenOffice办公套件，但需用户自己去查找。分析人士称，与Windows和Mac不同，gPC的特色在于加强了网络应用软件功能。
售价198美元的Web 2.0 gPC台式机[b]
gPC能运行所有网络应用软件及数种基于Linux的桌面应用软件
gPC采用威盛C7-D处理器，主频1.5GHz，配备512MB内存和80G硬盘，操作系统由gOS提供，为Ubuntu 7.10的一个版本；198美元的售价不包括显示器。据悉，gPC将同时在沃尔玛网站和店面中销售。
Online data backup
Save music, photos from disaster
Ben Hur, is senior director of product management for hard drive manufacturer Seagate, which also makes the popular Maxxtor external hard drives. USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham spoke with Hur about hard drive protection.
Q. How safe is hard drive-backup as a tool?
A. As a first precaution, it's one of the safest. As an extra precaution, we suggest folks have offsite copies as well. We suggest they backup their data on more than one drive. For instance, I have a drive at my parents' house, and I update it monthly, with all my photos and business documents.
Q: What should we do to make sure our hard drive backup is safe?
A. You're probably downloading it to your computer, and hopefully you have an external drive and you also back up to that. Many of our drives come with automatic backup software to make new copies in the background every time you've changed a file. And some of our drives come with something called RAID ONE protection, which basically has two drives in one enclosure. You back up the data twice. It takes extra precaution, so if one drive fails, you at least have the data on the other drive and won't lose it.
Online backup is a direction that many folks are moving to, but we don't see that high of an adoption yet. The beauty of storing stuff online is if there were any natural disaster, you at least had your data up in the cloud.
Q. How long should a hard drive last?
A. It varies, with the use. I can say that all of our drives come with a five year warranty.
Q. What's your best-selling hard drive?
A. 500 GB for the external, and 120 GB for the portable hard drives.
By Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY
LOS ANGELES — You saw it in the footage of Californians fleeing their homes from horrific wildfires. They grabbed a few priceless photos and ran.
What if you're not lucky enough to get to the photo albums? Maybe you've digitized your old pictures and backed them up on discs or an external hard drive. But that does no good if natural disaster hits, and you can't get to them in time. And what about the rest of your digital life — music, videos and the like?
BACK-UP BASICS: How to digitize your life
Tech-savvy consumers are looking to online backup services for peace of mind. For years, these services were either unreliable, hard to use or very expensive — but that's changed.
Two companies, Mozy and Carbonite, now offer unlimited storage for about $50 yearly, or about half the cost of a 500-gigabyte hard drive.
"The beauty of online backup is it is off-site," says Vance Checketts, a director at Mozy in American Fork, Utah. "It's not on a DVD or hard drive in your living room that may go up in flames or die on you." Mozy has 350,000 subscribers, up from 100,000 in early 2006, Checketts says. Rival Carbonite says it has more than 100,000 subscribers.
A 500-GB hard drive can hold 8,000 hours of digital music, 160,000 photos, 500 hours of video or 250 games, says hard-drive manufacturer Seagate. The idea of amassing even more digital content may sound far-fetched, but most PCs now come with at least 250 to 300 GB to accommodate space-hogging digital photo and music libraries, videos and documents.
Hard drives are the primary vehicle consumers and businesses use for backup. About 495 million drives were sold in 2006, according to measurement firm IDC, worth $30 billion. Seagate dominates the industry with 35% market share.
Another backup choice is saving media to CDs or data DVDs. But as digital photo resolution increases, so do file sizes. It is getting tougher to back up to a CD that holds a puny 700 megabytes, or 200 to 300 photos. Even a DVD, at 4.7 GB, won't hold big movie files.
New high-definition DVDs offer higher capacities, but they're pricey — about $500 for a burner, and $10 a disc, compared to about 25 cents for a regular DVD.
To back up to online, most services ask you to download a small piece of software, which resides on your computer and acts as a virtual drive. The programs can be set up for automatic backups, or you can drag and drop individual files.
Delivery depends on your connection speed and how much data you are sending. Video files tend to be the largest type of data. Checketts says that backing up video can take "hours, days or even a week."
USA TODAY began testing backup with Mozy on Monday afternoon, transferring 75 GB of material. By mid-Tuesday, just over 10% had been uploaded.
Justin Inda, a video editor for Wild Eyes Productions, which produces documentaries for the History Channel, knows well about losing data. He's lost six hard drives in five years, including video projects and his entire iTunes music collection.
His hard-drive failures came from power surges, which fried the data.
"I now back up everything on at least three drives per day," Inda says. "Drives are cheap enough for people to pick up extras, back up everything and ship it to a relative's or friend's house for safekeeping." He sent an extra copy of his video-editing demo reel to his parents' home in Florida.
"I've learned my lesson the hard way," he says.
Ben Hur, is senior director of product management for hard drive manufacturer Seagate, which also makes the popular Maxxtor external hard drives. USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham spoke with Hur about hard drive protection.
Q. How safe is hard drive-backup as a tool?
A. As a first precaution, it's one of the safest. As an extra precaution, we suggest folks have offsite copies as well. We suggest they backup their data on more than one drive. For instance, I have a drive at my parents' house, and I update it monthly, with all my photos and business documents.
Q: What should we do to make sure our hard drive backup is safe?
A. You're probably downloading it to your computer, and hopefully you have an external drive and you also back up to that. Many of our drives come with automatic backup software to make new copies in the background every time you've changed a file. And some of our drives come with something called RAID ONE protection, which basically has two drives in one enclosure. You back up the data twice. It takes extra precaution, so if one drive fails, you at least have the data on the other drive and won't lose it.
Online backup is a direction that many folks are moving to, but we don't see that high of an adoption yet. The beauty of storing stuff online is if there were any natural disaster, you at least had your data up in the cloud.
Q. How long should a hard drive last?
A. It varies, with the use. I can say that all of our drives come with a five year warranty.
Q. What's your best-selling hard drive?
A. 500 GB for the external, and 120 GB for the portable hard drives.
By Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY
LOS ANGELES — You saw it in the footage of Californians fleeing their homes from horrific wildfires. They grabbed a few priceless photos and ran.
What if you're not lucky enough to get to the photo albums? Maybe you've digitized your old pictures and backed them up on discs or an external hard drive. But that does no good if natural disaster hits, and you can't get to them in time. And what about the rest of your digital life — music, videos and the like?
BACK-UP BASICS: How to digitize your life
Tech-savvy consumers are looking to online backup services for peace of mind. For years, these services were either unreliable, hard to use or very expensive — but that's changed.
Two companies, Mozy and Carbonite, now offer unlimited storage for about $50 yearly, or about half the cost of a 500-gigabyte hard drive.
"The beauty of online backup is it is off-site," says Vance Checketts, a director at Mozy in American Fork, Utah. "It's not on a DVD or hard drive in your living room that may go up in flames or die on you." Mozy has 350,000 subscribers, up from 100,000 in early 2006, Checketts says. Rival Carbonite says it has more than 100,000 subscribers.
A 500-GB hard drive can hold 8,000 hours of digital music, 160,000 photos, 500 hours of video or 250 games, says hard-drive manufacturer Seagate. The idea of amassing even more digital content may sound far-fetched, but most PCs now come with at least 250 to 300 GB to accommodate space-hogging digital photo and music libraries, videos and documents.
Hard drives are the primary vehicle consumers and businesses use for backup. About 495 million drives were sold in 2006, according to measurement firm IDC, worth $30 billion. Seagate dominates the industry with 35% market share.
Another backup choice is saving media to CDs or data DVDs. But as digital photo resolution increases, so do file sizes. It is getting tougher to back up to a CD that holds a puny 700 megabytes, or 200 to 300 photos. Even a DVD, at 4.7 GB, won't hold big movie files.
New high-definition DVDs offer higher capacities, but they're pricey — about $500 for a burner, and $10 a disc, compared to about 25 cents for a regular DVD.
To back up to online, most services ask you to download a small piece of software, which resides on your computer and acts as a virtual drive. The programs can be set up for automatic backups, or you can drag and drop individual files.
Delivery depends on your connection speed and how much data you are sending. Video files tend to be the largest type of data. Checketts says that backing up video can take "hours, days or even a week."
USA TODAY began testing backup with Mozy on Monday afternoon, transferring 75 GB of material. By mid-Tuesday, just over 10% had been uploaded.
Justin Inda, a video editor for Wild Eyes Productions, which produces documentaries for the History Channel, knows well about losing data. He's lost six hard drives in five years, including video projects and his entire iTunes music collection.
His hard-drive failures came from power surges, which fried the data.
"I now back up everything on at least three drives per day," Inda says. "Drives are cheap enough for people to pick up extras, back up everything and ship it to a relative's or friend's house for safekeeping." He sent an extra copy of his video-editing demo reel to his parents' home in Florida.
"I've learned my lesson the hard way," he says.
视频播放──从电脑到电视
2007年10月29日
如今，视频内容占了网络世界的大半江山，如果能有一种简便快捷的方式可以将视频从电脑转到电视上，就像将文件从一台电脑转到另一台上那样轻松，岂不是很有意义？
晟碟Sansa TakeTV想想看，要是能有一种特殊的装置，不仅能连接电脑，让你将视频文件拖放进去这种装置，还可以连上你的电视机，播放出这些视频。这样，你就不用在笔记本电脑上观看电视剧或电影，而是可以一边看一边舒舒服服地躺在沙发上，不必进行高科技的网络连接。
晟碟(SanDisk)的产品Sansa TakeTV(www.take.tv就试图进行这样的尝试，但比原本设想的要更为复杂。这个装置就是一个4.5英寸的移动U盘，带可连接的附件，容量为4G或8G，价格分别为100和150美元。它可以独立地将视频从苹果(Apple)的Mac电脑或Windows电脑转到电视，但能转换的文件只限于几种。
由于TakeTV不支持从诸如苹果iTunes Store等其他在线服务那里下载的视频，晟碟创建了自己的在线服务，名为Fanfare(www.fanfare.com)，以配合TakeTV。用户将TakeTV插入电脑，从Fanfare下载电影或电视剧，拔出装置，然后将它接到电视上，就可以观看视频。Fanfare仍在测试阶段，目前还没有提供太多内容。其网络涵盖的成员都大名鼎鼎，如Showtime和CBS，但只有一些节目的部分片段可供下载，如“Dexter”、“Survivor”和 “CSI Miami”等。
广告
晟碟的TakeTV和Fanfare刚刚起步，正因如此，也有着诸多局限。就其好处而言，Fanfare看上去是个很吸引人的东西──对于一个以销售U盘着称的公司来说，它确实是一大变化。而视频回放的质量也令人印象深刻。但目前，这一装置加服务的组合还远未成熟。
Fanfare目前只能在Windows系统下运行，而且下载的视频无法在电脑上播放。由于其目前还在测试阶段，在限定时间内还没有对电影和电视剧收取费用。内容提供商最终将对每集内容收取1.99美元的内容，或者如果他们选择使用一种广告支持模式的话，就不收费。
晟碟计划继续完善Fanfare的内容，目前其内容仅限于来自六个电视网的节目，共90集。但在电视上播放视频很叫人不舒服，一些简单的功能都没有，比如倒转或快进时的进度条。如果你在观看时需要中途停下视频，却不小心关掉了TakeTV，你看到什么位置就无法保存了。
TakeTV 的明智设计为它加了分。其USB部分隐藏在一个整齐的托架里，这样整个装置就成了一个纤薄的长方体，便于携带。当TakeTV连接到电视上时，托架本身就是一个遥控器。有一个单独的电视连接器接入电视，使用红、黄、白三色的复合电缆，或就是一根S视频电缆。这一电视连接器也要接入电源。
并非每个人都会喜欢TakeTV接入电视时的样子，因为连接器使用的是长长的复合电缆，样子很难看。
我上手很慢，一开始只是从我的电脑里拖放视频文件到TakeTV中。开始时，我不小心移动了MP4文件，这种文件与TakeTV不兼容。可以转换的视频文件类型有：DivX、XviD和MPEG-4（AVI、MPGt MPEG文件都属于最后一类）。问题在于：大多数人都不知道自己的视频是什么格式，因此找出正确的格式会很麻烦。
我转换的一个文件是去加利福利亚旅行的一个短片。在标准清晰度的电视上播放时，画面看上去极为鲜明清晰。晟碟声称视频会以DVD画质播放，我认为这个评价非常准确。
使用Fanfare的服务相当简单。当你首次将TakeTV插入电脑时，你会接到下载Fanfare客户端的提示，然后需要注册，创建一个用户名和密码，才能使用这个客户端。
Fanfare 程序丰富多彩。它有一个垂直的列表，展示可用的网络资源（CBS、Showtime、Smithsonian、The Weather Channel、Jaman和TV Guide）。当你用鼠标滑过网络名称和电视剧集名称时，它们会闪烁；每部电影或节目的静态图片会说明你能下载到什么，某些视频还有预览。
我将TakeTV接入工作的电脑，选择了一个附加图标，开始下载Showtime曲折复杂的系列片“Dexter”的试播部分。下载这个53分钟的剧集用了 30分钟。我下载了一个17分钟的电影，名为“Countdown”，用了将近20分钟才下载完。但由于Fanfare的策略是不能在电脑上播放，我只有在家对着电视的时候才能观看这些视频。
我将TakeTV接入电视之后，可以从一个列表上选择视频；你从在线服务上下载的所有东西都会自动存放在一个预先创建的文件夹里，名为“Fanfare Download”。
我使用的是售价100美元、容量为4G的TakeTV，晟碟估计它可以容纳播放5个小时的视频；售价150美元、容量8G的型号则可容纳10个小时的视频。 Fanfare会出现一个很实用的图释标明我的装置容量，显示占据了多少空间（至本文截稿时，我已经用掉了46%的空间）。
晟碟知道自己还有很大的改进余地，尤其是如果想挑战一些成功的服务的话，比如苹果的iTunes。照现在来看，TakeTV拥有正确的理念，但用户不得不跳过一大堆障碍。它计划在将来某个时候让Fanfare也能在苹果电脑上使用，并希望在今年年底之前实现视频在电脑上的播放。目前，对这款装置及其服务最好还是不要兴奋得太早。
Katherine Boehret
如今，视频内容占了网络世界的大半江山，如果能有一种简便快捷的方式可以将视频从电脑转到电视上，就像将文件从一台电脑转到另一台上那样轻松，岂不是很有意义？
晟碟Sansa TakeTV想想看，要是能有一种特殊的装置，不仅能连接电脑，让你将视频文件拖放进去这种装置，还可以连上你的电视机，播放出这些视频。这样，你就不用在笔记本电脑上观看电视剧或电影，而是可以一边看一边舒舒服服地躺在沙发上，不必进行高科技的网络连接。
晟碟(SanDisk)的产品Sansa TakeTV(www.take.tv就试图进行这样的尝试，但比原本设想的要更为复杂。这个装置就是一个4.5英寸的移动U盘，带可连接的附件，容量为4G或8G，价格分别为100和150美元。它可以独立地将视频从苹果(Apple)的Mac电脑或Windows电脑转到电视，但能转换的文件只限于几种。
由于TakeTV不支持从诸如苹果iTunes Store等其他在线服务那里下载的视频，晟碟创建了自己的在线服务，名为Fanfare(www.fanfare.com)，以配合TakeTV。用户将TakeTV插入电脑，从Fanfare下载电影或电视剧，拔出装置，然后将它接到电视上，就可以观看视频。Fanfare仍在测试阶段，目前还没有提供太多内容。其网络涵盖的成员都大名鼎鼎，如Showtime和CBS，但只有一些节目的部分片段可供下载，如“Dexter”、“Survivor”和 “CSI Miami”等。
广告
晟碟的TakeTV和Fanfare刚刚起步，正因如此，也有着诸多局限。就其好处而言，Fanfare看上去是个很吸引人的东西──对于一个以销售U盘着称的公司来说，它确实是一大变化。而视频回放的质量也令人印象深刻。但目前，这一装置加服务的组合还远未成熟。
Fanfare目前只能在Windows系统下运行，而且下载的视频无法在电脑上播放。由于其目前还在测试阶段，在限定时间内还没有对电影和电视剧收取费用。内容提供商最终将对每集内容收取1.99美元的内容，或者如果他们选择使用一种广告支持模式的话，就不收费。
晟碟计划继续完善Fanfare的内容，目前其内容仅限于来自六个电视网的节目，共90集。但在电视上播放视频很叫人不舒服，一些简单的功能都没有，比如倒转或快进时的进度条。如果你在观看时需要中途停下视频，却不小心关掉了TakeTV，你看到什么位置就无法保存了。
TakeTV 的明智设计为它加了分。其USB部分隐藏在一个整齐的托架里，这样整个装置就成了一个纤薄的长方体，便于携带。当TakeTV连接到电视上时，托架本身就是一个遥控器。有一个单独的电视连接器接入电视，使用红、黄、白三色的复合电缆，或就是一根S视频电缆。这一电视连接器也要接入电源。
并非每个人都会喜欢TakeTV接入电视时的样子，因为连接器使用的是长长的复合电缆，样子很难看。
我上手很慢，一开始只是从我的电脑里拖放视频文件到TakeTV中。开始时，我不小心移动了MP4文件，这种文件与TakeTV不兼容。可以转换的视频文件类型有：DivX、XviD和MPEG-4（AVI、MPGt MPEG文件都属于最后一类）。问题在于：大多数人都不知道自己的视频是什么格式，因此找出正确的格式会很麻烦。
我转换的一个文件是去加利福利亚旅行的一个短片。在标准清晰度的电视上播放时，画面看上去极为鲜明清晰。晟碟声称视频会以DVD画质播放，我认为这个评价非常准确。
使用Fanfare的服务相当简单。当你首次将TakeTV插入电脑时，你会接到下载Fanfare客户端的提示，然后需要注册，创建一个用户名和密码，才能使用这个客户端。
Fanfare 程序丰富多彩。它有一个垂直的列表，展示可用的网络资源（CBS、Showtime、Smithsonian、The Weather Channel、Jaman和TV Guide）。当你用鼠标滑过网络名称和电视剧集名称时，它们会闪烁；每部电影或节目的静态图片会说明你能下载到什么，某些视频还有预览。
我将TakeTV接入工作的电脑，选择了一个附加图标，开始下载Showtime曲折复杂的系列片“Dexter”的试播部分。下载这个53分钟的剧集用了 30分钟。我下载了一个17分钟的电影，名为“Countdown”，用了将近20分钟才下载完。但由于Fanfare的策略是不能在电脑上播放，我只有在家对着电视的时候才能观看这些视频。
我将TakeTV接入电视之后，可以从一个列表上选择视频；你从在线服务上下载的所有东西都会自动存放在一个预先创建的文件夹里，名为“Fanfare Download”。
我使用的是售价100美元、容量为4G的TakeTV，晟碟估计它可以容纳播放5个小时的视频；售价150美元、容量8G的型号则可容纳10个小时的视频。 Fanfare会出现一个很实用的图释标明我的装置容量，显示占据了多少空间（至本文截稿时，我已经用掉了46%的空间）。
晟碟知道自己还有很大的改进余地，尤其是如果想挑战一些成功的服务的话，比如苹果的iTunes。照现在来看，TakeTV拥有正确的理念，但用户不得不跳过一大堆障碍。它计划在将来某个时候让Fanfare也能在苹果电脑上使用，并希望在今年年底之前实现视频在电脑上的播放。目前，对这款装置及其服务最好还是不要兴奋得太早。
Katherine Boehret
Understanding TSM HSM for Windows
Education
Abstract
Audience:
Anyone interested in learning more about Tivoli Storage Manager
Abstract:
HSM for Windows provides hierarchical storage management functionality to the Windows platform much the same as TSM for Space Management. This session will explore the similarities and differences in primary function between these two products. In addition, we will explore the specific integration of TSM HSM for Windows and TSM for Space Management and a TSM Backup/Restore strategy.
Presented By:
Tom Hepner
Date: October 23, 2007
Content
This is the powerpoint used for the live session:
Abstract
Audience:
Anyone interested in learning more about Tivoli Storage Manager
Abstract:
HSM for Windows provides hierarchical storage management functionality to the Windows platform much the same as TSM for Space Management. This session will explore the similarities and differences in primary function between these two products. In addition, we will explore the specific integration of TSM HSM for Windows and TSM for Space Management and a TSM Backup/Restore strategy.
Presented By:
Tom Hepner
Date: October 23, 2007
Content
This is the powerpoint used for the live session:
TSM 5.4 Self help support
Updated for info for new Tivoli Storage Manager Administrators
Flash (Alert)
Abstract
New to Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)? Learn about online support information to assist in and leverage your use of the TSM product.
Content
Problem Determination Guides
TSM version 5.3
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=663&context=SSGSG7&q1=problem+determination+guide&uid=pub1sc32910301&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&lang=en
TSM version 5.3.2
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v1r1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.itsmm.doc_5.3.3/pdguide.html
TSM version 5.4
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v1r1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.itsmm.doc/0142/main.html
Performance Tuning Guides
TSM version 5.3
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=663&context=SSGSG7&q1=performance+and+tuning+Guide&uid=pub1sc32910102&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&lang=en
TSM version 5.4
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v1r1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.itsmm.doc/0142/main.html
Now available: Automatically emailed support information for TSM administrators
Tivoli Storage Manager users can subscribe to receive monthly emails that contain technical information to assist them in administration of TSM environments.
URL: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=663&context=SSGSG7&dc=DB540&uid=swg21249287
Tivoli Storage Manager Manual Information Center
This information center contains documentation for IBM Tivoli Storage Management products. Storage software manages and assures the accessibility, availability, and performance of stored information.
URL: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/index.jsp
Complimentary concepts poster for Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) administrators and users
This poster is intended for TSM administrators and users to hang in their work areas. It provides a detailed visual overview of TSM, the major components, and key concepts regarding client operations, maintaining the server and aspects of server storage. It shows conceptually how all the different parts and processes of the product work together. Order your FREE copy today via these instructions:
http://www.ibm.com/shop/publications/order
Steps
1. Customer selects country
2. Customer selects search for publications
3. Customer enters Publication Number SC32-9464-00 in the publication number field
4. Customer then follows the e-Mail instructions to receive a FREE Complementary copy.
** Note: IBM internal employees please order this pub via the intranet site: http://w3.ibm.com/publications/order
Just updated for v5.4
IBM Education Assistant for Tivoli Storage Manager
What is it? The IBM Education Assistant (IEA) integrates narrated presentations, Show Me Demonstrations, tutorials, and resource links to help you successfully configure and use IBM software products.
In detail, the information provided in IEA is role and task based to demonstrate how to accomplish "specific" tasks in their software product. The term coined for this is aptly named "Just in Time" training.
IEA consists of:
Presentations - technical overviews that provide background on a topic (some are audio-enabled)
Show Me Demos - guided demonstrations that show how to complete a specific task
Tutorials - step-by-step instructions to follow for completing a task
Additional reading material - links that organize product documentation, Redbooks, and whitepapers
See it here: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ieduasst/tivv1r0/topic/com.ibm.iea.tsm/tsm/TSMv54_Task.html
IBM Support Assistant for Tivoli Storage Manager
This tool will assist Tivoli Storage Manager admins with their support issues. It is called IBM Support Assistant (ISA) and is available in the download section at the TSM Support page: http://www-306.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html
ISA is a cross-product extensible client application that increases your capacity for self-help by making it easier to access support resources. ISA allows you to add plug-ins for the IBM products you use, creating a customized support experience for your configuration.
The Tivoli Storage Manager Server product plug-in enhances the Search, Education, Support Links and Service components of IBM Support Assistant. As more plugins become available for TSM we will announce them on the TSM support pages.
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Implementation Guide
This IBM Redbook describes how to integrate, install, configure, and operate the very latest IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Release 5.3 in heterogeneous environments.”.
URL: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/SG245416.html?Open
Sign up to receive weekly mailings for all products via the MySupport Portal
By registering for this service you can sign up to receive product specific support information on: Downloads, Flashes, Forum/Discussion Groups, Problem Solving Information, Publications, and specific customer support sites.
URL: https://www-1.ibm.com/support/mysupport/us/en/
Flash (Alert)
Abstract
New to Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)? Learn about online support information to assist in and leverage your use of the TSM product.
Content
Problem Determination Guides
TSM version 5.3
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=663&context=SSGSG7&q1=problem+determination+guide&uid=pub1sc32910301&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&lang=en
TSM version 5.3.2
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v1r1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.itsmm.doc_5.3.3/pdguide.html
TSM version 5.4
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v1r1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.itsmm.doc/0142/main.html
Performance Tuning Guides
TSM version 5.3
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=663&context=SSGSG7&q1=performance+and+tuning+Guide&uid=pub1sc32910102&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&lang=en
TSM version 5.4
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v1r1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.itsmm.doc/0142/main.html
Now available: Automatically emailed support information for TSM administrators
Tivoli Storage Manager users can subscribe to receive monthly emails that contain technical information to assist them in administration of TSM environments.
URL: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=663&context=SSGSG7&dc=DB540&uid=swg21249287
Tivoli Storage Manager Manual Information Center
This information center contains documentation for IBM Tivoli Storage Management products. Storage software manages and assures the accessibility, availability, and performance of stored information.
URL: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/index.jsp
Complimentary concepts poster for Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) administrators and users
This poster is intended for TSM administrators and users to hang in their work areas. It provides a detailed visual overview of TSM, the major components, and key concepts regarding client operations, maintaining the server and aspects of server storage. It shows conceptually how all the different parts and processes of the product work together. Order your FREE copy today via these instructions:
http://www.ibm.com/shop/publications/order
Steps
1. Customer selects country
2. Customer selects search for publications
3. Customer enters Publication Number SC32-9464-00 in the publication number field
4. Customer then follows the e-Mail instructions to receive a FREE Complementary copy.
** Note: IBM internal employees please order this pub via the intranet site: http://w3.ibm.com/publications/order
Just updated for v5.4
IBM Education Assistant for Tivoli Storage Manager
What is it? The IBM Education Assistant (IEA) integrates narrated presentations, Show Me Demonstrations, tutorials, and resource links to help you successfully configure and use IBM software products.
In detail, the information provided in IEA is role and task based to demonstrate how to accomplish "specific" tasks in their software product. The term coined for this is aptly named "Just in Time" training.
IEA consists of:
Presentations - technical overviews that provide background on a topic (some are audio-enabled)
Show Me Demos - guided demonstrations that show how to complete a specific task
Tutorials - step-by-step instructions to follow for completing a task
Additional reading material - links that organize product documentation, Redbooks, and whitepapers
See it here: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ieduasst/tivv1r0/topic/com.ibm.iea.tsm/tsm/TSMv54_Task.html
IBM Support Assistant for Tivoli Storage Manager
This tool will assist Tivoli Storage Manager admins with their support issues. It is called IBM Support Assistant (ISA) and is available in the download section at the TSM Support page: http://www-306.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html
ISA is a cross-product extensible client application that increases your capacity for self-help by making it easier to access support resources. ISA allows you to add plug-ins for the IBM products you use, creating a customized support experience for your configuration.
The Tivoli Storage Manager Server product plug-in enhances the Search, Education, Support Links and Service components of IBM Support Assistant. As more plugins become available for TSM we will announce them on the TSM support pages.
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Implementation Guide
This IBM Redbook describes how to integrate, install, configure, and operate the very latest IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Release 5.3 in heterogeneous environments.”.
URL: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/SG245416.html?Open
Sign up to receive weekly mailings for all products via the MySupport Portal
By registering for this service you can sign up to receive product specific support information on: Downloads, Flashes, Forum/Discussion Groups, Problem Solving Information, Publications, and specific customer support sites.
URL: https://www-1.ibm.com/support/mysupport/us/en/
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