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RE: [amibroker] The Perfect (?!) AmiBroker Setup [ was Vista 64...]



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Mea no say culpa - mea say couple of..  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of J. Biran
> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 1:59 PM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [amibroker] The Perfect (?!) AmiBroker Setup [ 
> was Vista 64...]
> 
> For redundancy I use an external eSATA drive that is always
> switched off, except briefly when used.
> I manually copy onto it Norton Ghost images (that are
> created on my normal RAID1 drives) 
> as a second layer of protection.
> This is not excessive paranoia, I have a friend whose
> computer power supply failed, 
> and blew up the motherboard and ALL his hard disks! 
> Data recovery services are REALLY expensive, with little
> guarantee of success.
> 
> p.s. Outlook thinks you meant to say culpa below :)
> 
> Joseph Biran
> ____________________________________________
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of dingo
> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 6:54 AM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [amibroker] The Perfect (?!) AmiBroker Setup [
> was Vista 64...]
> 
> A cupla things to consider:
> 
> 1. I have multiple computers as well.
> 	a. My main computer is a workstation with 3 monitors
> 1 very fast
> hard disk drive (raptor) and  its where I do most of my
> work. All of the
> monitors have both DVI and VGA connectors. I use the DVI to
> connect to this
> workstation.
> 
> 	b. Another workstation is used as a Media Center. It
> has a video
> card that has both DVI and VGA. I use the right most monitor
> from a to
> attach to b via the VGA port. I use a free program "Synergy"
> to allow me to
> use my single mouse and keyboard on machine a to work on
> machine b. I just
> click the "source" button on the shared monitor to switch
> from DVI
> (connected to machine a) to VGA (connected to machine b).
> Synergy then
> allows me to move my mouse to the right and voila it shows
> up on the vga'd
> monitor and I'm on machine b just as if my mouse, keyboard
> were attached to
> it.  It's a virtual KVM and uses the LAN that both a and b
> are on.
> 
> 	c. A notebook for travel.  I also use Synergy on
> this machine. It
> just turn it on and if Need to work on it I just scroll my
> mouse all the way
> to the left and it treats the notebook as if it were a 4th
> monitor and I can
> now use the same mouse and keyboard on machine a to do
> anything on the
> notebook.
> 
> 	d. A umpc (Samsung Q1u) in my car. When it's out of
> the car and I
> have it my office I use Synergy and just like the notebook I
> can use my
> mouse and keyboard to work on it.  The screen is small (8")
> so I usually
> hook it up via the VGA port on my left most monitor and can
> use that as the
> carputer's monitor.  When it's in the car I use "LogMeIn"
> (free) via a
> wireless connection to view the carputer's desktop on my
> center monitor and
> I can do anything I want from my office.
> 
> 2. As mentioned previously I have a NAS that runs in a raid
> that has single
> disk failure protection via its raid setup.  I use this to
> store/backup my
> files. It's quite small and has 4 500gig drives in it.  Even
> with this
> device I am still not totally protected, data wise. I don't
> have a second
> copy at an alternate physical location and I've read
> recently that the
> controller on whatever device(s) you use for storage is a
> single point of
> failure that can lead to some big problems especially with
> raid.
> 
> What I'm trying pass on to you is a way to use an single set
> of monitors to
> control/use multiple computers without using the wheels on
> your chair and
> how I've set my system(s) up might be of help to you -
> especially Synergy.
> And I also recommend you use some sort of redundant disk set
> up for data
> loss protection.
> 
> HTH
> 
> d
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of psytek
> > Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 8:47 AM
> > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> amibroker-vista64@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [amibroker] The Perfect (?!) AmiBroker Setup [
> was 
> > Vista 64...]
> > 
> > In my painful search for the optimum AmiBroker setup I 
> > decided that I want:
> > 
> > 1) a non-destructive procedure for upgrading of OS, 
> > AmiBroker, and other software. This means that the
> previous
> > environments remain fully functional until the new
> software 
> > is proven and fully functional.
> > 2) Only two computers, one for development and one for
> trading.
> > 2) Single multiple monitor display/working center (no more
> 
> > rolling around in my chair!).
> > 3) Multi-OS capability, perhaps on separate hard disks. So
> 
> > that I can test Vista 32/64, XP 32/64/professional, or
> > whatever comes along without risk and loss of time.
> > 4) Separate hard disk for stock data and afl; readable by
> all OSs.
> > 5) easy cloning to facilitate creating a new setup, first
> in 
> > partition and later to separate HD.
> > 6) Backup hard disk in development-system, with secondary 
> > backup on networked trading computer.
> > 
> > Hard disks have become as cheap as memory and using
> several 
> > of them reduces media-risk.
> > 
> > Googling a bit I found Acronis Disk Director Suite
> >
> http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/diskdirector/m
> ul
> > tibooting.html
> > I use/respect Acronis and would expect this product to
> work. 
> > The price ($49) is reasonable so the financial risk is
> small 
> > and they it is compatible with XP/Vista 64
> > bits.
> > 
> > Anyone using the above mentioned Acronis Multiboot
> software?
> > 
> > Anyone see flaws in the above computer setup?
> > 
> > #### Is it possible to have AmiBroker data on a separate
> hard 
> > disk and access it from other HDs/OSs? ####
> > 
> > Herman
> > 
> > Saturday, July 12, 2008, 7:22:38 AM, you wrote:
> > 
> > > Yes, all 64 bit Windows variants require 64 bit drivers.
> If 
> > hardware vendor
> > > does not supply 64-bit driver you can't use particular 
> > hardware with 64-bit OS.
> > 
> > > Best regards,
> > > Tomasz Janeczko
> > > amibroker.com
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "psytek" <psytek@xxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 11:54 PM
> > > Subject: [amibroker] [OT] XP Professional vs Vista 64
> > 
> > 
> > >> Anyone using 64-bit XP Professional?  Does it have the 
> > same limitations wrt drivers?
> > >> 
> > >> I have to admit I am very disappointed with Vista-64; 
> > seems to have been a waste of money and time.
> > >> 
> > >> Anyone running the TWS under Vista-64? the TWS cannot
> find javaw...
> > >> 
> > >> Any alternatives to improving performance wrt to
> available memory?
> > >> 
> > >> Computers can be a real pain ...
> > >> 
> > >> Comment and advice would be appreciated.
> > >> 
> > >> Herman
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> ------------------------------------
> > >> 
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> > >> 
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> > >> 
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> > >> 
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> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > 
> > > ------------------------------------
> > 
> > > Please note that this group is for discussion between
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> > 
> > > To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail
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> > 
> > > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always
> check DEVLOG:
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> > 
> > > For other support material please check also:
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> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Best regards,
> >  psytek
> > 
> > 
> > ------------------------------------
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> > 
> > To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail
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> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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> For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check
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> 
> For other support material please check also:
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> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------
> 
> Please note that this group is for discussion between users only.
> 
> To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to 
> SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com
> 
> For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG:
> http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/
> 
> For other support material please check also:
> http://www.amibroker.com/support.html
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> 
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