They make very handy USB devices these days. I have one with a caddy that you drop any size/type of hard drive into and it mounts as an external drive. I have several terabytes of videos on various drives and I just drop one in when I want to watch something.
Quote: billwill @ February 19 2011, 11:59 AM GMTQuite often it is the power supply portion of an external drive that fails and the actual drive unit inside is still OK and readable.
You can then read it by getting an external case (of the right type) and transferring the drive unit, or often by opening a desktop computer and installing the drive unit as a second disk drive.
It's working on my Mac (it was on a work pc before). Just bought a 1TB one to back it up to. 6 hours and counting...
Cheers anyhow. 
It's odd when you have random flashbacks of your dreams like they're memories of real events.
I was Doctor Who in my dream last night (the new one after Matt Smith). We were in space and that.
So I don't think that will be happening with me.
I don't even remember what the dream was, they are just blurry images of familiar scenery.
What kind of Doctor was you? Funny, quirky, intense? Or Matt Smith?
Maybe it was a dream about a past event in your future. 
Quote: Nil Putters @ February 19 2011, 2:49 PM GMTMaybe it was a dream about a past event in your future.
That's all sorts of wrong.
Quote: Leevil @ February 19 2011, 2:49 PM GMTWhat kind of Doctor was you? Funny, quirky, intense? Or Matt Smith?
I was confused.
I think he was supposed to be training me up, but he wouldn't tell me what to do to save the Earth and I had to figure it out myself.
He was no bloody help.
*edge of seat*
Did you save the earth?
Um. I can't remember.
But I did find a kitten that was the size of a money spider.
Cooooooooooooooooooooool!
Quote: zooo @ February 19 2011, 2:59 PM GMTUm. I can't remember.
But I did find a kitten that was the size of a money spider.
Imagine it the other way round...
SHUTTUP!
It's okay Zooo, here's a picture of the cutest wild cats ever- kodkods!
Awwww. Fluffy kitty makes it all better.