I have been getting the error "The device failed to calibrate the laser power level for this media" when burning a DVD on my MacBook Pro for a while. I have read around the web to see if there are some answers. There are answers ranging from using a DVD cleaner to change the international settings. I decided to do in my own way so I first tried to reset the SMC (System Management Controller) on my MacBook Pro by shutting it down, disconnecting the power, removing battery and then pressing the power button for 5 seconds.
After the Mac is powered up I re-started the burn process and it is now complete as I am writing this. I am not sure whether this can solve your problems though it solved mine.
Good luck, and thanks for all the fish.
Thursday 24 July 2008
Google Knol
It is that time of the year again. I am urged to start writing, on something, anything.
Google has just unveiled a new software called the Google Knol. It is some sort of a wiki, however each writer can identify herself. The idea is to provide information from experts with their signature underneath.
It is very similar to a focused blog or a personal webpage on a specific subject, though you get the chance of a higher ranking as this page would definitely be linked to. Also I have read somewhere that writers can publish their work and use Google contextual ads with their articles to earn some Google Adsense money.
I am not sure how this will be received by the community. However I think that the close moderation, a setting forbidding other users to edit the content will somehow decrease the value as your comments will be everything you can say for the subject (yet I am not sure if it is possible to add multiple content over the same subject). Also the site is very slow currently, however with a nice Googly touch on the design.
Google has just unveiled a new software called the Google Knol. It is some sort of a wiki, however each writer can identify herself. The idea is to provide information from experts with their signature underneath.
It is very similar to a focused blog or a personal webpage on a specific subject, though you get the chance of a higher ranking as this page would definitely be linked to. Also I have read somewhere that writers can publish their work and use Google contextual ads with their articles to earn some Google Adsense money.
I am not sure how this will be received by the community. However I think that the close moderation, a setting forbidding other users to edit the content will somehow decrease the value as your comments will be everything you can say for the subject (yet I am not sure if it is possible to add multiple content over the same subject). Also the site is very slow currently, however with a nice Googly touch on the design.
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