Mac Drive and Airport Extreme Question

I have asked the support team of Macdrive this question, I'll post any response.

My question is does Macdrive work with network mapping a external hard drive that is formatted HFS+ to a windows xp pc, in which the networked hard drive is networked through Apple's Airport Extreme base station?

To illustrate,

External Hard drive usb 2.0 connected to Airport Extreme base station, formatted HFS+

Attempting to have read/write access from windows xp desktop by network mapping to the networked drive by using macdrive 7.2.4.

Why the question, the problem is spelled out below,

Airport Extreme supported Formats,

The AirPort Extreme (802.11n) supports USB storage devices that have a block size of 512 bytes, and are formatted as Mac OS Extended (HFS-plus), FAT16, or FAT32. Not all USB storage devices use a block size of 512 bytes.

Powered USB drive recommended.

So NTFS is would make my Mac/PC life easy but no support. Software solution for read/write access on the mac are easy, Macfuse - from Google, and NTFS-3G, but no support for Airport Extreme.

Fat32 has a partition limit of 32 gig, not particle for a 1 terabyte hard drive.

HFS+ is great (no file size limits), but would have to buy Macdrive $50 dollars, which I am fine with, if I know it works.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

This show has quickly become my second favorite show on tv (after the Office). The show just got picked up for the full season, and it continues to outperform the first season.

The story arc for the season is providing great justice to the source material. I wish the writers for Smallville would realize they don't have to create new folk lord to make the material interesting. Exploring the details of the character, especially for a character driven story, can provide enjoyment for the audience. This is even more true because in both cases, the stories about Superman/John Connor are not about their character, but there actions/choices.

The writers are providing great complexity to John's character. Each week, the show has found the perfect mix of "monster of the week" element, progressing the season's story arc, and developing John's character.

Spoiler alert,------

I think this seasons arc will ultimately make John's mother Sara, make a impossible decision, or John will be placed (again) into the position where he has to act, and of course this will have a major effect on the war of the future; meaning Skynet, robot conflict with the T3000 (Sherry Manson's characher) . I think the T3000 may not be a agent of Skynet, but a fraction of a rebellion aka Star Trek NG: borg character One; had to put in a STTNG refence.

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Please let me know if you are watching Terminator, if your not watching, you should.

My College Advice

The first couple of weeks feel overwhelming, but it will go away as you adjust. The thing about college is never doubt your ability, just ask yourself, do I have a plan, am I organized enough?

My best advise is to,

Outline the semester-Syllabus are great, they allow you to plan the next 15 to 17 weeks, I wish I had a macbook when I was in college I would have used iCal and iGTD to make daily, weekly, and monthly schedules; paper and pen and a weekly planner work too.

Utilize the breaks in-between classes for reading, research, and studying.

On the reading, you will realize that it doesn't all have to get done at once,

You will quickly learn to prioritize reading based on,
~Need- Is it going to be on the test, you will master skim reading
~Assignments
~Interests

Start your term projects early, plan them out, asked your professors questions,

Go to the research centers, use the colleges resources for research materials

Take good notes
General Studies courses professors tend to give tests based on notes

Remember your professors know your freshman, they know you are only taking general requirements courses. So your knowledge is to be general.

Realize your weaknesses, do something about them. Don't be afraid to ask for help. Tutor centers can be useful.

Take action early, don't procrastinate.

Planning helps prevent stress, less stress means everything is more enjoyable.


This is my sage advise,

Enjoy it
Have fun