Sergeian

At the end of the series DVD contains some interesting statements as part of ending. It is obvious that some statements have to be considered in the context of the story line, but some are quite remarkable without any underlying context.

1. Zero... He was a fool. No matter how you strike back or resist, the world never changes.
2. I'll tell you. In the adult world, what's "right" has no value.
3. Do the powerless have no choice but to bear it? Event when they're right?
4. STOP! I'LL LIVE MY LIFE!
5. If it's wrong to be powerless, does having power make you right?
6. It wasn't me who was wrong! It's the world!

I’d love to write a small review, but since I have seen this story over a period of several months I cannot be sure I remember it correctly. It is interesting to note that series definitely make me think along the lines presented in the enumerated statements above. However, there is a lot more the show than 6 lines can cover.

I’ve tried in the past some obscure freeware synchronization software. I had to stop using it, because it always confused me and was not user friendly.

Eventually, I switched to long forgotten Windows Briefcase. Yes, it is still available even on Vista. Unfortunately it has its limitations. It sometimes reports that synchronization failed, but in reality it appears to be fine. If you have a very large number of files it may simply run out of memory. Explorer locks briefcase content for only one window at at time. Basically, Briefcase is very useful, but neglected peace of software.

Microsoft seems to have decided to develop Synchronization framework. It is used by Windows Live services. But there is also quite a good GUI tool called Sync Toy for synchronizing any pair of directories.

Download details: SyncToy v2.0

So, at the end of the day I have replaced my Briefcase folders with SyncToy. Another advantage is that 3-way and N-way synchronization is not a problem. Just create another pair or another computer.

Location to download codecs for raw image formats from cameras:

http://www.microsoft.com/prophoto/downloads/codecs.aspx