Episode #163
I have a number of 4gb SD cards for a digital camera, 1 Toshiba Laptop with a built in SD card reader running XP SP2, 1 desktop with a built in card reader running XP SP2 another Laptop, and 2 different external multi card readers. Regardless of what machine or reader combination I use, I can not get anything to read the 4gb cards. Smaller cards are fine, and if i plug the actual camera into a pc i can read the 4gb cards though it. Is this a limitation of XP? Is there a driver or something that I can install to allow XP to read the 4gb cards?
Terry, Ipswich, QLD
You need a high capacity card reader. Original SD cards were formatted with FAT-16 and couldn’t get bigger than 2GB. Older readers can only read these cards. The new SDHC cards use FAT-32 and can go up to 32GB, but you’ll need a reader capable of handling FAT-32. Fortunately, you can buy USB SDHC readers very inexpensively. They’ll read both standard SD and the new High Capacity SD cards.
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Air Date: March 18, 2008
TranscriptCaller Questions
- Michael, Gold Coast
- Terry, Ipswich, QLD
- Alim, Montreal, QC
Yewell's Jewels
- iSquintmac
iSquint is an iPod video conversion app for Mac OS X.
It’s many times faster than QuickTime Pro, works with almost all popular video formats, and it’s infinitely free-er. It’s also really easy. Just drag in your file, and click Start. You can also choose “TV” or “iPod” size, set your quality, or even go all-out by playing in the Advanced drawer.
Sean's Shinies
- iMainGo
$40
If you want a portable little speaker for your iPod, as well as a protective case for your iPod, why not combine them into a single package? The iMainGo is a zip-open case that has your iPod on one side and a small stereo speaker assembly on the other side. It’s definitely thicker than your typical iPod protective case, but a lot more compact that most speakers…and hey, it sounds just fine for its size. It’s a bit heavy, and it doesn’t stand upright in any elegant way, but it still beats hauling around your typical speaker dock. Requires four AA batteries.Shiny
- very compact
- sounds pretty good
- adds protective layer over screen
Dull
- a bit heavy
- battery compartment awkward
- doesn’t stand upright all that welliMainGo
Portable Sound Laboratories
Kate’s Tips
- likebetter.com
This site brings you two pictures, and then it’s snap-judgment time. Click the one you like better. Then repeat on a new pair of images. Why? Maybe just to kill time, or maybe after you’ve made your preference known on enough pairs of photos, LikeBetter’s “brain” will know a thing or two about just what kind of person you are . . . and what kind of people it can direct you to make friends with.