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app downloader

Status: Unplanned
by on ‎10-19-2010 02:02 PM

please allow the cx to download aplications from the main page withouth having to go trough the registration process makes our job harder and aht longer

Status: Unplanned
This won't happen. The registration process verifies that you own a product that rightfully uses that software.

WD Software Startup/Shutdown

Status: Unplanned
by on ‎12-24-2009 09:05 PM

The WD Software processes should not automatically start up when you log on.  The software should only start up when you attach the drive and completely shut down when you remove the drive.  I hate seeing the icon in system notification area on task bar when the drive is not connected.

Status: Unplanned
That's the point of the continuous backup software. It starts up when the computer starts, and it shuts down when the computer shuts down. If you want, you can us the Pause button on SmartWare to stop the software from running when the drive isn't connected.

WD Phone

Status: Unplanned
by on ‎12-17-2009 08:28 AM

WD Should make a cellphone to compete with the Apple iPod. With WD's great track record of making reliable and user-friendly products this is a no-brainer to me. What does everyone else think?

Status: Unplanned
This is not on the current road map for WD products.

Please give your customers the ability to remove Smartware and the VCD and reclaim the extra space and give us a small application to keep password protection and the ability to change the display screen on My Book Elite.

Status: Unplanned
The VCD cannot be removed from the drive. Moreover, you cannot use the password protection without the VCD.
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This is the best idea about an option to record the streaming movies from netflix or hulu plus and save it in the connected external hard drive so i can watch later .in mkv or avi format.

Status: Unplanned
This will never happen. That's a violation of our licensing agreement with Netflix.
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Karaoke

Status: Unplanned
by on ‎10-18-2011 09:36 AM

CD+G and software-based karaoke

Status: Unplanned
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Android Apps

Status: Unplanned
by on ‎04-14-2011 07:41 AM

Java runtime so that Android apps that use the Dalvik VM can be easliy ported. Developers can "repackage" their apps, replacing the Java-to-Dalvik conversion with a Java-to-COD packaging.

 

Some sort of app player with on device app store would certianly bring a new demention to the devices.

Status: Unplanned
This is something you would need to talk to the makers of Android about.
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Differential \ Incremental backups

Status: Unplanned
by on ‎07-07-2010 04:34 AM

I posted a community forum item several weeks ago now (http://community.wdc.com/t5/My-Book-World-Edition/My-Book-World-Edition-to-Passport-Backup/m-p/30993...) relating to the backup solutions provided by WD, specifically concerning my World Edition 1TB NAS and a 500GB elements passport drive.

 

It seems that WD don't provide a means of differential or incremental backup.  The support team and one of the WD community members suggested copying and pasting or using the copy functionality (essentially copy and paste) which comes with the installed software on the NAS drive.  Given that amount of media and other sundry items we like to keep on our drives now, which is usually well into the GB's, the copy/paste solution seems a bit silly as we either have to do a blanket copy or spend a great deal of  time selectively copying and pasting.  Given the amount of time it would take (and did take) to backup data in the amounts we are commonly dealing with now it would seem like a pretty good idea to WD to start packaging a means to do this!?

Status: Unplanned
Continuous backup software cannot do differential or incremental backups. They periodically add new and updated files as they are encountered to the overall backup. And with some continuous backup softwares, you can keep versions of the file.
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URGENT SUGGESTION

Status: Unplanned
by on ‎04-21-2010 10:54 AM

Hi I like all the products of ur company & my suggestion was that ur company shud also make:

(Cordless Speakers, Camera's & webcamera's above 8 MegaPixel with remote 

control so that aGropu photo can b taken)Mainboards, Peripherals, Ram, Videocards, Soundcards, Wireless Routers,

DVD Writers, Bluray writers, cellfones,T.V's, Monitors,computers,Laptops, automobiles & more & People will 

definitely buy them & their also looking forward to see & buy them.

 

Gaurav411@hotmail.com

Status: Unplanned
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Skinnable Smartware

Status: Unplanned
by on ‎02-09-2010 10:08 AM

It would be awesome if we could "Skin" SmartWare to give it a custom look. Right now the color scheme really clashes with the rest of my programs.

Status: Unplanned
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Ralink just released their linux drivers

 

http://www.ralinktech.com/support.php?s=2
RT3572USB      12/22/2009      2.3.0.0

for example Cisco WUSB600N V2

 

Regards,

 

Foo

Status: Unplanned
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