Last week I finally got an enclosure for the hard drive salvaged from my late laptop—yes, the one that died back in April. For those who don’t keep my technological traumas uppermost in their minds (most of you, I hope), the thrice-welded power connector on the main board had reached the Do Not Resuscitate stage, but there was nothing wrong with the drive. I actually ordered an enclosure for the … [Read more...]
FileSlinger™ Backup Reminder 9-30-05: More Tales from the Backup Trenches
I seem to have had my hands on a lot of computers lately. On the plus side, I had a client who’d just purchased an external hard drive despite her reservations and had as her most pressing problem backing up her Outlook Express mail and addresses. Judging by the complexity of the operation, Microsoft really doesn’t want you to back up Outlook Express. (Personally, I really don’t want you to use … [Read more...]
FileSlinger™ Backup Reminder 9-23-05: Tales from the Backup Trenches
This week I thought I’d share some real-life backup stories. If you want to go for drama, visit LiveVault CEO Bob Cramer’s blog and read about how his wiring was struck by lightning—twice. Backing up is definitely not as easy as it should be. One faithful reader wrote in to say that even though he backs up faithfully, he had to get a consultant in to set up e-mail backups on his Macintosh, … [Read more...]
The Hard Drive is the New Bling
Really, I'm not making this up.Hitachi does the hard drive rap in this Flash animation promoting its Microdrive 3K8 and Travelstar C4K60 Slim as fashion accessories. Enter to win a $500 charm to dangle from your drive, or download the MP3 of the Hitachi bling song.Personally, I'd rather have the drive than the diamonds and white gold. And I seriously wish I'd had one of the Slims with me yesterday … [Read more...]
FileSlinger™ Backup Reminder 8-19-05: The Family That Backs Up Together, Part 3
Last week we talked about backing up corporate laptops. This week we’ll check in with my father's wife, Pam. Dad and Pam have been married for almost 15 years. Pam is the only one of my family members who subscribes to my newsletter. Not surprisingly, she was the first person to respond to my post-vacation e-mail asking about backups. When I asked my kinfolk about backups, I also … [Read more...]
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