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Thanks, Mom: FileSlinger™ Backup Reminder 05-08-08

May 12, 2008 by Sallie Goetsch Leave a Comment

Yes, this Backup Reminder is late. Sort of like my Mother's Day card. It's getting to be a habit, and not a good one. Part of the problem is that it seems to take me so much longer to write my own e-zine than to write a blog post for a client. Those rarely take more than half an hour, including research. The Backup Reminder rarely takes less than an hour, often not including research. Not being … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Backup Practices, Removable Drives

FileSlinger™ Backup Reminder 4-29-05: Another Victim of the Click of Death

April 29, 2005 by Sallie Goetsch Leave a Comment

It finally happened—my ZIP Parallel drive fell victim to the infamous Click of Death. I’d heard tales of this phenomenon ever since buying the drive (1996, I think it was, though it might have been 1997), but I had never experienced it. With an external hard drive and a CD/DVD-writer, I don’t really need a ZIP drive anymore, but it was a lifesaver back when I bought it. CD-writers were rare, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Removable Drives

More alternatives to tape

February 24, 2005 by Sallie Goetsch Leave a Comment

The Ur-Guru just sent me a link to an article by Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos in Tom's Hardware Guide called "Backups to Disk: Four Tape Alternatives Put to the Test." They're not kidding when they say "test," either: each one is dismantled and examined from all angles, with photos and screenshots. The first page of the article points out that no single hard drive can be a truly secure backup … [Read more...]

Filed Under: RAID, Removable Drives, Tape Backup

FileSlinger™ Backup Reminder 4-23-04: DVD-writer & REV drive

April 26, 2004 by Sallie Goetsch Leave a Comment

I have just ordered a combination USB/Firewire CD/DVD writer and will let you know how it works once it arrives. Until recently, DVD writers were more expensive than external hard drives, but this one was only $180 and came with a rewritable DVD. I'm thinking it's a good option for backing up those items which change occasionally and are too large to fit on a CD—not to mention for producing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CD & DVD Backups, Removable Drives Tagged With: DVD, Iomega, JAZ drive, REV drive

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