Comments on: Backing Up for a Disaster http://rising.blackstar.com/backing-up-for-a-disaster.html Professional Photography Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:56:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ian campbellhttp://rising.blackstar.com/backing-up-for-a-disaster.html/comment-page-1#comment-401 ian campbell Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:48:13 +0000 #comment-401 I remember hearing a man who, many years ago, got into the business of salvaging and extracting info from crashed drives. Describing the fragility of the needle on the disk, he said, I was sure this couldn't last, and I'd be out of business soon. Thirty years later --- I have the discs done every couple of weeks, two copies, fireproof boxes, and even then, I expect the worst. Anything REALLY important, onto a plug and play drive. And anything TRULY important, I shoot on black and white negative film and put in another fire proof box. Ah, photos -- just snatching a wee element of time and trying to hold onto it forever.... I remember hearing a man who, many years ago, got into the business of salvaging and extracting info from crashed drives.
Describing the fragility of the needle on the disk, he said, I was sure this couldn't last, and I'd be out of business soon. Thirty years later ---
I have the discs done every couple of weeks, two copies, fireproof boxes, and even then, I expect the worst.
Anything REALLY important, onto a plug and play drive.
And anything TRULY important, I shoot on black and white negative film and put in another fire proof box.
Ah, photos -- just snatching a wee element of time and trying to hold onto it forever....

]]> By: Travis Campbellhttp://rising.blackstar.com/backing-up-for-a-disaster.html/comment-page-1#comment-386 Travis Campbell Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:35:49 +0000 #comment-386 I just picked up one of those Thermaltake BlacX drive docking stations because I had a few unused 400GB sata drives around. I'm glad I did. Now I can make my backup solution a lot more bulletproof (I know, I know, I should stick those drives in a real external case at some point ... babysteps!) I just picked up one of those Thermaltake BlacX drive docking stations because I had a few unused 400GB sata drives around. I'm glad I did. Now I can make my backup solution a lot more bulletproof (I know, I know, I should stick those drives in a real external case at some point ... babysteps!)

]]> By: Jennyhttp://rising.blackstar.com/backing-up-for-a-disaster.html/comment-page-1#comment-384 Jenny Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:34:51 +0000 #comment-384 On the subject of file backup, sharing and storage ...Online backup is becoming common these days. It is estimated that 70-75% of all PC's will be connected to online backup services with in the next decade.Thousands of online backup companies exist, from one guy operating in his apartment to fortune 500 companies.Choosing the best online backup company will be very confusing and difficult. One website I find very helpful in making a decision to pick an online backup company is:http://www.BackupReview.infoThis site lists more than 400 online backup companies in its directory and ranks the top 25 on a monthly basis. On the subject of file backup, sharing and storage ...

Online backup is becoming common these days. It is estimated that 70-75% of all PC's will be connected to online backup services with in the next decade.

Thousands of online backup companies exist, from one guy operating in his apartment to fortune 500 companies.

Choosing the best online backup company will be very confusing and difficult. One website I find very helpful in making a decision to pick an online backup company is:

http://www.BackupReview.info

This site lists more than 400 online backup companies in its directory and ranks the top 25 on a monthly basis.

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