http://echeng.com/journal/2002/08/16/32562-images/ Eric Cheng's Journal Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:13:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://echeng.com/journal/2002/08/16/32562-images/#comment-608 Adam Sat, 17 Aug 2002 03:25:54 +0000 /?p=216#comment-608 <p>I make it a habit to do a full tape backup of everything I have every six months or so. Those tapes are deposited into a safety deposit box at the bank.<br /> <br /> The rest of the time, I just rsync to remote machines with the ocassional tape dump I keep at home.<br /> <br /> Just an idea.<br /> <br /> -Adam</p> I make it a habit to do a full tape backup of everything I have every six months or so. Those tapes are deposited into a safety deposit box at the bank.

The rest of the time, I just rsync to remote machines with the ocassional tape dump I keep at home.

Just an idea.

-Adam

]]> http://echeng.com/journal/2002/08/16/32562-images/#comment-607 jim Fri, 16 Aug 2002 23:13:15 +0000 /?p=216#comment-607 <p>Yeah, it's mostly audio. A little bit of video from my Cannon DV cam. I have one FW drive and one SCSI drive for tracking. Then a big 60GB FW drive solely for backups. That way I can throw everything into the 60GB and keep re-formatting the tracking drives without worry.<br /> <br /> Hmm... hope that's not confusing. :) Works for me.</p> Yeah, it’s mostly audio. A little bit of video from my Cannon DV cam. I have one FW drive and one SCSI drive for tracking. Then a big 60GB FW drive solely for backups. That way I can throw everything into the 60GB and keep re-formatting the tracking drives without worry.

Hmm… hope that’s not confusing. :) Works for me.

]]> http://echeng.com/journal/2002/08/16/32562-images/#comment-606 echeng Fri, 16 Aug 2002 21:21:15 +0000 /?p=216#comment-606 <p>a cheaper way than investing in tape backups: borrow tape drive from me. it got one that works with macs, too.<br /> <br /> errr. or something. most of the tech notes on their support site were about os x. firewire->scsi driver crap or something.</p> a cheaper way than investing in tape backups: borrow tape drive from me. it got one that works with macs, too.

errr. or something. most of the tech notes on their support site were about os x. firewire->scsi driver crap or something.

]]> http://echeng.com/journal/2002/08/16/32562-images/#comment-605 Eric/Zach/the other (uh, white) Eric ... Fri, 16 Aug 2002 21:17:12 +0000 /?p=216#comment-605 <p>is some of that audio, Jim? i need to re-format my hard drives pretty soon, and i'm scared to death of something going wrong and losing some irreplaceable recordings ... though i think Vie's stuff is all safe.<br /> <br /> perhaps i should invest in tape backups.<br /> <br /> it was foggy up on the peaks. :( no meteor shower for me, either. <br /> <br /> still haven't figured out an appropriate pseudonym. ;) i'd use my last name or something, but i don't want it out there on the net.</p> is some of that audio, Jim? i need to re-format my hard drives pretty soon, and i’m scared to death of something going wrong and losing some irreplaceable recordings … though i think Vie’s stuff is all safe.

perhaps i should invest in tape backups.

it was foggy up on the peaks. :( no meteor shower for me, either.

still haven’t figured out an appropriate pseudonym. ;) i’d use my last name or something, but i don’t want it out there on the net.

]]> http://echeng.com/journal/2002/08/16/32562-images/#comment-604 jim Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:00:31 +0000 /?p=216#comment-604 <p>I recently broke the 100+ GB barrier. Frightening. That's more data than any human being should have.</p> I recently broke the 100+ GB barrier. Frightening. That’s more data than any human being should have.

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