Some folks like Mozy too.
Spatial diversity is nice - no worrying about theft or fire taking out computer + backups.
-jim
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Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Opportunity to upgrade
From: rob...@cirrillian.com
Date: Thu, January 15, 2009 4:09 pm
To: "The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group"
<friam@redfish.com>
Thanks for everyone who shared their recommendations regarding what I should upgrade to following my HD crash. I think 75% of those responding recommended the MacBook Pro and it really is a nice machine tho' still on my wishlist.Meanwhile, I've rebuilt the Windows laptop with a 5400 rpm 130MB HD (cf 4800 rpm 20MB(sic) HD) and maxed out the memory at 1GB (was 640MB) (net cost about $110). Mostly I was back up for communication purposes in about 2 days. Getting the rest sorted (apps, iTunes downloaded from my iPod, and PDA syncing apps, email lists, etc. etc.) has taken a little longer. This is enough to ask the next question:Does anyone have any experience or recommendations on disk image (backup) software for Windows XP? Terrabyte, Acronis and Disk Snapshot look possibilities.Thanks,RobertPS Three things are needed to make a secure computer: a) unplug the Internet, b) unplug the power, c) place in a locked hardened nuclear shelter and destroy the key (well may be four things.) R-----Original Message-----
From: rob...@cirrillian.com [mailto:rob...@cirrillian.com]
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 12:22 PM
To: friam@redfish.com
Subject: [FRIAM] Opportunity to upgrade
Well, my trusty Dell laptop HD has probebly died giving me an opportunity to upgrade to the next best thing. The next best thing must still be a laptop, runs Apache, MySQL and PHP, GIMP and screams, for minimum bucks, for all round office use and web development. Is it a MacOSX, Windows XP/Vista or Linux? Any thoughts to put in my note to Santa would be greatly appreciated. Happy HolidaysRobert C
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