On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 5:20 PM, Greg Keogh <g...@mira.net> wrote: > Bec, don't rely on memory sticks. I bought a 16GB stick at the swap-meet a > few weeks ago and one morning when I put it in I was asked for format it. I > brushed this off as a coincidence, so I formatted and it work fine to > another week before I got the same message. That $30 stick is now landfill. >
The cheap ones are good for sneakernet (copy from one computer to stick, copy off onto other computer) - just like floppies, really. > > Also, as someone mentioned here months ago: A portable drive is also > fragile, and if you carry it around, say, with your laptop, then if you > lose > the bag you lose the lot. > > I'm not even sure how long CDs and DVDs are guaranteed to viable and > readable these days. At least a decade I hope. Each month I run a selected > backup to dual-layer DVD, verify it and put it in the toolshed. > > Dont leave them in the light. Some of them seem to 'fade' > I'm hoping that cloud storage will simplify by manually implemented > daily/monthly backup tasks. > > I've purchased a Rackspace 'Clound Files' account, which is just space in > the cloud, which suits me fine. They have a primitive web interface to > manipulate files. But as ManiacD said, it's just space so I have to work > out > how to best use it. Rackspace publish a REST API and a C# wrapper library > and a demo WinForms app, so it looks quite easy for me to write my own > simple sync facility, or even a fancy general-purpose GUI. > > I can't find any security statement by Rackspace. I'm not sure what their > angle is on this issue. > > You've got spatial security (it isn't where you are) -- Meski "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills
