[Dx4win] RE: A cautionary tale aka backup or else

2004-01-10 Thread Paul B. Peters, VE7AVV
Jim and others What great advice!!! Even though I have a copy and half-heartedly maintain a data backup of my log files, your suggestion to use the Iomega Automatic Backup program is excellent. Within minutes of reading your semi-annual plug message, I was downloading the program from Iomega

[Dx4win] RE: A cautionary tale aka backup or else

2004-01-10 Thread Mel
Maybe I'm missing something, but what does this do that I can't do with a batch file and scheduler? ( US$39 vs Free ) > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul B. > Peters, VE7AVV > Sent: January 10, 2004 12:04 > To: dx4win@mailman.qth.n

[Dx4win] RE: A cautionary tale aka backup or else

2004-01-10 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Could you please post the url for a free "batch file and scheduler" that will work for the various flavors of Windows and various optical backup devices? Thanks Andy K5VM - Original Message - From: "Mel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 12:5

[Dx4win] RE: A cautionary tale aka backup or else

2004-01-10 Thread Mike Rhodes
Mel, I believe the Iomega software updates with any change rather than on a preset interval. 'Almost' a mirror drive. Mike / W8DN - Original Message - From: "Mel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 1:57 PM Subject: RE: [Dx4win] RE: A cautiona

[Dx4win] RE: A cautionary tale aka backup or else

2004-01-10 Thread Jim Reisert AD1C
At 01:57 PM 1/10/2004, Mel wrote: >Maybe I'm missing something, but what does this do that I can't do with >a batch file and scheduler? ( US$39 vs Free ) There is a potential to lose the log in the interval between your last QSO and when the scheduler runs. With Automatic Backup, the backup cop

[Dx4win] RE: A cautionary tale aka backup or else

2004-01-10 Thread Mel
Ok that's interesting... Though probably overkill... And Andy, I'm not sure if you comment is serious or sarcasm... Recent versions of Windows come with a scheduler... And most people can cobble a batch file to copy files without help. If you are really looking for a scheduler for Win95 and such,

[Dx4win] RE: A cautionary tale aka backup or else

2004-01-10 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mel- I don't know how to "cobble together" a batch file that will send all Dx4Win data changes as they happen to my CD burner--or even after a hamming session automatically. Do you have such a file? Right now I use Roxio Easy CD Creator to "drag & drop" data files to my burner after a ham sessio