Hi Jeff, I agree, a back-up centered event would be very useful. Data backup is only boring when everything is working well. And it's so important. I have my oldest files on piles of CD's and removeable drives. (It's not worth re-copying them onto other media, and mostly what's there I don't need anymore, but once in a while they come in very handy.) I have four external back up drives and another one which has bootable copies of all my software. Sometimes it seems like over-kill but experience teaches us that multiple redundancy is the safest plan. If only technology wouldn't keep changing then knowing the best way to store important files and data would be easy. Not that I want technology to stand still--really not--but it seems as though storage is one of those things we love to ignore until it starts screwing up. I don't know much about on-line storage options but I'd love to hear about the experiences other members are having. Sign me up for the event, I'm looking forward to it! Lynne On Feb 26, 2010, at 12:03 PM, Jeff Rutherford wrote: > ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's > area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > I think we should consider a Hidden Tech event specifically re: data > backup. While boring, it's very important to our businesses and lives. > > I sure wish there was a simple solution. I'm constantly backing up > to external drives and to cloud storage. There's no seamless > solution in my experience. > > > Jeff > > Jeff Rutherford > jeff at jeffrutherford.com > 413 475-0087 - phone > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion > list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members