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• Your Data, Computers, and ‘not-so-common’ sense.
  by Mark German

  After hearing a number of so-called ‘horror stories’ from friends regarding the loss of all their ‘most treasured and irreplaceable data’…

  After hearing a number of so-called ‘horror stories’ from friends regarding the loss of all their ‘most treasured and irreplaceable data’, I am writing this little entry (in a hurry) to assist those who store any information or data on their computers – and have no back up system If you lose your data on your computer – do not blame the computer or operating system. Not having a secure backup system is akin to leaving your photo albums at the train station and blaming the album when someone walks off with it. As simple as that. There is no excuse for bad backup practices these days – the information is readily available. If you wait till you lose your precious data before doing something about it – well, blame yourself. Back up systems, do’s and don’ts In general Anything stored on Windows in a ‘My’ folder or on the ‘desktop’ is dependent on the operating system. If Windows needs to be reinstalled, your data is no longer accessible – these places are the WORST possible place for anything that is important. Hard disk drives are one of the worst mediums for important and irreplaceable data. They are magnetic, mechanical and electrical. Any of these have a failure, and your data will cost many thousands of dollars to recover. Backing up your data can be done in numerous ways of varying security, complexity and hassle. The choice is yours – make it wisely, and accept responsibility for your choice. DVD/CD – regular backups. / Pros – safer medium. Not too expensive. / Cons – a bloody hassle with the size of data files. Can be slow. Regular/scheduled back-ups to an internal Hdd. / A spare Hdd in your machine which is larger enough to hold all your important data. Make scheduled/regular backups to it. / Pros – easy, relatively inexpensive, fast / Cons – hdd is in same physical shell as original data. If your Pc is stolen, so is your backup. Does not protect from things like fire, flood, etc. Reliant on your PCs power supply. External hdd / Pros – alternate physical unit – usually will not be damaged by your PC’s power supply going ‘pop’. Relatively inexpensive. Fast / Cons – external units tend to overheat quite easily. Physical unit is close to original data, and can suffer same physical damage. Depending on the method used to connect to your PC – can be slower then an internal drive. Raid arrays / Raid0 = no redundancy. Forget it. / Raid1 = mirrored drives (at least 2). 2 (or more) drives are seen as 1 by the OS, and data is replicated across both. This covers you from 1 drive failure. / Raid5/6/1+0/0+1/X – this is information your either know, or need a professional for. Online backups / Pros – off site storage – safest. / Cons – slow, expensive. A good middle-of-the-road system – for data that will hurt if you lose it, but not kill you: External RAID1 unit, under your desk, with an active fan cooling it. / Scheduled automatic+user backups of ALL important data. / There is software that will easily do this for you, like Synctoy. / Can be connected via firewire, usb, or eSata. / Nothing stored to your ‘MY’ folders. / Copy your most important data to dvds/cds and store them at a friend/relative. A 500gb hdd costs around $150. 2 = $300 / A Raid1 enclosure can be had for around $200. / That’s $500 for this system. / Smaller hdds are much less expensive. An 80gb hdd is around $50. If your internal hdd dies – it will cost you thousands of dollars to have it restored by professionals – and it is the kind of thing that only professionals can do. So – in short – be informed, treat your data carefully. Don’t blame computers for your neglect. Ask if anything does not make sense. Edit: / Any computer repair store that you are likely to take your machine to – will not safe guard your data. The first thing that most repairers do when they get your machine, is format your drive, or reinstall the operating system.

• Well, here I be!
  by John De Bord Photography IPA

  Howdy and salutations folks! Hope ya’all had a GREAT Holiday! I am about to totally inundate you guys with a massive attack of images, so…

  Howdy and salutations folks! Hope ya’all had a GREAT Holiday! I am about to totally inundate you guys with a massive attack of images, so don’t fret! I just have a lotta stuff I wanna get up for sale. Most (if not all) are from my photoshoot on New Years Day, so you people who are on DA and also here get to see them a LOT faster than you would on DA :) In the meantime I am still a hurting unit after busting my ass (just about as literal as you can get) while shooting those Elk and slipping and falling on the ice. Thank Goodness my tripod has snowshoes on it (metal steel jaws for winter) otherwise I would have smacked my head probably as well. The rise back down to Denver was a total bitch and a half, I was in utter complete pain….thankfully my Mom came with me as she has a Golden Eagle Parks Pass, and drove…..I honestly don’t know what I would have done if I had been alone. Maybe hitch a ride with the Elk who looked at me as I fell some 15 feet away, basically saying “wtf is with this guy” They just sat there and stared and one started approaching kinda putting her head down almost asking if I was ok lol I did get some amazing shots though…..ahhhh the rumblings and musings of a working clutzy nature photographer lol So I have been messing around in Lightroom lately…...I gotta say it is brilliant and I still have a long way to go. I think I have really reached the point to where I can finally figure out just how it fits into my workflow. Now I just need more storage space as I am running out of room ultra fast here! A quick search showed Microcenter has 200gig external Hard Drives for 69-. Ya I am on that today I do think! MUST be done! Anyways, how are YOU all doing out there in photoland?? I hope GREAT! Also all thank you for all the recent sales! I am pretty stunned as I have had quite a few lately! Thanks guys! / —John / jdebordphoto.com

• Online Photo Storage
  by Marnie Kirkness

  My sister is travelling overseas and would love to know what site she can upload her digital photos to for safe storage, then on returnin…

  My sister is travelling overseas and would love to know what site she can upload her digital photos to for safe storage, then on returning to Australia she can download them all for sorting and printing. Ive been researching and found Shutterfly and Photobucket, but they dont mention getting them back off at hi-res. Any thoughts on https://www.mediamax.com ? Thanks, Marnie

• Was I the Last to Know?
  by Patricia L. Ballard

  No, not about the John Edwards scandal. About archival CDs and DVDs. This is a bit of information that I got from my workshop last we…

  No, not about the John Edwards scandal. About archival CDs and DVDs. This is a bit of information that I got from my workshop last week. I’ve always been good about backing up my work. Usually, I burn two discs and store them in different places. My workshop teacher says that this is not good enough. First, one of the saves needs to be to an external hard drive. The second save needs to be to an archival gold CD or DVD. These do not come cheaply as they cost more than a dollar apiece. You also need a special pen to write on them as Sharpies will eat through the discs over time. These discs are supposed to be good for 100 to 400 years. Today, I’m madly copying old files to the new CDs. It’s a good process as I’m also getting rid of crap that I’ll never want to see again, but backed up when I didn’t have all the skill that I have now.

• Cool Data Storage and back up
  by Tony Fallon

  Check this out. Recent data storage option taking up to 4 standard hard drives. Manage and safegaurd your files and swap out small old di…

  Check this out. Recent data storage option taking up to 4 standard hard drives. Manage and safegaurd your files and swap out small old disk for bigger new disc when required. A bit expensive at the moment at around $500 but looks one of the best home or small office solutions going. Claims to be better than RAID. Anyone got one ? Please let us know what you think DROBO Storage Robot

• BONUS Canon M80 storage Device
  by Geoff White

  Last weekend I browsed the Canon website and came across this promotion. _Purchase an EOS 5D Body or 5D Premium Kit (with EF24-105mm …

  Last weekend I browsed the Canon website and came across this promotion. Purchase an EOS 5D Body or 5D Premium Kit (with EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens) and receive a BONUS Canon M80 Storage Device via mail redemption. Purchase must be made between March 20th and May 31st 2008. I had actually bought my camera March 20th so I was happy to just squeeze in there. The actual unit retails for about $1000 in stores on the net. After reading some reviews they say it is a fantastic piece of technology but expensive considering it has one main purpose… downloading, storing and reviewing images and multimedia. It does double as an mp3 player and multimedia viewer. Please note only Australian stock are redeemed which you can tell by the barcode. Details on the site. Perhaps this is a way Canon is clearing their stock for the new 7D or 5DmkII? Food for thought. Click here to visit the site

• Please advise
  by MaryMina

  I have so many photos on my PC… mostly family and holiday snaps. Now as I’m getting more and more interested in my surroundings … tha…

  I have so many photos on my PC… mostly family and holiday snaps. Now as I’m getting more and more interested in my surroundings … thanks to joining RB… I’m adding ‘snaps’ everyday. I suppose, given time, I will become more ruthless and delete those that are not so interesting or of poor quality but I can’t bear to do that, just yet! So…. where to store all these photographs? / What do you suggest as the best way? I thought about a seperate hard-drive or smaller dongle but I understand there is no way that is guaranteed 100% safe. / I am wondering if a web-site would be the best option – but which to choose?

• Not Happy
  by David Fulcher

  hi all.i just went to uni t set up for my sculpture essay and my best piece that was in storage at uni got damaged.the teacher said it wi…

  hi all.i just went to uni t set up for my sculpture essay and my best piece that was in storage at uni got damaged.the teacher said it will not go against my marks but thts not the poin.im just not happy.