Re: Online storage?

["Rob Hudson" <caveatrob -at- gmail -dot- com>]

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On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 7:05 PM, Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> Although it's never happened to me, I've heard of some folks who all of a
> sudden discover the second computer doesn't like to play with the thumb
> drive. I'd at least make certain it's from a reputable mfr., such as
> SanDisk, to insure long-term data integrity. And then never just yank the
> thumb drive out of its USB slot without using the proper ejection procedure
> so that the operating knows of your intention. Failure to do can scramble
> the folder structure.
>
>> Chris
>
> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 3:58 PM, Nancy Allison <maker -at- verizon -dot- net> wrote:
>
>> Actually, it belatedly occurred to me that I could put everything on a
>> thumb drive and switch it from computer to computer SO LONG AS I DO NOIT
>> LOSE IT and my cats do not play with it and bat it under the furniture
>> without telling me.
>>
>> I do think an online backup service would be a good second line of
>> defense.
>>
>> --Nancy
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at  6:46 PM, Combs, Richard wrote:
>>
>> > Nancy Allison wrote:
>> >> SOoooo, I am considering using an online "server" where I could store
>> >> all my file and have access to them from either laptop, and from
>> >> anywhere else, too, that has online access. This seems like possibly
>> >> a
>> >> very good way to go.
>> >>
>> >> Do any of you do this? Is there a service you recommend? Thoughts?
>> >
>> > Before you trust your files to some storage service in "the cloud,"
>> > read
>> > about how that worked out for the customers of the now-dead service
>> > The
>> > Linkup. They only lost (on average) 45% of their data:
>> > http://tinyurl.com/6et9hr
>> > As others have suggested, what you really need is either a USB drive
>> > that you attach to whichever computer you're working on or an NAS.
>> > Offsite storage is a nice-to-have supplement to local storage and
>> > local
>> > backups, but I wouldn't depend 100% on it.
>> > IMHO, YMMV, etc.
>> > Richard
>> >
>> >
>> > Richard G. Combs
>> > Senior Technical Writer
>> > Polycom, Inc.
>> > richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
>> > 303-223-5111
>> > ------
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>> > 303-777-0436
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