Comments on: Only you can prevent data loss! http://marklindner.info/blog/2007/05/25/only-you-can-prevent-data-loss/ Palmer, CL. “Structures and strategies of interdisciplinary science.” JASIS 50(3): 242-253, 1999 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:15:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mark http://marklindner.info/blog/2007/05/25/only-you-can-prevent-data-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-5696 Mark Sun, 24 Jun 2007 15:51:41 +0000 http://marklindner.info/blog/2007/05/25/only-you-can-prevent-data-loss/#comment-5696 Welcome, Andrew and thanks for the links. Welcome, Andrew and thanks for the links.

]]> By: Andrew http://marklindner.info/blog/2007/05/25/only-you-can-prevent-data-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-5598 Andrew Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:54:48 +0000 http://marklindner.info/blog/2007/05/25/only-you-can-prevent-data-loss/#comment-5598 Yeah, always the same with data backup :) I have to admit that I only backuped seldom, and yes one time too late, cause all my data was lost. @ Laura I'm living in the current millenium ;) and using Online Backup as a good alternative to optical media or flash drives. Here you can find interesting articles about Online Backup services: http://www.consumersearch.com/www/internet/online-backup-services/review.html http://www.onlinebackupguide.com/the-top-ten-online-backup-services Greets, Andrew Yeah, always the same with data backup :)

I have to admit that I only backuped seldom, and yes one time too late, cause all my data was lost.

@ Laura
I’m living in the current millenium ;) and using Online Backup as a good alternative to optical media or flash drives.

Here you can find interesting articles about Online Backup services:

http://www.consumersearch.com/www/internet/online-backup-services/review.html

http://www.onlinebackupguide.com/the-top-ten-online-backup-services

Greets,
Andrew

]]> By: Mark http://marklindner.info/blog/2007/05/25/only-you-can-prevent-data-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-4521 Mark Sat, 26 May 2007 21:38:18 +0000 http://marklindner.info/blog/2007/05/25/only-you-can-prevent-data-loss/#comment-4521 you people and your googles... ;) Solutions are hard to resist, though. Laura, I still have a bunch of stuff on floppies that I started moving off and never finished. I also have a fair few Zip disks full of who knows what? And no drive anymore. you people and your googles… ;)

Solutions are hard to resist, though.

Laura, I still have a bunch of stuff on floppies that I started moving off and never finished. I also have a fair few Zip disks full of who knows what? And no drive anymore.

]]> By: Laura http://marklindner.info/blog/2007/05/25/only-you-can-prevent-data-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-4508 Laura Sat, 26 May 2007 05:40:55 +0000 http://marklindner.info/blog/2007/05/25/only-you-can-prevent-data-loss/#comment-4508 And here I am still storing copies of files on floppy disks. (Yes, I have a USB floppy drive. Yes. I am living in the previous millennium.) Good luck with reassembling everything--it sounds like a royal pain. And here I am still storing copies of files on floppy disks. (Yes, I have a USB floppy drive. Yes. I am living in the previous millennium.)

Good luck with reassembling everything–it sounds like a royal pain.

]]> By: nirak.net - Musings of an LIS Student » Weekend Goals http://marklindner.info/blog/2007/05/25/only-you-can-prevent-data-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-4505 nirak.net - Musings of an LIS Student » Weekend Goals Sat, 26 May 2007 01:16:20 +0000 http://marklindner.info/blog/2007/05/25/only-you-can-prevent-data-loss/#comment-4505 [...] Work on automating my computer backup (thanks Mark). [...] [...] Work on automating my computer backup (thanks Mark). [...]

]]> By: jenny http://marklindner.info/blog/2007/05/25/only-you-can-prevent-data-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-4494 jenny Fri, 25 May 2007 16:35:06 +0000 http://marklindner.info/blog/2007/05/25/only-you-can-prevent-data-loss/#comment-4494 yeah i never ever use bookmarks--i use furl. also, you can subscribe a google calendar to your ical, and that way it's all backed up! yeah i never ever use bookmarks–i use furl.

also, you can subscribe a google calendar to your ical, and that way it’s all backed up!

]]> By: Mark http://marklindner.info/blog/2007/05/25/only-you-can-prevent-data-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-4493 Mark Fri, 25 May 2007 15:01:10 +0000 http://marklindner.info/blog/2007/05/25/only-you-can-prevent-data-loss/#comment-4493 Yes, that's the rub with these public service announcements, we (most of us) feel that this will never happen to us so we feel for the person writing (or telling us) these horror stories and we go about our normal routine. It pretty much has to happen to you before you'll change. And even then, some people.... The portable route would be one way to do it, of course. But then you'd also need to ensure that you are backing that up regularly given the extra hazards of such a small device--loss, theft, fragility, .... Yes, that’s the rub with these public service announcements, we (most of us) feel that this will never happen to us so we feel for the person writing (or telling us) these horror stories and we go about our normal routine.

It pretty much has to happen to you before you’ll change. And even then, some people….

The portable route would be one way to do it, of course. But then you’d also need to ensure that you are backing that up regularly given the extra hazards of such a small device–loss, theft, fragility, ….

]]> By: Karin Dalziel http://marklindner.info/blog/2007/05/25/only-you-can-prevent-data-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-4492 Karin Dalziel Fri, 25 May 2007 14:48:07 +0000 http://marklindner.info/blog/2007/05/25/only-you-can-prevent-data-loss/#comment-4492 2 words: portable applications Get yourself a 4 gig USB drive, run portable firefox (here's the mac version: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/20395) and have Zotero on there. Or just run the portable version of Firefox and drag the whole folder over to a USB drive every once in a while to back it up. Portable firefox with Zotero has saved my butt several times. Or, there's this: http://lifehacker.com/software/backup/geek-to-live--complete-free-mac-backup-248943.php One of my co-workers recently lost everything from their mac. Yet, I still haven't started backing up properly. Bad me! 2 words: portable applications

Get yourself a 4 gig USB drive, run portable firefox (here’s the mac version: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/20395) and have Zotero on there. Or just run the portable version of Firefox and drag the whole folder over to a USB drive every once in a while to back it up. Portable firefox with Zotero has saved my butt several times.

Or, there’s this: http://lifehacker.com/software/backup/geek-to-live–complete-free-mac-backup-248943.php

One of my co-workers recently lost everything from their mac. Yet, I still haven’t started backing up properly. Bad me!

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