On Wed, Feb 02, 2011 at 05:35:51PM EST, Gilbert Sullivan wrote: > On 02/02/2011 01:10 PM, Chris Jones wrote: > (...)
>> One trick I use is copy my back-up file (encrypted) to my cell >> phone's micro-SD.. In the event disaster struck, I would either be >> out of the house with my cell phone, or grab a few belongings >> including said mobile before I rushed outside. The problem with that >> is that it still has the original vfat .. formatting, and whatever it >> is, it doesn't like 4G+ files either :-) > People think I'm crazy, Oh, no... not at all... ;-) > but, when I leave the house, I always carry a disc wallet that holds > the last year's worth of weekly full backups on DVD+R. (Well, > I probably am crazy, but this isn't a sign of it.) I'm looking into implants.. I mean sticking non-volatile memory under my skin in carefully selected areas of my body, in case I run into serious trouble but am fortunate to end up only partially dismembered.. presumably with some form of Bluetooth or Wifi integration so I can conveniently upload my backups... > I also double the weekly backups every month, and I keep the monthly > second copy in a safe deposit box. I also rotate USB external drives > through that safe deposit box. Ah.. I detect a flaw... you mean you actually do not rotate safe deposit boxes..? Are you serious..? > This is only for the really important data, though. Miscellaneous > other stuff just resides on two systems and an external drive. > (...) >> Apart from the cost of the medium... I am very suspicious of all the >> hidden stuff that infects anything Blu-Ray.. And you're probably right.. >> may turn out to be unsuitable for data archiving. > Yup, I'm probably going to stick to using dual layer DVDs and Blu-Ray > strictly for movies I've paid for. > Be happy! Yeah.. let's try that. cj -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
