On Jan 4, 2010, at 7:33 AM, Al Poulin wrote: > On Jan 3, 12:22 pm, John Carmonne <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I remember the day when a couple of 100 MB Zip's did the trick. The >> off site wireless services look like they may be >> a choice for mass storage but I'm leery at the moment. I'd want to >> really test their systems before I rely on them. > > Right. And what guarantee does one have that a wireless service will > not simply disappear from the ether some day? The service can be very > convenient while it is there, but I think that careful self-reliance > is best.
This has already happened to a bunch of them. Seriously, with the price of hard drives these days having your own backup drive (or set with rotating backups stored off site...which can be a friend's sock drawer or something) compared to the price of recovering everything (if it's at all possible...what price video of your baby's first steps?) you'll find it's a very cheap form of insurance. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
