Don't rely only on the external drive. It may save you thousands of hairs. Mine, An 120 Gb fill of 30-40Gb of pics has fallen from my table to the floor, while in motion. You know what? I lost at least 10 Gb of un-backed-up pictures, and some handfull of hais. I've also disturbed an half-calendar of saints, to say the least. My forehead is also flatter now, I thrashed it on my keyboard several times. I've also spent a couple of days wandering like a zombie in the city, swearing to some saint. People though I was insane. Indeed I was.
Don't ask me which pics I lost, I've never asked it to me, for my sanity. DVD + HD is the way, and ciclically check your DVD. My new HD is also kept in close, always off, and used only for pics, and only to do backup or to review some pics (those times I fear). Danilo.
