Re: [CGUYS] Back ups on computer if backing up on external driv

2008-09-14 Thread Tom Piwowar
I was reading the Wikipedia and thought to see what their article on RAID might contribute to our recent discussion. It reads... RAID is not a good alternative to backing up data. Data may become damaged or destroyed without harm to the drive(s) on which it is stored. For example, part of the

Re: [CGUYS] Back ups on computer if backing up on external driv

2008-09-14 Thread Tony B
No. When we suggested RAIDs had other uses - I mentioned for speed - you argued they had no reason to be used for that either. You can't squirm out of this one. But then, I guess this is actually an apology.? :) On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 1:23 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was

Re: [CGUYS] Back ups on computer if backing up on external driv

2008-09-14 Thread mike
Speed and downtime is the main reason to use RAID...at least in the areas I've used it. On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 10:23 AM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was reading the Wikipedia and thought to see what their article on RAID might contribute to our recent discussion. It reads... RAID

Re: [CGUYS] Back ups on computer if backing up on external driv

2008-09-14 Thread Tom Piwowar
No. When we suggested RAIDs had other uses - I mentioned for speed - you argued they had no reason to be used for that either. Why drag that discredited notion back in? The world has not slipped back into the previous century. No savvy person would use RAID today. Let's not go there again. You

Re: [CGUYS] Back ups on computer if backing up on external driv

2008-09-14 Thread mike
Gotta admire Tom for treating his opinion as fact. Maybe he's charlie gibson in hiding.. On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 1:34 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No. When we suggested RAIDs had other uses - I mentioned for speed - you argued they had no reason to be used for that either. Why

Re: [CGUYS] Back ups on computer if backing up on external driv

2008-09-14 Thread Fred Holmes
Yet so many of today's motherboards, which have gone to SATA drive attachments, come with RAID built-in. At 04:34 PM 9/14/2008, Tom Piwowar wrote: Why drag that discredited notion back in? The world has not slipped back into the previous century. No savvy person would use RAID today. Let's not

Re: [CGUYS] Back ups on computer if backing up on external driv

2008-09-14 Thread mike
They come with floppy drive controllers too...not sure that's a good measure hehe Mike On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 2:49 PM, Fred Holmes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yet so many of today's motherboards, which have gone to SATA drive attachments, come with RAID built-in. At 04:34 PM 9/14/2008, Tom

Re: [CGUYS] Recycling

2008-09-14 Thread Jeff Wright
Maybe Jeff will want to take advantage of this. I have far more than 2 cartons worth of stuff to get rid of. The thought of doing on Apple's dime, however, does warm the cockles of my heart. * ** List info, subscription

Re: [CGUYS] MacBook Pro warranty

2008-09-14 Thread mike
Strange, I have this same ipod, I never experienced the problem of it coming on when I didn't want it to. On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 2:55 PM, Jeff Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of the reasons why we often buy refurbs is that anything that's likely to go wrong has already happened, and the