This is the case, and it is not simple, given the large amounts of data you might want to back up these days. The technical details are complex, but you'd either need to grab the server itself (which in my case is a rather small box with a handle and only two cords to yank out, or an external disk drive connected to it. Neither idea is perfect or really simple to manage.
In the absence of off-site storage, a fireproof file is an alternative, but I'm not sure what the specs are for how hot those can get inside during a fire, nor what the tolerances are of todays storage media. I have a feeling that, say, writeable DVD's might well be unusable. The other eventual mechanism is some form of off-site storage via the Internet. These are definitely coming, but the outbound speed for most of us is slow enough that we'd need to do pretty careful planning about what to send. I'd also forgotten about Verizon blocking port 80, so the URL below needs a :8080 appended to it, or alternatively, made HTTPS instead of HTTP to connect. _____ From: Turner,Kathleen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 7:56 AM To: Bill Sanderson; [email protected] Subject: RE: [UC] Re: Our house was burglarized; do not be like us Bill, this looks like an interesting solution to the backup issue, but for really secure backup (for important files such as dissertation research) isn't the crucial point to store your backup files offsite? The dear sisters at De Sales School found this out the hard way with the fire that destroyed the school offices about 6 years ago. They had very carefully backed up all the files that contained the school registration information -- then stored the disks in a box on the same desk. I have a wonderful colleague who used to back up our catalogue server once a week, then take the disks home and store them under his bed! If there had been a fire or flood in the building, we would have been all set. Kathleen _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Sanderson Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 10:56 PM To: 'Stephen Fisher'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: RE: [UC] Re: Our house was burglarized; do not be like us http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/windowshomeserver/defaul t.mspx This is pretty peripheral to the issues in this post, but I thought I'd mention it anyway. This is a very elegant solution to the backup issue in a household. It does full machine backups nightly of networked household machines, and you can restore the data either file by file or rebuild the whole machine from the ground up using an included restore CD. This product is not available yet, but will probably be in public beta very soon. The price is expected to be in the sub $500 range as I understand it-this is just a small box-no keyboard, no screen, that sits in an out of the way spot and does backup and remote access for you. See the remote access part at http://mccoysanderson.livenode.com <http://mccoysanderson.livenode.com/> (send email if you want credentials to connect) (sorry if this comes across as an ad-I'm just a technical enthusiast-I'll quit and go back to griping about the manners of the regular posters!) (and it doesn't solve the offsite need-although you can manage that by adding an external drive to the box) _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Fisher Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: [UC] Re: Our house was burglarized; do not be like us Sean and Charlene, I'm really, really sorry about your loss! That really sucks. I also appreciate that you shared your story and your lessons learned with the lists. > 8) Finally, back up all data on your computers, often. I would like to add one point to #8. Keep a copy of the data backup outside of your house. If you can, copy your valuable data to a CD or DVD and leave a copy at work or elsewhere. Best of luck with recovering what you can, Stephen ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see .
