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USB Flash Drives

May 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

It’s shopping day for miscellaneous stuff, so going through flash drives. I’d recommend the PQI i810 or the i220 if you really want small. 2GB is a good size for these little guys to do quick transfers and they fit on a key chain. USB Flash Drive Reviews I just lose these all the time. It [...]

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Terabyte Backup Drives

May 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

I never thought I’d see the day when I’d be shopping for four terabyte drives just for backups. Amazing how things have changed. Even more amazing is that it is so easy to fill a terabyte server these days with music, videos and home movies. In any case, if you need a backup for these, [...]

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Time Capsule Archive

April 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek, Time Capsule

In the 7.3.1 firmware, you can now connect a USB Drive to a Time Capsule and then archive the 1TB disk itself. That is a backup of the backup. This is supposed to be fast. However, this is a one time copy so if you don’t have enough space on your backup USB drive and [...]

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