Comments on: Being Dependent on 1 Computer http://www.bobbuskirk.com/being-dependent-on-1-computer.html Yes I Make Money Online Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:00:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: stephen http://www.bobbuskirk.com/being-dependent-on-1-computer.html#comment-7595 stephen Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:52:15 +0000 http://www.bobbuskirk.com/being-dependent-on-1-computer.html#comment-7595 It's been running for 2 years. Hasn't blown a drive yet. Even if it does, replace it and you can take your sweet time while chugs along with one less drive. The beauty of RAID 5! When you factor in how much of a pain in the ass it is to lose your data, the price becomes pretty small. It’s been running for 2 years. Hasn’t blown a drive yet. Even if it does, replace it and you can take your sweet time while chugs along with one less drive. The beauty of RAID 5!

When you factor in how much of a pain in the ass it is to lose your data, the price becomes pretty small.

]]> By: Sean http://www.bobbuskirk.com/being-dependent-on-1-computer.html#comment-7575 Sean Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:53:03 +0000 http://www.bobbuskirk.com/being-dependent-on-1-computer.html#comment-7575 Unless the NAS does as well. Too bad RAID 5 NAS are so expensive. Unless the NAS does as well.

Too bad RAID 5 NAS are so expensive.

]]> By: Sean http://www.bobbuskirk.com/being-dependent-on-1-computer.html#comment-7574 Sean Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:52:26 +0000 http://www.bobbuskirk.com/being-dependent-on-1-computer.html#comment-7574 NAS are nice, too. One of these days I'm going to put together a home server/router. NAS are nice, too. One of these days I’m going to put together a home server/router.

]]> By: ashwin http://www.bobbuskirk.com/being-dependent-on-1-computer.html#comment-7570 ashwin Mon, 26 Feb 2007 20:28:15 +0000 http://www.bobbuskirk.com/being-dependent-on-1-computer.html#comment-7570 external hard drives are the way to go external hard drives are the way to go

]]> By: Stephen http://www.bobbuskirk.com/being-dependent-on-1-computer.html#comment-7569 Stephen Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:40:03 +0000 http://www.bobbuskirk.com/being-dependent-on-1-computer.html#comment-7569 Run a RAID 5 NAS and keep all your files on it and access it from a mapped network drive. Even if all my PC's blow up, my files are intact. Run a RAID 5 NAS and keep all your files on it and access it from a mapped network drive. Even if all my PC’s blow up, my files are intact.

]]> By: Sean http://www.bobbuskirk.com/being-dependent-on-1-computer.html#comment-7568 Sean Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:00:53 +0000 http://www.bobbuskirk.com/being-dependent-on-1-computer.html#comment-7568 I try to store all my website stuff on my external USB drive (it's a laptop drive in an enclosure), and keep snapshots on one of my desktop's RAID drives whenever I modify enough to feel it needs backed up. I try to store all my website stuff on my external USB drive (it’s a laptop drive in an enclosure), and keep snapshots on one of my desktop’s RAID drives whenever I modify enough to feel it needs backed up.

]]> By: Joel http://www.bobbuskirk.com/being-dependent-on-1-computer.html#comment-7567 Joel Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:56:59 +0000 http://www.bobbuskirk.com/being-dependent-on-1-computer.html#comment-7567 Been there done that! I remember having some exactly like that happening. Where I was testing some hardware, things didn't go to well and was without my primary resources for like a week, never a fun experience. Been there done that! I remember having some exactly like that happening. Where I was testing some hardware, things didn’t go to well and was without my primary resources for like a week, never a fun experience.

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