#281951 - 08/31/16 08:08 PM
Monthly reminder - tech
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 03/11/05
Posts: 2574
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Update and back up your tech gear( and software); GPS, phone, computers, etc.
I'm looking into google photos to back up my phone photos...
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#281962 - 09/01/16 01:08 PM
Re: Monthly reminder - tech
[Re: TeacherRO]
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Enthusiast
Registered: 02/13/09
Posts: 393
Loc: Connecticut, USA
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Particularly regarding your smartphone and computer, if applicable, you really should consider regular backups and updates. Ideally your backups would be such that if the either was stolen say, right now, you wouldn't lose more than a day's worth of work/information.
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#281968 - 09/01/16 10:23 PM
Re: Monthly reminder - tech
[Re: TeacherRO]
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Registered: 05/29/10
Posts: 863
Loc: Southern California
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I just use a combination of local encryption and idrive cloud storage. It's not real fast and you have to manually manage the versions. But, it will support multiple computers, and has 1 TB of space to play with http://www.pcmag.com/article2/I used to use MS OneDrive until it decided to update my backup with a corrupted local file. VERY unhappy with it.
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#282032 - 09/05/16 05:56 PM
Re: Monthly reminder - tech
[Re: TeacherRO]
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 12/26/02
Posts: 2995
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I have found that a lot of the services like google, etc are not very good about synching, they will move your stuff up to their 'could' but then you don't have a local copy. I ended up creating my own server so I can actually control the synching and keep my own local copy.
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#282042 - 09/05/16 06:35 PM
Re: Monthly reminder - tech
[Re: Bingley]
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Geezer
Registered: 06/02/06
Posts: 5357
Loc: SOCAL
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You have a home base where the external HD resides, that's where I keep the back-up. When I traveled (not so much these days), I would back-up when I got back. However, now another option is available -- Apricorn - Data Transfer Cable Then just pick up a 2.5" Serial ATA hard drives or solid state drive to use as the back-up -- totally portable.
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#282044 - 09/05/16 06:55 PM
Re: Monthly reminder - tech
[Re: Bingley]
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Old Hand
Registered: 08/18/07
Posts: 831
Loc: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
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I have an external hard drive, but have pretty much stopped using it. Instead, I started using USB Thumb drives. I have separate ones for different type files, e.g. photos, music, video, documents etc.
I just found them more convenient to use as they plug in directly (no cable), don't need external power, and are small and easily carried or safely stored. Also, with an OTG USB cable, I can access the data on these drives from my Android smartphone & tablet.
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#282050 - 09/05/16 09:23 PM
Re: Monthly reminder - tech
[Re: TeacherRO]
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Registered: 11/29/09
Posts: 258
Loc: Southern California
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... I'm looking into google photos to back up my phone photos... I use Flickr (1Tb) for that. Here's a writeup on that: http://iphonephotographyschool.com/flickr-app/One tool for backing up photos that seems quite ambitious is PicBackMan: http://www.picbackman.com/for Android/iPhone/Windows/Mac - works with Google Photos/Picasa, Flickr, OneDrive, DropBox, Instagram, Photobucket, etc. I haven't used it myself, though.
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