Guys, You could put your spare backup drive in a fake rock. AZ Build a Lookaround! The Lookaround Book, 4th ed. Now an E-book. http://www.panoramacamera.us > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: off-site storage > From: Bob <w8imo@xxxxxxxx> > Date: Mon, January 30, 2006 9:39 pm > To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > wildimages@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > >backup is like insurance - you only really get to find how good it is when > >you finally need it. > > > >"Failsafe" is a very strong claim - but indeed off-site storage has be be > >safer tha a spare HDD (or two) in the same room and thus susceptible to the > >same thief/fire. > > > >Bob > > > > > > > > > A second, or third, hard drive doesn't have to be in the same room, or > building. There are a lot af External USB 2.0 hard drives showing up in > ads and the prices keep getting more and more attractive. And, there > are kits to turn any IDE hard drive into an externa USB 2.0 hard drive. > > If the images are important enough and you have a safe deposit box at > the local bank, an externa hard drive can be stored there...... > > Bob
