If you're organized enough to fire up the backup each time by hand, you can keep it in whatever drawer you want and plug in when needed (but note that it's a really easy way to forget to do backups) (reaches for backup drive). If you're making your backups run automagically, it should be plugged in.
Whoa! I... I think I'm having a thought. Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's a thought. Now I'm having a plan. Now I'm having a wiggins.
Xander ,'First Date'
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amych - Mar 27, 2008 3:07:41 pm PDT #5357 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Jesse - Mar 27, 2008 3:13:54 pm PDT #5358 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
If I were going to keep it plugged in to the computer, I would need to buy much longer cables. And there's not really much new stuff going on in the computer -- mostly I'm worried about not losing all my grad school stuff, and music. OK, I'll set myself an alarm to do the backing up.
Maybe renter's insurance next??
beekaytee - Mar 27, 2008 3:57:01 pm PDT #5359 of 25501
Compassionately intolerant
Any recommendations for a usb hub? My two slot powermac means I don't keep my laCie drive plugged in...or anything besides my printer and keyboard...which is supremely inconvenient.
sarameg - Mar 27, 2008 4:03:19 pm PDT #5360 of 25501
Maybe renter's insurance next??
It's really inexpensive for peace of mind. I pay maybe $10/mo. In the time I've had it, if something catastrophic happened, it would pay itself off over gobs of times.
Which reminds me, I need to pay my car insurance. Of which the above statement is not really true.
Jesse - Mar 27, 2008 4:07:46 pm PDT #5361 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
It's really inexpensive for peace of mind. I pay maybe $10/mo. In the time I've had it, if something catastrophic happened, it would pay itself off over gobs of times.
I know, I know. t /off topic
§ ita § - Mar 27, 2008 4:51:51 pm PDT #5362 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Hmm. I think I've just convinced myself to go the Time Capsule route nonetheless. Why not make it effortless for one of my machines? Another excuse to upgrade to Leopard...
le nubian - Mar 28, 2008 2:40:22 am PDT #5363 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
beekaytee - Mar 28, 2008 8:58:45 am PDT #5364 of 25501
Compassionately intolerant
Drew, when you sail by...
Thanks again for the ref to Martin Vire. I ended up having to call him and he was very cordial. He was pleased to hear your name.
Omnis, life has gotten in the way of my hooking up my new Blue Snowball...but it's gorgeous. Can't wait to get started using it.
tommyrot - Mar 28, 2008 9:02:49 am PDT #5365 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
woops. meant to post that in Natter.
NoiseDesign - Mar 28, 2008 9:41:59 am PDT #5366 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Martin is a great guy. If I make it to the F2F I'm finally going to meet him after years of doing business with him. Full Compass is located in Madison.