[muglo] Re: Storage

Barry:

Thanks for that explanation. One of the computer techies at the 
university where I work had suggested this; the pen drives look really 
nifty and are really handy if you are having to takes files back and 
forth between your home computer and the university, as I do.

I'll check it out.

Cheers,

Kathryn

On Jan 27, 2004, at 8:48 AM, Barry Takayesu wrote:

>> Dear Muglo-ites:
>>
>> Now that I have a laptop that takes CDs rather than floppies, I need a
>> different way of saving  my files.
>>
>> The latest suggestion is that I get an external Firewire hard drive,
>> because it basically acts as a large floppy disk.  If that's the case,
>> I'm all for it. What does it look like? How much would it cost?
>>
>> I was also told that I might be able to set up iSync so that a given
>> intervals, which I would set, my computer would synchronize any 
>> changed
>> files and back up only those that had changes.  Is that possible, or
>> can that only take place between two computers?
>>
>> At any rate, the external hard drive sounds like the best solution for
>> me. Hope it's not too expensive!
>
> Kathryn:
>
> You didn't mention how much storage you need - although your
> inference to floppy drive suggests that you only need minimal storage
> - and text without artwork takes little space.
>
> One item to look at would be the "Pen" drives. (I just came across
> Rob Vanhooren's post and think the Pen & Key Drive might be the same
> device). These are about 3 inches long and less than half the width
> of a business card and have USB connectivity (so no other power
> source is needed). No drive software to install - just plug in and it
> shows up on your desktop as another drive. OS Compatibility: Mac OS 9
> and X, Windows XP, ME, 2000, and 98. Capacities go up to 1Gb - but at
> that size, it is expensive.
>
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> Barry Takayesu
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