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To: Gottfried who wrote (12019)	9/21/2000 2:01:53 PM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110653

hi gottfried, that's a great pcworld mag article you linked for us. i had a couple thoughts upon reading it... odd that they would lump removable-media drives into a category labelled 'alternative backup solutions'. i would have guessed it was a rather prevalent solution. another thought is, it's odd that they did not give much coverage to a second hard drive as a viable solution. which is not to say that i believe that using a second hard drive is a common practice. also, the article sort of skims the use of continuous-backup utilities such as powerquest's datakeeper3.0, which i was able to download free with internet registration of drive image3.02. if i'm not mistaken, you use an iomega product for this purpose. and finally, your statement, "I disagree with PC Worlds recs" (in reference to what method of backup we should choose), must be alluding to this paragraph from the article... "Okay, so you agree that you need to get serious about backing up. But which method should you choose? Tape drives remain the best and easiest method for performing regular full backups, though CD-RW is a viable alternative for making handy application data backups. For secure backup of critical information, online backup services shine." ... correct? because their very next recommendation is right on the money..... "Whatever backup strategy you choose, its success ultimately depends on your ability and willingness to keep to a schedule, change the media, and put the backups in a safe place. The key is to make these steps an everyday routine, like checking your e-mail. In this calamity-prone world, a little bit of thoughtful backup effort can make all the difference." all in all, a very fine article. again, thanks for bringing it to everyone's attention. :) mark