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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Mar 6, 2008, at 2:49 PM, Lisa K.V. Perry wrote:
> I have neglected the pictures I store on my computer which would  
> have been a
> melted pile of plastic and metal had the worst occurred, so taking  
> care of
> 4+ years of digital photos is now a top priority. Also on the list  
> is making
> copies of important documents in a "Take This" file. Add to that a  
> List of
> what to take to aid a frazzled brain in times of crisis.

Whew! Happy to know you and yours are all safe, Lisa.

Used to be every winter it was almost a case of which old house burned  
because of a wood flu not well built or well maintained or burning all  
the Christmas wrappings or other stupidity. Seems to be improving in  
that regard.

This new Mac has a program called Time Machine, which is an automatic  
backup, every hour forever. The external hard drive is just a grab  
from being tossed into the getaway vehicle. With over a thousand  
photos, not to mention a book and much more on the hard drive, it  
would be a sad loss to have it all cremated. With this new backup  
system I don't worry much, but if the house burned while I was away,  
sad, sad, sad. The best backup is off site.