[Thinkpad] Flash (SD) as backup?

[Frank K-F]

For what it is worth ... I finished my taxes yesterday .. and stored the 
results on an SD card  under 2006 Taxes ... also 2005, 2004 archives.  
Works for me.

Frank K-F
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Alex Austin wrote:

>Home Office.
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>I'm thiking that a weekly flash card thrown in the cupboard, and a monthly
>CD sent to a neighbor would work. They only really use the machine once a
>week.
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>On 4/16/07, Chris Schumann <chris at idlelion.net> wrote:
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>>Alex Austin wrote:
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>>>I have some clients who have one machine dedicated to the company
>>>financials. From a reliability standpoint, would it make sense to offer
>>>flash as a backup solution? They previously used ZIP100.
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>>Alex,
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>>Considering all that has been said, if these data are critical to the
>>business, you must consider off-site online backups.
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>>There should be a process that's daily, weekly or whatever, but
>>automated off-site backup of data is critical for continuing operations.
>>A backup (whether a single recordable platter or an external hard disk)
>>taken home each night, and one left at home on alternate nights, will go
>>a long way too.
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>>If there really is a fire, flood or earthquake, and all the equipment is
>>lost, how soon do they want to be back in business? That will determine
>>what their needs are, and what the budget should be.
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>>Chris
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