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Re: Encourating Others to Backup!

From "M. John Matlaw" <nouser@invalid.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Encourating Others to Backup!
Date 2014-06-21 12:28 -0400
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On 6/20/14, 9:40 PM, John Varela wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Jun 2014 17:01:49 UTC, Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 2014-06-20, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> In article <c0j54hF2sr8U3@mid.individual.net>,
>>> Jolly Roger  <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>>> On 2014-06-20, TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I say all of this as I have had no success in convincing my very own
>>>>> sister in this regard.
>>>>
>>>> Considering how easy it is with a Mac, there isn't much expense beyond
>>>> the cost of a hard drive. Is that her objection?
>>>
>>> Considering how ridiculously cheap even 1TB drives have gotten, the
>>> price shouldn't be a barrier to much of anyone.
>>
>> Indeed. I'm really curious what her objections are about. It's a
>> no-brainer for most Mac users.
>
> I can think of one: if she regularly uses a laptop while sitting in
> her easy chair, then it takes some time and effort to hook up an
> external drive and make a backup. Of course she could get a Time
> Capsule, but then that's no longer such a cheap solution.
>
A little pricey but Newegg is listing a PNY 256gb USB 3 stick for $109 
(there's a PNY $10 rebate as well).  Still a slight pain sticking out of 
a laptop that you're using but way better than an attached external 
drive.  I've been using one and it seems to work out alright.  I really 
should test the backup though.

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Encourating Others to Backup! TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2014-06-19 20:20 -0500
  Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Martin Frost me at invalid stanford daht edu <nospam@stanford.edu.invalid> - 2014-06-19 18:57 -0700
    Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-06-20 18:35 +1200
      Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-06-20 08:03 -0400
  Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-06-20 03:19 +0000
  Re: Encourating Others to Backup! me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-06-20 05:23 +0000
    Re: Encourating Others to Backup! dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-06-20 17:47 +1000
    Re: Encourating Others to Backup! TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2014-06-20 07:25 -0500
      Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2014-06-20 16:11 +0000
      Re: Encourating Others to Backup! JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-06-20 15:05 -0400
        Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-06-21 12:09 +1200
      Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-06-21 12:00 +0200
    Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-06-20 16:18 +0000
    Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-06-20 19:28 +0000
      Re: Encourating Others to Backup! briang@panix.com (Brian Gordon) - 2014-06-20 19:44 +0000
        Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-06-20 22:16 +0000
          Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2014-06-21 01:12 +0000
            Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-06-21 12:48 +0200
              Re: Encourating Others to Backup! dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-06-22 02:05 +1200
              Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2014-06-21 13:20 -0400
                Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-06-21 18:22 +0100
                Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2014-06-21 13:26 -0400
                Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-06-21 21:53 +0100
    Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-06-21 10:06 +0200
  Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Rick Blaine <boss@cafeamericain.ma> - 2014-06-20 09:39 -0400
    Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Martin Frost me at invalid stanford daht edu <nospam@stanford.edu.invalid> - 2014-06-20 18:30 -0700
      Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2014-06-21 02:13 -0700
    Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-06-21 12:50 +0200
  Re: Encourating Others to Backup! "Mr. Strat" <mrstrat@nospam.gmail.com> - 2014-06-20 07:08 -0700
    Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-06-21 12:12 +1200
      Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2014-06-21 02:14 -0700
        Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-06-21 09:15 -0400
          Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-06-21 06:43 -0700
        Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-06-22 10:36 +1200
          Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Rick Blaine <boss@cafeamericain.ma> - 2014-06-21 20:05 -0400
    Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-06-21 19:18 +0200
  Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-06-20 16:17 +0000
    Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2014-06-20 16:46 +0000
      Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-06-20 17:01 +0000
        Re: Encourating Others to Backup! "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2014-06-21 01:40 +0000
          Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-06-21 14:07 +1200
            Re: Encourating Others to Backup! "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2014-06-21 19:52 +0000
          Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-06-21 04:39 +0000
            Re: Encourating Others to Backup! "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2014-06-21 20:06 +0000
          Re: Encourating Others to Backup! "M. John Matlaw" <nouser@invalid.com> - 2014-06-21 12:28 -0400
  Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2014-06-20 12:31 -0400
    Re: Encourating Others to Backup! George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2014-06-20 16:39 -0500
      Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-06-21 12:14 +1200
    Re: Encourating Others to Backup! Martin Frost me at invalid stanford daht edu <nospam@stanford.edu.invalid> - 2014-06-20 18:33 -0700

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