Diary of a cloud backup – part 1

Justification

I have automated home backups onto a off-line disk. A combination of windows disk mirroring and Linux or Mac scheduled scripts keeps it both simple and automated. I just have to remember to transfer to disk every now and then for longer term snapshots. If you have got this far with your backups your doing well, but you have probably realised that without an off site backup your still vulnerable to theft and fire! Well lets hope for none of these things actually happen but if your backed up its one less worry!

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Google wave review from TechCrunch

I found and read this Google Wave review today: Google Wave Review The tone is a little harsh considering Wave is still very much beta, but the points are valid. I did wonder what the odd feeling was when using wave online with other users, apparently its Live Feedback. You can achieve the same effect by running the wrong way up an escalator :-)

The thing that interests me is peoples response to innovation.  It takes time for people to work out how to use new systems like this.  The more flexible it is the longer it takes people to blend a culture around it.  Wave does remind me somewhat of having my first phone that could send a text, and only having one other friend with a similar phone and the will to use it.  Lets hope google get the bugs and interface ironed out soon though as I think its going to be a fun way to colaborate.

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