Comments on: Get Thee To a Hard Drive http://cogdogblog.com/2006/03/27/get-thee-to-a-hard-drive/ Alan Levine's blog space for barking about instructional technology Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:01:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Dave F. http://cogdogblog.com/2006/03/27/get-thee-to-a-hard-drive/#comment-4132 Dave F. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 21:08:12 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/03/27/get-thee-to-a-hard-drive/#comment-4132 "Last weekend, I tossed in the trash [my?] box of audio cassettes..." My prediction is that in the future, people will spend at least a third of their waking hours moving stuff from one technology platform to another in a desperate attempt to stay ahead of obsolescence. "March 18, 2014: MegaMediaCorp announced today that it was releasing version 1.0 of its new subspace hard drive / video server / 3D-fabricator / dog washing station. A spokesperson added that MMC will discontinue customer support for versions 1.5, 2.0, 2.8b, and 3.0 at 4 p.m. eastern time this afternoon." “Last weekend, I tossed in the trash [my?] box of audio cassettes…”

My prediction is that in the future, people will spend at least a third of their waking hours moving stuff from one technology platform to another in a desperate attempt to stay ahead of obsolescence.

“March 18, 2014: MegaMediaCorp announced today that it was releasing version 1.0 of its new subspace hard drive / video server / 3D-fabricator / dog washing station. A spokesperson added that MMC will discontinue customer support for versions 1.5, 2.0, 2.8b, and 3.0 at 4 p.m. eastern time this afternoon.”

]]> By: Alan http://cogdogblog.com/2006/03/27/get-thee-to-a-hard-drive/#comment-4119 Alan Wed, 29 Mar 2006 18:38:55 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/03/27/get-thee-to-a-hard-drive/#comment-4119 I do worry about that, but sometimes I question those numbers. Last weekend, I tossed in the trash my box of audio cassettes which I started recording on a friend's tape desk in like 1978: http://flickr.com/photos/cogdog/118629942/ Magnetic tape, yum. I do worry about that, but sometimes I question those numbers.

Last weekend, I tossed in the trash my box of audio cassettes which I started recording on a friend’s tape desk in like 1978: http://flickr.com/photos/cogdog/118629942/

Magnetic tape, yum.

]]> By: D'Arcy Norman http://cogdogblog.com/2006/03/27/get-thee-to-a-hard-drive/#comment-4113 D'Arcy Norman Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:52:42 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/03/27/get-thee-to-a-hard-drive/#comment-4113 Also remember that most optical disks will degrade faaaar sooner than you'd think. Unless you get the special archival (gold?) disks, they only last 5-10 years under good conditions, or less. If you're backing up to optical, plan to keep re-backing up to the Latest And Greatest format every few years, or pack an iMac in a time capsule ala Lost so you can read these disks years from now... Also remember that most optical disks will degrade faaaar sooner than you’d think. Unless you get the special archival (gold?) disks, they only last 5-10 years under good conditions, or less. If you’re backing up to optical, plan to keep re-backing up to the Latest And Greatest format every few years, or pack an iMac in a time capsule ala Lost so you can read these disks years from now…

]]> By: Alan http://cogdogblog.com/2006/03/27/get-thee-to-a-hard-drive/#comment-4098 Alan Wed, 29 Mar 2006 05:11:15 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/03/27/get-thee-to-a-hard-drive/#comment-4098 That's fine, "Manic-Mom" for a few disks. I already do that with a CD of photos of our "valuables" at home in case of a disaster. But look at that picture- I have more than <strong>70</strong> disks that will not fit in my safety deposit box, and the larger issue is being able to find images without having to rummage through them all. My plan was to purchase a small firewire drive to keep a backup in the safety deposit box, since I do worry some about a fire or something else that would nuke my photos (on the other hand flickr is another form of a backup). That’s fine, “Manic-Mom” for a few disks. I already do that with a CD of photos of our “valuables” at home in case of a disaster.

But look at that picture- I have more than 70 disks that will not fit in my safety deposit box, and the larger issue is being able to find images without having to rummage through them all.

My plan was to purchase a small firewire drive to keep a backup in the safety deposit box, since I do worry some about a fire or something else that would nuke my photos (on the other hand flickr is another form of a backup).

]]> By: Manic-Mom http://cogdogblog.com/2006/03/27/get-thee-to-a-hard-drive/#comment-4096 Manic-Mom Wed, 29 Mar 2006 03:17:26 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/03/27/get-thee-to-a-hard-drive/#comment-4096 I put my photos on CD and then take them to the Bank safe deposit box. After two in house fires in my so-far life time, and losing so many pictures, I have grown quite addicted to putting photos on CD before I print them and the CD is quickly put in bank box. I put my photos on CD and then take them to the Bank safe deposit box.

After two in house fires in my so-far life time, and losing so many pictures, I have grown quite addicted to putting photos on CD before I print them and the CD is quickly put in bank box.

]]> By: Alan http://cogdogblog.com/2006/03/27/get-thee-to-a-hard-drive/#comment-4092 Alan Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:27:27 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/03/27/get-thee-to-a-hard-drive/#comment-4092 Thanks Todd-- I'm not as likely to go that deep into unix for this, though GnomeCatalog looks do-able, might be fun to see how it works on OSX. You sound way more organized that I! Thanks Todd– I’m not as likely to go that deep into unix for this, though GnomeCatalog looks do-able, might be fun to see how it works on OSX.

You sound way more organized that I!

]]> By: todd http://cogdogblog.com/2006/03/27/get-thee-to-a-hard-drive/#comment-4091 todd Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:43:07 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/03/27/get-thee-to-a-hard-drive/#comment-4091 My current solution in linux: <a href="http://idea.zanestate.edu/archives/2005/11/photo-organizing-in-linux/" rel="nofollow">managing/tagging photos</a> and <a href="http://idea.zanestate.edu/archives/2005/11/cataloging-those-unlabeled-cds/" rel="nofollow">cd/dvd library</a>. My current solution in linux: managing/tagging photos and cd/dvd library.

]]> By: Dave F. http://cogdogblog.com/2006/03/27/get-thee-to-a-hard-drive/#comment-4081 Dave F. Tue, 28 Mar 2006 13:48:59 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/03/27/get-thee-to-a-hard-drive/#comment-4081 Alan, Nothing but empathy here. You're in a digital version of a photo dilemma that's been around as long as silver nitrate. It's almost harder to add minimally useful information to digital images ("Rose and Kevin at the beach in LaJolla CA, summer 1985") than to paper ones -- you don't have that handy stack of prints, a pen, a comfortable chair, and a glass of Cotes du Rhone to help you out. My invention idea of the day: digital camera with speech-recognition software, so when you review the day's shots you can SPEAK the labels. Dave Alan,

Nothing but empathy here. You’re in a digital version of a photo dilemma that’s been around as long as silver nitrate. It’s almost harder to add minimally useful information to digital images (”Rose and Kevin at the beach in LaJolla CA, summer 1985″) than to paper ones — you don’t have that handy stack of prints, a pen, a comfortable chair, and a glass of Cotes du Rhone to help you out.

My invention idea of the day: digital camera with speech-recognition software, so when you review the day’s shots you can SPEAK the labels.

Dave

]]> By: D'Arcy Norman http://cogdogblog.com/2006/03/27/get-thee-to-a-hard-drive/#comment-4048 D'Arcy Norman Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:00:18 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/03/27/get-thee-to-a-hard-drive/#comment-4048 Ah, well THERE ya go! The MBP should be able to handle Aperture, Light Room, or iPhoto handily. Just make sure you have a backup drive. I keep all important files rsynced to a directory on my LaCie backup drive, and while I'm not 100% confident in that drive, it's better than no backup at all... Ah, well THERE ya go! The MBP should be able to handle Aperture, Light Room, or iPhoto handily. Just make sure you have a backup drive. I keep all important files rsynced to a directory on my LaCie backup drive, and while I’m not 100% confident in that drive, it’s better than no backup at all…

]]> By: Alan http://cogdogblog.com/2006/03/27/get-thee-to-a-hard-drive/#comment-4047 Alan Mon, 27 Mar 2006 17:54:55 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2006/03/27/get-thee-to-a-hard-drive/#comment-4047 Yeah, I am thinking about tinkering with some RAW shooting. I have iLIfe '06 on the Maricopa laptop, and it is much less cranky with a larger library; and I like the new editing pane for image tweaking. The home computer has something like iPhoto 3, maybe 4, and nit is a DOG. I did not yet mention that for the new job, NMC is getting me a MacBookPro, already ordered... Yeah, I am thinking about tinkering with some RAW shooting. I have iLIfe ‘06 on the Maricopa laptop, and it is much less cranky with a larger library; and I like the new editing pane for image tweaking.

The home computer has something like iPhoto 3, maybe 4, and nit is a DOG.

I did not yet mention that for the new job, NMC is getting me a MacBookPro, already ordered…

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