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more about #backups more comments → Segador: Slightly off-topic, but there's a fantastic, free program that lets you make swirly smoke-like effect similar to the one in the photo. Can anyone reme... more » OMG! Ponies!: Official Statement: We are seeing a small number of customers who have experienced issues transferring their Palm Profile information to another Palm... more » Gordonium: Palm Pres are being emo and deciding not to synch/transfer with ANYTHING, since they can't sync with iTunes? I guess Palm IS 17 years old, now... the... more » Mister Eee: It's not just clumsy Americans with the problems. I webDoctored (reinstalled the OS) on my Bell Pre and surprise surprise all my palm profile contac... more » .357: USB? I can't be the only one still using these. more » ripfire: Wouldn't it be just another USB drive in a credit card sized package? more » Purple Dave: If your DVDs are going bad in a little over five years, then perhaps you should stop filing them in the sandbox. more » Jesse in Japan: For the really important data, you've got to get it tattooed all over your body. more » fuchikoma: I've known about this for a while, and I have ten year old CDs that have gone south (and a surprising number that are still ok...) but sadly the techn... more » Jonny Morris: This is a huge problem for government too. Back in the day, to comply with various regulations for achiving govt. publications, it was easy enough to ... more » Sora57 is OK: I archived my home movies shot on 8mm/16mm/and videotape to DVD and keep the original source material in a cool, dry dark place. In a few years, I'll ... more » nutbastard: nah you gotta carve it all into stone. 100101101010010101010100000101...^999999999999999999999999999 more » Kaiser-Machead: Well, I also consider that any truly important documents will either be part of public record that I can retrieve, or eventually lose relevance as the... more » nachobel: bring back the scribes! more » Brazell: The vast majority of stuff saved on your computer is complete trash that should fade away and degrade with the medium that's holding it. Anything true... more » -
#palmpre
Palm Pre Experiencing Big Ol' Backup Failures
If you've been backing up your Pre, you might think that if you, say, drop it in the toilet, you'll be set to have all your data placed on a replacement. That might not be the case. More » -
#storage
Clickfree Traveler External SSD is Credit-Card Sized For Convenience
Clickfree's new external SSD comes in 16GB ($80), 32GB ($150), and 64GB ($250) capacities. Roughly the size of a credit card, the Traveler is a compact but pricey drive. More » -
#saving
There's No Great Solution for Data Rot
Anyone who reads Giz probably knows that even though your data is "saved," it's still susceptible to the decay of whatever medium is storing it. According to one expert, the problem is nearly unsolvable. More » -
