Comments on: Laptop failure provokes a spending spree http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2004/08/27/laptop-failure-provokes-a-spending-spree/ Sam Newman's blog Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:19:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Matthias Willerich http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2004/08/27/laptop-failure-provokes-a-spending-spree/#comment-503 Matthias Willerich Mon, 03 Oct 2005 10:26:15 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/2004/08/27/laptop-failure-provokes-a-spending-spree/#comment-503 Man, this is quite useful. Considering that I already own an external USB drive, and I'm actually too lazy to hook it up, to set up a backup strategy, and so on. I'll definetely gonna buy this when I'm in the US for Thanksgiving. Backup AND iTunes... and all automatic... yep, definetely please write about it once you've set it up. Man, this is quite useful. Considering that I already own an external USB drive, and I’m actually too lazy to hook it up, to set up a backup strategy, and so on. I’ll definetely gonna buy this when I’m in the US for Thanksgiving. Backup AND iTunes… and all automatic… yep, definetely please write about it once you’ve set it up.

]]> By: Sam Newman http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2004/08/27/laptop-failure-provokes-a-spending-spree/#comment-502 Sam Newman Mon, 06 Sep 2004 13:41:38 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/2004/08/27/laptop-failure-provokes-a-spending-spree/#comment-502 I'm still waiting for the order to arrive - everyone in the UK seems to be out of stock right now. I'll post a followup when I get it set up. I’m still waiting for the order to arrive – everyone in the UK seems to be out of stock right now. I’ll post a followup when I get it set up.

]]> By: Eric Pugh http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2004/08/27/laptop-failure-provokes-a-spending-spree/#comment-501 Eric Pugh Mon, 06 Sep 2004 09:41:59 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/2004/08/27/laptop-failure-provokes-a-spending-spree/#comment-501 I've been running a batch file script w/ robosync to copy all the important files between a share on my wife's laptop and mine, and vice versa. It works, (and I did some neat batch file stuff to dynamically resolve IP addresses) but isn't very elegant. I've been looking for a soho solution, and will look for your follow up post! Eric I’ve been running a batch file script w/ robosync to copy all the important files between a share on my wife’s laptop and mine, and vice versa. It works, (and I did some neat batch file stuff to dynamically resolve IP addresses) but isn’t very elegant. I’ve been looking for a soho solution, and will look for your follow up post!

Eric

]]> By: Nat Pryce http://www.magpiebrain.com/blog/2004/08/27/laptop-failure-provokes-a-spending-spree/#comment-500 Nat Pryce Fri, 27 Aug 2004 18:19:14 +0000 http://www.magpiebrain.com/2004/08/27/laptop-failure-provokes-a-spending-spree/#comment-500 I've had a similar accident recently; a torrential thunderstorm can turn a laptop screen into a beautiful psychedelic light show. What I missed most was my private keys. I now keep them on a solid-state USB drive on my key ring alongside my "real" keys. I’ve had a similar accident recently; a torrential thunderstorm can turn a laptop screen into a beautiful psychedelic light show. What I missed most was my private keys. I now keep them on a solid-state USB drive on my key ring alongside my “real” keys.

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