December 2009
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Backup Overview
Backup Overview
Peter Krogh
There are two kinds of people in the world - those who have had a hard drive failure, and those who will. Make sure this common occurrence does not lead to the loss of your image collection.
What’s a backup? Primary vs. backups The 3-2-1 Rule Threats Lifecycle Disaster recovery backups vs. rolling backups Propagating corruption Backup software Where do the...
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Target Makes Cashiering More Tolerable By Turning...
Apparently, Target cashiers now play a “game” when checking people out at the register. The game scores you based on how fast you’re doing your job. This does not sound like a very fun game.
I mean, sure, maybe you’re really into challenges and want to win so you become more efficient while having fun and it’s all win-win. But boy, this sure does seem like a great...
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Tongue on Frozen Flagpole Claims Another Victim
When my hometown of Vancouver, Washington isn’t landing on Neatorama for its bus-riding goats, it’s usually quiet on the odd news front. But yesterday, firefighters had to remove a middle schooler’s tongue from a frozen flagpole.
Firefighter Mike Swanson then applied warm water to the boy’s tongue to get it unstuck. The firefighter crew gave the boy hot chocolate and cookies and he required...
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Recycled Hard Drive Sculptures
What do you do with your old hard drives, when they are no longer working? you could turn them into some cool hard drive sculptures, like Miguel Rivera did.
“The overall concept was to make something out of just hard drive parts and pieces,” says Rivera. “I wanted it to look solid and heavy so I leaned towards just using metal — no plastic or gluing things together.”
Very cool,...
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Send snailmail Gmail!
Posted by Jason Toff, Associate Product Marketing Manager Every year around this time I start thinking about the annual holiday email I send to friends and family members. I usually email my mom, dad, sister, friends and co-workers. But the one person who appreciates my season’s greetings the most — my grandma — is stuck in the pre-digital age of snail mail. Of course, I could go to a...
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Duct Tape Coat: Red Green Approved
Made from 110 yards of duct tape this jacket is a fantastic advertisement for the versatility of duct tape. We have featured a few duct tape classics on Geeky Gadgets including the duct tape wallet.
When first worn, this jacket is kind of stiff and pretty much a plastic tube. It keeps in a LOT of heat, and is great for wearing in the cold outside! It is also 100% waterproof, and can be...
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