Errors have been fairly minimal for the media stored on the server. In the beginning we stored a lot of things on non-archival CDs and DVDs and a substantial amount of that deteriorated over time and nobody noticed. Since a lot of it was irreplaceable one of the student workers responsibilities is to make a visual inspection once every other month to look for signs of damage and degradation. The early stuff we're storing was recorded onto Super-8 and VHS so even if there were transcription errors they may not readily be apparent against the normal noise of the analog recording methods. In the last few months I've been playing with using MD5 checksums to compare between my local copies and the offsite copies and haven't noticed any differences even over the span of 4 years since we've been offloading.
In the department I work for we typically use archival DVDs in a temperature and humidity controlled room (also used to store photos, slides, and vellum). For the really important ones I'll copy the disc onto a server in the same room as an ISO. Every month I mirror the data drive onto an offsite server in another building on campus. It's not fool-proof and it's pretty expensive but it has worked for about 8 years now.
I have over 200 machines in my domain. I tend to replace one or two a month and they can pry my corporate copy of XP from my cold dead hands. For folks like me that don't necessarily have the latest and greatest hardware Vista isn't even an option (the majority are single-core P4's with less than 1GB RAM). I use Linux on all of my servers and my personal workstation but until I can run AutoCAD, Rhino, and Photoshop without glitching and at full-speed I can't make a complete switch. The way Microsoft is alienating their lower-end customers like this is so tragic it's funny. I have to believe that there are other admins out there with the same problem.
I cannot stress your point #4 enough. Sometimes it seems like every decision that I and our IT staff make gets voted down by management because they'd have to remember another password, or encryption is just to darn difficult to use on the road. Just because you're paranoid does not mean that everybody is not out to get you.
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And the circle of life continues
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I've noticed a drastic use in the number of motorcyclists around my little corner of Texas. My little crotch rocket gets 55-60 MPG and let me tell you about the fly honeys... Always asking why I gots a penguin air-brushed on my fuel tank.
We use them exclusively in the field, when somebody drops it or somehow breaks it (and people can get very creative about what they do) we're only out a few hundred dollars compared to the over $2,000 we used to spend on toughbooks.
Actually I'm pretty pleased with my Treo 750. The ability to SSH, change providers, and easily develop software is what made the decision over an iPhone. I'm not trying to start a flamewar, just saying that there are plenty of people out there that are quite happy with Windows Mobile. That isn't to say however that I wouldn't by an Android capable phone the minute it came out.
The AD looked like it was set up by a blind schizophrenic monkey with ADD. The person they eventually hired for an IT person eventually convinced them to start authenticating through a Linux server. Ironically they liked my intranet system so much they wouldn't let her change the way it worked, although last time I heard she did bump up the security by requiring at least 12 characters of gibberish before authenticating.
While creating an intranet for the company I was doing some outside work for I ran into a problem authenticating through their antiquated AD system. Rather than updating everything or heaven forbid give management an actual password to remember my instructions were to "make it as scary as possible but don't actually put a password on it." I had a four tiered authentication system which would allow you to move forward regardless of what was put in the text boxes. They loved it, and a little piece of me died when I cashed the check.
It's hard to imagine a single movie on a 1 TB disc. At first glance it looks like it will make backing up a cinch. But most of my burned CDs and DVDs start flaking after just a couple of years, unless they can make these ultra high capacity formats more archival friendly it's just going to be wasted space.
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Errors have been fairly minimal for the media stored on the server. In the beginning we stored a lot of things on non-archival CDs and DVDs and a substantial amount of that deteriorated over time and nobody noticed. Since a lot of it was irreplaceable one of the student workers responsibilities is to make a visual inspection once every other month to look for signs of damage and degradation. The early stuff we're storing was recorded onto Super-8 and VHS so even if there were transcription errors they may not readily be apparent against the normal noise of the analog recording methods. In the last few months I've been playing with using MD5 checksums to compare between my local copies and the offsite copies and haven't noticed any differences even over the span of 4 years since we've been offloading.
Step 1: Review video footage.
Step 2: Carve memorable/important parts into stone.
Step 3: ??? (commandments?)
Step 4: Prophet!
In the department I work for we typically use archival DVDs in a temperature and humidity controlled room (also used to store photos, slides, and vellum). For the really important ones I'll copy the disc onto a server in the same room as an ISO. Every month I mirror the data drive onto an offsite server in another building on campus. It's not fool-proof and it's pretty expensive but it has worked for about 8 years now.
What does Final Fantasy 3 have to do with this? You leave that ragtag crew out of it!
Some would consider not running Office 2007 to be a feature.
I have over 200 machines in my domain. I tend to replace one or two a month and they can pry my corporate copy of XP from my cold dead hands. For folks like me that don't necessarily have the latest and greatest hardware Vista isn't even an option (the majority are single-core P4's with less than 1GB RAM). I use Linux on all of my servers and my personal workstation but until I can run AutoCAD, Rhino, and Photoshop without glitching and at full-speed I can't make a complete switch. The way Microsoft is alienating their lower-end customers like this is so tragic it's funny. I have to believe that there are other admins out there with the same problem.
What is this Linux you speak of? I'm curious and wish to read a brochure on the subject.
I cannot stress your point #4 enough. Sometimes it seems like every decision that I and our IT staff make gets voted down by management because they'd have to remember another password, or encryption is just to darn difficult to use on the road. Just because you're paranoid does not mean that everybody is not out to get you.
Well this slashdot user still uses Rea*%^ (buffering...)
Either way it spells hilarity. Surely a company with either name would be inherently incapable of evil.
I wonder if it would shrink in the rain...
And the circle of life continues
I've noticed a drastic use in the number of motorcyclists around my little corner of Texas. My little crotch rocket gets 55-60 MPG and let me tell you about the fly honeys... Always asking why I gots a penguin air-brushed on my fuel tank.
867-5309?
Thanks for the link! It's saved me I'm sure several hours and website sign-ups trolling the tubes.
We use them exclusively in the field, when somebody drops it or somehow breaks it (and people can get very creative about what they do) we're only out a few hundred dollars compared to the over $2,000 we used to spend on toughbooks.
Actually I'm pretty pleased with my Treo 750. The ability to SSH, change providers, and easily develop software is what made the decision over an iPhone. I'm not trying to start a flamewar, just saying that there are plenty of people out there that are quite happy with Windows Mobile. That isn't to say however that I wouldn't by an Android capable phone the minute it came out.
What sided dice do you need to roll for an internet skills modifier?
Damn it! The first thread I read after giving out the last of my mods and I wish I had them all back. For what it's worth, very insightful!
...profit?
That's the funniest post I've read in a week, as I write this on my desk made of teak
The AD looked like it was set up by a blind schizophrenic monkey with ADD. The person they eventually hired for an IT person eventually convinced them to start authenticating through a Linux server. Ironically they liked my intranet system so much they wouldn't let her change the way it worked, although last time I heard she did bump up the security by requiring at least 12 characters of gibberish before authenticating.
While creating an intranet for the company I was doing some outside work for I ran into a problem authenticating through their antiquated AD system. Rather than updating everything or heaven forbid give management an actual password to remember my instructions were to "make it as scary as possible but don't actually put a password on it." I had a four tiered authentication system which would allow you to move forward regardless of what was put in the text boxes. They loved it, and a little piece of me died when I cashed the check.
It's hard to imagine a single movie on a 1 TB disc. At first glance it looks like it will make backing up a cinch. But most of my burned CDs and DVDs start flaking after just a couple of years, unless they can make these ultra high capacity formats more archival friendly it's just going to be wasted space.