October 29th, 2008, 10:46 PM | #21 |
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buy yourself 1 or 2 of these: http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/-/694/901...archtype=genre
smaller than a cigarette lighter and it has software on it that can encrypt your files if you wish |
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October 29th, 2008, 11:20 PM | #22 | |
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Archiving requires a bit of knowledge. I read on web and in document for national library (which shouldn't be spreading myths, I believe): 1) burn to reliable media ( I used Verbatim CDs, all are still readable after many years, so far I know and Imation DVDs - no complaints there either, but I have the oldest just year or two) 2) burn the media at lowest speed possible (which is 4x for me) 3) store media in place which is dark, dustless and stable temperature (well, table draw and having cakes always closed is enough I hope) 4) write on media _only_ with pen designed for this (chemicals from other will reach and react with the information storing layer one day) 5) it was also recommended to store each media in good wrapper (not just piece of plastic), but I ignore it - I don't have warehouse :} This is cheaper and probably even more reliable then external disks, IMHO. Burning mechanics could be also good and bad I guess, but I don't have any reasonable advise there, haven't heard about one being bad or good for long liveness of data. So far I had unreadable archive only a few times and just because I had DVD lying around desk without cover for too long and it got dirty and scratched. As to hiding from you girlfriend, I know a guy who makes autoruns on his CDs which launches some confusing application which his wife would be afraid to click on Long live to your data. Last edited by ptx4; October 29th, 2008 at 11:24 PM.. |
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October 30th, 2008, 12:42 AM | #23 |
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get that Cd/Dvd Fix Solution that they sell in stores.
i've fixed many a Dvd and Cd that originally seemed corrupt, with that stuff. as for storing the porn, get used to making tons of back up discs, and keep a set or two in a good hidden place. you can't argue when it is alot easier to store, than endless piles of magazines.
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October 30th, 2008, 09:37 AM | #24 |
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its cheaper these days to buy hard disks rather than use optical media like dvd-r. you can buy a 1tb disk these days for £75 which is the equivilent of what? 250 dvds?
Think of the space you save too - a hard disk just fits nicely inside one of those old VHs cases. |
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October 30th, 2008, 10:11 AM | #25 |
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So, next question - if you have an external hard disk hidden in a VHS case in your den - which case do you hide it in? What's the film title that's least likely to attract your girlfriend's attention?
I'd suggest "Danny Baker's Fabulous World of Freak Football" or maybe "Express Steam Locomotives of the Southern Railway" - both currently available on Amazon for 1p. Last edited by Hugh Jampton; October 30th, 2008 at 10:11 AM.. Reason: typo |
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I have a pair of external Lacie drives - dual discs - 1TB each all input is mirrored on the second drive
pics are stored as jpegs with minimum compression scans are stored as tiffs all vids are converted to .avi mpeg 4 larger format depending on original size - 20+fps |
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October 30th, 2008, 01:54 PM | #27 |
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How about a nice 16Gb USB flash drive
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I need not that much space because I just collect pictures.
My stuff is stored on Medical Grade DVDs. |
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October 31st, 2008, 06:45 AM | #29 |
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Isn't there any special software to keep track of your films/porn ?
What would be really nice is that the software would act like an interface, renaming the original files to something unrecognisable. A file like "gorgeous teen takes 3 black guys up the pooper.avi" would become "aiifldmcnfosqn.zrq" or something. In the software there should be a good video player, along with a screen where you can describe the scene, add notes, a preview jpg etc. If your porn is on multiple CDR's-DVDR's, the software would tell you which disc you have to insert in order to watch a certain movie. Does anyone know if such software (freeware ?) exists ? |
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October 31st, 2008, 12:34 PM | #30 |
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I use external drives for storing everything, works fine.
Western Digital and LaCie make good stuff for regular storage. I use this renamer for jpegs but it works for movie files, too ( does'nt rename mov, avi etc but the titles will be renamed to numbers ) It possible to batch. http://www.download.com/A-F-5-Rename...-10135889.html Last edited by mrbusch; October 31st, 2008 at 12:39 PM.. |
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