Sev, take two. Also computers.

[vorindi]

And we're talking about the computers first. I think I need to get an external hard-drive, for the purposes of backups, because my computer is getting old and grumbly, and it quite literally froze some twenty minutes ago. (As in, the screen wouldn't do anything. ITunes was still playing, but the screen was stuck--I'd pushed F9, and it refused to

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[vorindi]

Ooh. Canals are fun.

I shall consider it!

[relique]

In the meantime, you can back up 2 gigs for free at Mozy.com. Doing online backup rather than having an external is also an option.... but having an external also has additional perks. But I think that putting your most important 2 gigs somewhere in the meantime will reduce possible stress.

[vorindi]

I have everything prior to last February? on a DVD (I think it was when Madison's computer freaked out for the first time, and I got worried since we have the same one), and then the stuff from then to May or so on a CD, so it's really only the stuff from this summer that's an issue.

Of course, there is a decent amount of that.

[kadharonon]

I have a Smartdisk 120 GB Firelite external hard drive, but I'm looking to purchase a new external hard drive because my new computer has twice as much storage as that. But it's really portable. I'd also look and see if your University has a computer store and see what they'd recommend.
My dad has a My Book external hard drive, and he seems pretty happy with it.

Also, shakkan!

[vorindi]

. . . I think I was thinking more of Ekaterin Vorkosigan's bonsai skellytum, but . . .

They don't store magic, though. They are just friendly trees.

[vorindi]

Also, asking the computer store is a good idea. And that's a lot of storage.