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how I back up my computer

On By Rick McIn Apple, internet, music, photos, product endorsements4 Comments

Happy, happy. I’ve got this system running now.

I have only one computer, a laptop, backing up automatically to the cloud using Carbonite. My cost is less than $3.50 / month. Very reliable, though not 100% foolproof.

I am backing-up whenever I connect to the internet. And can restore a file or an entire laptop from anywhere in the world.

My old back-up system I’ve still got running, too: a 1TB hard drive using Time Machine software. I must physically attach the drive with a cable to do this second back-up.

If you don’t back-up, please don’t complain when you lose all your music and photos in a hard drive crash or by theft. You deserve it for not signing up for Carbonite or Mozy.

Merry Christmas from Peter and Joyce

On By Rick McIn friends, photosLeave a comment

Peter Long has once again posted an entertaining Year in Review Christmas Card.

Peter
Joyce

Click through it you want to see what retirees in Florida get up to … Year in Review Christmas Card

Durbar Square, Kathmandu

On By Rick McIn photos, travel1 Comment

I tried to play the gallant world savvy traveler, inviting 2 young Canadian tourists to ride from the airport to Thamel with me. I’d show them the ropes in chaotic Nepal.

Durbar Square, Kathmandu

I needn’t have worried. One of the girls had been volunteering in India for the past 10 months. She was far more capable of managing the chaos than I.

Here are some pics from historic Durbar Square.

Durbar Square, Kathmandu

Durbar Square, Kathmandu

Durbar Square, Kathmandu

Feeding the sacred cows …

Durbar Square, Kathmandu

Pidgeons and dogs are not sacred. But they get far more of the offerings than the cows.

Durbar Square, Kathmandu

more Kathmandu photos

amazing bridges

On By Rick McIn photos, travelLeave a comment

Kate sent me one of those viral emails jammed with wild bridge photos.

I won’t do that to you.

It did get me going on the Internet looking a bridge photo sites. Astonishing!

Henderson Waves (Chinese: 亨德森波浪桥) is a 274-metre (900 ft) long pedestrian bridge. At 36 metres (120 ft) above Henderson Road, it is the highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore. …

The bridge has a wave-form made up of seven undulating curved steel ribs that alternately rise over and under its deck. The curved ribs form alcoves that function as shelters with seats within. Slats of yellow balau wood, an all-weather timber found in Southeast Asia, are used in the decking. The wave-forms are lit with LED lamps at night from 7pm to 2am daily. …

Wikipedia

Henderson

Click through to see more photos of bridges:

9 amazingly unique bridges you may not have seen

World’s Most Interesting Bridges

World’s Most Interesting Bridges, Part 2

World’s Most Interesting Bridges, Part 3

hiking / biking Banded Peak, Alberta

On By Rick McIn cycling, hiking, photos1 Comment

Excellent challenge this past Saturday.

It’s become a tradition with the families of some of my hiking buddies to take their sons on this adventure as something of a rite of passage to manhood.

On Sept. 19th, 2009 we took three 13-yr-olds. They had to get to the top … or die trying. …

trip report and photos

Thanks Rob for leading our group. It was terrific.