>Dear Muglo-ites: > >Now that I have a laptop that takes CDs rather than floppies, I need a >different way of saving my files. > >The latest suggestion is that I get an external Firewire hard drive, >because it basically acts as a large floppy disk. If that's the case, >I'm all for it. What does it look like? How much would it cost? > >I was also told that I might be able to set up iSync so that a given >intervals, which I would set, my computer would synchronize any changed >files and back up only those that had changes. Is that possible, or >can that only take place between two computers? > >At any rate, the external hard drive sounds like the best solution for >me. Hope it's not too expensive! Kathryn: You didn't mention how much storage you need - although your inference to floppy drive suggests that you only need minimal storage - and text without artwork takes little space. One item to look at would be the "Pen" drives. (I just came across Rob Vanhooren's post and think the Pen & Key Drive might be the same device). These are about 3 inches long and less than half the width of a business card and have USB connectivity (so no other power source is needed). No drive software to install - just plug in and it shows up on your desktop as another drive. OS Compatibility: Mac OS 9 and X, Windows XP, ME, 2000, and 98. Capacities go up to 1Gb - but at that size, it is expensive. -- ============================================== Barry Takayesu Prestige Print & Graphics 10592 Wellington Road * St.Thomas, ON Canada N5P 3T1 (519) 631-8800 * Fax (519) 631-6316 prestige.print@xxxxxxxxxxx ============================================== _________________________________________________ For information concerning the MUGLO List just click on http://muglo.on.ca/pages/members.html#Joinmuglo Don't forget to periodically check our web site at: http://muglo.on.ca/