tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104141554191672231.post9125570223303643818..comments2023-04-16T04:16:49.668-04:00Comments on Maiden Aunt: Great News on the Writing FrontKate Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03555660993363611776noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104141554191672231.post-91164209768308640762009-03-13T10:16:00.000-04:002009-03-13T10:16:00.000-04:00Kate, when I buy my mac parts I tend to get them f...Kate, when I buy my mac parts I tend to get them from <A HREF="http://www.macsales.com/" REL="nofollow">here.</A> The prices are decent for the most part and they know macs; this isn't the issue it used to be, but when you use older machines like I do it's a consideration.<BR/><BR/>Send me an email with some of the details on your machine, but from what you've mentioned I'm sure it has a couple of usb 1.1 ports and I hope it has a couple of firewire 400 ports. You'd want to get a firewire 400 drive, as it is much much faster than the original usb. <BR/><BR/>I would certainly look at whatever office depot had on sale or costco, etc., because as long as the box says "firewire 400 interface" it will work fine on your imac and you can probably find something cheaper than the OWC stuff I linked to above; usb will also work, but since I'm pretty sure you only have the older usb ports it will be very slow to back up all your data. <BR/><BR/>Like I said let me know the details on your machine and we'll come up with a plan.Mr. Bingleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12350852621168031374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104141554191672231.post-82922384055256898142009-03-12T17:35:00.000-04:002009-03-12T17:35:00.000-04:00Bingley--for now, I'm backing up to the external f...Bingley--for now, I'm backing up to the external floppy drive that until now had been my writing's only (if sadly outdated) salvation. I've spent more time converting those old back-ups than doing any writing at this point. I wasn't sure I could get an external hard drive for an old Mac like this, but you of all people would know that. Any recommendations?<BR/><BR/>'Fly--NO WAY! Office Depot is closing? I'll have to check the one not far from the bookstore to see if that's the case around here, too.Kate Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03555660993363611776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104141554191672231.post-41329918326551378202009-03-12T11:37:00.000-04:002009-03-12T11:37:00.000-04:00Touchdown! And see if you can find a good externa...Touchdown! And see if you can find a good external drive at Office Depot. All the ones around here are going out of business and they're selling a lot of great stuff at a steep discount. Of course they're out of the popular stuff - the printer ink was probably snapped up within seconds - but you should be able to find some of the normally-pricey electronic stuff for cheap. They even sell digital cameras and etc.<BR/><BR/>We got metal shelves for the basement (40% off) and I'm hoping the 240 gig external HD I slobbered over last week is still there tomorrow.nightflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04666773766092187348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104141554191672231.post-50529606784202632002009-03-12T06:51:00.000-04:002009-03-12T06:51:00.000-04:00Great news!Now have you bought an external hard dr...Great news!<BR/><BR/>Now have <I>you</I> bought an external hard drive and started religiously backing up your new machine? They're very cheap, you know...Mr. Bingleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12350852621168031374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104141554191672231.post-69487579034378113832009-03-11T00:41:00.000-04:002009-03-11T00:41:00.000-04:00Oh, yeah, I truly did luck out. Hang on to yours!...Oh, yeah, I truly did luck out. Hang on to yours! And don't be like I was--back up your work. :)Kate Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03555660993363611776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104141554191672231.post-83000269856124567452009-03-10T17:54:00.000-04:002009-03-10T17:54:00.000-04:00LUCKY YOU. I still have my old hard drive that ne...LUCKY YOU. I still have my old hard drive that needs to be recovered, and I'll probably still have it a year or two from now, because I will not possess the money to have it professionally done anytime soon. Oh well. I don't actually know what is on it, though, so that's good, and I haven't gotten started on any novels yet anyway, so that is also good. I figure that what I can't remember can't hurt me. I'll get it eventually.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13259965520820802550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104141554191672231.post-33508704473347443742009-03-09T23:40:00.000-04:002009-03-09T23:40:00.000-04:00Hmmm, I like the idea of having an advance readers...Hmmm, I like the idea of having an advance readership. . .<BR/><BR/>:)Kate Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03555660993363611776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104141554191672231.post-59676713593318907242009-03-09T14:40:00.000-04:002009-03-09T14:40:00.000-04:00Awesome news! What a relief. For me, I mean. I'...Awesome news! What a relief. For me, I mean. I'm waiting impatiently for that first novel...Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789093728950424015noreply@blogger.com