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External Storage: an appleJAC MUG presentationby Tom Piper
I. Introduction A. Backup - Backup - Backup (your data/pictures/music is precious) B. Reasonably inexpensive (relative to replacement cost or loss) C. Convenient and quick (easy to access and fast to conduct)
II. Types of Storage A. Tape systems (archaic, slow, old style) B. Floppy & Zip disks (small capacity, hard to find, old style) C. Optical drives 1. CD (Compact Disc, 700MB, 80 min audio) 2. DVD (Digital Versatile Disc, 4.7GB) D. Hard drives (large capacity, fast, attractive prices) 1. SCSI (discontinued) 2. FireWire (400 & 800, going away) 3. USB - Universal Serial Bus a. 1, 2, 3 & 3.1 b. plug types (A-regular, B-printer, mini, micro, C-reversible) 4. Thunderbolt (1 & 2) 5. Ethernet 6. Size (1.0,” 2.5”, 3.5”) 7. RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive <Independent> Disks) E. Chip-based (fastest overall) 1. Flash drives (USB 2 & 3) 2. SSD (Solid State Drives) 3. SD card (regular & micro, 4 to 64GB) 4. WiDrive (Wi-Fi connected) 5. iDevice connection (USB or SD card) F. Mac/PC computer 1. iTunes sync/backup for iPhone/iPad 2. Disc images
III. Future of Storage A. Cloud storage B. Magnetic --> Silicon --> DNA
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Backup - Backup - Backup
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II. Types of Storage A. Tape systems (archaic, slow, old style) B. Floppy & Zip disks (small capacity, hard to find, old style) C. Optical drives 1. CD (Compact Disc, 700MB, 80 min audio) 2. DVD (Digital Versatile Disc, 4.7GB) D. Hard drives (large capacity, fast, attractive prices) 1. SCSI (discontinued) 2. FireWire (400 & 800, going away) 3. USB - Universal Serial Bus a. 1, 2, 3 & 3.1 b. plug types (A-regular, B-printer, mini, micro, C-reversible) 4. Thunderbolt (1 & 2) 5. Ethernet 6. Size (1.0,” 2.5”, 3.5”) 7. RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive <Independent> Disks) E. Chip-based (fastest overall) 1. Flash drives (USB 2 & 3) 2. SSD (Solid State Drives) 3. SD card (regular & micro, 4 to 64GB) 4. WiDrive (Wi-Fi connected) 5. iDevice connection (USB or SD card) F. Mac/PC computer 1. iTunes sync/backup for iPhone/iPad 2. Disc images
3. USB - Universal Serial Bus
b. plug types (A-regular, B-printer, mini, micro, C-reversible)
7. RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive <Independent> Disks)
5. Ethernet 6. Size (1.0,” 2.5”, 3.5”) 7. RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive <Independent> Disks) E. Chip-based (fastest overall) 1. Flash drives (USB 2 & 3) 2. SSD (Solid State Drives) 3. SD card (regular & micro, 4 to 64GB)
7. RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive <Independent> Disks) 7. RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive <Independent> Disks) E. Chip-based (fastest overall) 1. Flash drives (USB 2 & 3) 2. SSD (Solid State Drives) 3. SD card (regular & micro, 4 to 64GB) 4. WiDrive (Wi-Fi connected) 5. iDevice connection (USB or SD card) F. Mac/PC computer 1. iTunes sync/backup for iPhone/iPad 2. Disc images
7. RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive <Independent> Disks)
3. SD card (regular & micro, 4 to 64GB) 4. WiDrive (Wi-Fi connected) 5. iDevice connection (USB or SD card)
1. iTunes sync/backup for iPhone/iPad
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II. Types of StorageA. Tape systems (archaic, slow, old style)
B. Floppy & Zip disks (small capacity, hard to find, old style) C. Optical drives 1. CD (Compact Disc, 700MB, 80 min audio) 2. DVD (Digital Versatile Disc, 4.7GB) D. Hard drives (large capacity, fast, attractive prices) 1. SCSI (discontinued) 2. FireWire (400 & 800, going away) 3. USB - Universal Serial Bus a. 1, 2, 3 & 3.1 b. plug types (A-regular, B-printer, mini, micro, C-reversible) 4. Thunderbolt (1 & 2) 5. Ethernet 6. Size (1.0,” 2.5”, 3.5”) 7. RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive <Independent> Disks) E. Chip-based (fastest overall) 1. Flash drives (USB 2 & 3) 2. SSD (Solid State Drives) 3. SD card (regular & micro, 4 to 64GB) 4. WiDrive (Wi-Fi connected) 5. iDevice connection (USB or SD card) F. Mac/PC computer 1. iTunes sync/backup for iPhone/iPad 2. Disc images
b. plug types (A-regular, B-printer, mini, micro, C-reversible)
7. RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive <Independent> Disks)
2. DVD (Digital Versatile Disc, 4.7GB) D. Hard drives (large capacity, fast, attractive prices) 1. SCSI (discontinued) 2. FireWire (400 & 800, going away) 3. USB - Universal Serial Bus a. 1, 2, 3 & 3.1 b. plug types (A-regular, B-printer, mini, micro, C-reversible) 4. Thunderbolt (1 & 2) 5. Ethernet 6. Size (1.0,” 2.5”, 3.5”) 7. RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive <Independent> Disks) E. Chip-based (fastest overall)
2. SSD (Solid State Drives) 3. SD card (regular & micro, 4 to 64GB) 4. WiDrive (Wi-Fi connected) 5. iDevice connection (USB or SD card) F. Mac/PC computer 1. iTunes sync/backup for iPhone/iPad 2. Disc images
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II. Types of StorageA. Tape systems (archaic, slow, old style)
B. Floppy & Zip disks (small capacity, hard to find, old style)C. Optical drives
1. CD (Compact Disc, 700MB, 80 min audio) 2. DVD (Digital Versatile Disc, 4.7GB) D. Hard drives (large capacity, fast, attractive prices) 1. SCSI (discontinued) 2. FireWire (400 & 800, going away) 3. USB - Universal Serial Bus a. 1, 2, 3 & 3.1 b. plug types (A-regular, B-printer, mini, micro, C-reversible) 4. Thunderbolt (1 & 2) 5. Ethernet 6. Size (1.0,” 2.5”, 3.5”) 7. RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive <Independent> Disks) E. Chip-based (fastest overall) 1. Flash drives (USB 2 & 3) 2. SSD (Solid State Drives) 3. SD card (regular & micro, 4 to 64GB) 4. WiDrive (Wi-Fi connected) 5. iDevice connection (USB or SD card) F. Mac/PC computer 1. iTunes sync/backup for iPhone/iPad 2. Disc images
B. Floppy & Zip disks (small capacity, hard to find, old style)
D. Hard drives (large capacity, fast, attractive prices)
b. plug types (A-regular, B-printer, mini, micro, C-reversible)
7. RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive <Independent> Disks)
a. 1, 2, 3 & 3.1 b. plug types (A-regular, B-printer, mini, micro, C-reversible) 4. Thunderbolt (1 & 2) 5. Ethernet 6. Size (1.0,” 2.5”, 3.5”) 7. RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive <Independent> Disks) E. Chip-based (fastest overall) 1. Flash drives (USB 2 & 3) 2. SSD (Solid State Drives) 3. SD card (regular & micro, 4 to 64GB) 3. SD card (regular & micro, 4 to 64GB) 4. WiDrive (Wi-Fi connected) 5. iDevice connection (USB or SD card) 5. iDevice connection (USB or SD card) F. Mac/PC computer
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II. Types of StorageA. Tape systems (archaic, slow, old style)
B. Floppy & Zip disks (small capacity, hard to find, old style) C. Optical drives 1. CD (Compact Disc, 700MB, 80 min audio) 2. DVD (Digital Versatile Disc, 4.7GB)
D. Hard drives (large capacity, fast, attractive prices) 1. SCSI (discontinued) 2. FireWire (400 & 800, going away) 3. USB - Universal Serial Bus a. 1, 2, 3 & 3.1 b. plug types (A-regular, B-printer, mini, micro, C-reversible) 4. Thunderbolt (1 & 2) 5. Ethernet 6. Size (1.0,” 2.5”, 3.5”) 7. RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive <Independent> Disks) E. Chip-based (fastest overall) 1. Flash drives (USB 2 & 3) 2. SSD (Solid State Drives) 3. SD card (regular & micro, 4 to 64GB) 4. WiDrive (Wi-Fi connected) 5. iDevice connection (USB or SD card) F. Mac/PC computer 1. iTunes sync/backup for iPhone/iPad 2. Disc images
1. SCSI (discontinued) 2. FireWire (400 & 800, going away) 3. USB - Universal Serial Bus
b. plug types (A-regular, B-printer, mini, micro, C-reversible) 4. Thunderbolt (1 & 2)
6. Size (1.0,” 2.5”, 3.5”) 7. RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive <Independent> Disks) E. Chip-based (fastest overall) 1. Flash drives (USB 2 & 3) 2. SSD (Solid State Drives) 3. SD card (regular & micro, 4 to 64GB) 4. WiDrive (Wi-Fi connected) 5. iDevice connection (USB or SD card)
1. iTunes sync/backup for iPhone/iPad
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II. Types of StorageA. Tape systems (archaic, slow, old style)
B. Floppy & Zip disks (small capacity, hard to find, old style) C. Optical drives 1. CD (Compact Disc, 700MB, 80 min audio) 2. DVD (Digital Versatile Disc, 4.7GB)
D. Hard drives (large capacity, fast, attractive prices) 1. SCSI (discontinued) 2. FireWire (400 & 800, going away) 3. USB - Universal Serial Bus a. 1, 2, 3 & 3.1 b. plug types (A-regular, B-printer, mini, micro, C-reversible) 4. Thunderbolt (1 & 2) 5. Ethernet 6. Size (1.0,” 2.5”, 3.5”) 7. RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive <Independent> Disks) E. Chip-based (fastest overall) 1. Flash drives (USB 2 & 3) 2. SSD (Solid State Drives) 3. SD card (regular & micro, 4 to 64GB) 4. WiDrive (Wi-Fi connected) 5. iDevice connection (USB or SD card) F. Mac/PC computer 1. iTunes sync/backup for iPhone/iPad 2. Disc images
4. WiDrive (Wi-Fi connected) 5. iDevice connection (USB or SD card) F. Mac/PC computer 1. iTunes sync/backup for iPhone/iPad 2. Disc images
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II. Types of StorageA. Tape systems (archaic, slow, old style)
B. Floppy & Zip disks (small capacity, hard to find, old style) C. Optical drives 1. CD (Compact Disc, 700MB, 80 min audio) 2. DVD (Digital Versatile Disc, 4.7GB)
D. Hard drives (large capacity, fast, attractive prices) 1. SCSI (discontinued) 2. FireWire (400 & 800, going away) 3. USB - Universal Serial Bus a. 1, 2, 3 & 3.1 b. plug types (A-regular, B-printer, mini, micro, C-reversible) 4. Thunderbolt (1 & 2) 5. Ethernet 6. Size (1.0,” 2.5”, 3.5”) 7. RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive <Independent> Disks) E. Chip-based (fastest overall) 1. Flash drives (USB 2 & 3) 2. SSD (Solid State Drives) 3. SD card (regular & micro, 4 to 64GB) 4. WiDrive (Wi-Fi connected) 5. iDevice connection (USB or SD card) F. Mac/PC computer 1. iTunes sync/backup for iPhone/iPad 2. Disc images
7. RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive <Independent> Disks)
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II. Types of StorageA. Tape systems (archaic, slow, old style)
B. Floppy & Zip disks (small capacity, hard to find, old style) C. Optical drives 1. CD (Compact Disc, 700MB, 80 min audio) 2. DVD (Digital Versatile Disc, 4.7GB)
D. Hard drives (large capacity, fast, attractive prices) 1. SCSI (discontinued) 2. FireWire (400 & 800, going away) 3. USB - Universal Serial Bus a. 1, 2, 3 & 3.1 b. plug types (A-regular, B-printer, mini, micro, C-reversible) 4. Thunderbolt (1 & 2) 5. Ethernet 6. Size (1.0,” 2.5”, 3.5”) 7. RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive <Independent> Disks) E. Chip-based (fastest overall) 1. Flash drives (USB 2 & 3) 2. SSD (Solid State Drives) 3. SD card (regular & micro, 4 to 64GB) 4. WiDrive (Wi-Fi connected) 5. iDevice connection (USB or SD card) F. Mac/PC computer 1. iTunes sync/backup for iPhone/iPad 2. Disc images
3. SD card (regular & micro, 4 to 64GB) 4. WiDrive (Wi-Fi connected) 5. iDevice connection (USB or SD card) F. Mac/PC computer 1. iTunes sync/backup for iPhone/iPad 2. Disc images
A. Tape systems (archaic, slow, old style) B. Floppy & Zip disks (small capacity, hard to find, old style)
1. CD (Compact Disc, 700MB, 80 min audio) 2. DVD (Digital Versatile Disc, 4.7GB)
D. Hard drives (large capacity, fast, attractive prices)
5. iDevice connection (USB or SD card)
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II. Types of StorageA. Tape systems (archaic, slow, old style)
B. Floppy & Zip disks (small capacity, hard to find, old style) C. Optical drives 1. CD (Compact Disc, 700MB, 80 min audio) 2. DVD (Digital Versatile Disc, 4.7GB) D. Hard drives (large capacity, fast, attractive prices) 1. SCSI (discontinued) 2. FireWire (400 & 800, going away) 3. USB - Universal Serial Bus a. 1, 2, 3 & 3.1 b. plug types (A-regular, B-printer, mini, micro, C-reversible) 4. Thunderbolt (1 & 2) 5. Ethernet 6. Size (1.0,” 2.5”, 3.5”) 7. RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive <Independent> Disks)
E. Chip-based (fastest overall) 1. Flash drives (USB 2 & 3) 2. SSD (Solid State Drives) 3. SD card (regular & micro, 4 to 64GB) 4. WiDrive (Wi-Fi connected) 5. iDevice connection (USB or SD card) F. Mac/PC computer 1. iTunes sync/backup for iPhone/iPad 2. Disc images
1. CD (Compact Disc, 700MB, 80 min audio) 2. DVD (Digital Versatile Disc, 4.7GB) D. Hard drives (large capacity, fast, attractive prices) 1. SCSI (discontinued) 2. FireWire (400 & 800, going away) 3. USB - Universal Serial Bus a. 1, 2, 3 & 3.1 b. plug types (A-regular, B-printer, mini, micro, C-reversible) 4. Thunderbolt (1 & 2)
B. Floppy & Zip disks (small capacity, hard to find, old style) C. Optical drives 1. CD (Compact Disc, 700MB, 80 min audio) 2. DVD (Digital Versatile Disc, 4.7GB) D. Hard drives (large capacity, fast, attractive prices) 1. SCSI (discontinued) 2. FireWire (400 & 800, going away) 3. USB - Universal Serial Bus a. 1, 2, 3 & 3.1 b. plug types (A-regular, B-printer, mini, micro, C-reversible) 4. Thunderbolt (1 & 2) 5. Ethernet
D. Hard drives (large capacity, fast, attractive prices) 1. SCSI (discontinued)
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II. Types of StorageA. Tape systems (archaic, slow, old style)
B. Floppy & Zip disks (small capacity, hard to find, old style) C. Optical drives 1. CD (Compact Disc, 700MB, 80 min audio) 2. DVD (Digital Versatile Disc, 4.7GB) D. Hard drives (large capacity, fast, attractive prices) 1. SCSI (discontinued) 2. FireWire (400 & 800, going away) 3. USB - Universal Serial Bus a. 1, 2, 3 & 3.1 b. plug types (A-regular, B-printer, mini, micro, C-reversible) 4. Thunderbolt (1 & 2) 5. Ethernet 6. Size (1.0,” 2.5”, 3.5”) 7. RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive <Independent> Disks)
E. Chip-based (fastest overall) 1. Flash drives (USB 2 & 3) 2. SSD (Solid State Drives) 3. SD card (regular & micro, 4 to 64GB) 4. WiDrive (Wi-Fi connected) 5. iDevice connection (USB or SD card) F. Mac/PC computer 1. iTunes sync/backup for iPhone/iPad 2. Disc images
E. Chip-based (fastest overall) 1. Flash drives (USB 2 & 3) 2. SSD (Solid State Drives) 3. SD card (regular & micro, 4 to 64GB) 4. WiDrive (Wi-Fi connected) 5. iDevice connection (USB or SD card) F. Mac/PC computer 1. iTunes sync/backup for iPhone/iPad 2. Disc images
B. Floppy & Zip disks (small capacity, hard to find, old style)
b. plug types (A-regular, B-printer, mini, micro, C-reversible)
B. Floppy & Zip disks (small capacity, hard to find, old style)
b. plug types (A-regular, B-printer, mini, micro, C-reversible)
II. Types of StorageA. Tape systems (archaic, slow, old style)
B. Floppy & Zip disks (small capacity, hard to find, old style) C. Optical drives 1. CD (Compact Disc, 700MB, 80 min audio) 2. DVD (Digital Versatile Disc, 4.7GB) D. Hard drives (large capacity, fast, attractive prices) 1. SCSI (discontinued) 2. FireWire (400 & 800, going away) 3. USB - Universal Serial Bus a. 1, 2, 3 & 3.1 b. plug types (A-regular, B-printer, mini, micro, C-reversible) 4. Thunderbolt (1 & 2) 5. Ethernet 6. Size (1.0,” 2.5”, 3.5”)
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II. Types of StorageA. Tape systems (archaic, slow, old style)
B. Floppy & Zip disks (small capacity, hard to find, old style) C. Optical drives 1. CD (Compact Disc, 700MB, 80 min audio) 2. DVD (Digital Versatile Disc, 4.7GB) D. Hard drives (large capacity, fast, attractive prices) 1. SCSI (discontinued) 2. FireWire (400 & 800, going away) 3. USB - Universal Serial Bus a. 1, 2, 3 & 3.1 b. plug types (A-regular, B-printer, mini, micro, C-reversible) 4. Thunderbolt (1 & 2) 5. Ethernet 6. Size (1.0,” 2.5”, 3.5”) 7. RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive <Independent> Disks) E. Chip-based (fastest overall) 1. Flash drives (USB 2 & 3) 2. SSD (Solid State Drives) 3. SD card (regular & micro, 4 to 64GB) 4. WiDrive (Wi-Fi connected) 5. iDevice connection (USB or SD card) F. Mac/PC computer 1. iTunes sync/backup for iPhone/iPad 2. Disc images
A. Tape systems (archaic, slow, old style) B. Floppy & Zip disks (small capacity, hard to find, old style) C. Optical drives 1. CD (Compact Disc, 700MB, 80 min audio) 2. DVD (Digital Versatile Disc, 4.7GB) D. Hard drives (large capacity, fast, attractive prices) 1. SCSI (discontinued) 2. FireWire (400 & 800, going away) 3. USB - Universal Serial Bus a. 1, 2, 3 & 3.1 b. plug types (A-regular, B-printer, mini, micro, C-reversible) 4. Thunderbolt (1 & 2) 5. Ethernet 6. Size (1.0,” 2.5”, 3.5”) 7. RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive <Independent> Disks) E. Chip-based (fastest overall) 1. Flash drives (USB 2 & 3) 2. SSD (Solid State Drives) 3. SD card (regular & micro, 4 to 64GB) 4. WiDrive (Wi-Fi connected) 5. iDevice connection (USB or SD card)
B. Floppy & Zip disks (small capacity, hard to find, old style) C. Optical drives 1. CD (Compact Disc, 700MB, 80 min audio) 2. DVD (Digital Versatile Disc, 4.7GB) D. Hard drives (large capacity, fast, attractive prices) 1. SCSI (discontinued) 2. FireWire (400 & 800, going away) 3. USB - Universal Serial Bus a. 1, 2, 3 & 3.1 b. plug types (A-regular, B-printer, mini, micro, C-reversible) 4. Thunderbolt (1 & 2) 5. Ethernet 6. Size (1.0,” 2.5”, 3.5”) 7. RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive <Independent> Disks) E. Chip-based (fastest overall) 1. Flash drives (USB 2 & 3) 2. SSD (Solid State Drives) 3. SD card (regular & micro, 4 to 64GB) 4. WiDrive (Wi-Fi connected)
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III. Future of Storage A. Magnetic --> Silicon --> DNA B. Cloud storage
http://science.time.com/2013/01/24/goodbye-silicon-hello-dna-the-future-of-data-storage/
PrivateCloud
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Backup - Backup - Backup