Category Archives: Backup

More About Video Preservation

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Mark Mizen

We need to preserve videos, even though there is no good way to do it. I have previously discussed using YouTube to preserve Technology Center Videos from Creative Memories. I have now taken video preservation one step further, using ClipConverter to … Continue reading →

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Monumental Mistake

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Mark Mizen

Monument stores and automatically organizes your photos by time, location, faces and what’s in them. End your photo mess! Kickstarter, March 2016 It’s better than nothing but relying on flash memory for long-term preservation is probably a mistake. On the … Continue reading →

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6 Ways Your Photos are in Danger

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Mark Mizen

Forever has a new publication available describing 6 Ways Your Photos are in Danger. It contains a lot of useful information and is worth reading. I feel sorry for Jan Curn and her loss of 8,000 photos she had relied … Continue reading →

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Solid-State Drives Fail

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Mark Mizen

Solid-state drives are replacing hard disk drives for many applications. These drives are fast and have low power consumption. They use the same type of memory found in USB flash drives and camera memory cards. Google  and Facebook have recently published studies … Continue reading →

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Beware of Hard Drive Failure

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Mark Mizen

Do you use a Seagate hard disk drive? If so, read Seagate hit with class action lawsuit over defective hard drives. Seagate’s drives are failing at an unreasonable rate, but the scary statistics go beyond Seagate. In fact many manufacturer’s drive suffer … Continue reading →

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Someone Else Reads the Fine Print: Amazon Cloud Drive

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Mark Mizen

In my presentation of Preservation is Forever, I discussed the fine print that was buried in the terms of service for many online photo services. These terms give online companies the right to delete your photos at any time or … Continue reading →

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Forever Live! Video Now Available

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Mark Mizen

In case you missed my presentation of Preservation Is Forever at Forever Live! in Buckhead, Georgia, September 25, 2015, the complete video is now on YouTube. This presentation explains how Forever’s photo preservation services differ from other online photo services. See also … Continue reading →

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The Statistics of Forever

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Mark Mizen

I recently presented a talk titled “Preservation Is Forever.” In this talk, I reviewed the Terms of Service for many online services offering photo products and digital storage. Many of these services have terms indicating that they can delete photos … Continue reading →

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Preservation Is Forever

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Mark Mizen

[Presented at Forever Live! in Buckhead, Georgia, September 25, 2015] This past year I went to Disney with my family. The trip lased one week; yet, the memories are forever. For Disney, Forever means 30 days, since all photos in Disney … Continue reading →

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Are Solid State Drives Reliable?

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Mark Mizen

Solid state drives (SSDs) are replacing hard drives. The advantages are compelling. SSDs are faster, quieter, and use less power, since they do not rely on a spinning disk. Unfortunately, these advantages come with a drawback. They may lose data, … Continue reading →

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