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Recommendations for External Drive Enclosure

I've been setting up a backup regime similar to this one, involving nightly rsyncs to an external drive that is not coincidentally identical to the drive inside my iMac.

Anyway, I picked up a couple of WD2500JS drives (which System Profiler says is what is in my iMac) and a couple of super-cheap KingWin drive enclosures.

The problem I'm running into is that the external drive never goes to sleep (a really good way to wear out the backup drive before the primary one is to keep it spinning 24/7/365).

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What do YOU use for printing on 3x5?

What do YOU use for printing on 3x5?

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GTD or HTGTD?

GTD or HTGTD?

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TOPICS: Grabass

Printing in Automator actions?

Printing in Automator actions?

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TOPICS: Mac OS X

What Pen With Levenger International Pocket Briefcase?

What Pen With Levenger International Pocket Briefcase?

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TOPICS: Lofi

How do you use 43 folders for filing?

How do you use 43 folders for filing?

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Inbox Zero

I just watched the Inbox Zero video, and I REALLY want to start implementing processing. My question regards on-going conversations or responses. Do you suggest deleting or archiving each response as they come in, or waiting until the final email comes in and hold on to that one?

Ok, not sure that makes sense, but I'm thinking about email "trees" where a conversation happens via email.

Thoughts?

'Circamagine' Jr. on sale at Levenger

"Circamagine" Jr. on sale at Levenger

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