TEH 141: Backups, archives and possibly Pluto

Sep 2, 2021 · 1 hr 3 min · 47.3 MB

0:00-1:03:57

Streams straight from the publisher. podnod never proxies or re-hosts episode audio.

In This Episode: Backups, archives and possibly Pluto

This week the TEH Podcast is hosted by Leo Notenboom, the “Chief Question Answerer” at Ask Leo!, and Gary Rosenzweig, the host and producer of MacMost, and mobile game developer at Clever Media.

(You’ll find longer Bios on the Hosts page.)

Top Stories

2:15 Leo is testing krisp.ai to help with background noise and echo as he moves offices during a remodel.
- Leo is also testing a video recording of this episode (which turned out good enough to share: https://youtu.be/40oCcDOmJmE)
9:05 A long term storage video of Leo’s blew up a couple of weeks ago –“What’s the Best Long Term Storage Media? Tips to Avoid Losing Data in Your Lifetime”
- 10:18 Backing up and archiving. The differences and the approach.
  - 10:53 Gary on archiving… keeping up with the technology.
  - 16:40 Leo on archiving… disaster recovery vs. long term storage.
  - 32:15 The best long term storage is a process
  - 35:00 Carve in stone on Pluto?
  - 37:40 Go back with Leo to 5 years ago: “One of the reasons I think backups are SO important”
  - 40:00 Will anyone care?
  - 48:50 Not All News is Bad: “An 1870s marriage certificate was hidden behind a picture at a thrift store. Employees set out to find the couple’s family.”

Ain’t it Cool

LN: 51:00 GlobalGiving
GR: 54:10 Coders by Clive Thompson

BSP: Blatant Self-Promotion

LN: 57:55 How Do I Determine a Shortlink’s Destination?
GR: 59:00 Mac Key Bindings (Change your keys)