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#1155795 16-Oct-2014 01:00

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Yabanize: All VDSL connections i've seen have had like 10mb/s upload?

yes. the max a vdsl line will sync at on chorus's profiles are 10mbit. thats a max though, the OP is a borderline connection and gets a bit shy of 3mbit.

Its a really weird rate though, when I was on VDSL I was getting 18 down/6 up. 25/3 just seems bizarre to me.

I think maybe our string is not long enough - or perhaps the paper cups are made of the wrong sort of paper?

Or get the new wifi cups

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#1155837 16-Oct-2014 07:57

A backup to an external hard drive would've taken half a day. Hopefully you have that as well, otherwise you're unprotected while this is happening.

Backing up EVERYTHING to the cloud doesn't make sense to me. Have a full complete backup at a friends house nearby or at work, that's easy to retrieve, fast to do, and is likely all you'll ever need. Backing up important small stuff like documents, contracts, financials, etc to the cloud is quick and simple. If you're really paranoid back up (for example) jpeg versions of all your raw images, or important family photos/videos.

In 10 years it might be practical, but will probably still be slow because of latency. A NZ or Australia data centre or cache would increase speed massively.

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#1155870 16-Oct-2014 08:49

timmmay: A backup to an external hard drive would've taken half a day. Hopefully you have that as well, otherwise you're unprotected while this is happening.

Backing up EVERYTHING to the cloud doesn't make sense to me. Have a full complete backup at a friends house nearby or at work, that's easy to retrieve, fast to do, and is likely all you'll ever need. Backing up important small stuff like documents, contracts, financials, etc to the cloud is quick and simple. If you're really paranoid back up (for example) jpeg versions of all your raw images, or important family photos/videos.

In 10 years it might be practical, but will probably still be slow because of latency. A NZ or Australia data centre or cache would increase speed massively.

Yep.

1) Time Machine drive

2) IoSafe water and fireproof drive

3) OWC Mercury Elite Pro

4) Drobo

5) Lacie Thunderbolt drive with image library on it stored in the safe and updated weekly.

It's important as a professional photographer to keep your files (RAW as well as jpeg) safe, because without them you loose your life's work. Also you have a duty to your clients to be able to assist them in 3 years when they ring you and say "you know those photos you did for us? We need to use them again and have lost the disc..."!

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#1155880 16-Oct-2014 08:52

I have a clause in my contract that says once images are delivered it's their responsibility to preserve them, and I make no guarantees. I do try though. For customers you only really need to keep the delivered jpeg files. Keeping the RAW files may be useful if you ever want to back and try a different style, new software, etc. I keep my RAWs, on hard drives in three locations, but I wouldn't bother with cloud for them personally - they're huge. Of course I delete my reject images, which are the test shots, accidental foot shots, and the 7 duplicate shots that are the same. That cuts my storage needs down by 75%. I can fit 100 weddings on a 1TB hard drive, including RAWs, jpegs, some PSDs, album layouts, etc.

Sounds like you have a lot of backup systems, but most in your home/office. I don't trust safes in a fire, no matter what they're rated.

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#1155896 16-Oct-2014 09:18

Depending on what your backup consists of the guys at the nsa and the guys at anonymous are having a field day!

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#1156107 16-Oct-2014 13:58

timmmay: I have a clause in my contract that says once images are delivered it's their responsibility to preserve them, and I make no guarantees. I do try though. For customers you only really need to keep the delivered jpeg files. Keeping the RAW files may be useful if you ever want to back and try a different style, new software, etc. I keep my RAWs, on hard drives in three locations, but I wouldn't bother with cloud for them personally - they're huge. Of course I delete my reject images, which are the test shots, accidental foot shots, and the 7 duplicate shots that are the same. That cuts my storage needs down by 75%. I can fit 100 weddings on a 1TB hard drive, including RAWs, jpegs, some PSDs, album layouts, etc.

Sounds like you have a lot of backup systems, but most in your home/office. I don't trust safes in a fire, no matter what they're rated.

Neither do I - hence the wish for backup that is entirely geographically removed from NZ so that no geological event here can affect them.

In some ways it is overkill of course - when I shot negative film, I couldn't easily have multiple copies around the world...!

I could fit the number of weddings I shoot on a floppy from 1988!!!

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#1156190 16-Oct-2014 15:28

Come to Geekzone IRL in Chch and I will let you use the fibre connection at my work.

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#1156205 16-Oct-2014 15:49

BTR: Come to Geekzone IRL in Chch and I will let you use the fibre connection at my work.

Thanks! I would if I lived down there. Transporting the iMac might be tricky too...!

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#1156260 16-Oct-2014 17:31

joker97: 5 months to backup? after 5 mins my data has already changed. add 2 + 2 your backup will complete in 2 light years

You do realise that a light year is a measure of distance, not of time - right?

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#1157205 17-Oct-2014 22:59

Just realised the problem.

I cut the string between the cups to go wireless....

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