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Digital preservation goes rogue: ArchiveTeam scrapes the web to preserve heritage

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Isaiah Beard

One of the big problems with the web is its inherent lack of permanence. There is no formal archiving structure, and like anything digital, it’s very easy for something deemed important by someone to just disappear overnight, with little or no notice.
Now it appears that, for better or for worse, a grass-roots group of rouge archivists are working to do something about it… whether we like it or not. Continue reading →

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Keeping Your Stuff Safe, Part 3: Your Files in The Cloud

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Isaiah Beard

Cloud (or online) backup services have become quite popular over the last few years. This article explains what cloud backups can do for you, and what to look when shopping for a cloud backup service. Continue reading →

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Keeping Your Stuff Safe, Part 2: the Local Route

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Isaiah Beard

All, right, so you’ve heard it over and over and again, and you know it’s true: you need to make regular backups of your stuff. But how?  What options do typical computer users have? In the past few years, the … Continue reading →

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Keeping Your Stuff Safe, Part 1: Why you need a Plan B

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Isaiah Beard

An introduction to the “Keeping Your Continue reading →

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