Jeff B
jeff.developer at gmail.com
Tue Jan 12 16:02:26 CST 2010
Apply for state aid, badger care MIGHT be available for you, depends on the total household income. You have been paying into these programs for years, why not try and collect some back> Jeff Barrows MCP, MCAD, MCSD Outbak Technologies, LLC Racine, WI jeff.developer at gmail.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Peter Brawley Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 11:49 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Once and for all time: server backups Steve, >The big question mark, of course, is what to do if a health >emergency happens. No insurance to somewhat offset the possible huge >financial burden. In a few months we'll be able, maybe, to afford private >insurance to cover serious hospitalization. Yikes. Consider moving to Canada. PB ----- Steve Erbach wrote: > Rocky, > > On individual workstations I'm sure that just about ANY clone/image-type > program works just fine. It's on a SERVER that the problems crop up. > > >>> this place sounds like an idea opportunity to get your foot in the >>> > door by doing a lot of pro bono stuff for them. << > > If I knew something substantive about Windows Server maybe that would be > true. This backup thing defeats me. > > >>> How's the job hunt going? << >>> > > Nada. I've officially applied for 94 jobs since I was downsized. In 35 > days it'll be one year since that event. I'm more-or-less operating as a > sole proprietor again with two of my oldest clients keeping food on the > table. The big question mark, of course, is what to do if a health > emergency happens. No insurance to somewhat offset the possible huge > financial burden. In a few months we'll be able, maybe, to afford private > insurance to cover serious hospitalization. > > Regards, > > Steve Erbach > Neenah, WI > > > On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 10:50 AM, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>wrote: > > >> I have a real simple backup problem solved by using Norton Ghost on each >> machine with their own external HD. I've had to restore specific files >> from >> the Ghost image, so I know that's working. Don't know if the HD failed and >> I had to restore the whole image if it would work. >> >> But the product seems to be very stable. >> >> BTW, this place sounds like an idea opportunity to get your foot in the >> door >> by doing a lot of pro bono stuff for them. How's the job hunt going? >> >> R >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Steve Erbach >> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 8:13 AM >> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >> Subject: [dba-Tech] Once and for all time: server backups >> >> Dear Group, >> >> My wife, Janet, wrote a while back asking for advice on server backups. >> She's the *de facto* system administrator where she works, a retail >> high-end natural food supplement store with a large Internet presence [ >> www.naturalhealthyconcepts.com]. I said "de facto" because she really has >> no experience with hardware or networking. Databases, queries, a little >> web >> design, sure. Trouble-shooting network and backup issues? Yuck! >> >> Anyway, I've been, of course, privy to her continued struggles with the >> backup issues she's been having. This all started when Janet's boss had a >> new server installed. It's a Windows Small Business Server 2008 system. >> That's a hybrid of Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2005. >> >> The company that installed the server had never installed Small Business >> Server 2008 before...but the co-owner of the computer company is a roommate >> of one of the boss's employees...so, lets give the kid a chance, eh? >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 270.14.136/2616 - Release Date: 01/12/10 07:35:00 > > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.725 / Virus Database: 270.14.136/2616 - Release Date: 01/12/10 01:35:00