Back Up

[Robert Heller]

At Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:59:05 -0500 Geoffrey <lists at serioustechnology.com> wrote:

> 
> Robert Heller wrote:
> > At Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:18:50 -0500 hermit <hermit at outofoptions.org> wrote:
> > 
> >> Derek Atkins wrote:
> >>> Why?
> >>> Word doesn't have a Backup button.
> >>> Excel doesn't have a Backup button.
> >>>
> >> The why is 'customer driven' and therefore using M$ products is not the 
> >> best choice of comparison here. :)  Removable media is becoming much 
> >> better and easier to use.  How about we call in "quick alternate 
> >> store"?  If "save as" stored the last settings life would be easier.  
> >> Maybe this is one area where software is not keeping up with the 
> >> technology?  Even my phone stores two gig of data now and I always have 
> >> that with me. 
> > 
> > GIMP has an additional 'Save' option on its File menu: 'Save a Copy...'.
> 
> I find it rather redundant to 'save as.'  I know there is a difference, 

I think GIMP's 'Save a Copy...' does not bind the filename to the image
the way 'Save As...' does.

> but it has little use.  Regardless, I don't see a 'save a copy' as a 
> backup solution.

I agree.  I am not sure why GIMP has this feature.  Maybe Photoshop has
it (for some reason).  (I too use a comprensive backup -- I have two
disks in my machine and rsync from one to the other every week.  And I
make CD-R backups from time-to-time as well.)

> 

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