What might be more useful is a terabyte storage array. Last week, I put one 250 GB network storage device on the LAN to catch backups of the Macs and (maybe soon) Linux machines on the network. It's already half full.

The new plan involves finding all the backup CDs, floppies and god-knows-what storage devices laying around here and organizing all the data onto the array. I also want to get a fast scanner that will allow me to capture all the incoming mail and other printed media to PDF files (bye bye file cabinets and paper storage).

Of course, we'll need a way to index and search all of this stuff: Apple's Spotlight is one likely candidate, but I'll look at open source tools, as well. The Linux machine could earn its keep by watching the storage array, indexing it, and maybe even serving up Google-style search results. Have to get busy on the search engine angle...
Comments 1:19:48 PM    

Chris Gulker's view from Silicon Valley - in words and pictures