Is Paul Salmon A Genealogist Too?
Well, maybe he doesn’t read my mind (he might find it empty!), but Paul Salmon at Technically Easy seems to write about topics that I am just now exploring.
Hopefully, soon, I will have my two computers networked so that they can share files, along with some other things. I would really like to be able to write my blogs on either computer while having access to my photo files too. And wouldn’t you know it, Paul wrote about that very subject today in his post “What is a NAS Device?”.
As you might have guessed, it stands for network-attached storage. I have one external hard drive where I have quite a bit of my files backed up, including pictures. But, I don’t want to plug and unplug it to use it on two computers. Getting a second external drive would be OK, but I would have the added work of making sure the files were the same on both drives. Tiresome at best.
If there’s one thing a genealogist is rabid for, it is a good way to share and store photo files. I hope Paul will do a follow-up article if he buys a NAS for his photos. If he does, I will let you know. I happen to have two desktop computers, but some of you might have a laptop and a desktop, and this NAS device would be very handy for you too.
Do you have more than one computer?
Do you think having a NAS device would work better for you than what you are currently using?
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I would condsider networking with a smaller cheap computer to network with.
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I eventually did get the second computer linked to the newer one, and after a little trial and error, it does work well. I did have to learn how to share files I need with both computers, but that is now in my “networked places” folder.