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BOSSes Anne Ganguzza and Tom Dheere dive into the essential digital toolkit for today's voiceover professionals. Their lively conversation spotlights practical solutions for safeguarding valuable audio, effortlessly showcasing your work, and leveraging the power of AI to streamline your workflow. They unveil their go-to platforms for reliable cloud backups, easy video conversion for portfolio building, and AI assistants that can help with everything from crafting professional communications to generating content ideas. By sharing their tried-and-true tech arsenal, Anne and Tom empower voice actors to work smarter, not harder, and confidently navigate the ever-evolving digital landscape of the voiceover industry. 00:02 - Anne (Host) Hey, if you're looking to take your podcast to the next level, my podcast consultation coaching services teach you how to sound more authentic, develop smart strategies, and market your show effectively. Let's elevate your podcast together. Visit anneganguzza.com to get started. 00:22 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) It's time to take your business to the next level: the BOSS level. These are the premier business owner strategies and successes being utilized by the industry's top talent today. Rock your business like1 a BOSS—a VO BOSS. Now let's welcome your host, Anne Ganguzza.2 00:42 - Anne (Host) Hey, hey everyone, welcome to the VO BOSS Podcast and the Real BOSS Series. I'm here, Anne Ganguzza, with my good friend, Mr. Tom Dheere. Hello, Tom Dheere, how are you today? 00:53 - Tom (Guest) I am good. Anne Ganguzza, how are you? 00:56 - Anne (Host) I am relieved. 00:58 - Tom (Guest) Relieved? Want to know why? Yes, why? 01:01 - Anne (Host) Well, I had a scare this week where I all of a sudden went to go access one of my audio files to send to my client, and it said, "No, there's no drive." And I went, "Oh my God, I lost my drive!" And that's one of those things—I don't know if you're on an Apple Mac or any kind of computer—when all of a sudden the drive doesn't show up, you're like, "Oh my God, let me unplug it, let me replug it, let me unplug it, replug it," and you wait to hear it spin up. And back in the day, when I used to work in technology, it was a thing. Like your backup plan had to be solid because you could not lose any data, and it used to be very complex where you would have RAID systems and you would have dual backup systems, and you'd pay a lot of money to have systems backing up to other things. And I'll tell you what I got. 01:45 So, paranoid, I unplugged my drive, plugged it back in. Nothing. Same thing, did it multiple times, unplugged it from the cord, I rebooted my computer. Nothing happened. But I'll tell you, I was saved by my favorite tool in the world, which is called Backblaze, which backs up all of my data onto a cloud, and I was able to restore the data that I needed to send to my client to another external drive that I have and do it within the next couple hours. It was actually a few terabytes, right, because my drive... I put everything, Tom, and I think we can talk about this—I have, since I worked in technology, I put everything that's important on an external drive, and that drive gets backed up multiple times. And that way I don't ever have to worry about like, "Oh gosh, if I need to update my..." I never put anything important on my main computer drive, always on an external drive that gets backed up. 02:36 - Tom (Guest) Because it's easy. I think this leads into an extremely important lesson that we could just start right off with. For all you BOSSES out there: do not be 100% cloud-dependent with your data, and do not be 100% external hard drive or internal hard drive-dependent with your data. But back them up, back them up. 02:54 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) Make sure that they are backing each other up. 02:57 - Tom (Guest) What I have is I have Norton 360, which is generally... Norton is known for its antivirus software, and Norton 360 does that. But what it also does is it backs up my hard drive every single day up to one terabyte. And, like you, I have very little actual data on the hard drive of my desktop computer itself. I also use Google Drive's Google Workspace. 03:22 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) If you have a Gmail account or a Gmail address. 03:23 - Anne (Host) Same thing. Yep, you can use Dropbox as well. 03:25 - Tom (Guest) Yep, you can use Dropbox as well. 03:27 You can use OneDrive, you could use Box, you could use CrashPlan, you could use Carbonite. I used to use Carbonite for a very long time, and I was very happy with it, and then I realized I had Carbonite, Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, and Google Drive, and I realized it was so redundant. So my primary cloud-based data storage is a combination of Google Drive with Google Workspace and Norton 360, and I also have an external hard drive which I will actually occasionally hook up and physically back everything up and put it away. So I've got like three—two cloud-based and one drive external hard drive-based—home base for all of my data, in case something bad happens with one or, heaven forbid, two of them. 04:17 - Anne (Host) It's been a lifesaver, I'll tell you what. So Backblaze—just my favorite. By the way, I'm an affiliate, guys. I'm going to put a link for you. What I love about Backblaze is that basically, you just set it to work and it works seamlessly in the background. It will always... it backs up every minute of the day. It backs up, and it doesn't take a lot of resources on your system. So every time you create a file, it's just going to be backing it up to the cloud, and then you just... it's really simple. You go to your account on the cloud and you restore it, and it basically just keeps the most current backup. 04:45 You can keep different versions of backups. If you have version one of a file, version two of a file, you can keep all the versions of your backups for up to a year. It just really depends, and it is super reasonable. I think I pay $99 a year. So I use that in combination with Dropbox. I have like three terabytes for Dropbox, and I keep all my student data on that, and that way I can share my drive with my clients and my students, and that is my Dropbox, which is always backed up, so I don't have to worry about that data either. So I use the combination, and I also have a Google Drive. So those are my cloud-based: Dropbox and Google, and then my Backblaze, which is my backup for all my drives that I have on my computer, and I only put important stuff on my external drives. That way if I need to update my operating system, I don't have to worry about restoring all the other data onto that main drive on my computer. 05:36 And you can... even with Backblaze, you can order, like I had, a four-terabyte drive or a five-terabyte drive. If the entire drive goes—which drives do, I mean, they have a lifespan—you can actually just order a replacement drive, and it ships out within two to three days. It's an encrypted drive that you can actually just plug in via USB, and then ultimately you have that mirrored drive so that you don't have to restore the data through the cloud, because sometimes if you do have five terabytes of data—let's say if you have video—it could take an awfully long time to restore through the online version, and so you can just order a drive, and I've done that two times. So that's one of my favorite tools, Tom. So what are some of your other favorite tools that you have to run your business? 06:18 - Tom (Guest) Like I said, I do use Google Drive regularly. If you have a Gmail account, I think you already get 15 gigs of storage space, but with Google Workspace, you get two terabytes for like $15 a month, and I also use it to synchronize my email. Actually, that's really exciting—the ability to synchronize my email in Gmail with my phone, my desktop, my laptop, and my tablet, so I can access my emails anytime I want. But other tools that I've really been enjoying lately: this is something that comes up a lot. Voice actors of all parts of their journey desperately want to get their hands on the finished product, which is, most of the time, the finished video of a voiceover that they did, most of the time commercials or explainer videos or things like that. 07:07 So I have a two-pronged system. Number one, I go to YouTube once a month. I'm on YouTube every day, who am I kidding? But I mean, for this exercise, I go to YouTube, and I have a list of all the voiceover jobs that I did in the previous quarter or previous month, and I look at all the front-facing stuff, all of the commercials and explainers, the things that would be normally exposed to the public—not like the e-learning modules and the internal corporate stuff—stuff that has been published publicly. 07:34 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) Published publicly, exactly. 07:34 - Tom (Guest) And then what I'll do is I'll find all of them, find the ones that I can. I will save them to a playlist in YouTube, and I have a playlist for every genre of voiceover that... 07:46 - Anne (Host) I've done. Yeah, me too. 07:46 - Tom (Guest) But this is where the tool comes in. I download the YouTube video. There is a specific software that I use called Any Video Converter. We'll put the link down there. It's absolutely free. I think it's just anyvideoconverter.com. And then you download that free software, and all you do is paste the YouTube link in, and then it says, "Do you want audio only, video only, or audio and video?" You download it, and it downloads it to your computer, and then you can save it. And this is why this is really important. It's important for two reasons. Number one, a lot of us want to use professional samples of stuff that we've done to add to our demos. Yes, and we want to use it to add to our online casting site profiles, our sample lists and playlists on Voice123 and other places. But here's the other thing: YouTube videos don't necessarily stay there forever. 08:45 - Anne (Host) They're not necessarily evergreen. 08:47 - Tom (Guest) I have had multiple videos over the years where I went to go look at it, and it was gone. 08:52 Or it was linked to my website, tomdheere.com, and the video was just not there. There's just gray static, or "this video is no longer there." So what you can do is that if you keep that video by downloading it using Any Video Converter or any software of your choice, you can then upload it back to your website, right, or maybe even upload it back onto YouTube and continue to have it as part of your portfolio. 09:15 - Anne (Host) I just want to make sure that it's noted that you have permission and that it's public-facing to begin with. So make sure that it's public-facing. Sometimes, if you don't have permission from the company, it's always nice. I mean, I always, as part of my, "Thank you so much, it's been wonderful working with you," I always say, "If you have a link to the final video, I would really appreciate it. I'd love to see the final product. It was so great working with you." But a lot of times people are busy, and that doesn't happen. 09:40 And so, yeah, if it ultimately shows up on a YouTube, then ultimately it's public-facing. 09:45 And then I am assuming that it's public-facing, it's public property, and that I can take that Any Video Converter and download it. And, yeah, now you own it; you can put it back up on YouTube if you want. It's a video that's not going to disappear all of a sudden off your website if you happen to embed it. But yeah, that's a great tool, and it's wonderful to be able to show not only your demos but work that you've done, and you want that work to exist. So, yeah, that's a great. 10:08 I love that, Tom, because you actually go and actively seek it out, because sometimes I lose track of the jobs that I do, and then it's like, "Oh darn, I wish I had that job to showcase, right? Here's an example of what my voice sounds like in this particular job," or "here on this website." And I used to actually post the link or embed the YouTube link from their site onto my website, but, you're right, it disappeared from mine after a while. Sometimes people just don't keep those videos up on their YouTube, so having it for your own is a wonderful, wonderful tool, and that Any Video Converter, yeah. 10:42 - Tom (Guest) Definitely, and that task is on my monthly action plan. 10:46 - Anne (Host) It is one of the things that... 10:47 - Tom (Guest) I do every single month. It's in the tools section of my monthly action plan: "Download new YouTube videos and save to playlists." 10:54 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) Wow. 10:55 - Tom (Guest) This also applies to Vimeo as well, so you could also look around, because there are some clients that prefer Vimeo over YouTube, which—it's a great platform. I love Vimeo, but YouTube just has so much more SEO clout. Well... 11:06 - Anne (Host) I love Vimeo because I use Vimeo. I have a Vimeo account as well as YouTube, but I have a Vimeo account because if you want to password protect, you can do that on Vimeo. So that helps me when I do my VO Peeps events, and people are requiring access to the videos. I password protect them. 11:23 - Tom (Guest) Well, I'll bounce the ball back to you, Anne: what is another tool that you enjoy using? 11:27 - Anne (Host) Oh my gosh, there are so many. Let's see. I'm going to say I'm going to go the AI route, and I'm going to say I have a couple of AI tools that really, really help me in crafting emails to my clients that are super fast and efficient. And they help me just... First of all, I have a professional version of ChatGPT, which I think is well worth the 20 bucks a month, and I also have CopyAI, which I pay for on a yearly basis. It uses ChatGPT, but it also has different features kind of built in. So, depending on what I want to do, it has a little more marketing aspect to it, so it can create more marketing funnels for me. If I want ChatGPT, I can ask it just about anything. But again, both of them are the premium versions, and I use it for—gosh, I use it for anything. 12:09 Sometimes I'll just ask questions and I'll say, "Hey, craft an email response to my client that includes the following points," or I'll have started a particular email, and I'm like, "You know, I just don't have the time to word this professionally." So let me cut and paste it, and I'll say, "Just reword this professionally and in my voice." So you can train your little ChatGPT AI bot to have your voice in it. And so I use it constantly for crafting professional emails and basically doing a lot of web writing that I might have to do. If I want to craft my bio, I need to create a nice bulleted course list here and that sort of thing. I'll say, "Go to this webpage and tell me what are the major points, what are the summary points of this particular course that I can then utilize." So it's just training your robot, like training your dragon, is really a wonderful thing. 12:58 - Tom (Guest) Cool. Well, I also have two favorite AI tools, both of which are parallel to the ones that you just recommended. You're a paid user for ChatGPT. I am a Gemini fan myself. Gemini is the Google-powered version of OpenAI's ChatGPT. You do need to pay for it, but if you have a Google Workspace account, like I just talked about a few minutes ago, that I use to get more drive space and synchronize all of my emails and all of my devices, you also get access to Gemini. I've been using it very heavily for the past three, four months or so. And what do you use it for? What sorts of things? I use it professionally and personally. I ask it all kinds of questions, looking for statistics or data, potential voiceover leads. And what happened was, a few months ago, I'm here in New York City. I was invited by a Google Wix co-production talking about Google Gemini and then how to use Google Gemini to write blogs in Wix—not necessarily write them for you, but like to just kind of help you come up with ideas. 14:08 Spark ideas, maybe give you some outlines, and then you can put your own creative flair and writing style in it. I will give a quick AI prompt tip. Two things. Number one, always tell your AI who they are before you ask the question. So like, if you have a question about social media, you always say, "You are a social media expert." Then you ask the question. I don't pretend to understand how any of this works, but I do know that if you kind of put them in the, for lack of a better term, "frame of mind," it will give you more accurate answers. 14:43 - Anne (Host) Give me a more professional answer, give me a friendlier, give me more conversational. Yeah, you can absolutely, and... 14:50 - Tom (Guest) Oh, I refine them constantly. What's nice about Gemini is on the left side, it has a link to every single conversation that I've had, and I refer back to them regularly. The other tip is always say please and thank you. For some weird reason, they have noticed that—and this may be a little scary—that the nicer you are when you're asking questions, the better quality you're going to get. I know that's a little creepy. 15:15 - Anne (Host) Well, yeah, you don't want to be angry. I mean, a lot of times people are like, "No, that's the wrong, you stupid idiot." You know what I mean. You should not talk to Alexa that way either, by the way. Just saying. 15:24 - Tom (Guest) Right, no, you don't want to do that either. 15:25 - Anne (Host) No, because you want them to treat you right. 15:57 - Tom (Guest) I believe there are different tiers, like there are with a lot of these programs. I just started my affiliate partnership with them, so I'm exploring all the wonderful things that it can do, but Warmy.io—that's my other favorite AI tool. Wow. 16:07 - Anne (Host) I've got one more. 16:08 - Tom (Guest) I've got one more that I use, and that's Podium. For a long time... 16:11 - Anne (Host) I've used Podium for a good year or two now, I think. Podium takes my VO BOSS podcasts and it crafts out my notes, it crafts out my show notes, it crafts out takeaways, and I found that that works the best. I mean, I can put anything into ChatGPT, but the cool thing about Podium is I can feed it an MP3. So I can take a final MP3 of my episode and I can say, "Craft out 10 takeaways from this." And ultimately I do have to go through everything. I think it's always advisable, no matter what. 16:39 If you're working with AI, you always have to go through it. You always need the human touch, right? You need to like... sometimes it'll come up with some weird things, but for the most part, it does the best summaries, and it's the only one that I have that will take an MP3 or a video and transcribe it, and then it can create a blog out of it as well, which is super powerful, because once you can get from there to the blog, then you can tweak the blog. So it really has done a lot to help me. And so that's Podium, and yes, I'm an affiliate of Podium too. 17:08 So, guys, BOSSES out there, if you find tools that you like, you can always create a little affiliate membership with that, because, I mean, even if it's a few cents a month, it's a few cents a month, and I have people who follow me that I don't steer them wrong. I'm not going to be an affiliate of a product that I don't love and that I wouldn't recommend. And so that's the way I really feel that I've gotten people who follow me that trust my recommendations and these tools that Tom and I love. I mean, we recommend them wholeheartedly. It's not something because affiliate memberships don't, I don't think, make you enough money to... you know. I mean, I'm not just going to sign up for everything and become an affiliate. 17:42 It's only going to be the stuff that I absolutely love and the stuff that I'm going to talk about. And I actually got a little key fob the other day so that people can scan the key fob, and I can become an affiliate of that, so that they can scan the key fob and go get all my contact information, go to every website that I have, and it's really a lot of fun, and I'll be testing that out at VO Atlanta, so that's going to be really cool too. So all these tools that Tom and I are talking about are stuff that we've tested and stuff that we recommend. And so, BOSSES, that's another part of your income journey really, is thinking about products you love and maybe thinking about becoming affiliates of them. Any other tools, Tom, and I've got one more that I'm going to talk about that I love. 18:21 - Tom (Guest) It's funny because I wanted to... 18:23 - Anne (Host) It might be the same one. 18:23 - Tom (Guest) Well, I wanted to say that we are recording this right now using a fabulous tool called Riverside. Yes, and I've been guest hosting on the VO BOSS for a couple of years now, and she's been using Riverside, and I think it's a fantastic program. The one that I use when I have guests, when I am doing recorded video chats, is I use StreamYard. 18:43 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) They're both very similar. 18:44 - Tom (Guest) They have their own sets of bells and whistles. Both of them are fantastic. So if you're looking to start a podcast or if you just want to record conversations, Riverside or StreamYard—both of them are fantastic. 18:55 - Anne (Host) And here's one that I think we both have in common, Tom, I know that you use it, and it is... it is my graphic wonder, Canva. 19:03 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) Ah, Canva! I love Canva. 19:04 - Anne (Host) Canva changed the game, I'll tell you what. And I'm not saying that I'm a graphic artist, because nothing would ever replace my web designer, because my web designer is an amazing graphic artist. There's something about being able to see and visualize graphics and where they go and putting them together and making them look good. But if you're just a beginner and you need to do a few social media graphics, you need to do certain things like remove a background. You cannot go wrong with Canva. I've been using Canva for years. It is an absolute favorite tool of mine. 19:33 - Tom (Guest) I use it constantly. I mean, for those of you who have watched any of my how-to videos or have been in a workshop with me where I'm doing a presentation, I use Canva, I'm pretty sure. 19:43 - Anne (Host) Anne, you also have the... 19:44 - Anne (Host) Canva Pro. You have the paid version, Canva Pro. I do. 19:48 - Tom (Guest) So do I. I mean, it's got so many functions. You'd be shocked at the amount of things that it can make. I mean, I primarily use it for my how-to videos and presentations, but I also use it for making thumbnails for my YouTube videos. 20:01 - Anne (Host) Social media graphics. 20:03 - Tom (Guest) Yep, it's got a great library of content, and you can upload all of your content as well. 20:07 - Anne (Host) And also, I'm going to give myself one other plug. 20:09 - Tom (Guest) I'm going to give myself one other plug. There are a bunch of apps that you can have called up on the left side of your Canva. There is one which is to add an AI voice to your presentations, and one of my AI voices is one of those voices. So, yes, you could actually click on that. You could have me voicing your content. 20:27 - Anne (Host) Tom, I'm going to add you to my next presentation. I'm going to add Tom Dheere voice to my next presentation. But that's awesome. I love Canva and the Canva Pro. And remember, Tom, back in the day when you were creating, let's say, a website or a social media graphic and you would subscribe to these places where you could buy the rights to the graphics? Because you need to be legal about these things. You can't just be stealing graphics and downloading graphics. Canva has a great—and the Canva Pro version has a great—amount of graphics that you can use that are built within it and licensed. So you don't have to pay for another tool to get your graphics. So you can get professional graphics. If you need, like a studio graphic to put in the background of one of your social media posts, you can download it from Canva, and the license is there, and you're clear. 21:13 - Tom (Guest) Yeah, what's very interesting is that you can just run searches in their library to find graphics and stuff like that. And then, if you have the Canva Pro account—I don't know if you've noticed this, Anne—is when you click on stuff and you use it, it'll say, "You just saved this amount of money." 21:27 - Anne (Host) Oh, yeah, right. 21:28 - Tom (Guest) Right, because if you didn't have a Canva Pro account, you would have had to pay à la carte for all of these graphics, but as part of the Canva annual fee, you can get access to all of those graphics for free, and you are using them legally and lawfully. 21:40 - Anne (Host) Yeah, I love it. I love it. I love knowing that I'm using them legally and lawfully, because that used to be a worry for me. I mean, I used to be like, "Oh my God," and each graphic I would pay. Even sometimes I'd go to those websites. I think I had an Envato Elements account that, you know, I could go and get the graphics and use those for my social media. And it's just nice because it's built into Canva already, and everything that you use these days has AI built into it. 22:04 Guys, there's really not much that I think you're going to be using tool-wise that isn't going to have some sort of AI built into it. So, again, it's one of those things where I know we need to be careful of it for our voices, and we need to make sure that we're getting compensated. Make sure that any tool that you're using that has AI built into it, that you're within the confines of your own ethical thoughts and what you think is right and fair compensation. And, Tom, you're getting paid for that voice that you have in the middle of Canva, so that's good. And so tools that are ethically sourced, right, that are using AI, I think it's just going to be so embedded into a lot of our tools these days that we're not even going to notice anymore, and it's going to be like... you know, I always tell people with Voice over IP, back in the day I used to install Voice over IP phone systems, and people were like, "Oh no, it'll never work." 22:52 But honestly, that's all we use these days. There's not one phone call you make that isn't going over an internet or a network, a data line, and there are no more POTS lines that are installed. Back in the day, they were Plain Old Telephone POTS lines, P-O-T-S. And so nowadays, all of your communication goes over data lines, and that is Voice over IP. Really, same thing with AI. It's going to be embedded in just about everything that we do. So just be careful and be thoughtful. But these tools are something that I can't live without now. I mean, really. 23:23 - Tom (Guest) Me too. I don't know where I'd be without Canva and all the tools we just talked about today. 23:27 - Anne (Host) I don't know where I would be without my Alexa telling me how many ounces are in a tablespoon or how many... you know, when I need to do some simple conversion. I mean, we're talking like everyday life. So yeah, these are just some of our favorite tools. Tom, I'd love to do another episode in a few months from now to see if we've come up with any other favorite tools. 23:44 But I love sharing tech, geeky gadgets, because you're kind of a tech girl. I think we've come up with a really great list, and, guys, we'll list all of that in the show notes for you today. And thank you so much, Tom, for yet another wonderful, enlightening episode. 23:59 - Tom (Guest) Thank you, always glad to be here. 24:01 - Anne (Host) Big shout out to our sponsor, IPDTL, which I use every single day, by the way, guys. IPDTL, I use for all of my student communications. I love it. It's wonderful, people can record, it's super easy, and you can find out more at IPDTL.com. Guys, have an amazing week, and we'll see you next week. Bye. 24:21 - Speaker 2 (Announcement) Join us next week for another edition of VO BOSS with your host, Anne Ganguzza, and take your business to the next level. Sign up for our mailing list at voboss.com and receive exclusive content, industry-revolutionizing tips and strategies, and new ways to rock your business like a3 BOSS. Redistribution with permission. Coast-to-coast connectivity via4 IPDTL.

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How did our pre release events go? How do we feel about carbonite boosters now that we've bought some?

In this episode of Space Arena Ground Arena, hosts BananaCrapshoot and Mrben discuss the latest developments in the Star Wars Unlimited card game, including personal updates, product reviews, and new strategies. They delve into the value of Carbonite boxes, the excitement surrounding the Jump to Lightspeed product, and the implications of the new rules update that removes the double loss. The conversation also highlights new cards and deck-building strategies, culminating in a discussion about their future plans in the gaming community.

Join Staffbase SVP & GM of the Americas David Maffei as he sits down with transformational marketing leader Norman Guadagno to explore the pivotal role communication plays in driving successful business transformations. From aligning teams across sales and marketing to embracing AI as a communication tool, Norman shares actionable strategies and lessons from his transformative work at companies like Mimecast and Carbonite. This episode dives into the complexity of organizational change, the importance of trust and transparency, and how storytelling can drive alignment and engagement. Whether you're navigating a business transformation or adapting to the evolving landscape of AI-driven communication, this conversation is packed with insights to inspire action.

Welcome back to TACTICAL AWARENESS - a Canadian Podcast about Corvus Belli's landmark Sci-Fi Wargame; Infinity N5. Come along with our hosts Ash, Owen and Dan for a whole new ITS Edition of Infinity! Were back with a recap of the Canadian nationals Satellite Tournamet: COLDER THAN CARBONITE 2025gZIQaGFzc2Fzc2luLWJhaHJhbQggZGVmZW5zZYEsAgEACgGBSAECAAKBSAECAAOBSQEIAASGNgEGAAWGNgEFAAaGCwEDAAeGCwEDAAiHOQEBAAmBVAEBAAqBUQECAAIABQGBQwEGAAKBQwEGAAOBQwEGAASBVAEDAAWBVAEDAA%3D%3DgZIQaGFzc2Fzc2luLWJhaHJhbQ9TdW5ueSBtdXR0IHlhcnKBLAIBAAgBgVQBAwACgU4BAQADgS0BEwAEgVEBAgAFg1EBAQAGgS0BDgAHgVEBAgAIgwsBAQACAAYBgVQBAwAChjYBBQADhjYBBQAEgTgBBAAFgT4BAQAGgwsBBgA%3DAsh - Corregidor (One List)gfYKY29ycmVnaWRvcg5DYXJib25pdGUgMjAyNYEsAgEBAAgAhiwBAQAAga4BBgAAgZkBAgAAgZoBAQAAgaUBBAAAgaUBBAAAgaoBAgAAgZwBAQACAQAGAIEbAQEAAIF%2BAQoAAIYPAAIAAIEoAQgAAIGVAQEAAIGcAQEADan - Torchlight (Two Lists)g%2BsSdG9yY2hsaWdodC1icmlnYWRlFURvdWJsZSB3cmVja2VyIHBlZWxlcoEsAgEACQGG9wEDAAKG9wEDAAOHSAECAASG%2BAECAAWFvQECAAaFuAECAAeFuAECAAiFpwEFAAmGNAEFAAIABAGFuwEBAAKFuQECAAOG%2BAECAASGIgEBAA%3D%3Dg%2BsSdG9yY2hsaWdodC1icmlnYWRlC21heCBrbHVkZ2VygSwCAQEACgCG8wECAACG8gEDAACG8gECAACF5wEIAACF5wEIAACG8gECAACHSAECAACGNAEFAACFvQECAACG%2BAECAAIBAAQAhbsBAQAAhbgBAgAAMgECAACG%2BAECAA%3D%3DListener Mailbag: ⁠https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sZBGrL7XqK03lyU5bunLkIMDMPce4GnI0278hi3PeRI/edit⁠ Join us on Discord HERE: ⁠⁠https://discord.gg/5hndYxvpTuAdd us to your favourite Podcasting App using the RSS Feed: ⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/s/cfa52998/podcast/rss⁠⁠ Music "Built to Last" by NEFFEX used via Creative Commons

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. What Is The Indie Archive? I'm Hairy Larry and you're listening to the Plain Text Programs podcast. The Indie Archive is a archival solution for indie producers. Since most indie producers run on a shoestring budget it's important that the Indie Archive is inexpensive to install and run. It's especially important that monthly expenses are minimal because a reasonable expense most months will sometimes be more than an indie producer can afford during some months. The first major constraint is cost. So I'll be talking about prices a lot in this podcast and get more technical in future podcasts about The Indie Archive. Indie Archive is an archival system which is different than a backup system. If you don't have a backup system do that first. My backup system uses the same tools as Indie Archive, rsync and rsnapshot. My brother uses the online backup service Carbonite. There are many other options. A good backup system runs automatically to back up everything frequently and preserve version history. It's also good to have backups offsite. An archival system, like Indie Archive, keeps multiple redundant copies across several hard drives on several systems in multiple locations. An archival system also checks file integrity as protection against file corruption or user error. When you have a project you really never want to lose, like a finished novel, a music album, a video, or any other major effort that involves significant work, that's when you need an archival system. So The Indie Archive does not automatically backup your projects every day. That's what your backup system should do. The Indie Archive is an archival system where the producer of the content decides what needs to be archived and when it needs to be archived and then manually moves a directory containing the files onto the Indie Archive carefully preserving the file's metadata during the transfer. Then these files are propagated over at least 7 hard drives on 4 different systems in three locations. File integrity checks are run daily comparing the files and reporting discrepancies. Two of the systems are kept in the studio where the content is produced. I call them the primary and secondary systems. They have a boot drive and two data drives each. One of the systems is kept offsite at a nearby location. I call it the remote system. It also has a boot drive and two data drives. If you have a more distant location where you can put a second remotes system you can have remotenear and remotefar systems. Otherwise ... The final system is somewhere in the cloud provided by a professional data storage provider. It has a single copy of the data and usually some additional data retention. The provider makes the backups of this data. This is the part that might involve a monthly bill. So, depending on the size of your file set, it could be free or it could cost so much a month. There are a lot of options for cloud storage providers. But first I'm going to discuss the three systems, primary, secondary, and remote, and how they function. As far as the hardware goes the systems are the same. Now, I"m a Linix guy and I do all my production work on Linux so I'm using Linux. I want to test the system on several versions of Linux and with BSD. I'm not a Mac guy or a Windows guy so I won't be going there. The software is open source and the required programs run on all three platforms so I'll let a Mac or Windows programmer test The Indie Archive for their systems. My guess is that the Mac fork will be easier than the Windows fork because of the file metadata. It might even be possible to add Mac folders to The Indie Archive running Linux but I'll let someone who actually has a Mac figure that out. I don't think the same is true for Windows. Windows file metadata is different and so if you want to preserve the metadata you will probably have to install The Indie Archive on Windows systems. So, I'm developing and deploying on Linux and I will also test on BSD. So far I have tested Debian, Ununtu, FreeBSD, Midnight BSD, and Xubuntu and The Indie Archive works fine all of these operating systems. So, back to the hardware. Pretty much any older system that will support at least three sata drives will work. I'm using older business class desktops, Dell and HP. I pulled mine out of storage but they are very inexpensive to buy if you're not like me with a shed full of old computer stuff. I just bought a Small Form Factor HP Desktop on ebay for $30 including tax and shipping. To clarify, it's best if the primary system supports 4 sata drives. The secondary and remote systems do not need an optical drive so they should support three sata drives but they can be run on two sata drives if you boot from the primaryfile drive. I am currently testing a remote system with two sata drives running Midnight BSD. The Dell desktops made a big deal about being green. I am open to suggestions on what would be the best energy efficient systems for The Indie Archive, because of both the cost of electricity and the impact on the environment. There are three drives on each system, a boot drive and two data drives. The boot drives can be SSD or spinning hard drives and need to be big enough to hold the OS comfortably. The data drives need to be large enough to hold the files you want to archive and they should be high quality spinning drives, I use the multi terrabyte HGST drives and I am also looking at some Dell drives made by HGST. There will be a data drive and a snapshot drive on each system. If they are not the same size the snapshot drives should be larger. I am testing with 3 terrabyte data drives and 4 terrabyte snapshot drives. Besides the main data set that is being archived the snapshot drives also hold the version history of files that have been deleted or changed. So, that's why they should be the larger drive. So my primary system has a primaryfiles directory with a 3 terrabyte drive mounted to it and a primarysnapshots directory with a 4 terrabyte drive mounted to it. Same for the secondary and remote systems. Now, so far I only had to buy one drive but generally speaking the six data drives will be the major expense in assembling the systems. So a good bargain on six 4 terrabyte drives could be $120 used or $270 new. And this is the most expensive part. I install used HGST drives all the time and rarely have problems with them. I have worked for clients who won't buy used, only new. Since the file integrity checks should give early warning on a drive failure and since there is a seven drive redundancy on the data files, if I were buying drives for The Indie Archive I'd go with six used 4 terrabyte HGST drives for $120. There is no reason not to use drives all the same size as long as the snapshot drives are large enough. The size of data drives you need depends on the size of your projects and the time it takes to do a project. Look at your hard drives on your working systems. Think about what directories you would like to see in archival storage. What is the total size of these directories? Check how many gigabytes these projects have consumed in the last year. Think forward a few years. Assume you will use more disc space in the future than you are now. Do some quick arithmetic and make a decision. Like I said I only had to buy one drive so far because I'm weird and I had a bunch of 3 terrabyte drives available. If I had to buy drives I probably would have tried to start larger. I am sure that at some point in the not to distant future, when I am running The Indie Archive and not developing it, I will have to upgrade my drives. The primary system is the console for The Indie Archive. When you copy a project onto The Indie Archive the directory goes into the primaryfiles directory. From there it is propagated out to the primarysnapshots directory, the secondary system, the cloud storage (if you are using it), and eventually to the remote systems. All of the data propagation is done with rsync using the archive setting that is desigend to preserve the file metadata like owner, permissions, and date last modified. So I have been using rsync with the archive setting to move the files from the work system to a usb drive and from the usb drive to the primaryfiles folder. At first I thought I would use an optical disc to move the files but optical discs do not preserve file metadata. Also I had some weird results with a usb flash drive because it was formatted fat32. fat32 does not support Linux metadata so if you're going to move projects over on a flash drive or a usb external drive be sure to format to ext4. Another way to move projects over to the primaryfiles directory is with tar compression. This preserves metadata when the files are extracted so this might be easier and it works with optical drives. If your directory will fit on an optical drive this also gives you another backup on another media. If you have any suggestions on how to transfer projects while preserving the file metadata let me know. I know that there are network options available but I am hesitant to recommend them because if I can transfer files from a system to the primary sytem over the LAN than anyone can do the same. Or delete files. Or accidentally delete directories. I kind of want to keep tight control over access to the primary system. It kind of ruins the archival quality of The Indie Archive if anyone on the LAN can accidentally mess with it. So, I am open to dialogue on these issues. I'm kind of where I want it to be easy to add projects to The Indie Archive but not too easy, if you know what I mean. I feel like having to sit down at the primary system and enter a password should be the minimum amount of security required to access the primary system. The primary system also runs file integrity checks daily from a cron job. All of the propagation and file integrity scripts have to be run as root to preserve the metadata since only root can write a file that it doesn't own. The secondary system is the ssh server for The Indie Archive. The primary system logs onto the secondary system as root using ssh. Security is managed with public and private keys so entering a password is not required. After the keys are set up for both the primary and remote systems, password authentication is disabled for the ssh server so only those two systems can ssh into the secondary system. When the propagation script is run on the primary system rsnapshot is used to create a current version of the primaryfiles directory in the primarysnapshots directory. Then the primary system uses rsync over ssh to make a copy of the primaryfiles directory to the secondaryfiles directory. Then the primary system logs onto the secondary system as root and rsnapshot is used to create a current version of the secondaryfiles directory on the secondarysnapshots directory. Finally, if cloud storage is being used, the primary system uses gcloud rsync to make a copy of the primaryfiles directory to a google cloud storage bucket archive. I have this bucket set to 90 days soft delete. If you are using another type of cloud storage on Google, AWS, Mega, or other storage providers this command will have to be adjusted. The reason I chose the gcloud archive bucket is because of the storage cost per gigabyte. They have the cheapest cost per gigabyte that I found. This will keep the monthly bill low. Once a day the primary system runs the file integrity check from a cron job using rsync to compare the primaryfiles directory to the current version, alpha.0, in the primarysnapshots directory logging any discrepancies. It then does the same comparing primaryfiles to secondaryfiles and to the current version in the secondarysnapshots directory, logging discrepancies and notifying the maintainer of any discrepancies. Notification is done by email using curl and an SMTP provider. The remote system runs on it's own schedule, logging into the secondary system daily to copy data from secondaryfiles to remotefiles and then using rsnapshot to make a copy of remotefiles to the remotesnapshots directory. Since it's run on a daily schedule it uses rsnapshot with the standard daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly backups. The remote system also runs a daily file integrity check comparing remotefiles to the current version on remotesnapshots and comparing remotefiles to both data directories on the secondary system, again logging the results and notifying the maintainer of any discrepancies. If there is an outward facing static IP at the location with the primary and secondary systems then the remote system can use that static IP to ssh into the secondary system. If there is not a static IP then the remote system uses a DuckDNS subdomain to log onto the secondary system. Any system using the same router as the secondary system can run a cron job to update DuckDNS with the current IP address. Since a static IP is a monthly expense it's important that there's an alternative that does not require paying another bill. So the secondary system has the ssh server but it doesn't really do much. Both of the other systems connect to it and use it as the junction for data propagation and file integrity checks. So, as you can tell, there's a lot going on to make The Indie Archive work. Future podcasts will get down into the details and discuss some of the choices I had to make and why I made them. The funny thing about this project is that the actual code was the least amount of work. Figuring out exactly how rsync and rsnapshot work together was quite a bit of work. Configuration for both rsnapshot and ssh took a bit of head scratching. Then there were a few user id tricks I had to work through to make The Indie Archive usable. But, by far the most work was writing The Indie Archive installation document detailing each step of installing the software on three systems. It's been fun so far. If you have input I always appreciate the help. I get quite a bit of help on Mastodon. If you go to home.gamerplus.org you will find the script for this podcast with the Mastodon comment thread embedded in the post. This podcast is being read from a document that is a work in progress. Current versions of the What Is The Indie Archive document will be posted at codeberg when I'm ready to upload the project. Thanks for listening. https://www.theindiearchive.com/ Provide feedback on this episode.

What makes one mug superior to another? Is there a proper way to organize your cups? Does a glass mug actually make milk taste better? Todd and Eric dive deep into mug hierarchy, covering the absurd, the practical, and the completely unnecessary rules of cup selection. Cabinet Politics: Todd and Eric analyze how mugs are stored, used, and why some cups are forever banished to the back. The Hunter Conundrum: Special guest Hunter Hersey defends his chaotic cup choices, much to Eric's frustration. The Great Butterbeer Debate: Can a cup be “too special” to drink from? Hunter seems to think not. Hot vs. Cold Preferences: Should coffee stay hot for hours, or is it meant to naturally cool? The team takes sides. Future Innovations: Todd proposes a Han Solo in Carbonite cocoa mug that might just be the next million-dollar Star Wars collectible. This episode is pointless in the best way possible, bringing deep analysis to the most mundane daily decisions. Whether you're a casual sipper or a mug connoisseur, you'll never look at your cup collection the same way again.

This week, Templeton Elliott, Patrick Kigongo, and Jason From Frozen in Carbonite are talking about gambling on skateboarding and Lakai's latest.

A personal laptop restore that should have taken days stretched into weeks, highlighting critical lessons about backup and recovery. When our guest's laptop hard drive failed, he thought replacing it with an SSD and restoring from Carbonite would be straightforward. Instead, he faced constant system crashes, hardware challenges, and a restore speed that would make a snail look fast. (Carbonite did not cause the crashes.) Listen as we break down this laptop restore saga, including why the system kept crashing five times per day, how Carbonite handled the interruptions, and whether paying $100 for a physical drive shipment might have been worth it. Perfect for anyone who wants to learn from someone else's restore challenges before facing their own.Other episodes we talk about in this episode:https://www.backupwrapup.com/how-to-properly-back-up-your-iphone-icloud-is-not-a-backup/https://www.backupwrapup.com/videos/carbonite-lost-7500-customers-backup-data/https://www.backupwrapup.com/carbonite-lawsuit-cloud-backup-cautionary-tale/

In this chapter, His Dudeness, and FA1TH talk about their upcoming PQ's along with some cards and products upcoming in Jump to Lightspeed. Be sure to follow us on social media! Outmaneuver Discord:: https://discord.gg/pUbdRN8edc YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Outmaneuver Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outmaneuver-podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/Outmaneuver_SWU For Business Inquiries: outmaneuverpodcast@gmail.com

This week, Templeton Elliott, Mike Munzenrider, and Jason From Frozen in Carbonite are predicting the future of skateboarding in 2025 and appreciating The Final Plaza.

This week, Templeton Elliott, Patrick Kigongo, and Jason From Frozen in Carbonite are talking about Jeff Cecere's new video, Triple or Nothing and the best skate stuff of 2024.

This week, Patrick Kigongo, Mike Munzenrider, and Jason From Frozen in Carbonite are talking about recent videos from Alexis Rameriz, Bradan Hoban, Antisocial, and others plus retro shoes and the return of the Sal 23.

What does it take to transform a $19.9 billion consulting powerhouse in the age of AI? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I'm joined by Mohamad Ali, Senior Vice President of IBM Consulting, to explore how his unique blend of expertise in cybersecurity, data, analytics, and AI is redefining the consulting industry and unlocking new possibilities for businesses worldwide. Mohamad shares how IBM Consulting is leveraging an open ecosystem approach to help enterprises fully harness the power of AI. We delve into real-world examples of top generative AI use cases that are driving innovation, efficiency, and transformation across industries. From improving decision-making to optimizing workflows, these stories offer valuable insights into AI's practical applications. Beyond technology, Mohamad emphasizes the human element—discussing strategies for upskilling talent in the AI era and creating access to opportunities for professionals at all levels. He highlights the importance of empowering teams to embrace AI, not as a replacement, but as a tool to amplify their capabilities and drive meaningful impact. With a software-first mindset cultivated from his tenure as CEO of IDG and Carbonite, Mohamad explains how he's reshaping IBM Consulting to be more agile, innovative, and responsive to the evolving needs of clients in a digital-first world. How can businesses build an AI strategy that drives real results? What role does upskilling play in creating a future-ready workforce? Tune in to this conversation with Mohamad Ali, and discover how IBM Consulting is leading the charge in transforming challenges into opportunities with AI. Want to learn more? Connect with IBM Consulting online to explore the ideas and innovations discussed in this episode.

This week, Mike Munzenrider, Patrick Kigongo, and Jason From Frozen in Carbonite are talking about video drops from New Balance, Creature, FA, plus Nike and Antihero.

This week, Templeton Elliott, Mike Munzenrider, and Jason From Frozen in Carbonite are talking about the drama at Lakai and the 2024 edition of X-Games Real Street.

This week, Templeton Elliott, and Jason From Frozen in Carbonite are joined by Josh Stewart to talk about the state of independent skate videos.

This week, Templeton Elliott, Mike Munzenrider, and Jason From Frozen in Carbonite are talking about Shane O'Neill's new Shane Goes 2 part and Blondey McCoy's new web series, The Blondey Way.

This week we discuss a bevy of not-so-good for Google stories; an Anker product to beware of; and thoughts about anticipated new Apple product announcements. Show Notes: Multiple Russian YouTubers apparently unbox the not-yet-announced MacBook Pro M4 Competing rumors differ on if the Apple Ring is dead or about to be born Apple may not be making a Smart Ring right now after all Industry reacts to Everyday Plastic report (and what it says about AirTags) Two repeat offenders caught driving a stolen car in Waterbury (thanks to AirPods) Google must crack open Android for third-party stores in U.S., rules Epic judge Google faces US government attempt to break it up Google is testing verified checkmarks in search Our Android App Is Frozen in Carbonite End of the Road for Google Drive in Transmit These Anker battery packs are a fire hazard; stop using them right away Intego Mac Premium Bundle X9 is the ultimate protection and utility suite for your Mac. Download a free trial now at intego.com, and use this link for a special discount when you're ready to buy.

This week, Jason From Frozen in Carbonite, Mike Munzenrider, and Patrick Kigongo are talking about aging pro skaters and Nikolai Piombo.

This week, Templeton Elliott, Mike Munzenrider, and Jason From Frozen in Carbonite are talking about the rebirth of I-Path and trick trends.

This week, Templeton Elliott, Patrick Kigongo, and Jason From Frozen in Carbonite are talking about Dickies' Honeymoon video and Pocket's Duos contest. Listen here and subscribe on iTunes or Spotify.

This week, Templeton Elliott, Patrick Kigongo, and Jason From Frozen in Carbonite are talking about measuring stick spots and rounding up some recent standout clips.

This week, Mike Munzenrider, and Jason from Frozen in Carbonite talk to Sam Korman about his new skate magazine, Plank.

Rob answers questions in The Newlywed Game form, talks of finding your true self, and Bill Gates technology. Beers this week: Central Waters Brewing Co- Honey Dripper and WeldWerks Brewing Co-Frozen in Carbonite. 

Episode 347 of The VentureFizz Podcast features Joe Caruso, Investor & Mentor. Lots of people know of Joe as an angel investor, but when I think of Joe… I think of a mentor to so many entrepreneurs and a major supporter of the Boston startup ecosystem. If you go through Joe's portfolio of investments from his Bantam Group website, it will give a strong perspective to the depth of his connection to the Boston tech scene. This podcast interview is a bit different. We start off by talking about his role as a mentor and during that conversation, we weave in his background like leaving high school before getting his diploma and enrolling into Northeastern. He shares lots of great advice throughout the conversation. What I found to be incredibly fun was the talk down memory lane and getting to hear the inside story of some of his investments in companies like HubSpot, Constant Contact, Carbonite, and LevelUp, plus the missed opportunity with DraftKings. And one of my favorite stories actually has nothing to do with tech… he was on the board of the company that invented the Frappuccino. Oh, you think that was Starbucks? You'll have to listen to find out…

This week, Templeton Elliott, Mike Munzenrider, and Jason From Frozen in Carbonite go long on Nike's latest video, QuickStrike.

This week, Jason From Frozen in Carbonite and Patrick Kigongo interview Zach Harris about his Rolling Stone profile of vert skater, Jimmy Wilkins.

This week, Templeton Elliott, Mike Munzenrider, and Jason From Frozen in Carbonite recap the Olympic street events.

This week, Patrick Kigongo, Mike Munzenrider, and Jason From Frozen in Carbonite talk about Jason's Oral History of The Wire Spot for Quartersnacks and ponder how old is too old for street skating.

Episode Description: In this episode of Player: Engage, Greg talks with Dan Fox, a seasoned expert in cybersecurity and the leader of the cybersecurity team at ScalePad. Dan shares his career journey, insights into building successful startups, and the importance of staying curious and adaptable in the ever-evolving tech industry. They discuss the role of AI in cybersecurity, the importance of customer experience, and practical advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.Listen Here: Dan Fox - ScalePadTimestamps & Key Takeaways: 00:01.25 - 01:25.08: Greg introduces Dan Fox, highlighting his impressive background in cybersecurity and his role in various successful companies, including Smarsh, Securecast, Carbonite, and Webroot. 09:15.91 - 09:45.14: Startup Challenges and Strategies - Dan shares his experiences in startup environments, discussing the importance of wearing multiple hats, staying adaptable, and learning from both successes and failures. 25:26.28 - 25:58.21: Delivering Value to Customers - Emphasizes the importance of listening to customers, solving their problems effectively, and being an advisory partner rather than just a salesperson. 30:48.71 - 31:37.05: Staying Curious and Lifelong Learning - Dan highlights the significance of continuous learning and curiosity, sharing examples of how he expanded his knowledge through formal courses and self-education. 38:02.03 - 39:37.54: Leveraging AI in Cybersecurity - Discusses the integration of AI in cybersecurity for automating tasks, improving threat detection, and enhancing customer support processes.Key Concepts: Startup Environment: Dan emphasizes adaptability and versatility in startups, highlighting the need to wear multiple hats and learn from both successes and failures. Customer Experience: Dan underscores the importance of understanding and solving customer problems effectively. He believes in being an advisory partner to build strong, lasting relationships and trust. Continuous Learning: Staying curious and committed to lifelong learning is crucial. Dan shares his journey of continuous education, using formal courses and online resources to stay ahead in the tech industry. AI Integration: The integration of AI in cybersecurity is transforming the industry. Dan explains how AI automates tasks, enhances threat detection, and improves customer support processes, leading to greater efficiency and accuracy. Career Evolution: Dan's career demonstrates the importance of being open to new opportunities and adapting to different roles. His journey from customer support to founding successful startups and leading cybersecurity teams showcases the diverse paths to success in tech.

This week, Templeton Elliott and Jason From Frozen in Carbonite are talking to the people behind Tyshawn Jones' new shoe for adidas, Design Director Noah Hoose and Senior Product Marketing Manager Andrew Sprigle.

Our heroes retrieve the "cargo," but at the cost of attracting Imperial attention - and blaster fire. Find our guest, Sara Roberts, at www.hypegoblin.com Find the game we played, Rebellion, at https://robin-vador.itch.io/rebellion-a-star-wars-pbta Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wright of Meadow Vista Media, who created this season's intro theme: www.meadowvistamedia.com Twitter: @MVM_Studio IG: @meadowvistamedia Buy our book, The Ultimate Random Encounters Book: bit.ly/RandomBook Find out more about the show at our website: www.vre.show Show pins and more: shop.vre.show Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/VRE Follow us @VRECast

This week, Patrick Kigongo, Mike Munzenrider, and Jason From Frozen in Carbonite are talking about Heitor De Silva's new part, Hejtor and taking listener questions.

This week, Templeton Elliott, Patrick Kigongo, and Jason From Frozen in Carbonite are watching Carpet Co's Brat video then catching up on recent skate videos.

This week, Templeton Elliott, Mike Munzenrider, and Jason From Frozen in Carbonite are joined by Sam McGuire to talk about his new photo book, Hi Babe It's Me, You.

In this episode, we examine the StorageCraft outage that erased customer backup data during a botched cloud migration. We compare StorageCraft's response to Carbonite's in a similar incident and discuss the critical lessons for backup vendors and customers. Learn the importance of meticulous migration processes, potential backup resiliency strategies, and what to do if your cloud backups disappear. Don't miss these vital insights to avoid cloud backup disasters and ensure your data is always recoverable.Stories covering this outage:https://www.crn.com/slide-shows/storage/arcserve-ceo-storagecraft-backup-data-loss-not-acceptablehttps://www.techtarget.com/searchdisasterrecovery/news/252515647/StorageCraft-DRaaS-outage-highlights-layered-protection-needhttps://www.reddit.com/r/msp/comments/tgggey/just_got_a_call_from_storagecraft_cloud_data_is/https://blocksandfiles.com/2022/03/22/arcserve-storagecraft-operation-has-lost-customer-data/https://www.channele2e.com/news/arcserve-storagecraft-draas-suffers-cloud-data-protection-issues

This week, Templeton Elliott, Mike Munzenrider, and Jason From Frozen in Carbonite are talking about Kasso, the Japanese skate game show and looking back on ten years of Primitive Skateboards.

In this episode, we uncover the troubled history of Carbonite, a once prominent cloud backup provider plagued by lawsuits. In one Carbonite lawsuit they were the plaintiff, in another they were the defendant. From using inadequate storage arrays to failing to protect customer data, Carbonite's story serves as a warning for backup customers. Learn the importance of thoroughly vetting backup vendors and the risks of blindly trusting marketing claims. Don't miss this deep dive into Carbonite's multi-million dollar legal battles and valuable lessons for anyone relying on cloud backup services.Stories discussed in this episode:https://backupcentral.com/carbonite-liar/https://archive.nytimes.com/pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/carbonite-stacks-the-deck-on-amazon/https://www.theregister.com/2009/03/23/carbonite_sues_promise/https://www.backblaze.com/blog/carbonite-data-loss-reports-miss-the-point/https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/03/23/carbonite-lawsuit-reveals-data-losshttps://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/03/25/more-on-carbonites-data-losshttps://archive.nytimes.com/pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/carbonite-stacks-the-deck-on-amazon/https://www.computerworld.com/article/2481289/carbonite-loses-7-500-customers--files--ouch-.htmlhttps://techcrunch.com/2009/01/03/journalspace-drama-all-data-lost-without-backup-company-deadpooled/https://archive.nytimes.com/bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/11/carbonite-steps-up-the-competition-in-online-back-up/?scp=1&sq=mozy&st=cse&apage=2#commentshttps://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/carbonite-sues-hardware-maker-reseller/​​https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/byprkkkozve/01312024carbonite.pdfMentioned in this episode:Blank Midroll

This week, Templeton Elliott, Patrick Kigongo, and Jason From Frozen in Carbonite speak with Thomas Barker about the College Skateboarding Education Foundation and skate obstacles.

This week, Patrick Kigongo, Mike Munzenrider, and Jason From Frozen in Carbonite go long on Baker Has A Deathwish 2.

This week, Templeton Elliott, Mike Munzenrider, and Jason From Frozen in Carbonite are talking about Joseph Campos and Ville Wester's new parts plus the lighter side of skate videos.

This week, Templeton Elliott, Patrick Kigongo, and Jason From Frozen in Carbonite are reviewing the Etnies MC Rap and the Ishod 2 from Nike SB.

In the empire strikes back, Luke cut his training short with Yoda to fight Darth Vader on cloud city. This was ill advised from Yoda and Obi-Wan who cautioned him against this decision to save han and leia, however Luke being the son o Skywalker decided to go ahead anyways despite not completing his training. During the duel, Vader's whole plan was to freeze luke in carbonite, and deliver him to the emperor. Now, in this story we can take the fan fiction in two separate areas, one is Luke is frozen and taken to the emperor, the other is Luke is frozen and trained by Darth Vader. Now, I've done one in the past where Luke decides to join Vader when he tells him he's his Father, in which Vader trains him in secret. Now in this one I'd like to take the spin of Vader delivering him to the Emperor, so let's begin. All Too easy, as Luke falls into the cryogenic chamber, Vader uses the force to activate it, sending a jet of freezing carbonite over luke's body, encapsulating him just as it had Han a few moments before. Vader uses the force to lift frozen luke out of the chamber and activates its anti-gravity setting, as Vader heads to his ship with Luke and blasts off to the Emperor, ending the film. Now obviously here, we shall continue. Arriving to the Emperor's secret location off grid, he departs from his ship as he walks down the reclining shaft, ready to deliver the boy to his master. As his heavy boots echo through the long stone stairway to the Emperor's hidden throne room, he walks as two royal red guards move aside as the doors slide open. The Emperor sat facing the view of this odd world atop his elustrious chair. His frog-like voice crackling through the chamber. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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