The document summarizes tips from a training on socializing and skill sharing. Attendees shared knowledge on various topics. Everyone had a chance to learn something new from each other. The training was a success and they hope to hold another session soon.

1. Socializing and Skill Sharing - June 28,2012
For this training, attendees were asked to share a tip with the
other attendees as you’ll see on the following slides. We had
a small group of techies and nonprofits and are glad to say it
was a success!! Everyone had a chance to share their
knowledge and everyone walked away with something new. I
hope we do it again soon.

2. Tina Arnoldi
tina@palmettotechnologyhub.org
tina@coastalcommunityfoundation.org
@TinaArnoldi
http://blog.tinaarnoldi.com

7. Amanda Holling
Business Librarian
Charleston County Public Library
hollinga@ccpl.org
@ccplbusiness
http://ccplbusiness.wordpress.com

13. How and why should I convert
Presentations to PDF
Lisa Berry
District 58 PRO
Toastmasters International

14. How?
 Save PPT(X) as an Adobe PDF
 Open PDF with Adobe Acrobat
 Edit > Preferences > Full Screen
 Enable via
Full Screen
icon

15. Why?
 PDF’s are smaller than a PPT(X) which
means:
 Less upload time
 Quicker downloads
 Less compatibility problems
 You can embed movie files
 Secure file that helps eliminate
people making changes to YOUR
document!

16. Paula Byers & West Jones
Special Olympics
pbyers1@comcast.net
http://www.lowcountryspecialolympics.org/

17. Tag – you’re it!

18. Special Night for Special Olympics

19. Glasspro + Special Olympics +
Lowcountry Technical =
Partnership!
3 Way partnership

20. John Van Dalen
Charleston County Public Library
vandalenj@ccpl.org
@ccplbusiness
http://ccplbusiness.wordpress.com

21. Charleston County Library is a
Cooperating Collection, so you
have access to the Foundation
Center Database Online (FDO).

24. Back The F: Up
(and the C: too)
Michael Carnell - Palmetto Technology Hub
@carnellm on Twitter

25. Michael Carnell
Co-founder of The Palmetto Technology Hub
Development partner in DesignTechWeb
Tech, train and British car geek
Carnellm on Twitter and most everywhere else

26. Your Computers ARE Your Business
• All of your accounting records
• Organizational history
• Personal (family, organizational) photos
• Passwords and account information
• Almost all correspondence
• Medical records
• Past documentation and templates

27. Some Threats You Are Up Against
External Internal
• Hurricane • Disgruntled Employee
• Fire • Hardware Failure
• Flood • Accidents such as
• Power Spikes o spills
• Theft o knock overs
• Vandalism
o heat and other
elements
• Confiscation
• Accidental Deletion
• Zombies

28. The 3 - 2 - 1 Backup Strategy
3 Copies of your important documents (and
here's a hint: almost everything is important)
2 Copies at least must be on different types of
media (don't put all your eggs in one basket -
or trust all your backups to one drive)
1 Copy must be offsite - out of the geographical
region and weather pattern

29. And To Make Sure It All Works . . .
The entire process must be automated - should
rely on no person to make it work - like those
funky sci-fi shows 500 years in the future
The results should be regularly tested ...
1. When first instituted
2. Every week for four weeks thereafter
3. Every month for 6 months after the weekly
4. Every quarter or month - depending on
comfort level

30. A Simple and Typical Method
1 - Your hard drive or server is the first copy. Yes, the
original counts. (Always monitors drives and servers for
errors.)
2 - All files from server are copied to an external hard
drive either constantly or daily. (This is both the second
copy and second type of storage.)
3 - All files are then copied out to an offsite backup
solution via the Internet. (This is the third
copy, another type of storage, and out of the
geographic area.)

31. 1 - Your Hard drive
You already have this.
Just add versioning
ability and regular
checkups
Shadow Copy is turned
on per drive or in the
server console
depending on the
operating system

32. (1 con't) Turn on System Restore

33. 2 - External Hard Drive
• The external should be at
least twice as big as the
drive you are backing up
• Windows Backup will work
fine if installed, or better...
• Use a program such as
CrashPlan which can bring
in other computers too

34. (2 con't) Protect The Drive
1. Make sure it is mounted securely - not falling
off the top of machines
2. Make sure it has clean power - preferably a
UPS for controlled shutdown
3. In case of impending Zombie Apocalypse (or
hurricane) take it off site
4. Best practice is to have two or more units and
rotate them off-site

35. 3 - Off Site Backup
Requirements Some Great Ones
1. Out of geographical area • Mozy
2. Automated - Must!! • Carbonite
3. Can restore via web or physical • Crashplan
media
4. Secure and encrypted Different / Sharing
5. Reputable firm • DropBox
6. Affordable • Google Drive
7. Demo or trial version • MS SkyDrive
8. System compatibility

36. (3 con't) Offsite Guidelines
1. Remember to go over the mountains
2. Protection will cost anywhere from $5 per PC
per month to $150 per server per year
3. Offsite backups are disaster protection, onsite
backups are for data recovery

37. It is Easier to Backup than to Recover
If you have to go to forensic
recovery from a failed
drive, start your estimate
at $1,500 per drive -
minimum
For recommendations on
what to do in case of drive
failure, check out a few
tips from DriveSavers

38. Conclusion : 3-2-1
Backup!
3 Places
2 Different Media
1 Needs to be Offsite