digital-preservation on S Anand

Burned CDs last only 2-5 years

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 12:00:00 +0000

Robust software

Thu, 05 Aug 2004 12:00:00 +0000

Dan Briklin on software that lasts 200 years.

The Memory Hole

Mon, 09 Dec 2002 12:00:00 +0000

“The Memory Hole exists to preserve and spread material that is in danger of being lost, is hard to find, or is not widely known.” via RobotWisdom

Distributed proofreaders

Tue, 12 Nov 2002 12:00:00 +0000

Distributed Proofreaders. As the name suggests, it’s a distributed web-based tool for proof-reading books for Project Gutenberg. References from Slashdot and kuro5hin have spiked the number of pages proofread. But even that apart, they’re targetting over 1,000 pages a day. That’s over a book a day! via kuro5hin

My page on the Internet Archive

Fri, 02 Aug 2002 12:00:00 +0000

The Internet Archive has archived my page as of Aug 2001. The site hasn’t changed much since then.

Why your digital data could disappear one day

Mon, 18 Feb 2002 12:00:00 +0000

A good article on why your digital data could one day disappear. Digital, when you think about it, is far less permanent than paper.

Scantips

Wed, 13 Feb 2002 12:00:00 +0000

Scantips. Ways to improve your scanning.

Archive of the Web

Tue, 02 Oct 2001 12:00:00 +0000

Archive of the Web. And of Sep 11.