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Nexxtech USB 2.0 7-Port Desktop Hub

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

As I mentioned somewhere along the way, I ran out of USB ports on my computer a while back. Now that I have the web cam, camera, backup drive and USB backup drive, I am really running out of them. I am also getting a little tired of getting up to switch out USB cables…so, I did something about it.

Today, I recieved my new Nexxtech USB 2.0 7-Port USB Desktop Hub. Ya like that? This USB hub has seven ports on it. That is really good. I am currently using only two of them, but I am sure that will grow. The reviews on this item were good, with only one area that people didn’t like. As you will see in the photo below, there are some pretty bright lights on it. Some people say these lights keep them up at night. Some other people say they use these lights as a night light. Either way, we keep our computers out of the bedroom, so I don’t think there will be a problem.

There are four ports in the back of this unit and three on the top. I guess people plug the more permanent things in the back and use the top three for the swappable devices. I am not too sure. All I know is that seven ports should be good for me.

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External Hard Drive For System Backup

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Well, I recieved my Seagate 250GB FreeAgent Desktop Drive today. I am still wondering about that little drive they installed with my computer. What the heck is that thing for?

Anyway, this one is 250GB, which should be good for a while. I mean, for around $79, I feel pretty satisfied.

Right after I got it, I pulled it out of the box. I plugged it in and immediately installed the software, which was already installed on the drive itself. I went through the motions and it was all done, just like they said in the product reviews. I set up my system to run full system backups once per week and did my first one today manually. It was very easy. One of the concerns with this external hard drive is that there is no on/off button. There isn’t. I read one review where the person said there is. They are on crack.

Everything seems fine with the drive. There is the faint yellow strip light going down the drive and not much sound at all. It took an hour or two to do the full backup, but that’s a bunch of stuff to go the a USB cord. If I run into any problems, I will let you know.