http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=04/09/15/1931240

Rsync is a command line utility traditionally used in synchronizing files between two computers, but rsync can also be used as an effective backup tool. This free and powerful tool is simple enough for anyone to use on their Linux desktop.

This article explain how to use rsync to backup your computer to a drive attached to your system. You can use a removable drive, such as an external USB hard drive, so that you can store the backups in a safe place away from your working environment.

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People are getting very frusterated with the Citrix Thin Clients. Especially the WYSE terminals. Cut, Paste issues especially. Cursor moving around.

Older terminals cannot keep up with typing speed. Staff try to find ways around the issues, but it is time consuming and is affecting the work.

Losing e-mail from crashes is another big issue for some users.

“Citrix does not support Voyager very well” - end user comment. Losing connections to network drives. information saved to drive lost on occassion. People using stand alone PC’s, when they have to use thin clients, they cannot do their work.

Managed PC’s with standard software stacks & an inability for users to add software on their own seems to be the favored good.