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AMA: Ask me anything about data storage and sharing

AMA: Ask me anything about data storage and sharing

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AMA: Ask me anything about data storage and sharing

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- I wanted to take some time to hear from you and answer questions you might have on IT fundamentals or computer literacy. So, that's why we put together these "Ask Me Anything" episodes. My friend, Erin, is going to ask questions about stuff in this chapter from viewers like you. I also want to hear from you as well. My email is at the end of the episode, ask me anything. - Dan from Mountain View, California, was wondering do I need to buy a compatible external hard drive for my Mac? - Good question, Dan. If you ask Apple they'd say yes, come to the Apple store and buy one of our fancy expensive ones. But the true answer is no. - Okay. - The hard drive technology, and how the files and stuff are saved on the external hard drives is pretty much the same. They act like thumb drives on steroids. You just plug them into a USB port on your laptop or on your desktop computer. That's where you get some differences…

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