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Travel with your files:
Portable hard drives
There’s nothing sexy about computer
storage. Backing up your data is prob
ably the technological equivalent of
flossing—you know it’s good for you,
yet you probably don’t do it enough.
But for many of us, a good portable
hard drive is more than just a safety
net: The right one can change your
work life.
Those who save and share large
files, like high-resolution images, will
want a drive built for
speedy transfers. The
Mini Station HirboUSß
(Buffalotech.com, from
$129.95) can zip data
Baddngup
your data is
a wise idea.
along at a rate that’s up to 64% faster
than standard portable drives.
Some of us just need simple stor
age on the road. In that case, there
are options like lomega’s stylish eGo
drives (lomega.com, from $132.95).
The eGo drives, in two sizes, are built
to withstand rough travel, include
software for performing backups and,
like the Mini Station, use a single ca
ble for power and data transfers.
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USA WEEKEND ■ Feb. 29-March 2,2008
Travel Smart By EVERETT POTTER
5 big-city hotel deals
for around S2OO a night or less? Here
are five that hit the sweet spot
a SAN FRANCISCO. The Chan
cellor Hotel on Union Square, with
137 rooms, is located in the heart of
the city with a cable car stop at the
door. From S2OO.
■ CHICAGO. One of the best deals
in the Windy City is the Fairfield
Inn & Suites. The hotel is situated
just one block from Michigan Av
enue and five blocks from Navy Pier.
From $149.
Green Smart nataue ermann russeu.
3 biofuels on the horizon
As prices at the pump continue to
creep (or shoot) upw T ard, many are
looking to biofuels as
the next great hope tx>
take the place of gaso
line. USA WEEKEND
talked to Michael S.
Briggs of the Univer
sity of New Hamp
shire’s Biodiesel Group
to find out what’s on
the horizon.
Jatropha-bascd biodiesel
Jatropha is a small tree or
shrub that grows in poor soil and
actually improves soil fertility over
time. Briggs suggests that countries
with low costs of labor could grow
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the jatropha, and the United States
could import an affordable biofuel,
creating a win-win situation for every
one involved.
Algae-based biodiesel
f Briggs says this one has
potential, but he warns
that presently, the cost
of making it is too high
for it to be viable.
Ethanol
Made from com, this bio
fuel is popular among poli-
ticians and in the car industry; but
some scientists and environmental
ists have their doubts because they
say that converting com to ethanol
may add to global warming.
The Pod
Hotel in
NYC. from
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Fit Smart JORGE CRUISE
Exercise and chemo
A recent Canadian study on the ef
fects of regular- aerobic exercise and
resistance training on breast cancer
patients getting chemotherapy pro
duced some unexpected results. Re
searchers found that resistance train
ing improved chemotherapy comple
tion rates; both resistance training and
aerobic exercise bettered self-esteem,
physical fitness and body composition.
Trying to decide between aerobics
or resistance training? Pick the one
that works for you. Both types of ex
ercise are important and beneficial,
but the study suggests that resistance
training may have produced broader
effects, and it may be more tolerable
during treatment.
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