Creative COW | Jon Allen | Activity https://creativecow.net/members/jonallen/activity/ Activity feed for Jon Allen. Sat, 16 May 2026 07:36:55 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.5.10 en-US 30 hourly 2 eba6f7529bd3e79480a5a82b8d7bf17a Jon Allen replied to the discussion Data 'migration' as a fact of (data) life in the forum Storage & Archiving https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/data-migration-as-a-fact-of-data-life/#post-2446652 Sat, 24 Jun 2023 01:26:14 +0000 Reply to Data 'migration' as a fact of (data) life

Hi Neil

Quality post, thanks for your time!

Argest is still full of bugs, nearly five years after it was first announced. They have strung me along saying “new version next week” for years. It doesn’t work. Bru is truly dead.

What are you using for LTFS software on Mac vs Windows vs Linux?

]]> 62f0c7cb9ed24943836ef4e37b35371c Jon Allen and Neil Sadwelkar are now connected https://creativecow.net/news-feed/p/376760/ Sun, 20 Nov 2022 09:19:57 +0000 0 c33660ed467ca9a53955b48999582ff4 Jon Allen replied to the discussion Alternatives to BRU/ArGest for LTO on Linux in the forum Storage & Archiving https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/alternatives-to-bru-argest/#post-2429871 Tue, 24 May 2022 08:58:24 +0000 Reply to Alternatives to BRU/ArGest for LTO on Linux

@davidfox5 can I contact you by email? Please let me know if you are still offering the 50% discount for BRU PE licence holders. I would like to try a demo.

]]> e496b918538c0e763e4eb906d438af80 Jon Allen replied to the discussion Alternatives to BRU/ArGest for LTO on Linux in the forum Storage & Archiving https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/alternatives-to-bru-argest/#post-2429870 Tue, 24 May 2022 07:31:01 +0000 Reply to Alternatives to BRU/ArGest for LTO on Linux

@davidfox5 is there a personal version of the P5 archive software? the price is much higher than other options and I am a noncommercial user. thanks, J.

]]> a564b4a15487a0c94c2c620c9609472d Jon Allen replied to the discussion Alternatives to BRU/ArGest for LTO on Linux in the forum Storage & Archiving https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/alternatives-to-bru-argest/#post-2429818 Sun, 22 May 2022 07:06:18 +0000 Reply to Alternatives to BRU/ArGest for LTO on Linux

@neilsadwelkar I can’t find anything turnkey for Linux besides ArGest which has slow/unreliable tech support. I wanted to move away from Mac for storage but it seems like no one is developing for linux. Do you have any suggestions for Linux-based LTO software?

]]> 4a5d1a48517f52f6f171ab83eabbcc8d Jon Allen replied to the discussion Alternatives to BRU/ArGest for LTO on Linux in the forum Storage & Archiving https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/alternatives-to-bru-argest/#post-2429803 Sat, 21 May 2022 03:06:15 +0000 Reply to Alternatives to BRU/ArGest for LTO on Linux

Thanks! I’m going to try both Yoyotta and Canister. I’m leaning towards Yoyotta because the company seems to have a longer history but I would be paying for a few features I don’t need.

]]> b12664b55c764404cc5974f3378c8a96 Jon Allen replied to the discussion The Reports of Death of BRU was a little premature. in the forum Storage & Archiving https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/the-reports-of-death-of-bru-was-a-little-premature/#post-2429782 Fri, 20 May 2022 20:18:40 +0000 Reply to The Reports of Death of BRU was a little premature.

Can we report it dead now? OWC support has barely heard of this software and is totally confused by any tech support requests.

]]> d9ea1f891e2ff7d5a6a227ba7df3e70a Jon Allen started the discussion Alternatives to BRU/ArGest for LTO on Linux in the forum Storage & Archiving https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/alternatives-to-bru-argest/ Fri, 20 May 2022 20:15:41 +0000 Alternatives to BRU/ArGest for LTO on Linux

I recently contacted OWC support for a simple licence issue but they offer “no estimates for a response time”. How can a company operate like this?

What are people switching to from BRU PE/ArGest? I don’t edit video. I simply need (LTO 6) file storage with searchable catalogs. (Ubuntu Linux)

Thanks all for your help!

]]> 2f25c37c4668637e55cf4377057cf1c0 Jon Allen replied to the discussion BRU PE, Catalina, and What's Next in the forum Storage & Archiving https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/bru-pe-catalina-and-whats-next-2/#post-2249948 Wed, 25 Mar 2020 21:54:41 +0000 Reply to BRU PE, Catalina, and What's Next

Hi Tim, I see you have responded to other threads so I will assume you are not interested in responding to me.

I was told by Paige in December that she would assign me permanent serial and licence keys when the new version was released.
The main issue I have with Tolis Group is that your communications are erratic. Emails were frequently… Read more

]]> deefbf9412b0ee5c50bea5a1de40a310 Jon Allen replied to the discussion BRU PE, Catalina, and What's Next in the forum Storage & Archiving https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/bru-pe-catalina-and-whats-next-2/#post-2249947 Mon, 23 Mar 2020 22:54:23 +0000 Reply to BRU PE, Catalina, and What's Next

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]]> 3e6e1d797053e8845ba9e71f53562f89 Jon Allen replied to the discussion BRU PE, Catalina, and What's Next in the forum Storage & Archiving https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/bru-pe-catalina-and-whats-next-2/#post-2249946 Fri, 20 Mar 2020 23:17:13 +0000 Reply to BRU PE, Catalina, and What's Next

If I did get an announcement in the spam folder it was so long ago that google deleted it.
The last time I missed an announcement from Tolis it was because a new (non whitelisted) email address was being used. In aviation, one announces that they are changing radio frequencies ahead of time. The bru pe beta address and support ticket addresses are… Read more

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