Michael G. from Texas responds to my video about second hard drives:

I’m a long-time fan, and I guess a student, of yours. I have learned so much from you since the TechTV days. I am glad that things seem to be going good for you. You are an amazing young man. Thanks for sharing with all of us. :)

I started out with a XP system that had a 20GB drive. When it was 2/3 full, I installed an 80GB second drive. I had just switched to a DSL connection, and that enabled me to download more music and videos. I had a firewall, an anti-virus program, and two spyware-protection programs running. Still, a few months ago, I noticed that things weren’t working as they use to do. Everything was slower, and I had several Explorer freezes. I felt like I was living on borrowed time, as I had trouble shutting down the system, or booting up.

My computer was used a lot during the past 5 years, so I felt that it was worn out. I began to move everything personal over to the second drive. I sure am glad that I did, cause my system crashed about a month ago. I was told by a tech guy that it probably wasn’t worth fixing. I decided to try, just for the learning experience. Other than learning from you, most of my skills were achieved by “trial and error”. I re-installed Windows, and most of my programs, but it still didn’t seem like a healthy computer. But, all of my stuff was safe on another drive! :)

Anyway, I recently bought a new computer with Windows Vista, and I will soon install the second drive from my old computer. I am enjoying the new colors and features of Vista, as well as an increase of download speed. I’m not exactly thrilled with some of the differences between Vista and XP, though. I’ve still got a lot to learn about my new computer, but it’s interesting. “Learning” helps keep the mind young. :)

Now, if only we could convince some forward-thinking hard drive manufacturer to come in and sponsor our show… maybe we could encourage more users to get second (or third?) hard drives. Here’s the video Michael references: