Back-up software

Not sure where to post this.
I store no data on my computer boot drive. It's all stored on external FW 250GB ATA drive.
I will use my boot drive as a working drive, I use Adobe Photoshop, and other RAW file processors, but once the job is done, everything moves off that drive to my external FW drive.
I hear about DejaVue and Retrospect. Any comments on how back-up software works and what I need to be concerned with? I plan to back up to another external FW drive, and store it off site for safety. Probably back up that main external storage drive once a week unless I get really really busy.
Thanks in advance.

Hi, John!
Good advice here...
Im a big CCC fan, but having said that, you might look at the paid version of SuperDuper, which easily does backups of changed/added files, comparing the clone to the original volume. This will most probably be a real time saver. I'd encourage you to check out the free version first (which does full clones only); I'm sure that you'll find the GUI and simplicity of the program to be impressive.
I have Retrospect, but it's more complex and I have to admit that I don't have the self-discipline to use it religiously (I felt like I was enslaved to administering to backups...). It does incremental backups and cloning (volume duplication) as well as full backups and is very thorough in its reporting.
Gary
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