Rafe Needleman of Webware came up with a great headline for his post about CrashPlan: “Back Up Your Mom.” For me, at least, this phrase conjures images out of science fiction novels where people keep clones of themselves in case of injury. Now and then I’m sure a spare mom would be useful for all of us, but of course that’s not what he meant. CrashPlan (www.crashplan.com) is a new service for Mac … [Read more...]
Back Up Your Brain
Not satisfied with mundane backups of computers, Unusual Software has come up with a tool called "Backup My Brain 1.0." In addition to your memories and professional skills, Backup My Brain promises to preserve your phobias, addictions, and bad habits. Once installed, Backup My Brain 1.0 shows a screen displaying Homer Simpson's brain in a vise and plays a series of slightly eerie tones. (If used … [Read more...]
Give the Gift of Backups: FileSlinger™ Backup Reminder 11-24-06
It’s the day after Thanksgiving and one of the biggest Christmas-shopping days in the U.S. That means it’s time to start giving the gift of backup. This past Monday, the author of the Securosis blog recommended computer backup systems as “The best gift for non-geeks that isn’t on their list (and they won’t appreciate, but really need.” This followed a post from November 16th about why backups are … [Read more...]
FileSlinger™ Backup Reminder 08-04-06: Versions of Backup
A couple of weeks ago, right before his mail & web server crashed, the Ur-Guru alerted me to a new backup and synchronization tool he’d discovered. (Yes, there was a backup server and no, none of the mail got lost.) The Ur-Guru, as I’ve explained before, has a pretty substantial network of computers and has always used custom batch scripts to handle most of the backups. While he likes Acronis … [Read more...]
FileSlinger™ Backup Reminder 07-07-06: Geek Up for Backups
Yesterday morning I got a message from my brother—the one who lost most of his photos to a hard drive crash a few months ago (05-19-06 Backup Reminder). Unlike many people who lose their data because they don’t have backups, he’s taken some action to make sure it doesn’t happen again. “Well, I really geeked it up this weekend in an effort to avoid future data loss from HD failure. I took an old … [Read more...]
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