PC Magazine raved about ShadowProtect Desktop 3.1. They called it “the fastest and smoothest backups and restores of any drive-image utility on the market,” so of course I went over to StorageCraft’s website and downloaded the demo. The demo version doesn't let you test ShadowProtect's most interesting feature, “Hardware Independent Restore,” because that requires the StorageCraft Recovery … [Read more...]
We Wish You a Merry Backup: FileSlinger™ Backup Reminder 12-21-07
Whatever you celebrate at this time of year, I'd like to wish you a very merry backup. As I did last year at about this time, I want to urge you to give your friends, family, co-workers, employees, clients (check all that apply), and most of all yourself the gift of backups. Free Online Backup If you're strapped for cash, try sitting down with your loved ones and setting up accounts for them on … [Read more...]
Revelations from a Reinstall: FileSlinger(TM) Backup Reminder 11-23-07
No, I was not sleeping off Thanksgiving overindulgence instead of writing this backup reminder on Friday morning. I was just absorbed in completing my delayed-and-necessary reinstall before heading to work. I thought a late reminder would be better than none, and now that I'm finished with all but those last little tweaks that drag on for a week or two, I can pass on the backup-related lessons … [Read more...]
Test-Driving the (Maxtor OneTouch) Mini: FileSlinger™ Backup Reminder 10-19-07
Yes, I'm two days late with this. Friday morning we were in Dunsmuir. It was raining so hard you couldn't even see Mount Shasta, the Ur-Guru was in an evil mood because of the weather, and we were facing a long drive across the mountains to Eureka to meet my long-lost cousin and his family. So I had just about time to back up the computer to my new Maxtor OneTouch Mini drive, and no time to write … [Read more...]
Testing the GParted Live CD: FileSlinger™ Backup Reminder 09-14-07
Last week I mentioned that I'd seen an intriguing post on Lifehacker entitled "Copy and Paste your Entire Hard Drive with Two Clicks with GParted." This sounded rather improbable to me, but I wanted to check it out. There was a small problem with doing so, because the link on the Lifehacker site is broken, but I figured out how to fix it and was able to go over to Sourceforge to download the … [Read more...]
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