I spent last week bouncing around between conferences and meetings, which meant there was no time to review any new backup software, but all that zipping back and forth with the netbook and the iriver (does anyone else hate it as much as I do when companies refuse to capitalize their brand names) gave me plenty of opportunities to make backups and to think about backups. Normally when I record … [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...]
Grading the F Drive: FileSlinger™ Backup Reminder 08-03-07
I haven't had a chance to check out ION Backup yet, but I did manage to investigate my new FreeAgent Go drive further, and to copy the data from the dying X drive onto the new F drive. (Designating it F, for "FreeAgent," seemed obvious, particularly since that was the default letter Windows assigned to it.) One thing I discovered in the course of checking out Seagate's drive management interface … [Read more...]
Back Up Your Passwords: FileSlinger™ Backup Reminder 06-22-07
After reading last week’s backup reminder, Mike Van Horn wrote in to ask (or complain) about passwords: Groan. Passwords. Maybe this is a future topic for you, because it's closely related to backing up. Why don't you poll your readers: How do people remember their passwords? Let alone user names. If you do as the experts say, and use regularly changing random strings of characters, how can … [Read more...]
A Vacation from Backups? Not So Fast! FileSlinger™ Backup Reminder 06-08-07
I’m getting on a noon flight to the East Coast for the biennial Goetsch family vacation. This has made the past couple of days a bit crazed, and yesterday was particularly overwhelming. I had to finish a client project first thing in the morning, then go out to take care of a few things that absolutely had to be done before I left, then come back for two back-to-back phone conferences with … [Read more...]
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