Last week I talked about backups for two different Web 2.0 services: del.icio.us and LinkedIn. I chose those two because they're the ones I use the most often. This week I'm going to start by talking about Flickr, a popular photo-sharing service that doubles as a social network. I don't post photos to Flickr myself, but the Ur-Guru does. (Yes, lots of them are pictures of me. What did you … [Read more...]
More Blogger Backup Tips
The Google Operating System blog posted some tips about backing up Blogspot blogs which use the new (no longer beta) Blogger. While they're not of much use to me for this blog, which I publish by FTP, they might help some readers out there. … [Read more...]
WordPress Backups, circa 2007: FileSlinger™ Backup Reminder 01-26-07
This week we’re moving from Blogger backups to WordPress backups. I have two WordPress blogs, though I don’t post very regularly to them. (I really should do something about that, but those pesky clients keep interfering.) I love WordPress. It’s less user-friendly than Blogger, but it also does endless things Blogger doesn’t. The Ur-Guru even trained it to provide dynamic content for his new … [Read more...]
Blogger Backup
We return at last to our regularly scheduled program: the series of articles about backing up your website(s). These days, even people who don’t have regular websites have blogs. (My e-zine readers may be the exception.) One reason for this is that you can set up a blog in five minutes, for free, at Blogger.com. And that’s exactly what I did when I realized that a blog would be the perfect way to … [Read more...]
Back Up Your Website, Part 2: FileSlinger™ Backup Reminder 12-22-06
Last week we discussed two ways to back up your website, both of which assume that you have direct access to your web hosting account. This is your website and your domain, so even if you outsource the design and maintenance, you should keep the login and password on file.Today’s Backup Reminder is aimed at the slightly less geeky and those who don’t edit their own sites. Next week I hope to be … [Read more...]
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