Acronis kindly notified me that they’re having a back-to-school sale on Acronis True Image Home 2010. Act now and you can get it for $29.99 instead of $49.99. I haven’t tried the home version of True Image—or not for some years—but the Ur-Guru swears by the Workstation version, which he installed on my new laptop. I haven’t had to restore from it yet, which is the real acid test, but it creates … [Read more...]
New Computer = New Backups
At the beginning of June, I got a new computer. It was high time: Enna is more than four years old now, and she’s pretty sluggish, and Windows XP is getting just a tiny bit outdated, though I preferred it to Vista. The new machine is a thing of beauty: a 17.3” ASUS G72GX with 6 GB RAM and a bunch of other drool-inspiring specs, plus flash gamer details like a backlit keyboard (the Ur-Guru … [Read more...]
I Need a Backup Blogger: FileSlinger™ Backup Reminder 10-06-07
Okay, be honest: who forgot to back up last week? Anyone? That's the "Does anyone actually need me?" question. Because if you've all got your backups automated by now, does it matter whether I actually write this reminder? Do people even notice if I don't produce one? Not that I'm trying to let myself off the hook for not producing a post last week, mind you, but no one on my … [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 07-21-06: Mozying on with Backups
This past week I had an appointment with a client to set up a backup system. He wanted both to be able to create drive images (particularly important, as his computer came without proper system install disks) and to keep his most important data backed up automatically. For the system backups I recommended Acronis True Image and an external hard drive. When I arrived, however, my client hadn’t yet … [Read more...]
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