So here I am on vacation with my family (10 adults and 3 children, including me), dutifully connecting my X drive and letting Karen’s Replicator copy my files onto it every time I start the computer. Mozy tells me it last backed up my files 54 minutes ago, and SyncBack has continued to replicate everything important onto my D drive whenever the machine is idle (which is fairly often, since I am on … [Read more...]
How to Back Up Your Data for Free (Podcast)
A couple of weeks ago, George Smyth had me on the One-Minute How To podcast to talk about backing up your computer. You can hear my sixty-second outline of backing up online with Mozy in Episode 142. … [Read more...]
There Are No Guarantees: FileSlinger™ Backup Reminder 02-16-07
This week’s InfoWorld GripeLine addresses the lack of warranties from online backup providers. A careful consumer went out to compare the license agreements from several services, including Mozy, which I’ve been using for a while, and Iron Mountain, which now owns LiveVault of the John Cleese Backup Trauma Institute videos. The results of this investigation prompted a long letter to GripeLine and … [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...]
Backup Con-Fusion
Last week a client sent me a link to a New York Times article about backup (free subscription required), the first part of which focused on the Maxtor Fusion drive. The Fusion looks just like my Maxtor Shared Storage II (still working nicely), but it includes software to allow access to the drive via the web, meaning you can get to your data when not connected to your own network. Gizmodo says … [Read more...]
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