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high time: Enna is more than four years old now, and she’s pretty sluggish, and Windows XP is getting just a tiny bit outdated, though I preferred it to Vista.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...]
GoodSync—and File Backup, Too
A good two months ago—or perhaps not so good, from his point of view—the long-suffering Richard Krueger of SS|PR contacted me about GoodSync Enterprise, the new corporate version of GoodSync Pro, a consumer tool that’s been around since 2006 but about which I hadn’t written before. (So much software, so little time.) It was a good press release: nobody was excited, and the quote from a VP … [Read more...]
Rearranging Your File System? Recheck Your Backups. FileSlinger™ Backup Reminder 04-20-07
My mind is almost blank this morning. I’m distracted by the fact that I’m in the middle of the Online International Podcasting Expo, at which I’m speaking tomorrow morning. (My computer is distracted, too, because the Expo interface sucks bandwidth and RAM.) A couple of days ago I decided to restructure my file system and make the Podcast Asylum a top-level directory instead of a sub-directory of … [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...]
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