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Why You Still Need an Optical Drive

April 18, 2009 by Sallie Goetsch Leave a Comment

CDs and DVDs are a pretty clumsy way to make backups now that external drives and online backup services are so readily available. They only hold so much data, they’re subject to scratching, and they tend to pile up. If you keep them in jewel cases the way you’re supposed to, they can take up a quite a lot of room, too. What with all these new netbooks and lightweight laptops being made without … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Archiving, CD & DVD Backups Tagged With: HP Pavilion dv8040us, LightScribe, reminder, taxes

FileSlinger™ Backup Reminder 04-14-06: Back Up Your Taxes 2006

April 14, 2006 by Sallie Goetsch Leave a Comment

Yes, it’s that time of year again. Of course, you may be up to your eyeballs in your 1040s and Schedule Cs and too busy to read this today, but it’s not enough just to file (or even pay) your taxes. You have to make sure you keep backup copies of the returns to prove that you’ve done them. A few weeks ago, the Dutch tax office deleted 100,000 tax returns filed by businesses. When they restored … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Backup Practices, CD & DVD Backups Tagged With: taxes

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