Those of you who know me or are familiar with my other articles about online backup know that I'm not a big fan of online storage for a number of reasons. That being said, I decided to take the plunge into the world of online backup using the Amazon Simple Storage Service (s3). To see why I chose s3 over the other online backup choices you can see this article. In my … [Read more...] about Cloudberry Online Backup for Amazon S3 – A Review
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How to Select an External Hard Drive to Purchase
Q: My WD my book 500 gb external hard drive died.. whose a good manufacturer of external hard drives.. I have a seagate that works well should i just get another one... thanks. A: Generally speaking, when it comes to reliability, most of the external hard drive products are the same as long as you by a well-known brand. To prove this point, search for an external hard … [Read more...] about How to Select an External Hard Drive to Purchase
Home PC Backup Strategies – Individual File Backup vs Image Backup: Part II
There are generally two types of backup methodologies – Image Backups and File or Folder-level backups. In part one of this article I discussed the concept of backup images and restore points. Here in Part II I will go over file and folder-level backups. In Part III of this article (coming soon) I will talk about a combined solution to backup your operating system (e.g. … [Read more...] about Home PC Backup Strategies – Individual File Backup vs Image Backup: Part II
Home PC Backup Strategies – Individual File Backup vs Image Backup: Part I
There is no argument that every computer user must have some kind of backup system in place to safeguard their data. There are generally two options available for home users to make backups: online backup services and local backups (e.g. on an external hard drive attached to your computer). While personally I am not a fan of online backup services due to privacy … [Read more...] about Home PC Backup Strategies – Individual File Backup vs Image Backup: Part I
The Case Against Online Backup Services – Privacy, Privacy, Privacy
There is no question that with the increased amount of data created and stored by home and home-office users, a backup system must be in place. Of the many backup systems and methodologies in place, one of the most popular methods of backing up to recently emerge has been the online backup service. Companies such as Carbonite, Mozy, and others provide a service whereby you … [Read more...] about The Case Against Online Backup Services – Privacy, Privacy, Privacy