Beep... Beep... Beep. You know the sound. When you hear a big truck "beeping", you know it's backing up. Oh how I wish I would have heard that sound last week - from my computer!! For a long time now my good friend and IT-wizard, Bill McBeth, owner of EliteTeks, has preached the importance of 'backing up' my important files. Why didn't I listen?
Last week, my external hard drive, where I keep all of my voiceover files, recordings, sound effects, music, etc....just quit working. That wouldn't have been a problem, if I had listened to Bill and backed it up!!!
Thanks to his genius, Bill was able to pull the files off the old drive and save me. And now that I've learned my lesson, you can hear my computer going beep...beep...beep, because it's Backing Up!!!
Derek Chappell
-The Voice of Your Business-
One word, Derek
ReplyDeleteCARBONITE! You gotta check it out! It's the best because it backs up everything, on your schedule, and you never know it's happening. Costs about $50 a year and worth every dime. I've had to do a complete restore and it worked flawlessly!
Good luck!
Hugs,
Penny
In the August 2009 issue of Mac Life on page 38 is a Consumer Reports type matrix comparison of five online backup services. Four have complete reviews, while one was reveiwed in December 2008. 2 are Intel only, 3 are universal. Listed are MozyHome (Dec), Carbonite, Backblaze, Dropbox, and Spideroak. Two offer 15 day free trial periods, and three offer 2GB free forever. Dropbox and Spideroak received 5 stars. The others got 4 stars.
ReplyDeleteHaving had my laptop stolen during a home invasion last January, not having a backup kicked me in the ***'s very hard that day.
Considerations for those using desk-top or portable backups for travel purposes.
- A backup device plugged into your computer can be stolen.
- It might be prudent to have two, so that you can switch the plugged in one with the locked-away-in-the-safe one weekly, or daily, to avoid losing too much data if a home invasion occurs.
- It can be destroyed during a fire, or flood as some folks have discovered this past week in Georgia.
- A wireless backup hidden nearby in a closet or attic also dies in the fire or flood.
Having a wireless portable as well as online backup is the answer for me.
Cheers,
DS