In case you haven’t heard, Mozy, one of the main players in online backup, has discontinued their unlimited backup plan, moving to plans based on usage and the number of computers that you have. Now, for $5.99 you get 50 GB for one computer, or for $9.99/month you can use 125 GB for up to […]
Continue readingIn honor of the fact that I am writing this while at Macworld Expo, I thought I would point out an article from Macworld’s website. DocumentSnap reader Brooke (a name that doesn’t at all bring back painful childhood taunting memories) pointed out this article: Which online backup service is right for you?. If you’re thinking […]
Continue readingIf you are a Mac OS X user, you will be familiar with Time Machine. If you are reading this site I would hope you are, as it is the super-easy backup solution that is built into the OS. The premise of Time Machine is you plug in an external hard drive, your Mac detects […]
Continue readingI always appreciate it when people put their decision-making and evaluation thought processes online when making a purchase. It helps not only them (to write it out) but the rest of us too. I came across this post by Jonathan Camp over at irondojo where he runs through his evaluation of Mozy, Jungle Disk, and […]
Continue readingOnline backup vendor Carbonite has recently rolled out an update to their client software, Carbonite 4.0. Sadly, the Carbonite 4.0 update is for Windows only, but the company has stated that the Mac version is in the works. If you’re an existing Carbonite customer, they’re in the process of rolling out the update. If you’re […]
Continue readingSo you think your hard drive is on its last legs. You’re no computer genius, but you know enough to know that the sound your computer is making? It’s not supposed to sound like that. The first thing you need to do of course is backup your data, but how do you know how bad […]
Continue readingSince I’ve done quite a few Mac posts lately, I thought I’d throw something out for my awesome Windows users (don’t worry Windows faithful, I have even more coming soon). A while ago Mozy released their version 2.0 software, but for Windows only (the Mac version will be out later in 2010). I thought I’d […]
Continue readingAs many people know, I am a big believer in a multi-pronged approach to backing up your data. Yes I am a fan of online backup, but it is good to have your backup local as well. You can never have your important data in too many locations. Most people, myself included, start out with […]
Continue readingMany people know that Dropbox is great for syncing up your files between different computers. The other day I was thinking about how in the pre-Hootsuite days I used Dropbox to sync my TweetDeck groups between machines, and I thought I’d look into some other creative uses that people have come up with. Here are […]
Continue readingA while ago, a reader (Boba Fett to be exact – I guess intergalactic bounty hunters need to back their stuff up too) suggested that amongst the other backup providers that I mention, I should talk about CrashPlan. Since I know better than to cross the Fett (look what happened to Han), that’s exactly what […]
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