You are oot and aboot as we say here in Canada, and you realize you need a file that is back on your computer. Oh no! Then you realize that you have everything backed up with an online backup service, and you have a smartphone. Oh yes! This video shows you how I use CrashPlan […]
Continue readingThis video on CrashPlan Backup Frequency is part of a series of quick videos on paperless tips and topics. View more in the series here. Online backup services are great because they run in the background and you don’t need to think about it. However, sometimes you want to have some control over when and […]
Continue readingI have been using CrashPlan for a few months, both as my online backup solution as well as an offsite backup at my friend’s house. I’ve had nothing but positive experiences with it, but I have to admit that I’ve missed one feature: the ability to get at my backed up files from my mobile […]
Continue readingBy now you know that if you are going to be going paperless, backing up your documents is critically important. At the very least I recommend having a local backup on an external hard drive, but ideally you should have at least two backups: one local, and one offsite. For offsite backup, using an online […]
Continue readingYou may or may not know it, but today has been declared World Backup Day 2011. Declared by who, you ask? A small group from the website Reddit, which is good enough for me. On the World Backup Day site, they go through why you should backup and how to do it. It’s all really […]
Continue readingSometimes when we are trying to figure out how to set up our paperless system, it can be helpful to see how others do things. Macworld contributor Lex Friedman recently wrote an article about his own backup plan. For what it is worth, my setup is almost exactly the same as his. The only difference […]
Continue readingIn 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 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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