Tag: Backup
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Tech with family at the holidays
This Christmas has probably the most intensive tech-soaked holiday period I’ve had with friends and family. It was refreshing to see the ways that recent tech developments have allowed us to enjoy the gathering, events, experience and excitement. …more This post is an excerpt from one of my weekly posts on the Future Shop Techblog.…
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Three tech stocking stuffers
By now you should have had all your major gifts bought, wrapped and out of the way, but what about the little things, the cool tech toys that just fit in that stocking, hung by the chimney with care. Fear not, I’ve got a stocking stuffer list that will help you out in these final…
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Friday the 13th: Refuge in the backup
Ok, it’s a lousy title for a movie, but it is a great reminder to review and execute your data backup strategies, both at home and online. Why Friday the 13th? Simply, it’s a day-date combination that happens infrequently, almost ad-hoc. When it does occur, you can easily plan to take time out to perform your…
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Backups don’t have to be painful
In a previous post (on my personal blog) about preparing for your Windows 7 installation, I briefly discussed backups. Aside from the obvious reason of having a copy of your imortant stuff stored safely, backups have another benefit; they give you the confidence to work on your computer yourself — not having to rely on…
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Essential things to do before upgrading to Windows 7
Windows 7 is on its way so I thought I’d document some steps to take to prepare for a Windows 7 upgrade. Depending on the state of your current computer and the version of Windows you’re currently running, your Windows 7 upgrade could consist of: in-place upgrade over top of your existing OS (Only supported for…
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A simple and easy way to back up your Google Docs
If you do a lot of your work on various computers in different locations (as I do), conveniently accessing your documents is important. Though I carry a 2GB USB drive everywhere, I actually find it easier to use Google Docs and store my work ‘in the Cloud’, so to speak. But, that amorphous blob of computing-storage…
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2 More Simple Home Backup Solutions
photo credit: nickwheeleroz With the financial crisis swirling around this week, I took another look at ways I keep my data safe. To best achieve this, offsite backups are a must. Should my computers become damaged or stolen, my data is still secure. I’ve written before about Mozy, an effective automated online backup system, but…
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Fast, free and effective Palm Pilot backup with NVBackup
Earlier this morning I had despaired; my Palm Pilot had fallen and couldn’t get up. It had crashed. Hard. I had to force a Hard Reset to even get it back to the factory default condition. I’d lost my ebooks, schedule, contacts, everything. Sure, it was backed up on my computer, in a backup folder,…