If you are going to go the route of using an online backup provider and online backup software, there are a few questions you need to think about when evaluating a provider. 1. What is the level of security that is being offered? Is it possible for the company to recover your password if you lose the password? Recall that if the company can recover a password for you, then … [Read more...] about Questions to Ask Before Buying Online Backup Software/Remote Offsite Backup Software
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Windows Partition Scheme Suggestion
Partitioning is one of the best kept secrets in the world of computing. For those of you who are new to the concept, partitioning is the idea of splitting a single physical hard drive into sections in order to keep files more organized, and to facilitate backups. In this article I'll talk about my personal partitioning system and my rationale behind it -- as well as a two … [Read more...] about Windows Partition Scheme Suggestion
SpiderOak Backup Review: A Secure, Encrypted and Private Online Backup Service
My readers know that historically I haven't been a fan of online backup services for one main reason: privacy. The way I see it, data is only as secure as the server that it's on, and while you can encrypt from here to the moon, your encryption is no good if someone else has access to your password. Now as the volume of data I need to store has increased, I started exploring … [Read more...] about SpiderOak Backup Review: A Secure, Encrypted and Private Online Backup Service
SyncBack Pro: Encrypted sFTP Synchronization for Online Backup Servers
I’ve been a big fan of SyncBack Freeware for a very long time, and for a very long time it handled everything I needed to do when it came to keeping my laptop in sync with my desktop machine and my external hard drive. As my business has grown (which is a good thing), the amount of data that I need to store has also grown. Because of the risk of catastrophic data loss, as low … [Read more...] about SyncBack Pro: Encrypted sFTP Synchronization for Online Backup Servers
BackBlaze – One Minute Review
In my quest to find a solid backup/sync client for the advanced user, I came across BackBlaze. It looks promising at $5/mo for unlimited storage. I downloaded the installer and the program installed quickly. Immediately and before I could blink, the program said is was scanning my entire hard drive. Whoa! Hold it there a minute. I stopped the process and then opened the … [Read more...] about BackBlaze – One Minute Review