You probably missed it, but on my post about backup methods, I have been corresponding with Dave Friend, the CEO of Carbonite. Seems that he found out about my blog post and decided to do everything he could to look into my problem. Color me impressed. It's so great to see a CEO so dedicated to the quality and public perception of his company that he takes the time to personally comment on blog entries. He also e-mailed me a number of … [Read more...]
Backups? Still important.
Edit: Please see the note added at the end of this post for a comment from the CEO of Carbonite. Last year, I wrote a post about how important it is to back up your computer. I stand by that information. That said, I have to edit my product review. At that time, I recommended Carbonite as an easy "set it and forget it" style backup. I had used them for years on my PC, was happy with how the backup worked, and while I had never had to use … [Read more...]
The Importance of Backups
As I write this, on the table behind me are boxes and boxes of photographs. I'm not sure where they start, but probably somewhere around elementary school. I sorted all the photos from college and realized that they pretty much taper off by my senior year, when digital cameras became more prevalent. Over the next few months, I plan to go through the photos and scan as many as I possibly can. I then plan to keep copies on my computer, on my … [Read more...]