FOLDERSHARE

Oct 2, 2006 | backup, file_sharing, remote, web_services

Let’s talk about syncing files. I’ve got a new program you ought to know about.Imagine that you have a folder full of files and you want to have a copy of that folder on another computer. There’s a lot of reasons to do that: to take your work files...

ONLINE FILE STORAGE

Sep 8, 2006 | backup, remote, web_services

Altexa provides an online backup service – a small program copying designated files to an online storage space in a simple, secure way.I have no idea whether Altexa is a good service! They may be great, they may have awful software, they may be out of business...

MICROSOFT SYNCTOY

Aug 3, 2005 | backup, software

Microsoft has released an interesting new utility named SyncToy – the “toy” part is because it’s part of the PowerToy series of utilities, not because it’s playful.SyncToy is an easy to use, highly customizable program that helps keep...

BACKUPS – JUST DO IT

Jun 23, 2004 | backup

The variety of bad things in the computer world – viruses, worms, adware/spyware, and the like – has me spooked. Computers are going down left and right. Done any backups lately? Here’s an article about backup choices, including links to the major...

HAVE YOU DONE A BACKUP LATELY?

Sep 21, 2003 | backup

Hard drives stop working sometimes. It doesn’t happen often, but it happens. Sometimes a system can’t be started because files are damaged that Windows relies on. That can be inconvenient and expensive, but much of the time it’s not a disaster. The data on the drive...