LONG TERM STORAGE ON CDRs

According to this article, a Dutch magazine did an extensive test of CD-R quality. Data was burned onto thirty different CDR brands, and a shocking number of them were unreadable twenty months later. Backups are crucial. All of us have files that are too valuable to...

BACKUP PROGRAM FOR WINDOWS XP HOME

Windows XP Professional includes a backup program – reasonably good, although not as flexible as my favorite, BackupMyPC. It’s not installed by default with Windows XP Home Edition, but you’ve had it all along – it’s just hidden away. Here’s how to install it if...

BACKUP SOFTWARE

Stomp Software is a new name to me. They’ve partnered with Veritas (well-known at the enterprise level) to produce BackupMyPC, the latest iteration of Veritas Backup Exec. It’s designed for individual PCs or small networks at home or office. It backs up...

BACK UP OUTLOOK DATA

It can be devastating to lose all the information stored in Outlook. You can back up all that data in just a few steps. Here’s some simple instructions.

CDR BACKUP

As more people get CD recorders, it makes sense to use them for backups. There’s a number of ways to do that, but many of you should consider investing in a backup program that works with CDRs. I’m going to get Veritas Backup Exec Desktop Pro. It backs up...

SOUND OF HEAD HITTING ON WALL

Pardon me if I’m a bit distracted today. I just lost the hard drive with the operating system on my main office system. When this happened a couple of weeks ago, it was my fault. This time, it’s just a hard drive failure, nothing more. No data’s been...