Comments on: Tech School: Backup Essentials http://www.transmyth.com/blog/?p=43 Technology Translator Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: HeavyGod http://www.transmyth.com/blog/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-37 HeavyGod Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:40:52 +0000 http://transmyth.com/blog/2007/11/17/backup-essentials/#comment-37 Really good and really interesting post. I expect (and other readers maybe :)) new useful posts from you! Good luck and successes in blogging! Really good and really interesting post. I expect (and other readers maybe :) ) new useful posts from you!
Good luck and successes in blogging!

]]> By: Dave Friend http://www.transmyth.com/blog/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-29 Dave Friend Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:40:47 +0000 http://transmyth.com/blog/2007/11/17/backup-essentials/#comment-29 Hi Anjuan, I'm Carbonite's CEO, and thanks for the mention in your blog. The thing about burning DVDs or copying your data off to an external hard drive and then taking to a friend's house is that almost nobody has the discipline to really do this on a regular basis. As you know from using Carbonite, if you're using an online backup service, you can install it and then forget about it. It just works away in the background all the time. Unless you're an IT professional or totally obsessive, it's the only way that you're really going to protect your data. Regards, Dave Friend CEO, <a href="http://www.carbonite.com/" rel="nofollow">Carbonite Online Backup</a> Hi Anjuan, I’m Carbonite’s CEO, and thanks for the mention in your blog. The thing about burning DVDs or copying your data off to an external hard drive and then taking to a friend’s house is that almost nobody has the discipline to really do this on a regular basis. As you know from using Carbonite, if you’re using an online backup service, you can install it and then forget about it. It just works away in the background all the time. Unless you’re an IT professional or totally obsessive, it’s the only way that you’re really going to protect your data.

Regards,

Dave Friend

CEO, Carbonite Online Backup

]]> By: Nelson Webber http://www.transmyth.com/blog/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-36 Nelson Webber Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:36:25 +0000 http://transmyth.com/blog/2007/11/17/backup-essentials/#comment-36 Well, I do love open source technology. It's the one area where the old maxim, 'you get what you pay for' usually does NOT apply! <i>Pax, N</i> Well, I do love open source technology. It’s the one area where the old maxim, ‘you get what you pay for’ usually does NOT apply!
Pax,
N

]]> By: Anjuan http://www.transmyth.com/blog/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-35 Anjuan Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:37:55 +0000 http://transmyth.com/blog/2007/11/17/backup-essentials/#comment-35 Yeah, it takes time for Wordpress to catch up. I think it checks frequently for updates, but if you happen to do something right after a check the lag is noticeable. Open Source Content Management Systems - gotta love 'em! Yeah, it takes time for WordPress to catch up. I think it checks frequently for updates, but if you happen to do something right after a check the lag is noticeable. Open Source Content Management Systems – gotta love ‘em!

]]> By: Nelson Webber http://www.transmyth.com/blog/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-34 Nelson Webber Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:54:28 +0000 http://transmyth.com/blog/2007/11/17/backup-essentials/#comment-34 Well, <i><strong>NOW</strong></i> they are. Never mind. <i>N.</i> Well, NOW they are. Never mind.
N.

]]> By: Nelson Webber http://www.transmyth.com/blog/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-33 Nelson Webber Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:52:44 +0000 http://transmyth.com/blog/2007/11/17/backup-essentials/#comment-33 FYI, the comments for this blog are not showing up. <i>Pax, N<i> FYI, the comments for this blog are not showing up.
Pax,
N

]]> By: Nelson Webber http://www.transmyth.com/blog/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-32 Nelson Webber Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:51:04 +0000 http://transmyth.com/blog/2007/11/17/backup-essentials/#comment-32 Yeah but <strong>YOU</strong> know how to make 'em work! I do enjoy assembling them though, it's a bit of a hobby. Both of my PC's are home builds. I would have built my laptop, too but it wasn't worth the effort really... And I don't know where to find out how to build one! If you ever have any assembly questions esp. AMD (only chip I ever use) rigs, I'm your man. I'll let you know how it goes. Turns out the MoBo is on back order at TigerDirect. New chip (AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Socket 939 (Manchester)) is on its way, however. Pax, Nelson Yeah but YOU know how to make ‘em work! I do enjoy assembling them though, it’s a bit of a hobby. Both of my PC’s are home builds. I would have built my laptop, too but it wasn’t worth the effort really… And I don’t know where to find out how to build one!
If you ever have any assembly questions esp. AMD (only chip I ever use) rigs, I’m your man.

I’ll let you know how it goes. Turns out the MoBo is on back order at TigerDirect. New chip (AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Socket 939 (Manchester)) is on its way, however.

Pax,
Nelson

]]> By: Anjuan http://www.transmyth.com/blog/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-31 Anjuan Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:31:03 +0000 http://transmyth.com/blog/2007/11/17/backup-essentials/#comment-31 Nelson, I'm glad to hear that someone else uses Syncback. I like it for its power and simplicity. I hope you get your other PC up and running. You surpass my tech cred; I have replaced RAM and drives on several occassions, but never an entire Motherboard! Nelson,
I’m glad to hear that someone else uses Syncback. I like it for its power and simplicity.

I hope you get your other PC up and running. You surpass my tech cred; I have replaced RAM and drives on several occassions, but never an entire Motherboard!

]]> By: Nelson Webber http://www.transmyth.com/blog/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-30 Nelson Webber Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:57:21 +0000 http://transmyth.com/blog/2007/11/17/backup-essentials/#comment-30 Thanks for the tips. I use "synchback" and have it programmed to automatically do its good work. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to do it recently, because I accidentally killed the other PC to which I'd been backing up. I know, I know, get a good USB flash drive also. I have one and I use it, too. If you're interested, I killed my other PC by attempting to upgrade the processor. I think I may have cracked the MoBo while re-stalling the heatsink. Now neither the new chip nor the old one work. Machine spins up the DVD drive and I think I hear on of the hard drives staring to spin, but that is as far as it goes. SO I sent off for a new upgraded MoBo and more powerful chip. I wish I knew how to fix the old one, but I don't. <i>Pax, Nelson</i> Thanks for the tips. I use “synchback” and have it programmed to automatically do its good work. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to do it recently, because I accidentally killed the other PC to which I’d been backing up. I know, I know, get a good USB flash drive also. I have one and I use it, too.

If you’re interested, I killed my other PC by attempting to upgrade the processor. I think I may have cracked the MoBo while re-stalling the heatsink. Now neither the new chip nor the old one work. Machine spins up the DVD drive and I think I hear on of the hard drives staring to spin, but that is as far as it goes. SO I sent off for a new upgraded MoBo and more powerful chip. I wish I knew how to fix the old one, but I don’t.

Pax,
Nelson

]]>