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MediaSmart Servers – Apple’s Caramel (or just plain sweetness for Windows)…

Let’s stop to ponder the following set of questions:

Do you have such an obsession with your music/media collection that your significant other is jealous? Do you get chills at the idea of losing years worth of digital photos and videos you’ve saved on your computer?  (baby’s first step, weddings, parties, family, etc) Are you . . . → Read More: MediaSmart Servers – Apple’s Caramel (or just plain sweetness for Windows)…

Snow Leopard “Guest” account wreaking havoc!

While I previously mentioned that Snow Leopard was getting rave reviews and probably worth installing, I have ran across an Engadget article titled “Snow Leopard ‘Guest Account’ bug deleting user files, terrorizing children?” that definitely needs a mention.  Basically, it appears that by logging in to the Guest Account on your computer, Snow Leopard deletes . . . → Read More: Snow Leopard “Guest” account wreaking havoc!

How to Choose Between Online Backup Service Providers (eHow)

After all the articles I’ve written on the merits of Online Backup, I thought it worthwhile to compile those thoughts into an eHow article for the Internet masses.  Each of the different service providers offer different feature sets, work with different types of devices and/or Operating systems, and it seems like it could quickly and . . . → Read More: How to Choose Between Online Backup Service Providers (eHow)

Remote Backup Supplemental: DropBox

If you read any of my previous articles about Remote Backup Agents (Remote Backup Agent (iDrive, BackBlaze) and Remote Backup Agent Supplement (Mozy, SugarSync)), you know that I am a big fan of offsite backups for home and small business.  As I’ve mentioned before, most people don’t realize the value of their data (documents, media . . . → Read More: Remote Backup Supplemental: DropBox

How to Backup Computer with External USB Drive and iDrive Portable Software (eHow)

If you read my posting about Remote Backup for Home and Small Business, you’ll know I’m a fan of iDrive and BackBlaze for “Remote” backups.  If you happen to live in an area without access to Broadband Internet, or still have reservations about putting your valuable files online, check out my eHow article about . . . → Read More: How to Backup Computer with External USB Drive and iDrive Portable Software (eHow)

HP MediaSmart Server: Windows Home Server & Mac Support

Just saw a posting at Engadget that the HP MediaSmart servers (EX490 and EX495) now have better support for Mac computers.  If you remember from my posting about The Digital Family, I mentioned that Windows Home Server was a potentially great way to enable media sharing among all your home technology.  While the current . . . → Read More: HP MediaSmart Server: Windows Home Server & Mac Support

Remote Backup Agent – Supplemental

As a supplemental to my posting about Remote Backup for Home and Small Business, I wanted to cover two additional Remote Backup Agent (or Online Backup) options.

Mozy: This option is somewhat of a hybrid of the two options (iDrive and BackBlaze) mentioned in my previous post. Their core offering is $5/month unlimited remote . . . → Read More: Remote Backup Agent – Supplemental