Backing up your Library
Since I just got my 1000th person telling me how they lost something because they didn’t have a proper backup, I thought I would point this fact out again. There really is no excuse.
“Mozy is a simple and safe way to back up all the important stuff on your computer. A copy of your data is stored in a secure, remote location for safekeeping, so that in the event of disaster your data is still retrievable.” according to Mozy.com. You can get a free account which allows you to backup 2GB of data for free. This can be your bookmarks and misc files. Obviously you’re not going to backup a great deal of images with 2GB.
Here is athe good news. They have an unlimited, single machine, option. Which means you can backup a single machine (all local storage) with a single price — $4.95 per month if you sign a two year agreement. That’ ~$104.00 for two years of unlimited backups and restores. You can even restore files remotely. I’ve been on the road and realized that I needed a file from my workstation. I’ve initiated a restore to my laptop from the road and gotten last night’s backup. Oh, did I forget to mention that the backups are in the background and seemless. They run when you don’t use your machine. No need to schedule a specific time. As you getup and go get coffee Mozy figures out what needs to be backed up and backs it up. They even keep multiple copies of files on their server, in case you need a version of the file from 4 days ago.
I, highly, highly suggest Mozy to everyone. You can use my referral code, this gives me 128MB added to one of my free accounts for everyone who signs up and actually uses Mozy. Or you can just sign up without it. Just start using it.
DISCLAIMER: Mozy is now owned by EMC. I have no direct affiliation with EMC or Mozy. However I do hold 401K portfolio(s) which at times may hold EMC stock, but they would not be direct holdings and not under my control.
