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Ask a Geek Girl: What's With Carbonite and Should I Sign Up?
Dear GeekSugar,
My mom called me the other day freaking out about a Carbonite commercial, saying I should back up my photos before disaster strikes. I've actually seen the commercials late at night (I have to admit, I find them pretty funny), but can't really wrap my mind around why the service is. I have thousands of photos stored on my laptop and do worry it will quit on me one day and I will be left without copies.
How Many Flash Drives Do You Own?
I'm all "keyed up" over this keyring flash drive. Get it? Keyed?
One of the Best Geeky Scenes From Sex and the City
Did you know that Tuesday was "National Clean Out Your Computer Day"? The day devoted to deleting old emails, cleaning up your desktop and backing-up old files to make room for new ones?! Considering backing-up my data made my New Year's Resolutions list this year, maybe it's time I put my new eGo Portable Hard Drive to the test and "back-up!"
Use Microsoft SyncToy to Backup Your Data
Just picture it... You are up in the middle of the night finishing off a project, which of course is due tomorrow. All of a sudden, your screen goes blank.
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Geek Tip: Backup Your Data With Mozy
If you don't have the time to run out and buy your own external hard drive (or the patience to figure out how to format it) you can keep it simple sister, and back up your docs and data with Mozy. You probably have a ton of stuff floating around on your computer that would be a heartbreak to lose, and a back-breaker to retrieve. In other words, it's not cheap.
Do You Store Your Contacts' Data Anywhere Else?
Last weekend's server crash resulting in T-Mobile Sidekick users losing all of their data left a lot of Sidekick users understandably angry. At first, T-Mobile considered recovering the lost data unlikely, but now it seems that most of the data has been recovered and will be restored to Sidekick users shortly.
Part of the problem: Microsoft offers no digital backup for the Sidekick.
T-Mobile Sidekick Owners May Not Get Their Data Back
Over the weekend, T-Mobile experienced a server failure from its data server provider Danger, which is a subsidiary of Microsoft (umm, I'm already suspicious of a company that has a server named Danger!). Servers go down all the time, but T-Mobile has announced that it is unable to recover personal data stored on Sidekicks.
T-Mobile is urging Sidekick customers to keep their devices turned on, keep it connected to a power source, and to not reset it or remove the battery.
Daily Tech: Let Amazon Back Up Your Hard Disk
- If you tend to worry about losing data, Amazon now has a backup service where they will upload your physical hard drive's contents to the Amazon cloud (their servers). They also have a cost calculator to determine the price. — Digital Inspiration
- Screenshots have surfaced of the iPhone's rumored push notification system that is scheduled to come in the iPhone 3.0 release this Summer.
How To Backup Data On A CD
Remember in Sex and the City when Carrie's laptop crashes and everyone keeps asking her - did you backup? Anyone who has a computer and anything important on her hard drive should always do regular backups and many of you have sent me e-mails asking how to do this so I thought I would give you a step-by-step guide. While it may seem easy as pie to some, there are plenty of people out there that still avoid saving - just ask Carrie Bradshaw.
Geek Tip: Use Skydeck to Back Up Your Cell Data
If you're a heavy cell phone user (or someone who may use your cell as your only communication device), then you may have contemplated the fear of either losing your phone, or having it crap out unexpectedly. What are you to do without your contact lists and text messages? I mean, who remembers actual phone numbers anymore?
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