More Options for Personal Backup

Technology keeps moving along changing our options daily.

In the area of backups for our data I've run across several new innovations:

  1) Crashplan. This free software allows you to backup to devices connected to your computer or other computers on your network or even friends computers connected to the internet. It also allows you to purchase space on their online storage.

 2) PureSync has become my local device backup software because it has a mirror backup function that allows me to select folders to monitor and mirrors the files on my backup drive within 30 seconds after they are changed.

 3) PogoPlug is both software and a device to allow an external device to be accessible from anywhere on the internet. The software can be loaded on a computer and allow access from anywhere on the internet as long as it is on.

Now there is no excuse to not have off site storage for your backups and you don't even have to pay for it with the free software options. (If you have access to a another computer or pogoplug device)

Happy computing
G2C2

PS As of 4/17/2013 here is my current backup plan: FreeBackup4 backing up using the mirror option to 1ea connected external 500gb drive (daily backup); 1ea WD Passport 500GB carried when traveling; 1ea 128GB SanDisk flash drive (weekly backup and carried always); Documents backed up to 25GB Skydrive; Music and Videos backed up to Box; Pics backed up to mega.co.nz 50GB free (waiting on an app to make it easier). As you can see I am paranoid about backups. I've seen too many customers lose everything. gg