The Backup Broken Promise

This post is a warning. It isn’t simply about backing up your files. While it is important to back up your files this post is about more than just backing up your files because it is about what types of files you should backup. Now before you close the browser window or think that I’ll just be telling you to get rid of that awful (and probably useless) undergraduate paper you wrote with a group on the parts of a cell for a mandatory biology course I want to assure you that I’m not talking about that either (though you … Continue reading

Depending on the Internet for Your Income?

I’m sure many of you heard about the glitch Gmail has been having, and I’m sure many of you were affected. I was one of those unlucky ones … I woke up this morning and logged on to be told that Gmail had deleted my account. I can’t even tell you the thoughts and feelings that coursed through me at that moment – this is a family-friendly site, you know. I’m sure you can imagine it, though. In addition to having friends and family in my e-mail box, I have contact information for all my clients. I’m a freelancer, and … Continue reading

Tech Talk : Online Backup Saves The Data

If you are a home-based professional, there’s a good chance that you think of your computer as an essential piece of work equipment. Whether you telecommute or you create work products at home and submit them over the internet to your boss in another state or halfway across the world, you rely on your computer to help you get the job done. It is scary to think about what this could mean for your business if, for example, you wake up one morning to discover that your computer will not turn on. It is not unplugged, it is not sleeping, … Continue reading