Tag Archive

Preaching Backup Again

Published on February 19, 2010 By Les Murphy

The Western Digital My Book World Edition 4 TB (2 x 2 TB) Network Attached Storage Drive is WD’s latest device to add a remarkable amount of storage capacity to your local network. Although the design squarely hits the home network sweet spot, it would be a great economical addition to a small office network [...]

When Is Backup Really Backup

Published on November 12, 2009 By Les Murphy

I find myself easily drawn to new and better technology, but when does a product not quite get you there?   The Seagate® Replica™ 500-GB System bills itself as a "complete PC backup system, Effortless, automatic backup for everything on your PC, including the operating system, programs, and settings." This sounds easy and the device [...]

No Third Rate Computer Backups Here

Published on November 1, 2009 By Les Murphy

Opps… Sunday afternoon and I’ve just discovered that I damaged three files on my home PC. Not to fear… I have these files backed up. Mozy allows me to get the versions I know were there two weeks ago… just like on TV, right? Unfortunately, Mozy didn’t work as advertised this time. Here’s a picture [...]

One Easy Way To Destroy Your Backup

Published on October 30, 2009 By Les Murphy

As you leave the office this chilly afternoon, I’ll give you one more thing to think about, courtesy Yahoo Finance and The New York Times, "Eleven Easy Ways to Destroy Your Company". Don’t let an extension cord destroy your business data backup. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve read and heard about [...]

Trouble With Outlook PST Files?

Published on October 27, 2009 By Les Murphy

This Microsoft Support article “How to manage .pst files in Outlook 2007, in Outlook 2003, and in Outlook 2002” is the best knowledge base article that I know about. This article describes how to use personal storage folders, also known as .pst files, to back up data that you created in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, Microsoft Office [...]