Posts Tagged with ‘online-backup’

I have a constant flow of apps in my inbox and in Firefox tabs, waiting to see if they are worth a review. Most of the time, when an app is unusable or has major bugs, I just delete it and move on. But I had two apps in a row last week that this happened with, and I realized it's a symptom of a larger problem with many Web 2.0 start-ups.
The two apps I tried using were SyncWizard and [...]

In late April 2007, Profy published its first piece on Mozy, an online storage service which had then debuted a Mac-compatible version of its software. A relatively minor announcement, in the grand scheme of things, but nevertheless, it was the company’s first mention here. Later, in mid-August, I wrote up a piece about the current state of online storage, in which I gave Mozy another plug, though in that particular instance I didn’t give it such a stellar ovation. It [...]

Though the name could really do with some changing, Berkley Data Systems’ online backup utility, called Mozy, has had its long-awaited debut for the Mac platform. Now fans of the O, the S, and the X have access to limitless space – redundant, to boot - for a whopping US$4.95. When I say Mac, you say Mozy! Mac! — (Listens. Silence.)
Why in the world would you want to backup your files? I mean, heck, how important can those hundreds, even [...]

Backup of important data has always been important. And with a wide range of backup options available today backup copies can be created in a matter of seconds. But still many of us (myself included) neglect this simple measure and thus risk losing results of long-time work forever.
Yesterday launch of a new service was announced. IDrive-E is intended to provide us with another online files backup option. What pleased me the most is that there are also payment options available: [...]