Tip of The Day - Backing up files using external media

I recently did a post on different options for backing up and storing files online. Even though online storage and backup is wonderful, there is a chance that we could experience an apocalypse. In that case, online storage would do us no good and we could possibly loose important files (ok... in the case of an apocalypse, files are the last thing to worry about, BUT there IS a chance our file storage company of choice might go under). To ensure that our important files are kept safe, it is wise to consider other methods for backup.

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Tip of The Day - Your Best Options for File Sharing, Backup and Online Storage

Today I just signed up for another online file storage website. http://uploadingit.com. I tend to sign up for as many different file storage websites just in case they end up being good. Most are not that great, but some are. So far I think Uploadingit.com might be one of the good ones.

Everyone has files that they consider to be important (in many cases, priceless), but most people don't do anything to ensure the safety and protection of these files. I am not going to discuss why you should do this (it should be obvious) but I will talk about some free options available to you.

I will go over some of my favorite online storage websites and discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages of each. Each of the sites I talk about are going to offer free services (yep; I am cheap that way).

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Tip of the Day - Backing up Important Documents

For a few years, I worked in a computer lab giving technical support. The saddest thing I would see is when students would spend hours and hours on a document and have it all lost because they reset the computer or there was a power outage.  There is a simple solution to making sure you never loose a document: Use Google Docs.  Google docs will save your document every 5 minutes. You can access it anywhere you get the Internet, and it is stored on a very secure server.

People may argue that Google Docs does not allow you to do what Microsoft Word does. This is true.  Usually, I will type my document in Google Docs, then print it or change the formatting in Word; but at least this way I know I have it backed up.

If you still don't want to use Google Docs, please please please, save your document as soon as you start one, and save frequently.  If you have a power outage, or your computer resets for some reason, if Word's auto recovery does not work, you can always try file recovery software like Recuva.

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