It's a bird...Its a plane!

Recently I posted a cow tip of the week on my FB fanpage that got me quite a few inquiries.

Due to the changing of seasons, I suggested a good usage of time and a nice way to keep things on schedule was to start your month off right by remember to do your backups. And now as the holiday season approaches, I thought I would repost here some of my suggestions:

Depending on the size and amount of files you have, there are several options for off site storage.

You can always back up onto a thumb drive/removable drive and then keep that drive at another location. This works for those whose work files reside in a different location then their residence.

Then there are quite a few very nice "cloud" options as well.
Two of the better ones:
1. Dropbox https://www.dropbox.com/
Backups a folder you designate, and you can share among your computers.
Basic plan is free and gives you 2gb to use.

2. Carbonite http://www.carbonite.com/en/default.aspx
Does an online backup of your documents and settings folder.
$55 per yr.

Other cloud services to consider:
https://www.sugarsync.com/
http://mozy.com/
http://www.zumodrive.com/
http://www.box.net/

As you get busier and busier for the holiday, wouldn't one less thing to worry about be great? And, just in case you are wondering, we archive all jobs here, which ensures a quick turnaround time on reprints and offers you peace of mind.