How To Automate & Schedule Regular Windows 7 Backups
Far too many PC users fail to properly back up their systems and their data. Because of that, I've often found myself in the position of having to tell family and friends that all of the family photos and financial information they've stored on their computer is completely lost. There are so many free and inexpensive ways to set up regular backups, that there is really no excuse.
When Is It OK To Borrow Or Download A Windows Installation Disk
Nowadays, most manufacturers no longer ship their computers with installation discs. Instead they deposit a recovery partition on the hard drive or provide software that allows you to create your own recovery media. Now what do you do when the hard drive breaks and you never prepared recovery CDs?
How To Set Up & Use Windows 7 Backup & Restore Feature
It's hardly a secret when I tell you that sooner or later you will need a backup of your personal data. Do you have one right now? What keeps most people from preparing regular backups is convenience. Windows 7 features its own backup tool, also known as the Backup & Restore Feature. It has many strong points, but its strongest one yet is convenience.
How to Do an Automated Remote Backup of Your Wordpress Blog
This weekend, my website got hacked for the first time ever. I figured it was an event that was bound to happen eventually, but I still felt a bit shocked. I was lucky that I had a backup of my website but it made me realize just how dangerous it is to make such infrequent backups. It also made me realize the extent of the damage that could have occurred if the database itself had got hacked.
How To Temporarily Reset Your Phone & Clear The SD Card [Android]
Recently, I started a new job where I was offered a Blackberry Bold. Being a tech geek that loves playing with new gadgets, this was a pretty cool turn of events. However, it is also bittersweet, because I am absolutely in love with my Droid. In my opinion, no matter what other mobile phone I ever use, the Android will always be king.
Is Windows Home Server The Most Reliable Backup & File Server?
Windows Home Server is one of those obscure Microsoft products that you never knew you needed. It’s rock solid reliable, simple to manage with a familiar Windows interface, and my personal choice for a home file server and backup solution. Let me explain what it is and what it can do for you.
Win a Copy of Oops!Backup -- Time Machine for Windows [Giveaway]
Historically, backup applications have been similar to insurance policies: They just lie there in the background, and you hope that if one day catastrophe strikes, they will work as promised and get you out of a tight spot. When Time Machine first came out for Mac, it transformed all that. As a PC user, this is one Mac feature that I really envied. So I started digging around and eventually found Oops!Backup.
Use Your WiFi Connection Setup On All PCs With WiFi Network Backup Manager [Windows]
Having multiple wifi access points isn't much of a hassle, because you can just configure all of them in your wireless network setup and then click to connect to whichever one you want. The hassle comes in when you switch to a new computer or if you switch computers often. You have to set up all of those Wi-Fi points again.
Backup4all Professional Is a Robust Personal Backup Solution [Giveaway]
When is the last time you heard someone say “Oh no, why did I back up that file?” My bet would be “never”. Backing up is one thing almost nobody regrets, and Backup4all Professional is one way to get serious about it. This week, we're giving away 25 copies of Backup4all Professional worth over $1200 in total. Join the giveaway after the jump.
3 Easy-to-Use Browser Extensions To Backup Your Open Tabs
If you are a heavy Internet user, you are most likely to often have multiple tabs open simultaneously. Today's post will help you secure your active tabs against any crashes as well as synchronize them among your various work places
How To Backup Your Mac With A Homemade Time Capsule
After losing some fairly important accounting files recently, I realised that my backup strategy is quite flawed. Although I take a weekly bootable backup of my Mac, that doesn't really help when I deleted the file I want a few weeks ago. To do that, I would need to make use of Apple's built-in Time Machine functionality.
Send Your Notes to Google Docs From Firefox Using the QuickFox Add-on & A Simple Script
The here-there-and-everywhere nature of Google Docs gives me an opportunity to use it as a brain dump for my impromptu notes. Most of us live in the browser; and if it’s Firefox then QuickFox is a must-install extension. Now, using a freely available script, you can send all your saved notes to Google Docs.
MailStore Home - One Of the Easiest Free Email Backup Tools Available [Windows]
Far sighted email management calls for two things – a systematic backup plan and an efficient search system to find the email that’s lost like the needle in the archived haystack. Take a look at MailStore Home, a free solution for email archiving and backup.
How To Regularly Back Up Your Large MySQL Database with MySQLDumper
As I watch my own Wordpress blog grow in both posts and user comments, I'm starting to eye my growing database with a wary eye. What happens if the server goes down, gets hacked or worse? Shouldn't I be prepared for such a situation with a constant, ready backup of all posts and comments? I finally came across a brilliant free MySQL backup utility called MySQLDumper.
Automate Your Wordpress Backup With Simple Shell Scripting & CRON
Last time we talked about Wordpress backups, I showed you how incredibly easy it was to backup your entire database and files though SSH with only a few commands. This time, I'm going to show how to automate those commands, giving you fresh backups of your entire site every week, with very little effort.
3 More Ways To Manage Your Dropbox Files You May Not Know About
Our favorite, all-time file sharing service, Dropbox, generously provides up to 2 gigs of file space for free. For many users this might be enough, but now that Dropbox is becoming the central cloud syncing service for shuffling and sharing stuff between computers and mobile devices, the allotted free space may fill up rather quickly if it's not probably managed and organized.
How to Permanently Store Your Data in "The Cloud"
Are you ready to step into The Cloud? In this article I will show you how you can become largely independent of local data storage. I will provide an overview of how the Internet can help you sync information across different software, platforms and devices to have your data accessible anytime, anywhere by you or by anyone you choose.
Take & Restore Quick Snapshots Of Your System State With SmartClose [Windows]
You can restore your system to any previous state you want, as long as you have the necessary backups. Windows users have "System Restore" that they can count on. But that feature isn't the quickest way to do it. Meet SmartClose, a really tiny application that will help you to quickly take and restore snapshots of your system state.