GUIDES
Others
Backup guides that sit outside the other topics — from e-readers and NAS drives to apps and services still worth keeping safe.
OTHERS
Native Windows 8 Backup System – Will It Catch On?
Windows Backup did not gain an amazing reputation – people that use it, use it mostly because it’s convenient and free, rather than because they feel they can count on it.
PHOTOS
Effective Backup Principles For Photographers
Being a photographer is a tough business to begin with. When a photographer loses their pictures then they lose their whole business. Lost pictures are lost money and time and that is something a photographer just cannot afford. Here are a few simple backup techniques to keep your photos safe and keep you in business.
WINDOWS
The Ultimate Guide To Back-up: How To Back-up Your Precious Files In No-Time
Every person that owns a computer or other technological achievement knows all too well the burden of backing up their systems. There’s quite an extensive procedure to follow when backing up comes into play and a few decisions will have to be made to make it work right.
WINDOWS
Backing up Your System: What Is The Appropriate Method For Your Computer
As PC users we have to deal with the hardships of owning a sometimes less than stellar rig. For this reason alone our systems tend to die if they are infected with a virus for downloading a bad file, or if space is limited and you simply need to do a memory wipe, these problems will require a system restoration or w…
WINDOWS
Established Facts on backing up your Windows XP: 10 important facts
Every business enterprise that deals with maintaining budgets, programming, data entry, and anything of the like will have a network of computers at their disposal. These machines will most likely all be running under the same operating system in this case, Windows XP, the thing all of these machines will have in common is that occasionally you may need to back up your systems and it can be a hassle around the office.
NAS
Netgear ReadyNAS Ultra RNDU4220 as a backup solution
Are you looking for a fast and reliable network storage which will allow you to use streaming technologies, will serve automatic backup and will offer remote access? You should be interested in Netgear ReadyNAS Ultra 4 devices, especially Netgear ReadyNAS Ultra RNDU4220.
HARDWARE
QNAP TurboNAS TS-459 Pro review
Do you think about regular backup of your files in home or small office? Then the Qnap TurboNAS TS-459 Pro could be extremely useful solution for you. This special NAS server serves up to four hard disks in RAID and is equipped with several useful utilities. Plus, it runs under Linux operating system and could be ma…
HARDWARE
Pros and cons of disc image backup
What is the first line one reads in just about any backup article out there? Backup is mandatory, no matter what. There are a million situations when people have forgotten about the backup option (note: they never considered it) and they lost data that was very important for their business or for their lives.
HARDWARE
The Truth about Tape Backup
Remember when CRT displays were still popular and LCDs were quite expensive? You might not think this particular problem has anything to do with our given topic, however, allow me to expand. Back in the old days, CRT displays were all we had, and were quite a reliable way to control graphics. However, with technology developments, we reached a stage where we find CRT displays obsolete and quite harmful.
HARDWARE
How to back up your data using common options
Data on your computer is the most critical thing you can own – I mean, think about it, it is hard to replace it (sometimes even impossible) and it can be important for numerous people. Let us assume that you keep all your financial records on your computer, and that a computer crash erases them all – you will need t…
HARDWARE
How to calculate UPS battery backup
It is nearly impossible to know when the next power outage will occur and frankly, they can be rather damaging unless you have the tendency to save your work every 2 minutes. I remember I have been working on this Photoshop file for nearly two hours, and a power outage came and erased everything I worked on – the ne…
More things worth backing up
Not every backup fits a neat category. Here you will find guides for devices, apps and services that still hold something worth keeping — along with the occasional reminder that an untested backup is not a backup.