Your database is the life of your dynamic website. If you lose the database, you are basically hosed. Sure, losing the actual content files can work the same way, depending on the type of site you have. MySQLDumper gives you an easy way to keep a backup of that all-important mysql database.
I was recently messing around with some linux data utilities and they are really cool. But I realize that most people don’t want to mess around with those kind of things. They want simple and easy. And they want access to their stuff from wherever. That’s the result of a modern lifestyle. So, why not [...]
This is something that has been in my mind for a while. The internet is a great place to do distributed, node processing. Heck, it’s how the internet works! I have thought for a while now that backups could be leverage that nodal framework. But, there are inherent issues in that. [...]
One of the major pains of technology these days is moving data around. There are many ways around that like flash drives, using Gmail as a folder, etc. Windows has a new service that allows you to put your files in one place and access them from the internet. It’s called Windows Live Foldershare.
I’m always in the hunt for free backup software. Luis Cobian has developed a nice backup program, aptly called Cobian Backup, that you may be interested in. 2BrightSparks also has a great backup program, but I’ll leave that for the next post.