Jun

19

Macrium Reflect Free Imaging Software

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June 19, 2008 | 1 Comment

Here’s another free disk imaging software alternative.  Macrium Reflect is a slick Windows application to create backup images for your XP or Vista machine.  Now, this runs in Windows so the user interface is nice and easy to use.  And it also includes scheduled backups to local, network, or optical drives.

May

14

SugarSync Online Syncing App

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May 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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 […]

Feb

17

Cobian Free Backup Tool

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February 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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.

Jan

25

ClickFree Backup Device Eases Process

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January 25, 2008 | 3 Comments

One of the really frustrating things about backup is the complexity.  Now, if you work with typical end users a lot, you will understand why most don’t back up their data.  It has to do with ease, convenience, and cost.  ClickFree is trying to solve that dilemma with a great little device that handles everything […]

Dec

19

Iomega Never Down Ships with eSata Drives

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December 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Nestled into the behemoth drive package details is a nice, new feature.  Today, Iomega announced that it will start shipping what it calls “Never Down.”

Nov

27

Seagate Drive Kills Macbook Data

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November 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Retrodata data recovery firm is reporting a critical manufacturing defect in some revisions of Seagate drives that shipped with Macbooks.  The faulty drives were manufactured in China and contain firmware revision 7.01.  You can find the revision under System Profiler > Serial-ATA.  Apple has been contacted and is investigating the issue.  I bet we are […]

Nov

19

Cutie Biometric External Hard Drive

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November 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Hauling an external hard drive around can be risky.  Really, the same could be said of flash drives.  This is especially true if that drive contains sensitive personal information.  Well, Sarotech has come out with a nice looking drive that utilizes fingerprint recognition to ensure that your data doesn’t get stolen - even if your […]

Oct

22

Free Mac Backup

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October 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I have numerous friends who are Mac addicts (sorry, couldn’t resist the pic!). Yep, they’ve gulped down the Apple juice. But one consistent feature of most computer users is that they do not backup their data. There’s no shame in it - just pain. Think about the pain of losing all […]

Oct

16

Clone Genius Vies for Ghost Replacement

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October 16, 2007 | 3 Comments

I recently came across an interesting site called Clone Genius.  The software features a Live CD.  A Live CD is just a CD that will boot your computer.  But to get the Live CD, you have to burn an .iso file.  An .iso file is simply an image file.  But many folks have no idea […]

Oct

4

Linbox Rescue Server

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October 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The Linbox Rescue Server is a really neat linux application that could save your tail.  This package is similar to another product that I posted about on my PaulTech called SpiceWorks.  SpiceWorks is a Windows based product while Linbox only runs on linux.  Linbox can monitor your various assets on the network, perform full system […]

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