backup
Are You a Pack Rat?
I’ve noticed lately that I seem to save things that most people would simply throw out. I have software that dates back so far, it wouldn’t even install on any computers I currently own. Seriously – some of it is that old! I have cables and cords that won’t fit any plugs. I have clothing [...]
Simple Backups Can Save You Time and Money
It should be a simple rule that every computer user should follow: back up your data. It is not a matter of “if” your computer will give you problems. It is a matter of “when.” This applies to everyone. Students, for example, should back up regularly. Your whole academic year, with notes, papers, presentation, lecture [...]
Should You Create a Partition?
It is surprising how strongly some people feel about the issue of partitioning or not. Voices are raised – faces become a bit redder – language becomes a bit more colorful. If you are from the school of thought that partitioning is absolutely not necessary, please leave a comment at the bottom of the page. [...]
Are Registry Cleaners Safe to Use?
People ask me all of the time if registry cleaning software is safe to use, and which one I would recommend. The truth of the matter is – I don’t recommend using any of them! I did a video about this last year, with the help of some very knowledgeable people. As most of you [...]
Protecting Yourself from a Hard Drive Disaster
This can happen to anyone. Unfortunately, it happened to a long time Lockergnome chatroom visitor, Catherine (aka ‘Noggie’). I’m sure many of you have seen her in the room. Without any warning whatsoever, her healthy hard drive stopped working. Upon reboot, the operating system could not be initiated. Everything was gone. Fortunately, Catherine did have [...]
How to Save Money with Online Backup Service Discounts
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed When is the last time you backed up your important data? I’m talking about things that cannot be reinstalled. I know people who have never done it at all, because they simply don’t know how or where to do so! I’m [...]
Online Backup Reviews and Coupons
When was the last time you backed up your computer? If the answer is “never” or “I don’t know what to use,” then you might try either Backblaze or SpiderOak. Online backup services trump traditional backup methods – so long as you have a broadband connection. 10 Reasons to Use Online Backup Services You know [...]
How to Backup a Web Page
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Web pages change all the time. For you to view an earlier revision of a page, you’ll need to view a cached version. There’s no easy way of taking a snapshot of a web page at a given point in time. [...]
How to Back Up Your Tweets from Twitter
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed f you follow me on Twitter, I’ll follow you back. If you’re not on Twitter, what the heck are you waiting for? Did you know you can even export all of your Tweets to save them for posterity? Twistory is very [...]
Do You Have Network Media Storage?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed There’s something to be said for having network attached storage. If you haven’t invested in any hardware yet, you might consider HP’s new offering. It’s a bit more than the average NAS device. Not only was HP at Macworld showing off [...]
How Would You Like 1TB of Free Storage Space?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed If I offered you a full TeraByte of storage right now with no strings attached, would you take it? Of course you would! We could all use more storage, right? Heck, you may not even have that much storage in your [...]
Installing the Time Capsule for Time Machine
As I was stepping through the process of mounting the disc into the Time Capsule as a Network disc, I realized I had two settings that may have caused a conflict. I reset everything to the factory settings. The second time through, it warned me. The first warning asked me if I really wanted to [...]
Apple Time Capsule Unboxing
I’m excited about my new Time Capsule. I’ve been through a lot of problems over the years when it comes to hardware and wireless networking. So let’s get this thing opened, and give it a whirl! Backing up is something we all know we should do, but often don’t. And while disaster is a great [...]
Time Machine Bug
Philip Hendry believes he’s stumbled upon a rather disturbing bug in Time Machine: I’ve been a long time fan of yours since your days at TechTV and am glad to see you answering questions again. I would like to inform you and the rest of the community to a bug I discovered in Time Machine [...]
Time Capsule for OS X Time Machine
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed This caller is wondering how I feel about Time Capsule. I already have one on order! Time Capsule is a revolutionary backup device that works wirelessly with Time Machine in Mac OS X Leopard. It automatically backs up everything, so you [...]
