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The 4 Most Effective Tips to Protect Your Computer from Ransomware

September 24, 2022February 11, 2014 by Paul Salmon

4 Tips to Protect Your Data from Ransomware

Ransomware – a class or malware that restricts access to a computer until a ransom is paid – has been around for many years. In fact, one of the first known ransomware – the “AIDS” trojan – was found in 1989. Unlike other malware, ransomware has sort of been in the background, not drawing much attention. In 2013, the ransomware called CryptoLocker began making news as it infected computers, and then began encrypting personal data files.

How to Backup Your Files for Years to Come

September 25, 2022October 22, 2013 by Paul Salmon

It is amazing how fast life can go by sometimes. I was recently looking at some of my digital photos and realized that I have over 28,000 digital photos saved since 2002. That was the year I bought my first digital camera. Back then I didn’t realize how many I would actually accumulate, but after starting a family since that time, the number of photos has grown exponentially.

Photos aren’t something that I can recreate, which means that if I lose one, it is lost forever. If you are like me and have kids, losing photos is probably something you hope will never happen – because you can’t retake the picture. As I was going through my photos I am always glad that I have a good backup process in place that allows me to enjoy the same photos 11 years after they were taken. Having a backup process is the reason that I know I can view these photos 11 years into the future and beyond.

My Data Backup Solution to Keep My Data Safe

October 10, 2011 by Paul Salmon

A few months ago I noticed that Mozy was changing their pricing structure so I needed to develop a new data backup solution. Mozy’s new pricing structure made it unaffordable for me to use them for regular data backup solution, so I had to change how I backup my data.

After I had won a license of Handy Backup from Michael Aulia from Craving Tech I decided that it would be a good solution for my data backup dilemma. After thinking about me new data backup solution, I decided to begin to put the solution in place.

Handy Backup – A Great Addition to My Backup Process

September 23, 2011 by Paul Salmon

I think my search for finding a way to backup my data after Mozy has ended with Handy Backup. Since I discovered that Mozy was changing their pricing policy, and determining that the new prices were going to be too high for me, I have been looking for an alternative way of backing up my data. I knew that I needed software to assist with backing up my data, and I also needed a new plan to work with the software, so with Handy Backup I think I have found a new method.

When developing my process, I didn’t want to stray to far from my current one, with the exception of the online storage. With the amount of data (320+ GB) that I need to backup, and the fact that it is growing substantially each year, it seems only offline backup would work. By the looks of it, Handy Backup is just the software I need.

What I Have Used for Data Backup

October 6, 2011September 14, 2011 by Paul Salmon

I take data backup seriously, especially since a lot of my data are digital photos and videos that I can’t reproduce. Most of the photos and videos that I backup are of my children, so losing them because of a hard drive crash is not an option. It is this reason that I have created a backup process to ensure I have more than one copy of my files, with multiple copies stored offsite.

In past posts I have discussed my backup process. In this post I will focus on the hardware and media that I have used to keep my data safe from any disaster that may happen. I currently use Mozy to backup my data online, but I am exploring other options for the future because Mozy will be too expensive for me next year.

Backup Your Important Documents with Carbonite

August 19, 2013August 22, 2011 by Paul Salmon

This post brought to you by Carbonite. All opinions are 100% mine.

Carbonite allows you to easily backup your important documents online without having to remember to perform the task. Data backup is an important task that everyone should take seriously, especially if you store important documents.

When you lose your files, it can be gut-wrenching to think about how you will recover the files, if you can. With Carbonite, you can easily, safely, and automatically ensure that you can recover your files with minimal effort if you need to.

Backing Up Your Mac

October 20, 2011April 5, 2011 by Paul Salmon

Backing up your Mac is an important task, and develop a robust data backup solution is a good idea. Imagine this scenario. You’ve just completed your Quarterly Business Review, a 20-page document with many graphs indicating the growth of your business over the last quarter. You’ve slogged over this document for a week and finally, you’re done.

By some freak accident, your kid drops your hot cup of coffee on your Mac and there’s a shorting in the wires. You are stuck now; your document was ready to be emailed to your business associates who were probably waiting for it right that minute but your computer is not accessible till it’s fixed.