Clickfree has announced an external SSD that comes in 16GB ($US80), 32GB ($US150), and 64GB ($US250) capacities. Roughly the size of a credit card, the Traveler is a compact but pricey drive.
Yes, OK, we called the software lame and poked fun when it earned that inevitable injunction, but that was just too predictable to get all earnest about. Well, RealNetworks might’ve been playing a long game.
Corsair’s Voyager Port a semi-automated backup system, just waiting for your USB 2.0 flash drives to dock into.
Anyone who reads Giz probably knows that even though your data is “saved,” it’s still susceptible to the decay of whatever medium is storing it. According to one expert, the problem is nearly unsolvable.
Apple’s updated its Wi-Fi router and backup drive combo, Time Capsule, with a guest mode and simultaneous dual-band wireless. I was pretty surprised at how wireless performance has increased, too.
If Apple’s Time Capsule excites you, you will be happy to learn that the 1TB model is now available for $US387 down from $US500. This may signal the introduction of new models soon.
AU: Doesn’t appear to have been any local price drop yet…
Offsite backup is the way to go if you want your data to survive a fire, but it usually requires costly monthly subscription fees and bandwidth usage. Datto’s Box2Box does not.
One revised feature in Windows 7 is the Backup utility. Previously with Vista, you could only designate types of files to backup. Now, you can pick which folders to duplicate and export whole system images to restore from.
It’s not a huge surprise, but Windows Home Server’s Connector software works just fine with Windows 7. Everything from the client to the backup software acts appropriately.
It should be common sense to back up whenever you are sending your laptop off to be fixed, even for something small. According to Consumerist, one unlucky reader learned the hard way.
