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Mozy Announces “Stash” File Sync Option
Mozy announced public Beta today on Mozy Stash, it's file syncing option that is available currently to MozyHome users. Stash allows you to sync files between any computers you have the Stash application installed on. Unlike Mozy Online Backup all updates for Stash are done immediately, not on a scheduled basis. Stash also allows you to sync pictures and vidoes from mobile and tablet devices, with support for other file types coming soon. Now with Stash you are never without your files. Simply … [Read More...]
JustCloud and ZipCloud Join MyPCBackup
Three Fantastic Brands - One Great Company JustDevelopIt.com has been at it again... They have just released two new products into the online backup and storage space to compliment their existing MyPCBackup.com product. The two new products are JustCloud.com and ZipCloud.com. While JustCloud.com is similar in functionality to MyPCBackup.com, you will find ZipCloud has an interface and look and feel that will appeal much more to users who like DropBox. Each products user interface and look … [Read More...]
Top 5 Common Backup Mistakes
In this video on CNN, Data Doctor Ken Colburn covers the top five common mistakes people make when backing up their data. Buying an external hard drive but not buying any backup software Installing backup software but not setting up the automatic scheduler Not verifying your backups Only having one copy of your data No off-site data sets We are glad to see that the good Doctor included online backups in his top backup mistakes. Even though he notes it as one of the biggest business … [Read More...]
How Long will My Initial Backup Take?
One of the biggest issues any online backup faces, is the time it takes to complete the initial backup. Realistically backing up gigabytes of data to the cloud can take days if not weeks to complete! The good news though, is once the initial backup is completed, the incremental backups normally only take a few minutes. If you want to calculate how long your initial backup will take, there is an easy way to do it. Follow these two easy steps: Determine what your "upload speed" is … [Read More...]
MyPCBackup vs. Mozy
MyPcBackup: $4.95/mo Unlimited Mozy: $5.99/mo 50GB MyPCBackup or Mozy- Which Service is Best for Your Needs? In this article we will compare MyPCBackup to Mozy's 50GB Home Plan. Both Mozy and MyPcBackup are extremely strong online backup providers and you can't go wrong with either. There are a few major differences between them, however. One of the biggest differences you will notice between Mozy and MyPCBackup is that Mozy is strictly a backup provider, while MyPCBackup … [Read More...]
LiveDrive vs. MyPCBackup
MyPcBackup: $5.95/mo (1 year contract) LiveDrive: $7.95/mo LiveDrive or MyPCBackup - Which Service is Better? In this article we will compare LiveDrive's Basic Backup to MyPCBackup. LiveDrive and MyPCBackup both have their roots in the UK and started out as online storage providers in Europe. They are both now making a big splash in the United States and elsewhere. They differ significantly however in there approach and abilities. You need to be aware of these differences and … [Read More...]
MyPCBackup Offers True Unlimited Backup
MyPCBackup has eliminated their Home plan and dropped the price on their Unlimited plan from $7.95/month to $4.95/month!Unlike other "unlimited" plans from merchants like Carbonite or IDrive who actually put bandwidth throttling in place to limit the amount of data being uploaded at any given point in time, MyPCBackup does not do any bandwidth throttling. MyPCBackup also does not impose any individual file size limits, unlike BackBlaze and Elephant Drive who both impose file size … [Read More...]
IDrive Unlimited Backup
In a move earlier this month that completely contradicts Mozy's move to discontinue unlimited backups, IDrive announced a new backup plan: IDrive Unlimited. For $49.50/year for 1 Windows computer users can backup as much data as they want. Ironic? Timely? Skilled Marketing? Well, we will let you decide that for yourself! :-) Now there are a few things to be aware of with this plan however. These are: Currently IDrive Unlimited is only available for Windows based systems. Sorry Mac and … [Read More...]
SugarSync vs. IDrive
SugarSync: $14.99/mo 100 GB IDrive: $4.95/mo 150GB SugarSync or IDrive - How Do They Compare? Although SugarSync and IDrive appear to be similar in many ways there are some key differences between them. If you were to strictly take a look at price and a quick look at feature comparison you would think that IDrive is a much better deal, but let's dig a bit deeper and take a closer look. First, IDrive offers two plans for the home market. One that provides 150GB's of storage … [Read More...]
Mozy’s New Pricing and No More Unlimited Backup
There has been alot of talk the past few days about Mozy's change in pricing and their move away from unlimited storage to a tiered structure to go along with their new pricing. At first we were shocked by the change, but the more it sank in and we thought about it, the less of a "shock" it really is. Now before you are quick to jump all over us... please read on! We are not completely saying we totally agree with Mozy's approach and timing, just that we are not really all that shocked by it … [Read More...]
February 18, 2012 Amendment to log rating.