Has anyone used Carbonite (odd choice of name, or perhaps a good one for preserving indefinitely) or similar online backups? Any recommendations?
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§ ita § - Nov 18, 2009 3:26:09 pm PST #11700 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
le nubian - Nov 18, 2009 3:29:46 pm PST #11701 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I used Carbonite for a PC about 4 years ago and it was okay, but I've heard complaints that some of the files are corrupted. There is one infamous screed about this out there.
Are you looking at whole computer backup or just a set of folders? I like Spideroak, but I've heard some complaints about how slow it is for large files. People seem to like Mozy (but I hated it when I tried it).
I LOVE Dropbox. But I only backup about 3 GB on the service, but Dropbox is the absolute bomb.
I liked Jungle Disk when I used it, but I found Amazon's pricing system (3 years ago) difficult to understand, this may have changed. Jungle Disk uses Amazon's S3 system.
tommyrot - Nov 18, 2009 3:30:04 pm PST #11702 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Check this out: [link]
Last week we asked you to share your favorite online backup tools and then we rounded up the five most popular options for a vote. With nearly half the vote at 42%, Dropbox takes home the trophy for favorite online backup tool. It doesn't offer the volume of storage or computer-wide backup that Mozy (21%) and Carbonite (11%) offer but the ease-of-use factor is high and readers loved the simple file syncing.
For more information on the winner and runners up, check out the full Hive Five.
Dana - Nov 18, 2009 3:47:30 pm PST #11703 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
We're using Mozy. Haven't had to retrieve any files from it yet, but it works pretty unobtrusively in the background.
§ ita § - Nov 18, 2009 3:52:39 pm PST #11704 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Thanks for the feedback.
bon bon - Nov 18, 2009 3:54:49 pm PST #11705 of 25501
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
We use dropbox on the recommendation of an incredibly computer-savvy friend.
le nubian - Nov 18, 2009 4:07:02 pm PST #11706 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
dropbox keeps files for x days after you delete them. that's all I needed to know and you know, I've had to retrieve a deleted file about bimonthly.
Steph L. - Nov 19, 2009 7:38:45 am PST #11707 of 25501
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I'm thinking about getting an iPod Touch. Does anyone have the current (3rd generation) one, and if so, what do you think about it in terms of video playback and internet-ability?
Jon B. - Nov 19, 2009 8:18:22 am PST #11708 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I've got a 2nd gen touch and love the video playback and internet-ability. I have no complaints at all.
Jessica - Nov 19, 2009 8:20:25 am PST #11709 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I had a 1st gen before I got an iPhone and I loved it. Terrific media/internet thingy. (And I bought mine before the app store made it a casual gaming device too. Now it does media, internet, AND Sudoku!)
You can also use it to make Skype calls as long as you have wifi access, so it can also be a phone in certain circumstances.