To make a copy of important data onto a different storage medium for safety. See backup and LAN free backup.
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Additional Resources
- The widget conundrum
- There's a pretty good article in Advertising Age about the benefits of widgets and the fact that not a lot of people are using it. AdAge says that "entire segment" will amount to around $100 million. That sounds like a chunk of money, and especially one for an industry that...
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- Why Grandma Sandy and Aunt Roz don't want an HDTV for Christmas
- Answer: Rectangular peg, Square Hole. With the prices of HDTV's plummeting, one would think that people would be rushing to buy new sets, particularly with the analog TV mass-extinction event coming in February. But the reality is, many people have no intention...
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- Is there no end to the AutoRun madness?
- * Ryan Naraine is traveling. Guest editorial by Roel Schouwenberg Let's skip any introduction and get straight to the point: We're currently facing a problem of epidemic proportions in malware that is spreading via removable devices. The U.S. army's recent...
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- Canada not the solution either
- Canadians have access to less medical technology than patients in other countries, even though the computer networks handling back-office functions may be more effective. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- Does Cyber Monday matter this year?
- The pressure's on for Cyber Monday, the online cousin of retail's Black Friday. Retailers and e-tailers had been forecasting doom and gloom for the holiday season but online sales on Black Friday actually were up 1 percent over last year, according to comscore. Wrap Thanksgiving Day shopping into the mix...
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- A back to school programming exercise
- For most of us in the States, we're getting back to work after four days of family and tryptophan. For the rest of the world, it's just plain Monday. Any way it goes, a lot of us could use something to get back in gear and could certainly...
- Blog posts 2008-11-30
- Taleo: Management's comments regarding their November to forget
- A Different and More Optimistic View - Execs Confirm Many Prior Assumptions Last week, Taleo's Katy Murray, CFO, and Nate Swanson, Investor Relations, were kind enough to spend a few minutes with me to discuss my recent post on Taleo. The overall tone was positive and not...
- Blog posts 2008-11-30
- Go, Carts, Go! Trumps "drill, baby, drill."
- Even in oil country folks are turning to electric golf carts for transport. Like in Hobart, Oklahoma. The annual fee: $10. How long before Exxon goes to court to stop this madness? City after city the local laws are being alterd to allow electric,...
- Blog posts 2008-11-30
- IBM, HP update workflow and forms software with an eye to cutting paper waste
- I love it when competing vendors do something semi-related within days of each other, because it makes these posts so much more relevant. So, here's the deal: Both IBM and Hewlett-Packard are making some noise right now about the impact of enterprise document management technology on green technology agendas. I...
- Blog posts 2008-11-28
- Christmas and Holiday Cards for Geeks
- A Christmas card for your Web Designer friends from CafePress. The UK's Daily Telgraph has published a list of top 11 Christmas and Holiday Cards for Geeks. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. Got any other...
- Blog posts 2008-11-28
- Don't call me a 'mommyblogger' - the Motrin brouhaha
- * Jennifer Leggio is on vacation Guest editorial by Joanne Bamberger Things got a little heated in the blogosphere last week over a Motrin ad suggesting that babies were the new mommy accessory. I don't know what was going on the...
- Blog posts 2008-11-28
- Chill-Off project tests various recipes for real-world data center cooling
- It seems appropriate as I hunker down in my rather chilly office that I pen this post about the ongoing data center "Chill-Off" projects being run by the Association For Computer Operations Management AFCOM in Northern California. The intention of the Chill-Off demonstrations/tests is to monitor the effect of modular...
- Blog posts 2008-11-27
- Microsoft still fighting a losing battle against Google
- New Comscore data was released today which clearly shows how Google's search share is continuing to rise, and despite Microsoft's best efforts even giving away prizes to searchers, they are at best stagnant. Year-over-year, Microsoft's search share went from 9.7% down to 8.5% while Google rose from 58.5% to...
- Blog posts 2008-11-26
- SMS fees impacting Twitter feature
- Just this week, I was applauding Twitter for rejecting an offer from Facebook. One reason I noted was that Twitter's SMS text feature makes alerts from twittering (tweeting?) news outlets such as ZDNet even more valuable. Now, that feature seems headed for the history books as wireless carriers impose fee...
- Blog posts 2008-11-26
- Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Best Apple iPhone, iPod touch apps
- Just about everyone seems to have either an iPhone or iPod touch these days and the companion App Store is chock full of over 5,000 great gift ideas. From powerful databases to file storage to music, this list has something for you. Can't decide? Give your special someone...
- Blog posts 2008-11-26
- SAP slapped with 'sell' rating; Pushback from customer base cited
- Societe Generale analyst Richard Nguyen hit SAP with a sell rating on Wednesday citing increased odds of a fourth quarter profit warning and signs that customers are pushing back on the software company's attempt to upsell them following a maintenance price increase. Nguyen's report--he downgraded SAP shares...
- Blog posts 2008-11-26
- Mobiles for your users
- We all have users for whom a mobile phone of some sort makes a lot of sense. Our district has always either provided a phone or a moderate subsidy for key staff who need to stay in touch. Principals need to be reachable in case of emergencies with...
- Blog posts 2008-11-26
- Talking about Microsoft inside Microsoft
- When I published back in May my book about Microsoft's future — Microsoft 2.0 — I had no idea that one day I'd be talking about it inside the hallowed halls of Microsoft with real, live Microsoft employees. by Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-11-25
- No Beatles iPod for Christmas
- It looks like you won't be able to buy The Beatles music on iTunes this holiday season, which threatens to take a bite out of Apple revenue for the all important holiday quarter. Talks between Apple and The Beatles' record label Apple Corps Ltd. have "stalled" according...
- Blog posts 2008-11-25
- I want an iPhoneStormDroid
- Wind River's Multicore Software Hypervisor solution permits multiple embedded OSes to run on a single device. Wouldn't it be great if you didn't have to actually choose between an iPhone, a BlackBerry, or a Google Android? What if all those device operating...
- Blog posts 2008-11-25
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