drewnick's Blog: Technology

So I got sick of T-mobile's slow wireless card and have switched to Verizon Wireless's EVDO for a month.  I'm posting this from a hotel room using EVDO, and am happy to report that as long as you have three bars of service, you get close-to-broadband service.  Plus it's more secure than public Wifi, so I think I'm a happy camper so far.

Also tired, so excuse the brief post!  If anyone has any questions please let me know. Read Full Post

If you have never experienced data loss, you may not realize how important making regular backups really is.  The truth is, most people don't even think about backups until they actually need them.  When I was an on-site computer support, I constantly ran in the peoplehood made bad decisions not to back up their files for years and years.  It became my challenge to restore their files, but in some cases, it was impossible.

The biggest problem with making regular backups is remembering to do it, and making sure that your backups are not residing with your computer.  I have been predicting for a long time, the online backup services will become ubiquitous, and a new player is set to make this happen.  The service is called Mozy, and it is 100% free as… Read Full Post