Sprinkle of the Week: Crashplan

I hate backing up data. I mean I really do. I have around 2.5 TB of data floating around between various machines and getting some kind of cohesive backup strategy is just too time consuming, yet if I lost any of said data I would be a basket case. There are lots of solutions ranging from straight up external USB drives to online companies each with various pros and cons. What if there was 1 program that could handle both your offsite and onsite backups. What if the software was free? Sound good? Well it does exist and you can get it at: www.crashplan.com

Another neat feature is the ability to back up to another site say a friend or relatives house or work location (also for free!) The Coup de grâc is that for $120  year you can backup up to 10 computers (with unlimited data!) to Crashplan’s servers.You can also set different data to backup to different locations say very important photos to both onsite and offsite but maybe your video files to just local, giving you incredible flexibility at a great price. Crashplan is available in Windows, Mac, Solaris and Linux variants.

No News? CES Must Be Near…

Ah yes the week(s) between Christmas and CES. The time when the RSS reader dries up or becomes filled with wild speculation about what Apple will be announcing. We will be at CES and bringing you some unique coverage on what’s moving and shaking at CES 2011.