Over the next day or two I’m moving 100 pages of this website again. I decided to put the kibosh on XSitePro. Although it seems to be a simple and user-friendly designer on the surface, I’ve found it quite buggy and way too high-maintenance for a large site.
They say I’m an isolated case and my computer is probably at fault. Whatever the reason, I don’t have time to argue the point. It’s actually easier to spend a week moving out of there. At least, that way there’s an end to it. There’s no way to make the move ‘neatly’ so please don’t write and complain for at least a couple of days. I will try to have all the links working again by then.
Box.net is a different type of online backup than Mozy or Carbonite. Although you will, of course, be backing up your files online, you can also move them around between folders, rename and edit them online. You can also share your files from their online location in any configuration you choose. You can give access to one folder to one person or group of people, and access to other files to other people, all at your choosing. You can also collaborate with other people in your online space.
$4.95/mth or $54.45/yr unlimited storage with desktop or web restoration
Select files to be backed up. Simply check the boxes next to the backup sets, or types of files you want to back up, and MozyHome does the rest. In addition to selecting files by backup sets, you also have the option of selecting specific files and directories.
Open/locked file support: Mozy will back up your documents whether they’re open or closed.
448-bit Blowfish encryption: Secures your files while in storage, providing peace of mind that your private data is safe from hackers.
Automatic: Schedule the times to back up and MozyHome does the rest.
New and changed file detection: MozyHome finds and saves the smallest changes.
Backs up Outlook files: Disaster-proof email protection.
Block-level incremental backup: After the initial backup, MozyHome only backs up files that have been added or changed, making subsequent backups lightning fast. If you add folders, Mozy will automatically add them to your backup set. You may need to go into the Configuration options to check that it’s not backing up something you don’t want it to. The backups are kept for a minimum of 30 days so if you need to go back in time …
By default, Carbonite backs up everything in your Documents and Settings folder, including documents, photos, email and data files from applications, such as Quicken, Money, etc. Once a subscription is purchased, music is also added to the list. The default backup does not include programs, system files, temporary files, videos, or individual files greater than 4GB. You can, however, manually add any of these to your Carbonite backup. Carbonite shows what’s backed up and what’s pending by putting small colored dots on each folder. You can right-click on the folders and change your options. For more detail, read Carbonite Backup.
If you have a blog of your own, or if you read a lot of blogs, you might find this interesting. I was over at Legacy News and they’ve installed a widget that reads their blog posts. It’s called Odiogo. You click the Listen Now button and off it goes. You can download mp3 files of blog posts and listen to them at your leisure. You can even subscribe to them. They got the idea from Rick Eastman’s blog and who knows where Rick got the idea from. It’s probably spreading like wild-fire.
