From the monthly archives:

April 2009

Moving Again

29 April 2009

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.

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Box.net

28 April 2009

Box.netBox.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.

14-day FREE trial

Securely upload any type of file. Upload large documents, photos, spreadsheets, videos, or zip files to your online space.

Collaborate with anyone. Create shared folders on Box to collaborate with clients, colleagues, and friends.

Edit documents and photos online. With OpenBox Services, you can edit your documents and photos directly from the web!

Access files from anywhere. Box.net is accessible from any web browser, so you can get to your files from home and work.

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Mozy

28 April 2009

Mozy Online Backup

  • 2GB Free
  • automatic & encrypted
  • $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 …

Mozy Online Backup. 2GB Free or $4.95/mo for Unlimited Backup. It’s simple, automatic and secure!

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Carbonite

28 April 2009

Carbonite Online BackupBy 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.

  • 15 day FREE trial, no credit card required
  • completely automatic & encrypted
  • $54.95/yr unlimited storage & desktop restoration

Survive a PC Disaster with Carbonite Online Backup! Free trial to get you started-no credit card required.

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Odiogo

25 April 2009

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.

Odiogo

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Cooliris

20 April 2009

As with Susan Boyle, probably very few people on the planet have missed this. It’s beyond words. Of course. It’s pictures.

Cooliris

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I’m always on the look out for better ways to keep organized.  Lately I’ve been reduced to several stacks of newsprint strips on my bulletin board, one for each main category of what keeps me busy.  It curls around the edges but it’s not bad.  Or I could just use Chandler, an OpenSource calendar and note-organizer.

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Adobe Elements 7Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 7 software combines power and simplicity so you can make ordinary photos extraordinary, tell amazing stories, and share them virtually everywhere.

It’s one of the best and it’s on Sale.

Save up to 40% instantly and bring out the best in your photos. Ends April 23, 2009.

North America and Windows operating systems only.

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Google is complaining about my 404 pages. Although I try to keep on top of this, there’s been a sudden rash due to deleting my re-direct pages. Anyone who’s been around here for awhile knows my website has gone through several incarnations. Google was complaining about the re-directs first because they’ve had enough time to catch up.  So I deleted those and that’s fine with Google but trouble for everyone else. And trouble for me because the 404 pages are coming from broken links on other people’s websites and Google can’t fix those. And neither can I.

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LDS.org

4 April 2009

As I speak, LDS.org is #1 on Google Trends. Nothing to sneeze at. The cause is likely this weekend’s 179th Annual General Conference of the Church. Depending where you are, you may be able to tune in to the live broadcast. Try this link and see how it goes.

http://www.lds.org/broadcast/gc/0,5161,8584,00.html

Mormon or not, you can’t fail to be impressed by the magnitude of it all.

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