| Are you one of the rare, lucky computer owners | | | | somewhere nearby, the computer died again, and |
| who has yet to find out what it's like to turn on your | | | | once again, everything was lost. |
| computer and find... Nothing? No noise, no bright | | | | Even if we keep reminding ourselves to do backups, |
| screen, no welcoming message, and... No data? If you | | | | we fail to heed our own advice. We have excuses, |
| haven't experienced the death of a computer yet, | | | | though! No time. Didn't do much work today. |
| it's probably because you just bought your first one | | | | Whatever. And we're usually sorry we didn't do the |
| a few days ago. Wait. It will happen. It's like bad | | | | backups when we should have. |
| weather: sooner or later you're going to be stuck in a | | | | At this point you should be looking into offsite |
| rain storm, even in the desert. And if you have | | | | backup options. There are so many reliable |
| experienced this type of devastation more than | | | | alternatives to the stand alone external hard drive |
| once, you are now using offsite data backup, right? | | | | that you don't use! |
| Everyone who has a computer will admit that they | | | | Offsite storage is also the perfect choice if you are |
| are totally negligent when it comes to backing up | | | | concerned about (and you should be) some sort of |
| their work. It's not always as easy as we think, and | | | | damage to your building, office, or environment. |
| it does take time to select files, watch them back | | | | Having your backup in the same location as your |
| up, and then go on with our lives. Even though there | | | | computer doesn't make much sense, especially if you |
| are some software programs that help to facilitate | | | | have sensitive data you can't afford to lose. |
| this process, the programs themselves are anything | | | | There are so many companies to check out online - |
| but user friendly, and carry some hefty price tags. | | | | which is really the best and most effective choice. |
| The smart computer owners, however, probably ran | | | | These services will perform automatic backups |
| out years ago to buy their first external hard drive. | | | | transparently. You don't need to do a thing. No more |
| And once they felt safe and secure knowing it was | | | | excuses! No more lost data. You can sign up and |
| there, they totally neglected to use it! And chances | | | | start your backup in less than a half hour. |
| are with that hard drive sitting in a corner | | | | |