You’ve been reading with your Kindle 2 for a few hours and all of a sudden it’s starting to act a little “flakey.” Pages don’t turn as fast, your getting some “ghost” images on your screen, it’s just not the friendly Kindle 2 to whom you’ve grown accustomed. All of a sudden it freezes! The pages won’t turn, the buttons don’t work, and you’re in a panic. Wait! There’s hope! Read the article below for some tips on how to unfreeze your Kindle 2 and keep it unfrozen.
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Saturday, July 11th, 2009Backup Power for Your Small Business
Monday, July 6th, 2009Walter Stevens is a contributor at Free-backup.info — the home of the popular Amazon S3 based online backup service — Back2zip. This article available at http://free-backup.info/backup-power-for-your-small-business.html
What is Backup Power?
Backup power is a power supply which will run the power for your computers or business office in the case of a power outage. This can include a generator, which will actually generate power for your company or an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) which works essentially as a large battery that will keep your office online for a certain length of time, then shut down in stages to maintain the most vital elements of your business during a prolonged power outage.
Why do I Need Backup Power for my Small Business?
Power is vital to any small business, and damage can be great if you lose power for days, or even only hours. Having backup power means that you will be able to stay online no matter what happens to the power, and this can save your business greatly.
One of the greatest power outages to hit the North American continent hit the Northeast, causing power outages across the Northeastern United States as well as much of Southwestern Canada. This power outage lasted for days, and resulted in the loss of billions of dollars for small businesses. This is a big problem, and one that can easily be solved through the use of backup power supplies. However, 60% of small businesses do not use any sort of backup power for their business use.
If you are trying to keep your business ahead of the herd, you do not want to be one of the 3 in 5 businesses that will go down in a power outage, then you would be wise to purchase a backup power supply for your small business.
How Does Backup Power Work for my Small Business?
There are two primary types of backup power for computers. The first is a generator which will actually generate backup power for you. This mean that no longer how long the power is out, you will constantly be having new power generated to operate your business. Normally there will be a trigger switch which will connect you to backup generator power in the case of a power outage in your area. Having a generator can literally save your business in the case of a major power outage, such as that of 2003.
The other type of backup power supply is similar, but rather than actually generating power, this large battery will only hold power in reserve. The amount of power that this will give to your business depends upon the size of the backup battery. These systems are referred to as UPS systems, as mentioned above. While they do not offer as much as a generator, they can still greatly assist you business in times of need.
There are many different companies which offer backup power solutions for your small business. Emerson, American Power Conversion, or Energy Technologies Inc. These companies offer many different backup power solutions for your small business. While it is admittedly a large investment to purchase a backup power supply for your business or office, it can make a world of difference in the event of a major power outage in your area.
Computer Backup for the Freelance Writer
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009Walter Stevens is a contributor at Free-backup.info — the home of the popular Amazon S3 based online backup solution — Back2zip. This article is also at http://free-backup.info/computer-backup-for-the-freelance-writer.html
What is Computer Backup?
Computer backup is the storing of copies of your files in a location apart from your hard drive. In this manner, if any damage is caused to the file on your hard drive or your hard drive in general, you will still have a copy of this file to access and use. Computer backup can take many forms, as you can utilize floppy disks, CD-Rs, DVD-Rs or the internet to perform your computer backup.
Computer Backup and the Freelance Writer
As a writer you know how important your documents are. If you lose a document for any reason it can be quite devastating to you and your writing business. Keeping proper computer backups of all of your files can save you much pain, anguish, time and trouble.
By creating copies of all of your important files, you can rest assured that no matter what happens to your computer or the files on your computer you will always have a copy of that important writing project in reserve somewhere, so that you can still access it and work on it. A writer never wants to lose his work, especially to something seemingly as trivial as a computer error.
Forms of Computer Backup
There are many different forms of computer backup. At its core all computer backup is is the storing of files on a location apart from your computer. Traditionally, floppy disks were often used for this purpose, but they are becoming increasingly obsolete. They are being replaced with CD-Rs, DVD-Rs, and one of the newest forms of computer backup: the key drive. CD-Rs and DVD-Rs are burnable CDs and DVDs which can hold quite a bit of data: up to 800 and 4700 megabytes, respectively.
A key drive is a removable drive that is very small, the size of a key-chain, and can hold up to 2 gigabytes worth of data. They plug into your computer through a USB connection, and with most newer operating systems do not even require a device driver to utilize. There are also web sites in existence that allow you to backup your files online.
What is the Best Form of Computer Backup for Me?
While floppy disks are becoming increasingly obsolete, they can be a very useful form of backup for the freelance writer. CD-Rs and DVD-Rs, while able to hold great amounts of data, are not manipulable once you have written data to the disk. This means that you cannot re-save a file onto one of these disks, and if you are constantly working on a project they will be difficult to work with. While a floppy disk can only hold 1.4 megabytes, you can always work with any file on one and save it back to the disk.
This is also true with the new key drives, and if you are seeking to get ahead of the crowd, you might want to invest in one. Because it acts as essentially a removable drive, it is very easy to work with files that have been saved onto a key drive. If you are a hardworking writer who is constantly working on new projects, the key drive can be a powerful tool for you and your writing business.
X-Drive and Internet Backup
Saturday, June 27th, 2009Walter Stevens is a contributor at Free-backup.info — the home of the popular Amazon S3 based online backup service — Back2zip. This article available at http://free-backup.info/x-drive-and-internet-backup.html
What is Internet Backup?
Internet backup involves the backing up of your files online. Unlike traditional forms of backup, which require you to have a physical medium on which to store your backup files, such as a floppy disk, CD-R or key drive, internet backup is done completely online. You upload your files to an online server, then can download them again at any time that you desire. It functions as an extra drive on your computer without actually being on your computer, freeing up your computer space and allowing you to backup your files without worrying about diskettes, CDs or removable drives.
X-Drive and Internet Backup
The x-drive is an excellent product in the world of internet backup. It serves as an online drive that can be used for storage, backup or the transmission of files. It is similar to having another drive installed on your computer, but you can access it from any computer in the world with an internet connection and requires you to physically move nothing, unlike CD-ROMs or floppy disks.
X-drive is found at www.x-drive.com. The drive can hold 5 gigabytes of data. At the current time there is only one size x-drive, but this could change in the future. 5 gigabytes is quite a bit of storage, and can hold a lot of your files.
Backup is a very important thing in this computer age. Great damage can be caused by a power surge, system crash or even a computer virus, resulting in the loss of your computer files. Having backups of your files is an excellent way to secure your data and make sure that no matter what harm may befall your computer, you will always have access to your important files.
Using a form of internet backup such as the x-drive is a powerful way to backup your files. Physical media such as CD-ROMs or floppy disks can become damaged themselves, and you can find yourself unable to access your data even from your backups. With online storage, you know you will always be able to access your files, and you can move your files wherever you go or whenever you change computers quickly and easily.
How do I Get an X-Drive for my Internet Backup?
In order to purchase your x-drive, you must go to the internet address of the x-drive found at www.x-drive.com. The drive gives you 5 gigabytes of storage, which is quite a bit of storage, more than you will find on any physical backup medium. It is one of the more powerful tools for internet backup, and is fairly inexpensive costing only 10 dollars a month.
For those new to internet backup or the x-drive, they also offer a free 15 day trial so that you might test their system and see if you feel that it works for you. This is an excellent offer, and can greatly assist you in your computing efforts. It is always smart to backup your computer, and the x-drive can make your backup go easier and smoother than you ever imagined.
Disaster is Natural, Recovery is Superhuman!
Friday, June 26th, 2009Lison Joseph is a contributor at Free-backup.info — the home of the popular Amazon S3 based online backup service — Back2zip. This article available at http://free-backup.info/disaster-is-natural-recovery-is-superhuman.html
Disaster is Natural, Recovery is Superhuman!
It is common knowledge that a disaster can strike anywhere, anytime, but the important question is are we prepared for a quick recovery in the eventuality of a disaster. Though most business houses, even the small ones, are meticulous when it comes to thinking ahead of their times and devising future strategies to take the company ahead, a common mistake is ignoring the possibility of a disaster crippling the firm. Critical data loss could well be the fatal prescription for a company that is otherwise doing well.
Disasters could mean anything, especially in the context of information technology and communication. It does not necessarily mean a natural disaster like flood or earthquake. More often than not disaster means the break down of communication channels or the technical infrastructure that supports the high value traffic/transactions of virtual entity like an online shop.
Think in advance for a swift disaster recovery
Several surveys in the US have shown that disaster often spells doom for the affected industries because nobody had a credible disaster recovery plan in place! It is not rare to see enterprises closing shop within a year or two after the disasters strike because they were unable to manage a sustainable disaster recovery. Loss of critical data regarding the transactions of the company is usually the reason for the inability to sustain.
Though everybody in the field seems to understand that backup is the only cost effective solution for any kind of disaster, very few are able to implement a strategy that works in times of a crisis as is shows by absence of successful recovery rates!
Hence, it is of paramount importance to have a well thought-out disaster recovery plan in place to address a range of disasters that could strike the company any time. Often times, recovery means survival in business terms.
So, what constitutes a successful disaster recovery plan?
A remarkable disaster recovery means getting the act together and resuming the production activity with minimum downtime. Prolonged periods of downtime mean higher loss of revenue. For high volume/value portals like Amazon or Ebay, downtime of a mere hour could mean revenue losses to the tune of several thousand dollars. The revenue loss would be higher if the downtime is during the peak traffic time.
A successful recovery plan envisages minimum or no loss of critical data as well as resumption of production activity with the least possible or no downtime. Though this might sound like unattainable objectives, with simple planning and meticulous preparation, these aims can be achieved without any difficulty and is possible even for small business houses.
Therefore, if you have not thought about disaster recovery plan for you company yet, then know that it is always better late than never! Get your act together now and form a disaster recovery team to work on a viable solution for your company. You do not necessarily have to hire an outside firm to do this for you. It is very much OK to form a team of all the heads of departments of your firm to work out a plan.
