According to 2008 data from Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, a nonprofit consumer information and advocacy organization, about 57 percent of computer data breaches could have been avoided with better password management. If you’re still using easy-to-guess passwords like the names of your children or pets, or if you’re the forgetful type who writes your passwords on sticky notes then conveniently leaves them on your computer monitor for anyone to see, then it may be time to enhance your password security with a service like KeePass.
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Use KeePass For a Simple, Safe Way to Store Passwords
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Tags: Advocacy Organization, Computer Data, Computer Monitor, Consumer Information, Data Breaches, Easy Passwords, Guess, Names, Nonprofit Consumer, Password Management, Password Security, Pets, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Safe Way, Security Service, Sticky Notes, Store Passwords
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Options in Data Backup for Today’s Users
Thursday, June 25th, 2009James Fohl is a contributor at Free-backup.info — the home of the popular Amazon S3 based Online Backup software — Back2zip. This resources is also available at http://free-backup.info/options-in-data-backup-for-todays-users.html
Data Backup options for today’s computer users.
Lately is seems that companies are releasing new computer data backup products every other day. It seems that only a decade ago the only option a user had for creating a backup of his personal data was to go purchase a large box of floppy disks, and spend an evening swapping disks.
Both floppy disks and Iomega Zip disks are useless backup tools because a user’s data today far exceeds the limitations of these devices.
Today though there are several options a user can utilize in order to backup their data. While floppy disks are still used today, their capacity of 1.44 megabytes is not going to backup much. The same goes for the old famous Zip 100 disks made by Iomega. They may be able to store one hundred megabytes of data per disk, but the transfer speed is incredibly slow, not to mention that one hundred megabytes is considered peanuts to today’s computer user.
CDs and DVDs are excellent choices for users wishing to create read only backups of their data.
Next we have optical media; CDs and DVDs. A CD can typically backup 700 megabytes of data, while a DVD can backup 4.7 gigabytes of data. Both of these options are perfect for the user who wants to make a read only backup of their data.
But what about the users who wish to make a backup copy of their data, and later on modify the same data made within the backup? Once CDs and DVDs are written, they must be completely erased and all data must be rewritten (only rewritable media) which isn’t every computer user’s cup of tea.
One solution are these neat little key chains which come embedded with flash memory. They plug into the USB port of any computer and require no drivers to be detected in an operating system. There small size isn’t mated with a small size of memory; devices holding several gigabytes of data can be purchased.
These key chain devices are being manufactured by literally hundreds of companies under hundreds of different names. Each company has their own personal design, but all of the devices work in the same manner. The devices allow you to easily backup your data, and even make savable modifications with the data.
Not only are the key chains small, and big in memory size, but they are also very affordable. At the time of this writing, a 512 megabyte key chain could be purchased for $40. That two inch key chain does the same as 355 floppy disks. Which would you rather have?
Companies are creating devices with multiple flash chips to allow bigger and better personal backup devices for your data.
There are a lot of different kinds of these flash based key chains coming onto the market. Some companies have realized that a user sometimes values memory over space, and have created larger ‘key chains’ which are comprised of several of the flash memory chips. By using several flash memory chips instead of just one, the companies are able to deliver portable backup storage solutions that are not only big on specifications, but also easy on the wallet.
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For Your Information – Ways to Prevent Computer Data Loss
Friday, May 29th, 2009Do you have data loss prevention steps in place so you will not lose your important computer files that you need? Make sure you do, as losing your entire computer data will only lead to headaches.
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Backup Device Options for Older Computers
Thursday, May 21st, 2009James Fohl is a contributor at Free-backup.info — the home of the popular tool for online backup and recovery — Back2zip. This article can be found at http://free-backup.info/backup-device-options-for-older-computers.html
Backup Device Options for Older Computers
Do you have a backup device for your computer system? If you were not aware, a backup device is just a fancy term given to any device installed on your computer system that allows you to make backup copies of your data.
Some common examples of these backup devices are floppy disk drives, CD writers / burners, zip drives, and external hard drives.
Most computers sold today come with a CD writer / burner, or a more advanced DVD burner, which allows users to burn not only DVD-R media, but also CD-R media, since almost all DVD burners are backwards compatible with the CD-R format.
If your computer system is not equipped with a CD or DVD burner, then you should probably begin to shop around for a backup device if you are serious about your computer data.
While a floppy disk drive was considered as the perfect backup device ten years ago, the storage limitations of each disk pretty much make the floppy disk obsolete.
Your computer system may not have a CD burner / writer, but you may think just because you have a floppy disk drive you are safe. While floppy disks were the preferred medium of data storage in the past, the technical limitations of their capacity (1.44 megabytes) is pretty much a joke to modern computer users. Because a floppy disk is only able to hold less than two megabytes of data, no computer user should consider a floppy drive to be a backup device.
Instead users should look at their viable options. If your computer system is more than five years old, a CD burner / writer is kind of a worthless investment because your computer system will be unable to supply the data to the burner quick enough. Thankfully, Iomega continues to manufacture their wide variety of Zip drives that will work effortlessly with these particular systems.
A zip disk is a disk based backup device capable of holding 100, 250, or even 750 megabytes of data.
For those who do not know what a zip drive is, it is basically a disk drive that utilizes disks capable of holding 100, 250, or 750 megabytes of data. Several different versions of the many zip drive models have been released over the past ten years that allow users a variety of options in connecting a zip drive to their system.
An external zip drive is an awesome backup device for older computers because not only is it capable of storing large amounts of data and information, but you can easily use drive and disks on other computer systems.
Iomega Zip drives are excellent choices as a backup device for older computers and their data. The price of the zip disks is however relatively expensive when compared to CD-R media.
The major downside in choosing an Iomega Zip drive as a backup device is the price of the media. While CD-R media are priced at literally pennies per disk, Zip disks are quite expensive, starting at around ten dollars for a single disk. The disks however are very durable, even more so than a 3.5 inch floppy disk, and are guaranteed to last several years.
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Ins and Outs of Computer Backup
Friday, May 15th, 2009Walter Stevens is a contributor at Free-backup.info — the home of the popular tool for personal online backup — Back2zip. This article can be found at http://free-backup.info/ins-and-outs-of-computer-backup.html
What is Computer Backup?
Computer backup is the storing of your files on a medium separate from your hard disk. In this manner, if anything happens to the files on your computer you will still have access to these files from the other mediums, whether it be online, on a CD or DVD-ROM, floppy disk or key drive.
Why do I Need Computer Backup?
Computers have become ingrained into the basic existence of life in our country. If you keep important information on your computer, then you will want to make sure that you keep that information in backup as it can be very difficult to recover your files in the case of a disaster on your hard drive.
While it is still possible in many cases to recover your data from such a disaster, having your data in backup greatly eases the process, as you have the files readily available and will not have to go through long, drawn-out processes in order to recover your data which can slow down your business.
What Computer Backup Options Are Open to Me?
There are many different ways to backup your data. While floppy disks are becoming increasingly obsolete, there are still many methods open to you for your computer backup. With the advent of CD and DVD burners, there are very powerful ways for you to begin backing up your data. While a 3 and a half inch floppy disk can only hold up to 1.4 megabytes of data, a single CD-R can hold up to 800 megabytes and a DVD-R can hold up to 4700 megabytes, or 4.7 gigabytes.
You can also backup your computer data online. Online storage is a powerful method of computer backup which can greatly assist you in backing up information on your computer. Rather than storing your data on a disk, your data will be stored on an online server which you will be able to access from any computer which is connected to the internet, so that you will always have immediate access to your files.
Key Drives and Computer Backup
One of the most powerful new technologies which is making its presence known in the world of computer backup is the key drive. These key drives are tiny, only twice or three times the size of a quarter and can fit easily in your pocket or on your keychain. Key drives come in different sizes, and can be as small as 16 megabytes or as large as 2 gigabytes.
Unlike floppy disks or even CD-ROMs or DVD-ROMs, they are almost impervious to damage and are thus very secure sources of backup for your computer. You connect your key drive to your computer through a USB connection, and on most newer machines they will be immediately readable by your computer without the need of any device drivers for the ultimate in plug and play technology. Key drives are the wave of the future and can greatly assist you in all of your computer backup needs.
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