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Commercial Software That Allows You to Easily Backup Your Dvds

Friday, June 12th, 2009

James Fohl 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/commercial-software-allows-easily-backup-dvds.html

Commercial Software That Allows You to Easily Backup Your Dvds

Have you ever thought about your DVDs, and wished there was a simple way to make backup copies of them? Let’s face it, DVDs aren’t cheap. Another piece of common knowledge that you can throw in to that mix is that DVDs aren’t durable. You may have just spent a hundred dollars on the complete first season of your favorite TV show only to find the discs unreadable because your kids gained control of the discs.

If you have young children in your household, you really have to start considering what options exist in allowing you to make backups of your DVDs.

A DVD’s worst nightmare is the dirty hands of a seven year old child. The child will get dirt all over the disc, scratches on the disc from rough handling, and if the disc is still readable after that, then you’ll probably soon see the DVD flying through the air as if it was a Frisbee.

Because of this great limitation to the wonderful DVD format, it makes perfect sense for any family with small children to consider making backup copies of your purchased DVDs.

Thankfully several software companies have seen the need for software that allows users to easily make backup copies of their DVDs, and now such software is readily available both on the internet and at your local software store.

1CLICK DVD Copy is one of the greatest pieces of DVD backup software there is available. With one click, the software will quickly make a backup copy of any DVD movie. The publisher of this software states that you can easily have a backup copy burned within fifteen minutes!

DVD Wizard Pro is another excellent piece of DVD backup software. While it does not offer all of the advanced capabilities of 1CLICK DVD, it is cheaper and offers other abilities to the user such as the ability to easily create backup copies of your Playstation 2 and XBOX video games.

Cosmi DVD Ripper is a value priced piece of computer software that allows users to easily create backup copies of their DVDs. Priced at under ten dollars, Cosmi is not without its own set of problems. If your DVD movie is longer than a hundred minutes, then you’ll have to find another piece of software; Cosmi for some reason is only capable of copying the first hundred minutes.

After recommending a couple software titles, this list would not be complete if it did not list any worthless pieces of DVD backup software.

Roxio Easy DVD Copy is one product that’s hard to recommend. While the product’s box promptly displays ‘Copy Hollywood DVDS’ this is simply not the case. Roxio Easy DVD Copy will only copy unprotected media, which is very unfortunate considering the fact that ninety nine percent of commercial DVDs are encoded with copy protection. Roxio believes that after creating trust with millions of computer users, they can pull a fast one. Roxio Easy DVD Copy is simply a horrible product, and especially with its retail price of fifty dollars.

Commercial software is not your only option for making backup copies of your DVDs; several free pieces of software are out there waiting to be utilized.

Besides commercial software, a lot of free applications exist on the internet that allow you to backup your DVDs. Unfortunately, these pieces of software are not exactly the easiest things to use, but if you wish to save some money and just spend your time learning how to use the free software, in the end it’s your best choice.

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A Look at the Different Backup Power Units Available to Consumers

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

James Fohl is a contributor at Free-backup.info — the home of the popular Amazon S3 based tool for online file backup — Back2zip. This article can be found at http://free-backup.info/look-different-backup-power-units-available-consumers.html

A Look at the Different Backup Power Units Available to Consumers

There are many different UPS (uninterruptible power supply) backup units on store shelves, and picking one over another may seem like picking what pair of socks you are going to wear tomorrow.

First thing potential backup power buyers must consider is their personal needs. Do you want a unit that will provide you with enough backup power to run both your computer and monitor for fifteen minutes, or for several hours?

The next big question is how much do you want to spend? Depending on how much money you want to shell out for a backup power unit directly results in the quality of the backup power device you’ll receive. While their are some well known UPS manufactures that exist, you will likely be tempted to purchase backup power units that have better specifications from companies that you have never heard of.

When purchasing a backup power unit, it is important that you purchase a unit from a company with a repetition versus a bargain priced unit from a company that you have never heard of.

Whether you want to trust this unknown companies is tied in with how important your data is. It would not be cool at all if you went out and purchased one of these unknown brand’s backup power unit, and when the power did go out, the system failed to kick on. The big question you really have to ask yourself is if your data is worth that extra twenty dollars for a high quality backup power unit.

With that being said, below is a basic overview of a few of the most popular UPS backup power units available today.

Entry backup power units contain a limited amount of backup power, as well as a limited number of outlets.

The Ultra / ULT31502 unit is a perfect entry unit for home users. It can be found at various online retailers for well under a hundred dollars and provides 600w and 1000 volt amps which is excellent for home users. This backup power unit features four outlets, so not only can you plug your computer tower and monitor in, but also two other accessories such as your printer or network router. The system also has a 12 month warranty and has won numerous awards for being the best unit for your money.

For users demanding a little more power, the Tripp Lite SmartPro 1050 1050 VA / 680 Watt UPS unit was made specifically for them. While it costs a few hundred more dollars than the Ultra system mentioned before, this unit is designed to keep small servers and workstations operating. With 680 Watts, and 1050 volt amps, the unit can easily power up to six devices connected to its six outlets. This unit is always backed with a two year warranty.

A simple overview of a entry system and a mid-range backup power unit shows you what a difference a few hundred dollars can make. While it may not seem like much of a difference, the mid-range model contains a two year warranty versus a one year warranty. This is excellent considering that UPS units rely on expensive batteries that are serviceably during this two year warranty.

A conclusion about the thousands of available backup power units.

The two units mentioned above are just two of the literally thousands of different UPS backup power units available to consumers today. Before making a final purchase, be sure to search for reviews of the particular model on the internet to ensure that you are making a purchase that will help save your work, and not create bigger problems when the power goes out.

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