Unlimited Continuous Backups for Free

BOTH my main desktop PC and my laptop hard drives failed this past month -- IN THE SAME WEEK.

It was not a good month. I just got my laptop back and have been slowly reinstalling all my applications and data.

While what happened to me was rare, it may happen to you! Even if just one of your machines fail, you'll want to make sure that all you data are safe and sound, archives somewhere.

I've pointed people to Mozy before, but now there's another service which seems to do a decent job as well: Carbonite. A direct competitor, there are subtle differences in the 2 services.


But the bottomline is that you should try the Free Trial out RIGHT NOW. Don't delay and back-up yoru data off-site remotely where it's safe and secure.

Believe me, from personal experience now, I can tell you that you do NOT want to go through a hard drive crash at all. And if all your data is wiped out, gone forever, you'll kick yourself hard especially since you're reading about this free trial of the Carbonite back-up service.

I'm pleading with you. BACK-UP your data NOW. If you don't use an automated back-up service like Mozy or Carbonite, you'll have to remind yourself to do it monthly or regularly somehow. But if you get one of these services, you can set it and forget it.

The trial is completely free so that you can easily set it up and adjust the settings (which files/folders you want to back-up) for the first 2 weeks. After that, it comes out to just over $4/month. That's REALLY CHEAP for a complete full-service back-up service.

Let me know if you try it out and what your thoughts are about Carbonite by leaving a comment below.

BACK-UP BUFFET $5 all you can eat

So Mozy, one of the attention-getting back-up services online has finally come out of beta this week. Most users will be able to get by with the totally free 2 Gig back-up account. The service is pretty slick and user-friendly. It basically does what is advertised.

If you have more than 2 Gigs worth of data that you want to archive online (like your iTunes library!), then just cough up $4.95/month or $54 for a year pre-paid (tiny discount for getting it over with and paying once during the year). And then relax...ahhhhh.

To celebrate coming out of beta mode, they are removing account size limitations for their paid service! What does that mean? It means you should back-up ALL your data immediately with Mozy. It's what I'm doing right after this blog post!



I like online back-up services a lot. And Mozy has gotten some stellar reviews against the competitors.

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Here is how simple it was to sign-up for the free account:

1. You register for a free account: You basically have to download Mozy software and backup your data. The download will take you less than 30 seconds, so it's worth going through registration to try out Mozy.

2. Download and install software.

Mozy downloads in just seconds, and the installation is simple and fast.

3. Select the folder & files that you want backed up.

Next, simply click on the types of data you want Mozy to archive, and it does the rest. You can also dig into the details of your hard drive and get specific about which files and directories you want Mozy to take care of.


Viola! You're done! Now you can sleep better at night knowing that you can always get your data back if something happens tonight, tomorrow, or any day!

Have you tried Mozy? Post a comment/constructive criticism to let us know what you think.