Spending In Case of Disaster, Have a Backup Plan for Your PC By KATE MURPHY The New York Times May 14, 2006
HURRICANE KATRINA uprooted trees, knocked down power lines, flooded homes and obliterated possibly more than a terabyte or two of data. "In all the disaster evacuation check lists, there's nothing about making a copy of what's on your computer," said Janet England, a marketing executive in New Orleans who lost everything in the storm, including all the information stored on her personal computer's hard drive. Backing up data - making a separate copy - is not only wise in case of a disaster. It's also insurance against mechanical failure, theft, computer viruses and accidental deletions. More backup options have become available in the last two years, priced according to storage capacity, ease of use and privacy protection. With more people saving essential financial and personal information, not to mention pictures, music and video, on their computers, failing to back up a hard drive is asking for heartache. Imagine losing digitized daguerreotype photographs and genealogical research, as did Ms. England and her husband, Mike. ... http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/business/yourmoney/14backup.html?ex=1305259200&en=95f68eb9e8cd3652&ei=5090 Reply with a "Thank you" if you liked this post. _____________________________ MEDIANEWS mailing list medianews@twiar.org To unsubscribe send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
