You need to backup your data.

November 2nd, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink

This is your tech conscience speaking. It is time to backup your data. Ok, you should probably change your Brita filter, and you probably need to get an oil change. But most importantly.. you need to backup your data.

There has never been a better time to backup your computer’s data. Really – you can do it all for free, almost without ANY thought. This is especially important if you have a laptop, which many folks do – the reason being, you have one small hard drive, and that’s it. DO NOT RELY on Windows “system restore” or “repair” functions.. if the hard drive has errors, these “features” are useless – and this is almost always the case. I have an external drive on my computer at home – where I backup all data.. but that’s really not enough (if say, your computer is hit by lightning).

Enter.. the Internet.

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Have I mentioned Smugmug?

March 26th, 2010 § 1 comment § permalink

I am a seriously amateur photog armed with a DSLR and.. a knack. Not sure if it is a good knack or a bad knack, but I love to take pictures. My brother has been using Smugmug for quite some time, and I finally got on board a couple of years ago. I was getting really tired of Snapfish and the like – since you could only see crummy small images, deal with ads, and have to login. Smug is my personal art gallery – I show what I want, and people can see the photo just as I intended. You can get prints, gifts, and even get your ORIGINAL file backups anytime you want. They are a small company, and care about their customers.

If you take a lot of photos, it is time to move away from Flickr and the like. Check it out. Here are some of my fav’s.