Saturday, October 30, 2010
How does this apply? (Part 2)
I have been working a lot the past few days on three major projects. I have looked at two alternative operating systems, made a presentation on pen drives and set up a plan to help avoid a disaster on my personal computer. While all the projects were intriguing, I feel I learned the most from the disaster plan project. This really made me think and analyze what I am doing right and what I need to improve when it comes to protecting my personal computer. Presently, I feel I have done a fairly good job at protecting my computer. I always keep an update anti-virus program on my machine (Microsoft Security Essentials, take a look at it, it's free!) and I try to back up my files with a large pen drive fairly often. However, as I was making this presentation, I decided that I should use a better back up plan. If something were to happen in my home, I could have a big problem if my computer and pen drive got destroyed. I am going to start saving work on Mozy. It does cost some money, $4.95 per month, but that is a very cheap price to back up so much that is important to me. It is also amazing because I could save an unlimited amount of files on Mozy, so I not only can save my personal files, I could save all my school files if I would like.
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Bill-Sometimes I don't think we always think about the big picture. I never thought about saving things and taking them out of my home, or saving them in a place like Mozy or DropBox. But, then I don't backup very often at all, so I have some room for improvement. Researching virus protection companies with hopefully help me become more knowledgeable about what is the best product to help protect what is stored on my computer.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you in that the assignment on what I am doing to protect my computer and files really made me think. Unlike you, I am not as good at keeping my files up to date. I would be up a creek if my computer crashed. This assignment helped me to see that there are ways I can protect myself for very little cost. However, I currently pay for all of my virus protection and seeing your free version makes me want to reassess the money I am spending currently. Thank you for opening my eyes to how much I do not have my computer protected and that I am spending too much. I have some corrections to make.
ReplyDeleteI definitely feel like the disaster plan was the most useful project. Are you actually using Mozy now that you went through the plan? Have you considered using an uninterruptible power source (backup battery for your pc), or a networked storage device?
ReplyDeleteI am always happy when I discover that I am doing something right. It sounds like you are protecting yourself by backing up your work on the hard drive and by using a pen drive. Mozy sounds interesting especially at $4.95 a month. Creating documents, PowerPoint, research, activities, etc. take countless hour, when you calculate time into the equation; the money is definitely worth it! I hope that my bank uses more than one back up system.
ReplyDeleteHow many back ups do you really need? Where do you draw the line?
Carl, yes I do use Mozy. It works well. Amy, I think having an online backup is all you really need, but if you feel you need more, go for it.
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