sparky

Member since: Aug 3rd, 2006

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BeejiveIM for Android giveaway (Download Squad)

Nov 12th 2010 12:51PM I must IM

The editor-in-chief giveaway: Win Ryan Block's gadgets (Engadget)

Aug 23rd 2008 8:12PM I'll use it all, except for the USB wifi adapter.

Merry Christmas: win two round trip tickets on JetBlue + noise canceling headphones (Engadget)

Dec 29th 2007 10:27PM i want to go to Seattle

What's your offsite backup solution? - Ask DLS (Download Squad)

Nov 19th 2007 1:05PM Carbonite has been just about perfect for me on Windows XP. Install, mark the folders or files you want backed up and then it just works. Restore is easy and fast. It restored my 75GB of music files (plus other stuff) in no time at all (I actually can't remember how long it took, but just that I was surprised at how fast it was).

The user does all marking of folders/files in Windows Explorer. You just right click on folder and select Back this up. Or you can request to back it up Now and it will immediately start backing it up. It cascades backup requests to subfolders and files. It indicates which folders/files are set to be backed up with colored dots that are displayed in Windows Explorer. To restore, just go to Carbonite under My Computer and select the files to restore, the location to restore to and you are done. If you are transferring to a new computer, just reinstall Carbonite once you have a web connection and then restore.

I currently pay $50/year for unlimited backups. The ease of use and my large collection of MP3s makes it totally worth it to me. I have never been disappointed or even inconvenienced by this program