iPhone 6s was officially announced today, along with souped up versions of the iPad and iPad Mini. Chances are you’re itching to get your hands on one, but remember that moving to a new device can be tricky. Transferring all your apps, contacts, SMS messages, and images is risky business, since it can all disappear […]
You’ve probably heard that Microsoft launched Windows 10 this week at absolutely no cost to users upgrading from Windows 7 or 8. Since this uncharacteristic freebie is likely to draw a lot of people into trying out Microsoft’s latest OS adventure, and given the lukewarm response that the public had to Windows 8’s attempt to […]
Have you backed up your Netgear device? Network-Attached Storage makes sharing data easy, but if your NAS device crashes for some reason, all your files are toast. The best way to save your NAS data from disaster is cloud backup, and IDrive happens to have a Netgear backup application that accomplishes just that. You can […]
So what’s the best strategy for keeping your data safe, but also easy to access? You can backup all your PCs, Macs, iOS, and Android devices in a single account with IDrive’s PC Mag award-winning application, for instance. But did you know IDrive also offers local backup with super-fast restores in addition to the […]
Where is your data right now? Your most important photos or videos? Your critical documents, tax records, or even your music? Is it on your PC? Your Mac? Your iPhone, iPad, or Android device? Is it on a local server? A laptop? In a Facebook or Instagram account? Or is it on ALL of these? […]
Thanksgiving is about appreciating the little things that make life a lot better, that will be there for us no matter what. Friends, family, and online backup. Yes, online backup. It shelters our digital lives in a cold, hard digital world. So this Thanksgiving we’re giving back to backup and the people who make it […]
This week TV’s Dr. Phil revealed he is dealing with his own feelings of insecurity—cloud insecurity. In an article by USA Today, the television therapist admitted that he loves technology, but doesn’t trust the cloud, and prohibits his employees from backing up. His reason for keeping his heart closed to online backup? He doesn’t want […]
This week President Obama took a stand on net neutrality, calling on the Federal Communications Commission to classify the internet a public utility. Since this is a big topic that will affect the tech industry in a big way, we wanted to express our support for net neutrality. Why? We think it’s important to keep […]
Halloween’s not just scary awesome. Between the costumes, decorations, party supplies and pumpkin paraphernalia, it’s scary expensive, too. But it makes it all so worth it to document the whole spooky, silly experience of Halloween with memorable photos and videos that we can smile upon later. That’s why this Halloween, while you’re protecting yourself from all manner of […]
