A recent Jessop survey of over 2,000 British citizens revealed an unsettling statistic about data loss across the Pond: 44% of UK adults have lost digital photos that were important to them. We were a little concerned to find that most of those polled “wish they printed” their photographic treasures to keep them safe. While […]
There are many ways to destroy data. Some are intentional, some accidental, some so rare you never see them coming. To help you keep your critical files secure from any threat, we’ve compiled the five worst ways to lose your data, and the best way to protect them. Hint: It’s Online Backup. Spills (Source: EndearingYouAre.Tumblr.com) […]
What if you could get customer support from any service whenever you wanted? What if providing customer support as a business owner was as simple as answering a message from your phone? What if we told you the future of customer support is already here? Introducing talq, the free app that privately connects customers to […]
You’ve probably never thought to ask what life would be like without encryption, but recently governments including the UK and India have flirted with policies that beg the question. These policies would require companies to add a backdoor to encryption through which law enforcement agencies can slip in order to hunt suspected terrorists. But these […]
IDrive Portable, IDrive Express, and IDrive Wi-Fi. IDrive has made three portable storage drives, each with its own unique function. So which drive is right for you? Well, it depends on your backup needs. Here’s the lowdown on these nifty devices, from the IDrive team-members who use them. IDrive Portable Our first drive was known […]
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 […]
