Hard drives crash, USB drives disappear, and laptops get stolen. Sometimes bad things happen to good data. Backing up your files to CD’s, DVD’s, or an external hard drive doesn’t protect you against theft or acts of nature. Big business uses off-site storage to protect their data, and this article explains how you can apply this technique to personal data on the cheap using free online storage services.

Much to the displeasure of everyone the IT industry, some software companies still insist on utilizing floppy disks. Rarely are floppies used to distribute software, but they are used for anything from boot disks and recovery disks to distribution of software licenses. Ironically some of your business’ most critical files could be stored on floppy disks, the most undependable of all media. To some this tip might be a no-brainer, but regardless, it may one [...]