Off-Site Backup

A Corgi weighing two options held up in his paws. On one side a cloud representing cloud storage, and in the other a NAS. The Corgi looks thoughtful.

What’s Better, NAS or Cloud Storage?

NAS or cloud? Each has real strengths and real risks, and a recent story about a broadcaster losing 50TB of archives shows what can go wrong. I’ll detail pros and cons for each and show how combining both keeps your data safer than relying on just one.

A corgi shoveling files and folders into a cloud

How to Use Cloud Storage Safely

Your files are in OneDrive, so are they backed up? Not necessarily. Cloud storage and cloud backup are not the same thing, and confusing the two can cost you everything. I’ll give you four simple rules that keep your files safe.

If it's in only one place It's Not Backed Up!!

How Do I Back Up My Computer?

Backing up your computer is critical to avoiding data loss but can seem complicated. I’ll give a suggestion for typical users.

How to Protect Your Computer from Natural Disasters

Natural disasters remind us that our computers, among other things, are at risk. I’ll look at protecting your computer, and more importantly, your data.

A laptop tumbles playfully through the air above three or four colorful safety nets stacked one below the other, each labeled with a simple icon: a hard drive, a cloud, a padlock, a folder. Bright primary colors, circus-tent stripes in the background. A Corgi looks on from below.

What Is Your Most Trusted Method of Backing Up?

Trust in your backup is critical; so critical that I don’t fully trust any single approach. Instead, I layer backup types so that losing something important is nearly impossible. I’ll describe my system works and why the key step is simply starting.