Comments on: A New Tool Makes it Easy for you to Make Backups http://www.fosterinstitute.com/blog/easy-backups/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:50:39 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mike Foster http://www.fosterinstitute.com/blog/easy-backups/#comment-23534 Mike Foster Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:51:39 +0000 http://fosterinstitute.com/wordpress/?p=3#comment-23534 Ghost works very well with Windows 7 64 bit now Ghost works very well with Windows 7 64 bit now

]]> By: Mike Foster http://www.fosterinstitute.com/blog/easy-backups/#comment-18468 Mike Foster Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:28:53 +0000 http://fosterinstitute.com/wordpress/?p=3#comment-18468 Ghost is up to version 14 now - and still going strong. My only issue with Ghost at this time is that it does not support my machines that are running Windows 64-bit. Norton promises a patch soon. Until then, I am using ShadowProtect and it is working fine for image backups with the Windows 64-bit machines. I do not find ShadowProtect is as intuitive for IT novices as Ghost, so it is tough to recommend ShadowProtect to my CEO clients to use at home unless they have their IT professionals help them set things up. Same with Acronis image backup. As more and more people move to virtualization, a neat feature of ShadowProtect is that it allows users to mount old backups as virtual machines! Ghost is up to version 14 now – and still going strong. My only issue with Ghost at this time is that it does not support my machines that are running Windows 64-bit. Norton promises a patch soon. Until then, I am using ShadowProtect and it is working fine for image backups with the Windows 64-bit machines.

I do not find ShadowProtect is as intuitive for IT novices as Ghost, so it is tough to recommend ShadowProtect to my CEO clients to use at home unless they have their IT professionals help them set things up. Same with Acronis image backup.

As more and more people move to virtualization, a neat feature of ShadowProtect is that it allows users to mount old backups as virtual machines!

]]> By: Accopsype http://www.fosterinstitute.com/blog/easy-backups/#comment-184 Accopsype Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:37:25 +0000 http://fosterinstitute.com/wordpress/?p=3#comment-184 I love your services and products, many thanks! I love your services and products, many thanks!

]]> By: Mike Foster http://www.fosterinstitute.com/blog/easy-backups/#comment-148 Mike Foster Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:02:04 +0000 http://fosterinstitute.com/wordpress/?p=3#comment-148 Hi Pawel - the Online Backups can work very well. I use Iron Mountain's service, and it is to augment my image backups. The most important issue to find out about online backup is "what is the restore process in the event of a complete computer failure such as a drive crash, fire, or theft?" Restoring one or two files online is really easy. Restoring an entire computer from an online backup is normally very difficult and usually involves your reinstalling the operating system yourself first. This is why image backup is so important. Hi Pawel – the Online Backups can work very well. I use Iron Mountain’s service, and it is to augment my image backups. The most important issue to find out about online backup is “what is the restore process in the event of a complete computer failure such as a drive crash, fire, or theft?” Restoring one or two files online is really easy. Restoring an entire computer from an online backup is normally very difficult and usually involves your reinstalling the operating system yourself first. This is why image backup is so important.

]]> By: Pawel Czarnota http://www.fosterinstitute.com/blog/easy-backups/#comment-2 Pawel Czarnota Sun, 01 Oct 2006 15:57:26 +0000 http://fosterinstitute.com/wordpress/?p=3#comment-2 Great tips! I didn't know new version of Ghost was available. When I perform my backups, I use DVD-RW to back up my personal data and use USB keys to backup files daily, but then again I can afford to spend few days to reinstall Windows in case of crash. What do you think about online storing solutions? Great tips! I didn’t know new version of Ghost was available. When I perform my backups, I use DVD-RW to back up my personal data and use USB keys to backup files daily, but then again I can afford to spend few days to reinstall Windows in case of crash. What do you think about online storing solutions?

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