[geeks] Backup software (yeah, yeah, I know)

[Patrick Giagnocavo]

Sheldon T. Hall wrote:

> Now, all we have is a couple of Windows laptops and an external DVD burner.
> It's a PITA, because the amount of data to be backed up far exceeds the
> capacity of a DVD, and you have to divvy it up by hand before burning.  I
> like having "real" files rather than some kind of special backup files, as
> it makes restoring easier in the absence of the special software that
> created the special backup files.

Do you have decent Internet bandwidth?

You could look at Mozy (and cheat by backing up just one system - back
up the second laptop to the one that has Mozy).

Alternatively, get a cheap SSH shell account on any web provider, and
use SVN or Mercurial to back up your important files.

--Patrick