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Backblaze – The best offsite backup solution

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Want a backup plan that will backup your data at a price that is reasonable?  How about $50 per year and unlimited?     Backblaze is one of the best cloud based backups available.  With unlimited backup capability, security built in, easy restore capabilities and an easy to use interface,  anyone can use Backblaze.   (Features)

Everyone should worry about privacy and security.  With Backblaze, security is protected by encrypting your files on your computer and securely transferring your files to Backblazes’ servers.   Security is further enhanced by your private key (they do not store this key) so your data remains secure until you decide to restore files.  (Security Q&A Roundup)

What kind of extra security do they provide besides military grade encryption?  They also have a stolen pc feature that helps you to locate a stolen or lost computer.

In the event you lose data or need to restore information, you can simply sign in and instantly pick your data and download the information you want.   You can also order a usb or an external drive (very reasonably priced) and have your data sent to you.

The easy to use Windows or Mac application allows for a continuous backup (it takes time to complete large backups based on your upload speeds and internet usage/bandwidth).

Backblaze also offers a very reasonable business plan allowing businesses to securely backup their critical data.

Backblaze

Some of their secrets -

Petabytes on a Budget v2.0:
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A goldmine of resources for PC Techs

Rick over at Whats On My PC has found a website with an amazing amount of resources.  (See Rick’s article here)  To credit Mike over at GE Geek, this website is one of the best references I have ever seen.  Visit Rick for a direct link to this amazing website.

There is also a Toolkit you can download at the top of the page.
(Approximately 1Gb! of information)

1gb download

Cannot access computer by NetBios name after replacing NIC card

If you have ever replaced a network card on a server or computer and you can no longer access the computer, you should flush any cache on the workstation that is accessing the server.

Insure no other users are logged in -

Open a Command Prompt as an Administrator (Type CMD in the search box)

ipconfig /flushdns

ipconfig /registerdns

nbtstat –s

nbtstat -r

nbtstat –c

nbtstat –R

nbtstat -RR

nbtstat –n

nbtstat -a xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx      (replace the x’s with the IP address of the computer you are accessing – the computer with the new NIC card)

Also insure the NetBIOS over TCP/IP radio button is selected. (See Below)

To enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP on Windows 7 or Server 2008 R2:

  1. Click Start, and then click Network. (click Start, type ncpa.cpl into the search box for Windows 7 or Vista, hit ENTER).
  2. Click on the Network and Sharing Center
  3. Click Manage Network Connections.
  4. Right click on the Local Area Connection select Properties.
  5. Select Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
  6. Click the Advanced button under the General tab.
  7. Click the WINS tab.
  8. Click Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP.
  9. Click OK and Exit the settings.

77 Windows tips

Technet has a list of 77 Windows tips, don’t close the tips out too soon, you’ll find things you may not know how to do.   Although most of these are old if you have discovered Windows 7, many people still don’t know about many of these tips.

Know what Robocopy is?  How about a search connector?  perfmon /report or permon /rel?   Link

Bill Mullins’ review on PrivaZer – PC Cleaner and Privacy App

Bill Mullins has an excellent article on PrivaZer.   This excellent software can be used to clean your computer and protect your privacy.

This software can be ran as a portable app or can be installed.

$25 or $35 Computer? – The Raspberry Pi Launch

So which one do you want?  They are by no means a powerful computer to complete architectural drawings on with AutoCAD or FeatureCAM, but the Raspberry Pi is a great hobbyist’s computer that is ultra small (smaller than a deck of cards).   Go over and check out the Raspberrry Pi and see all of the features included with this tiny computer.

Raspberry Pi

Clean your computer correctly with SlimCleaner

SlimCleaner provides a cloud review of services, startup and other items BEFORE you remove items from your computer.  With SlimCleaner, the free cleaning program allows you to take control and THINK with peers and recommendations from the program before you make mistakes during cleanup.  Often you as an end user find services or startup items and wonder if you should remove the program or service.  With SlimCleaner you are in control of what you remove before removing it.

Cleaner screen shots, clean your startup, services, applications and even advanced information tabs.

        

Unsure of a service or other item.  Click more information and see what peers say!

Optimize your computer using the optimization tab!

       

Possible Hijack information – this allows you to see if a program is hijacking your computer.

Need to uninstall programs?  SimCleaner shows you the programs installed and offers an excellent uninstaller.

Browser customization tab

Shredder is available to get rid of sensitive and important daya

Easily access Windows Tools from SlimCleaner’s east to use interface.  Although you may use 3rd party defrag utilities or other utilities, this is a great shortcut to Windows Tools.


SlimCleaner is an excellent software to clean your computer….but remember, research and make decisions on what you should or should not clean by  seeing what your peers are saying before taking steps to clean or optimize your pc.   The aggregated cloud can save you a headache by providing peer and links to the information about your computer’s programs.

Researchers can keylog your PC using your iPhone’s accelerometer

An iPhone’s accelerometer is good for more than just games, according to computer security researchers from Georgia Tech and MIT. It can also be used to record keystrokes from a computer user’s keyboard when sitting nearby on a desk.

via Researchers can keylog your PC using your iPhone’s accelerometer.

The Virtual Computer Tour

Ever wanted to visit the inside of your computer but you were too scared?  Link This virtual computer tour not only takes you through your computer, but gives you a small video on what the inner workings do.  Go check it out.

Find All Programs and drivers on Your Computer

Runscanner allows you to use three modes to find ALL and I mean ALL programs running on your computer.  It detects malware and other items to keep your system optimized.   Look for the red findings and you can edit the registry by right clicking…it then shows you the key to delete.