[X4U] Mozy backup service referrals seem a nifty idea

[Jamie Kahn Genet]

A couple reasons - most importantly being that TM can only backup to a
local HD  which won't help you much if your house burns down. Sure,
you could use Apple's Backup app (or something more advanced) to burn
a stack of CD-Rs, but it's hardly convenient or economical to do that
every couple days and store them offsite.

I'm not sure why you think online backup like Mozy is 'crap', but I
wish you the best of luck with your own backup strategy. Me? I'll keep
using a combination of Time Machine, SuperDuper and online backup so
my most important data - the stuff I can't afford to lose in a
disaster - is backed up offsite.

So far Mozy seems to be doing it's job, but it remains to be seen
whether it will replace my current offsite backup plan. I tried
restoring a couple files earlier on and it worked, so that's a good
sign.

Regards,
 Jamie Kahn Genet

2008/5/3 Tim Collier <tim_collier at bellsouth.net>:
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>  On 5/2/08 9:03 PM, "Jamie Kahn Genet"  wrote an extraordinary message on
>  5/2/08 9:03 PM, when I received this message, I became so excited that I was
>  forced to take an extra Xanax.
>
>
>  > And boy does that subject make this sound like SPAM! :-D
>  >
>  > But seriously - anyone want me to say you referred me and get the free
>  > extra backup space? Anyone kind enough to want to say I referred you
>  > (see below for my details and how this works)?
>  >
>  > I'm going to try out the free version of Mozy <http://mozy.com/home>
>  > over the course of the month and will report back my experiences
>  > (which will determine whether I take the plunge for the full version)
>  > if you guys like.
>  >
>   The best idea of all is simply to upgrade to 10.5 and you get Time Machine.
>  It has to be one of best things Apple ever put out.  It's also saved my life
>  a few times now.
>  Why go spending your money on 'crap' when you can have Time Machine.
>
>  Tim
>
> >
>  > Help your Friends
>  >
>  > Get an extra gigabyte for every 4 people you refer to Mozy.
>  >
>  > You're protecting your data with Mozy - why not invite your friends
>  > and family to do the same? If their hard drives crash, and they find
>  > out you didn't fill them in on Mozy, it won't be a good scene.
>  >
>  > It's easy.
>  >
>  > Just copy and paste the following URL in an email to the people you'd
>  > like to invite to use Mozy:
>  >
>  > https://mozy.com/?ref=2UQHB5
>  >
>  > For every person that clicks on that link and starts using Mozy*,
>  > you'll both get another 256MB of free backup space. That's right, you
>  > get extra space, and so do they. That's 1GB of free space for every
>  > four people! (We have powerful computers here that can do that sort of
>  > math.) For a limited time, there is no limit on the free space you can
>  > get.
>  >
>  > It's as easy as that.
>  >
>  > Alternatively, you can tell people to enter your referral code -
>  > 2UQHB5 - or your email address - jamiekg at wizardling.geek.nz - during
>  > the registration process.
>  >
>  > Return to Registration
>  >
>  > * You will be credited with your free space when the user actually
>  > performs a backup with Mozy. We want people to, you know, actually use
>  > it, right?
>
>  --
>  Tim Collier
>  MacBook 2.2 gig 2 gig RAM
>  http://www.timcolliermiami.com/

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