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30th Year as Michigan's Top Ski News Source

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Computer Back-Up

OK, here's the nightmare. You come home after a great day of skiing only to find your computer has died and all your data is lost. Sure, you always meant to do an up-to-date backup, but never got around to it. Even if you did back up, your data is scattered over a zillion cd's, zip disks and floppies. Retrieving that data and restoring it is a royal, time consuming pain.
Not me, you say? I have a back-up hard drive. Well, so did I until a lightning bolt hit my neighbor's yard and static electricity took out my computer's hard drive and my back-up USB drive. My machine was unplugged from both the electricity and cable and still got nailed!
The antidote/insurance for situations like these is Carbonite, a web-based backup system that costs as little as $3.75 per month. It's fast and simple to set up (set it and forget it), does not slow your computer, backs up all your data (documents, pictures, music), has an unlimited capacity, and can restore your data to a repaired or new computer. If you use a laptop, it backs up your stuff no matter where you happen to be. Best -- it's off site, so even if your house burns down your data is safe. You can even try it for free for 15 days -- with no credit card information required!
I use Carbonite and I would never be without it. -- Jim Neff

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