Recently I wrote about the devastating loss that can occur if business data isn’t backed up, and I shared ways to back up both onsite (for ease of retrieval) and offsite (in case the onsite backup is stolen or destroyed). Courtesy of The Unofficial Apple Weblog comes this notice: “There’s a new kid on the…
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2009 NAPO Organizers' Choice Awards
Last week at the annual conference of the National Association of Professional Organizers, we (the 800 or so organizers present) voted for the recipients of the 2009 Organizers’ Choice Awards. And the winners are… Taking “Best Product – Business” was OfficeMax, for the [IN]PLACE System by Peter Walsh. A series of plastic binders, files, totes,…
Small is valuable: data backup for the micro-business
A few short years ago, data backup for the micro-business was tough. An external hard drive sat on my desk, as big as a pond turtle and about as swift, and pokily copied my data. That was all. I could keep all my data at home when I took my computer out, but there were…
Belt and Suspenders: what everyone needs to know about data backup
Sometimes we joke about the “belt and suspenders” solution – those situations where people look for not one but two powerful sources of security. When it comes to data backup, don’t be afraid of the “belt and suspenders” title. Businesses need two kinds of backup. One will be on-site, the other off-site. The first protects…
Back It Up! – four ways computer failure can sink a business
Let me tell you some scary stories: A skilled non-profit executive was writing a book that would promote her cause. One day when the book was about three-quarters completed, her computer crashed. Her manuscript, she was told, was irretrievable… A small company carefully backed up its employees’ computers to a central on-site server. Legal requirements…
Paper or Digital – which is best?
By Margaret Lukens, New Leaf + Company LLC More than once someone still using a paper system has asked me whether they shouldn’t switch to some gizmo to keep their calendar and address book. Often, they’ve been shamed with labels like “luddite” into feeling that they are somehow missing out. I don’t agree. Whether you…