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Episode 68 - Data Backups on Windows XP |
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Recorded live January 6, 2009
- Feature: Data backups series - Windows XP
- Robbie's Favorites: When a web site is not working, is it down for everyone or just you?
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Topics Covered: - Viewer Testimonials.
- Carrie shares about a study of Internet use.
- Using CTRL + to increase your browser's font size.
- The Meat featured on Miro Internet TV's Miro Guide and is in the top 10 most popular shows.
- Viewer Question: Is The Meat in HD on Miro Guide?
- Robbie demonstrates a widget using a piece of paper (for Carrie's amusement).
- Robbie's Favorites: So a web site won't work for you. Is it down for everyone? Or just you?
- Viewer Question: How do you create your Windows drive images on VirtualBox? I use Ubuntu and Evolution as my PIM but I still need to sync with a Smart Phone, so I reboot into Windows to use Outlook. How do you set this up using a virtual machine?
- Explaining the difference between "Dynamically Expanding Storage" and "Fixed-size storage" in VirtualBox.
- Viewer Question: Could you make a Category5 widget?
- Viewer Question: Where is the viewer voting option on the Category5.TV home page?
- Viewer Question: What is the best way to tell Ubuntu to automatically mount a hard drive at startup?
- Viewer Question: What's with your pen? It looks cool.
- Viewer Question: It's time to put information about Carrie on the web site. Where did you find her? What is her interest in technology?
- Introducing the new "Our Team" page on Category5.TV - get to know the volunteers at Category5 Technology TV.
- Viewer Question: How can I get Linux onto an external hard drive without touching my laptop's internal hard drive? I am 70 years old, so keep it simple please.
- Viewer Question: Can you recommend a CD or DVD burning software that is similar to Roxio or Nero in Windows?
- Feature: Data Backups segment # 1.
- A variety of available external backup options: USB flash drive, USB 2.0 External hard drive, Thermaltake Blacx SATA drive dock.
- Explaining what RAID, NAS and Drobo are.
- A real-life example of a data backup failure: why RAID or Drobo are really an important upgrade to your data backups.
- Understanding the difference between USB 2.0 and e-SATA for external hard drives and data backup options. Which is better?
- How big does your backup drive have to be?
- Carrie's Question: If you change something in a file and want to back it up again, will you need even more space on your backup drive?
- Why incremental snapshots are better than just copying your files and overwriting your old backups.
- Viewer Comment: All this is a fancy way to say "Safety Deposit Box".
- Robbie's recommendation about using an ESD-protective package or bag for your data backups.
- Get and keep your backups off site.
- Carrie's Question: If you have a USB stick in your purse and go through the theft sensors at a store, can it damage them?
- Using FTP or SSH to store your data backups automatically off-site.
- Software Feature: Obtaining, installing and setting up Cobian Backup to run either an automated or manual backup of your Windows XP computer system.
- Creating a new backup task in Cobian Backup.
- Understanding the various types of backups: Full, incremental, and differential.
- Adding your directories for backup to Cobian Backup.
- Backing up your critical files: Internet Explorer Favorites, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Mozilla Firefox's Bookmarks, My Documents, My Pictures, My Music, etc. using Cobian Backup on Windows XP.
- Scheduling your backup on a specific schedule (for example, weekly) in Cobian Backup.
- Configuring exclusions in your backup using Cobian Backup, and why this might be important to you.
- Viewer Question: How do you know your backup is secure and that people will not be able to access your information.
- Carrie's Question: When you open a file someone sends you and it comes up all gibberish, is that encryption?
- Viewer Question: After watching your show I set up a dual partition environment between Ubuntu and Windows Vista. I cannot connect via ethernet, but I can connect using my wireless wifi network. How do I get this all working?
- Quick Tip: Mozilla Firefox feature - middle-mouse click to open a link in a new tab rather than having to right-click on it.
- Using hot keys in Windows such as Alt-F and the "windows" button.
- Viewer Question: Robbie, are you a part of a LOCO group?
- Viewer Comment: We tried to make Carrie into a geek, but she turned into a hacker.
- Sending an email question to Robbie Ferguson at Category5.TV.
Links: Notes: We didn't get a chance to do the Joomla feature on creating modules, so we'll move that feature to Episode 69. Keywords: linux, windows, technology, tv, robbie ferguson, ubuntu, free, download, view, tv, television, podcast, vodcast, video podcast, streaming video, ustream, category5.tv category5 technology tv, tech tv No one has commented on this article. |
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