| Two years ago a laptop was stolen from a NYS | | | | purchases is an external hard drive. I keep no |
| agency that included my personal information. For | | | | document files ON my desktop or laptop. Having |
| months I didn't know it had happened - not until | | | | everything in "one" spot is a good thing when you |
| they sent me a letter. And to rectify the problem | | | | have more than 2 computer; and EVERY business |
| months after an article hit the newspapers about | | | | owner should have TWO computers and TWO |
| the theft, the agency paid for 1 years | | | | printers - at least (one as a back up)b) I have |
| membership for thousands of people to monitor | | | | two sets of CDs with all my old information. One |
| our credit reports, costing them thousands upon | | | | set is with a close friend across the country (for |
| hundreds of thousands of dollars. | | | | when mother nature hits, I didn't want all my |
| You've probably heard of other situations like this; | | | | records to be kept locally). I send her 1 new CD |
| maybe your information was taken, lost or | | | | once a year or every six months when I |
| "whatever". | | | | remember. (Which I admit is NOT often enough). |
| With more of us dragging around our laptops AND | | | | That's a lot of work and thought to keeping my |
| with so many home businesses AND with acts of | | | | business files safe. |
| God happening more and more, it's possible you'll | | | | Today, thank goodness, we have Mozy. For free, |
| loose all your business information at LEAST once | | | | you can test out quite a bit of space, 2 gigs. |
| if your lifetime. | | | | Consider trying it on for size. And learn what it's |
| What's a business owner to do? | | | | like to have peace of mind no matter what |
| For many years, I protected my information the | | | | happens to your computer. |
| hard way. | | | | Then once you're ready to spend the $5 per |
| First I have to say that I have computer files | | | | month! (yes you read that right) on your |
| going back to 1981 - true! (Although I don't think | | | | documents safety, put aside two hours and |
| I've used any files in the past year that were | | | | upload all your files. It will take your computer |
| more than 6 years old) | | | | time to upload the first time; but afterwards, if |
| My old system for safekeeping looked like this: | | | | you only upload changes or new files every other |
| Records transferred from floppy's to hard | | | | day, or daily, it can be done without you realizing |
| floppy's and then to CDs. | | | | it's being done. Just schedule it! |
| Where do I keep it all?a) One of my best | | | | |