This month's online features:
Online Back-up Resources
The following articles explore possible storage solutions and include reviews of various types of technologies currently available. For an introduction to backing up data, see Data Back-ups: An Introduction in this issue.Storage Peripherals
Find out the results of tests conducted with CD-R and CD-RW Drives, DVD-ROM upgrade kits, removable-storage options (from Iomega's popular Zip drive to magneto-optical drives to removable hard disks), 10X and 12X CD-ROM and DVD devices, and CD-ROM Jukeboxes.
Removable Storage Unlimited Options
22 leading drives were tested. Results are available in the reviews section, and the Editors' Choice section identifies the products that excelled. At-a-glance Storage Options and interactive features tables help you match your needs with various storage technologies.
Personal Back-up Utilities: The 1998 Utility Guide
- (from the March 24, 1998 issue of PC Magazine)
- http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/features/utilities98/backup/index.html
This article presents an in-depth look at several back-up utilities, including XCOPY and Microsoft Backup that come with Microsoft Windows 95. Other standard backup programs are considered, two of which offer disaster recovery capabilities.