Computer Backup

I've had two recent calls from friends asking about how to backup and restore data on their computers, specifically laptops in different stages of disrepair. Your best bet is to get an external hard drive that connects to your computer via USB. Most of these now come with auto-backup software included, so you just plug it in and set the drive to copy every 24hrs. If you have a laptop that travels, you can plug it into the hard drive periodically, but this will leave your most recent files unprotected.

Better options for a laptop that travels are a USB flash drive or "thumb drive" that you can use to manually backup your My Docs folder by doing a simple copy-paste, or you can use an online service that encrypts your files and copies them to an online server that you can access anywhere at anytime if you have a hard drive failure (this service usually requires a monthly fee).

New Baby Pics

Check out Baby Eidson - just updated with pics and videos from the 3D ultrascan this week....and one last thing, it's a BOY!

Mustang for a day

I borrowed the Mustang for Saturday/Sunday...we'll see if I still want one (answer is yes, just based on the 20 minute drive home). On the way home, AC/DC's "Back in Black" came on the radio - too bad its passion was struck down by my need to balance the thoughts of "don't stall now" with "don't make Susan sick and puke on the leather and then have to clean it up with special cleaner all Saturday when you could have been kayaking". Here's the ride in my garage, right next to the Scupper Pro...

And for the review - great handling, awesome stock engine and exhaust sounds, styling speaks for itself (people are breaking their necks to look at this thing), perfect amount of horsepower. Negatives - needs 6 more inches of leg room, needs the dash bezel trimmed down (it sticks out 2 inches for no reason and hits my right leg in both the rest and accelerating position), the back seat is non-existent - and I drove a Camaro for 3 years. For the price (GT models start at $24K), this is one incredible value, and for me the retro styling puts it over late model Corvettes, Hemis, and GTOs, even though it has less horsepower....

New iPhone features

If you still haven't joined the iPhone bandwagon, it's never too late (or too soon). To prove my point, check out the iPhone software updates for 2008. Every few months Apple adds features and functionality to the iPhone, at no extra cost. Even though I've had the same iPhone since October, the feature list has grown it into a different, and better device. My favorite is the new faux-GPS, that uses cell phone towers to triangulate your position.