Jon L. Jacobi

Freelance contributor

Jon is a Juilliard-trained musician, former x86/6800 programmer, and long-time (late 70s) computer enthusiast living in the San Francisco bay area. jjacobi@pcworld.com

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How-To

Virtual hard drives: The IT pro trick that lets you back up your data for free

IT professionals have used virtual hard drives for years in servers and virtual machines, but you can also use VHDs to back up your data. we'll show you how and when to do this.

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Inside the MacBook Air: The solid-state drive option

Macworld.com – When it comes to storage, the newly unveiled MacBook Air offers an 80GB, 4,200-rpm Parallel ATA hard drive as part of its standard configuration. However, that's not the only option -- would-be MacBook Air...

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Desktops

Getting users to care about backing up their desktop data is the first step. If your backup strategy puts users on their own, don’t fail to educate them on storage do’s and don’ts.

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Back Up Without an Online Connection

Ways to provide minimal local protection for mobile users who can’t get an online connection.

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10 Tips for Backing Up Your Desktops

Here’s a checklist of 10 steps to include in a strategy for backing up the data on desktop systems.

QNAP TS-251 NAS box review: Fast and versatile, but short on memory

Virtual hard drives: The IT pro trick that lets you back up your data for free

IT professionals have used virtual hard drives for years in servers and virtual machines, but you can also use VHDs to back up your data. we'll show you how and when to do this.

Inside the MacBook Air: The solid-state drive option

Macworld.com – When it comes to storage, the newly unveiled MacBook Air offers an 80GB, 4,200-rpm Parallel ATA hard drive as part of its standard configuration. However, that's not the only option -- would-be MacBook Air...

Desktops

Getting users to care about backing up their desktop data is the first step. If your backup strategy puts users on their own, don’t fail to educate them on storage do’s and don’ts.

Back Up Without an Online Connection

Ways to provide minimal local protection for mobile users who can’t get an online connection.

10 Tips for Backing Up Your Desktops

Here’s a checklist of 10 steps to include in a strategy for backing up the data on desktop systems.