Since I seem to be on the topic of backup... Let's take a look at Windows Live Mesh

Windows Live Mesh gives you the ability to store up to 5GB for free on a centralized storage area on the Internet. Once you setup your account you don't have to load any software to be able to access your data from any machine. All you need is a browser and an Internet connection.

Windows Live Mesh is still in beta but it seems to working pretty well. It will interesting to see where Microsoft takes this capability. The basic concept is the ability to load a small application on your computer, and link it to your Live Mesh account. Anything that you drag into the folders of the account gets shared to all of the systems that are part of your Mesh Network. This allows you to synchronize information with your business workstation with your home workstation without having to drag the files back and forth or emailing them to different email accounts.

Just install the live mesh software on each device.  Then add folders to your mesh.  Your forceful than be automatically synchronized and always available for all the systems you have set up on the mesh.  You'll also get access to the machine remotely and init programs on that machine the matter where you are.

It is all so simple to share files and photos with friends and family and colleagues.  Simply invite them to a folder.  Everyone has kept up to date because files can be synchronized automatically with all of your devices in all of their devices. To take a tour of this product click here. Enjoy!

Don't try plugging in your camera's memory card with the camera on!

How stupid can I be. You'd think that I would know better, but obviously when you are in a hurry you sometimes do some very stupid things. Here's a lesson for all of you so that you don't have to be the one to have it happen to you. When inserting a memory card into a device consider turning it off so it doesn't get the jolt from the power supply in the unit you are plugging it into. I had videos of the bike race that we have going on here in PA with the bikers riding across Pennsylvania. A nice overview of this event can be found here. I wish I could have saved the pictures I took, they were pretty neat but things happen. So be careful because sometimes there is no recovery. Anyway, I was so angry with myself, I reformatted the card, luckily I didn't blow it up completely, and took some pic's around the yard which you can see here. Enjoy .