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BuddyBackup software and website online

The BuddyBackup team is delighted to announce that the BuddyBackup site & software is now up and running: www.buddybackup.com New to BuddyBackup? Here’s some blurb from the site which should...

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Online and Off-site

Data backup is all about making sure you don’t lose stuff if you have a disaster. The question is, what kind of disaster? Sure, your computer might just go “pop” and smoke a little, but it might also...

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Bits and bytes and broadband: Part One

Ever been confused by broadband speeds? In this two part blog I’m going to try and explain all. Bits and Pieces First let’s go over a few terms you’ve probably read or heard about: Kilobits Megabits...

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Congratulations to July’s iPad winner!

Congratulations to Max from the UK, who was the first winner of our monthly iPad competition: I received my iPad yesterday, many thanks! I still can’t believe I won I would like to thank BuddyBackup...

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Worried About Storing Your Data in the Cloud? BuddyBackup offers a Free and...

With question marks surrounding the safety of data stored in the cloud, highlighted recently by Amazon’s huge EC2 cloud crash, BuddyBackup allows PC users to store their information remotely,...

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Backup your holiday Photos for Free!

Summer’s here but don’t let those holiday snaps linger on your camera or phone. It’s one thing to get round to downloading images onto your PC but quite another to remember to backup them up! Just like...

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That back to school feeling!

Full of good intentions? Start the new term by keeping your coursework safe, with free online backup from BuddyBackup! Don’t forget to spread the word… Filed under: Uncategorized

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Student data loss no excuse for missed deadlines

Students take note: Data loss won’t wash when it comes to missed deadlines. For students starting at university for the first time there’s a lot to take on board; living away from home, making new...

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Did you know BuddyBackup is the green way to backup online and off-site? That’s because it doesn’t use power-guzzling data centres! Filed under: Uncategorized

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Thinking of ideas for our BuddyBackup advert! #lightbulbmoment Filed under: Uncategorized

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“The dog ate my dissertation!”

While this might be the clichéd excuse for handing in work late – the fact is disasters do happen and losing your coursework could mean you put your degree at risk. Rather than the dog, you’re more...

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BuddyBackup has reached 16TB of shared data! Filed under: Uncategorized

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818 – the number of computers stolen from students in Greater Manchester during the last academic year (Sept 2010 to Jul 2011). Filed under: Uncategorized

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Which? TechDaily features Buddybackup!

Which? Computing’s TechDaily says Buddybackup is “easy to install, easy to use and of course it’s free”. Plus they said: “We found recovering files to be simple.” BuddyBackup – free software first look...

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Check out our BuddyBackup ad on screens at London Train Stations! http://ping.fm/VlmAi Filed under: Uncategorized

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Don’t be tricked by the Halloween spammers and their phony treats!

http://www.securitynewsdaily.com/halloween-spam-malware-1289/ Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: halloween spam, halloween tricks, Halloween viruses

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Americans would rather give up alcohol than lose all the data on their computer…

http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/data-loss-sacrifices-1951/ Filed under: Uncategorized

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5,500,000 computers stolen in the USA over the last 3 years!

A study of computer theft in the USA has revealed that 5.5 million computers were stolen over the last 3 years, comparable with statisticaly proportional figures worldwide. Over two-thirds were laptops...

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We’ve got a winner in our Top Buddies iPad2 competition!

What better way to beat the January blues than by winning a brand new iPad2 courtesy of BuddyBackup? That’s what happened to ‘NicGord’ in Australia, one of our loyal Buddies who persuaded the most...

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The Business-end of the Year – Don’t lose your Dissertation!

Easter is over and if you’re at School, College or University, now is the time it all gets a bit serious. Whether you’re working on an essay, a multimedia production or an enormous final year project...

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BuddyBackup Reviews

We’ve recently been featured and reviewed on a number of software sites and they’ve all had some great things to say about BuddyBackup. Softoxi made a video demo showing the software in use and has...

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Top Data Loss Disasters

Data disasters can happen in the funniest of ways, although losing precious photos, emails and videos from your PC or other device is no laughing matter. Kroll Ontrack are experts in retrieving data...

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Top ten tips for taking a Fantastic Photo!

It’s summer time and a chance to get some super snaps on holiday or at home. So we’ve asked professional photographers Clare Roberts and Tracy Moreno-King for their top tips on taking a great photo:...

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Get a Buddy before your data’s left out in the cold

People will go to amazing lengths to claw back data from damaged or faulty hard drives. Shaking it, banging it or praying for it won’t work but one technique that just might is to put the hard drive in...

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BuddyBackup compatible with Windows 8

Windows 8 is going to available to the public from 26 October and it’s a whole new ball game to its predecessor Windows 7.  We’ve actually got a few bets at the BuddyBackup offices about how long it’s...

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Backing up an external hard drive – a BuddyBackup user’s experience

One user explains how she used BuddyBackup to backup the files on her hard drive after her laptop ran out of storage: With hardly any disk space left on my laptop, I decided to transfer my...

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Going home for Christmas? Introduce your family and friends to BuddyBackup

If you’re looking for buddies to back up to, Christmas is the perfect time to grab those around you and tell them about BuddyBackup. Rather than paying a monthly fee to a cloud provider, BuddyBackup...

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New Year’s resolutions broken? Don’t worry; it’s never too late to backup.

Give up chocolate, get fit, no carbs – may be all your New Year’s resolutions have gone out of the window?  Whatever, it’s never too late to do one crucial thing – and that is backup your data. While...

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Data backup shouldn’t be a sacrifice for students

We all know that when you’re a student you have certain priorities. You have no qualms, for example, in living off one Pot Noodle a day in order to keep your weekly Jagerbomb fund looking healthy....

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No More Excuses…

If we’re honest, we can all probably think of a time where we’ve made an excuse for missing a deadline that wasn’t exactly true. These days, however, Buddy Backup has made the time old excuse “my...

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“Travel is only glamourous in retrospect.”

Top tips for making the most of your gap year travels Be it because you didn’t get the grades you were hoping for, you’re struggling to get into the job market or you just want to explore the world...

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The Online Travellers Survival Guide

People today can’t function without the internet. It has revolutionised the way in which we go about our day-to-day lives. There is a whole host of websites and apps specifically designed to make your...

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The Ultimate Guide to Fresher’s Week

Starting university can be a scary thing. You’re moving out of your comfort zone, away from your friends, your parents, and the world that you know. But trust me – if you make the most of the next 3...

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4G: What will it allow us to do?

It’s hard to believe that we’ve now had 3G mobile internet in the UK for a decade. While coverage has massively improved since those early days it has still never quite lived up to its initial...

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Is your digital footprint stomping on your chance of career progression?

You hear a lot these days about the dangers of hackers, cloners and spyware, and the risks they pose to your identity. But how much thought do you give to the information you voluntarily share online?...

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The Oculus Rift: virtual reality just got real

Virtual reality (VR) is on the brink of something pretty huge. The Oculus Rift is being dubbed the ultimate 3D gaming experience. The headset, created by virtual reality enthusiast Palmer Luckey, was...

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Your New Year’s resolution cheat-sheet

New year, new you, right? It’s that time of year again where we all swear blindly that we’re going to drink less alcohol, lose 2 stone, and go to the gym AT LEAST 3 times a week. But how long does...

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Intrusive technology: Is 2014 the year the consumer puts its foot down?

It’s no secret that technology is evolving at a rapid pace. It gives us an incredible amount of choice, and enables us to do much more with much less. But an increasing number of privacy scandals in...

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Will a mobile “kill switch” be the death of smartphone theft?

Last month, the US proposed a new law: the Smartphone Theft Prevention Act. The bill attempts to address the growing problem of mobile phone theft, which is currently costing consumers over $30bn...

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Is it time to drop Dropbox?

Condoleezza Rice’s appointment to the board of directors at Dropbox has sparked debate and fury amongst many of its users, with the most enraged pushing for a total boycott...

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What the Internet of Things means for data privacy

“If we had computers that knew everything there was to know about things – using data they gathered without any help from us – we would be able to track and count everything, and greatly reduce waste,...

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Net Neutrality: bottlenecks and buffering

“Net neutrality regulations could have the power to stifle or preserve technological innovation and freedom of speech, as well as influence how quickly you get emails, whether your Netflix streams...

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Who is the mobile broadband provider of the year?

A reliable mobile broadband connection is becoming more and more of a necessity in our day to day lives. Remote working, social media, Netflix and Spotify – we do pretty much everything on the move,...

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How BuddyBackup keeps your data secure

So, we all heard about that iCloud leak last week. Over one hundred high-profile, celebrity accounts were hacked and their personal photos were leaked. What is perhaps most frustrating is how easily...

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