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My Newfound Backup Sync Solution Friends! SugarSync & BackBlaze

As I always do, I have been searching for neat ways to backup my files and to even keep things sync’d across multiple computers. I have tried different options like DropBox and Mozy, but both had issues and really were not what I was looking for. However, just the other day, I found two different things that really DID help. First, for my syncronizing across computers and such, I found Sugar Sync.

Sugar Sync

Sugar Sync is AMAZING because it gives you real POWER:
You can…

Have Back up, access and share your files
Get all of your files on-the-go, instantly and securely from any Mac, PC or mobile device. (iPhone or Blackberry and others too!)
No extra effort. No extra baggage.
It has a really great app that allows you to check in on things both on your computer AND your mobile device.
The first 2 GB are FREE!
They have the cheapest fees for their 30GB, 60GB and higher plans!!!!!

CLICK HERE for more info!
My referral link is here: https://www.sugarsync.com/referral?rf=ein4bv5gmb0vp

As for ongoing backup, the BEST solution I have found for the lowest price is Back Blaze. BackBlaze is amazing because you turn it on and it backs up everything on your entire computer that is under 4GB in size and puts in on its encrypted server. It runs in the background better than Mozy and actually works where many of these things never work.

The cost is $4.99 per month per computer. And the storage is ENDLESS! So, I spend $15 a month and back EVERYTHING UP!!!!

The link is here: http://www.backblaze.com. 

best of all guys, these work EXCEPTIONALLY well on both my mac and my pc.

Check em out!!!!!
pd

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Apple’s New Philosophy…

I am excited to see Apple thinking about the little guy. This is the first year I have seen them offer more and more cheap and relevant offers in order to reach a subset of the population that is growing with this current downturn.

They have offered:
1 – A lower cost macbook and macbook pro.
2 – They are offering refurbished mac mini’s at a price point below MS machines (See Microcenter.com $399 for a dual core with current OS and current iLife).
3 – The older version of the iPhone with new OS at $99!!!!
4 – An upgrade for the new Snow Leopard at $29!!!! Instead of over a hundred like their prior releases and like Mr. Softy’s.
5 – A Server Operating System with unlimited users!!!!
6 – And free stuff. They are giving away more and more.

In a time when everyone is cutting back, this is the way to go. Rather than the way of the Softy, which is to create more robust OS’s and put higher price tags with less support for old peripherals, causing people to WASTE MORE! What are you thinking Microsoft????? Not to mention the utter contempt MS is showing for Netbooks by offering a version of their newest OS that can only run three or programs concurrently! THAT IS DUMB! Go ahead, shoot your non-cloud computing toe!

Way to go Apple!

pd

(Writer currently is long in Apple, Intel and Mr. Softy…)

Analyst: Old iPhone, not new, will drive Apple’s sales – Apple 2.0

Those 1 million iPhone GSs sold last weekend represent a “remarkable achievement,” writes RBC Capital’s Mike Abramsky in a note to clients issued early Tuesday, especially considering the new iPhone’s relatively narrow international distribution (8 countries vs. 21 last year).

But according to Abramsky, it’s the old iPhone 3G — newly priced at $99 — not the new 3GS, that will drive global sales this fiscal year.

“While early buyers appeared to favor the iPhone S,” he writes, “the $99 iPhone is expected to drive 30-40% momentum improvement, in countries like UK, Germany, France, and other parts of Europe and Asia where phones are more highly subsidized (on contract) and prepaid is popular (e.g. ~60% prepay in UK, ~90% in emerging markets like India).”

Abramsky expects Apple to sell 20 million iPhones in fiscal 2009, 64.5% of them the older 3G models. By his estimates the new 3GS won’t dominate sales until fiscal 2010, when he expects Apple to sell 30 million iPhones, roughly 60% of them 3GSs. See chart and spreadsheet below.

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Intel’s Medfield Second Generation Atom Processor

So, now we know the name! Medfield, Atom’s third generation is the expected Smartphone world changer. OS on a Chip! While others are saying that Intel is taking too long, I say Intel is brilliant and I hope successful. Again, I say that this is much larger than just taking more of the market in Smartphones, this is about changing the way we do mobile computing. Already, Apple’s iPhone is a revolutionary laptop replacement for me and now there is more to see.

Even if Intel isn’t the one to make this change, the great thing is that they are at least redirecting our thinking and helping us take this to a new level. Apple has already reframed the way we see Smartphones. Maybe Intel can help us rethink the UMPC.

pd

Intel’s partnership with Nokia – Jun. 23, 2009

It won’t be until around 2011 that the third-generation of Atom, dubbed Medfield, will be ready for the market. This system-on-a-chip is being developed to power smartphones. It’s destiny, as one engineer in Intel’s Austin lab crowed, is to kick the pants of the incumbent in the mobile chipset world ARM. So will we see Intel inside a Nokia smartphone? You bet, but it will be at least a two-year wait. While they are waiting for Medfield to be ready, it looks like Intel and Nokia will be pushing this “new class” of devices. And you have to figure they’ll be in the market sooner rather than later.

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Intel Throws Its Hat In the Ring!

Intel is “IN.” They said they would get in and boy are they! If Intel takes their Atom Processor and some beefed up software into the mobile phone market, Nokia and Intel might have something to gain.

This could take mobile technology to the next level. What if your PHONE instead of your UMPC were your laptop replacement?

Just a thought…

pd

Intel and Nokia team up on ‘new mobile platform’ – Jun. 23, 2009

Under the agreement announced on Tuesday, Intel will buy intellectual property from Nokia related to high-speed wireless technology and the companies also said they plan to collaborate on open-source mobile Linux software projects.

They did not give a specific timeline for the development of products but said they expect “many innovations to result from this collaboration over time.”

The companies said they aimed to define “a new mobile platform beyond today’s smartphones, notebooks and netbooks” for hardware, software and mobile Internet services.

Intel (INTC, Fortune 500) already sells chips for netbooks, a type of no-frills laptop computer, and Nokia (NOK) has said it would look into the possibly of expanding beyond phones to develop netbooks.

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BlackBerry vs. iPhone: A Battle of Small-Biz ‘Apps’

SMARTPHONES PROMISE ALL of the capabilities of the Internet in the palm of your hand. For small-business owners, that means the potential to manage their daily interactions with clients and move merchandise from wherever they’re located. But which smartphone is the best?

Both Apple (AAPL) and Research in Motion (RIMM), the creator of the BlackBerry, want you to think that they have the answer — and they’re making some big plays aimed at small-business owners. The pitch: That the capabilities of each of their devices — whether it’s the iPhone 3G or the BlackBerry Curve — can be expanded exponentially through so-called “apps,” downloadable applications that have been reconfigured to work with mobile devices. Apps allow business owners to process a credit-card transaction, track a package or create an invoice from their phone.

Apple, which launched its app store 10 months ago and recently celebrated its billionth app download, launched an advertising blitz last month that claims its iPhone has an “app for everything” that a business person could want. BlackBerry has been a little slower to embrace app-mania. It just launched its BlackBerry App World a month ago.

Elizabeth Robinson, president of Volume Public Relations in Centennial, Colo., was a faithful BlackBerry Pearl user for a year and a half, but after seeing the wide range of business apps on the iPhone she decided to make the switch. (With more than 1,000 available apps on BlackBerry App World, Research in Motion currently falls considerably shy of the iPhone’s 35,000 apps — 1,840 of which are geared toward business customers.) The AP Mobile News Network app delivers news faster — and gives Robinson a leg up on the competition, she says. And Apple’s Keynote Remote application lets her view presentation notes and slides. “Why lug around an expensive laptop for a presentation when you can do it from your iPhone?” she says.

Beyond the number of applications, however, small-business owners need to consider the device’s ability to handle business needs, says Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, a San Jose, Calif.-based technology research firm. “Apple’s iPhone is still mostly a consumer-based product and isn’t approved by many corporations,” he says.

To cut through the hype and the disparity in app selection, SmartMoney decided to find out which apps work best for small businesses — and on what devices. We canvassed the app stores for the most intriguing small-business-oriented downloads, talked to device owners about how they are using their smartphones and talked to tech experts.

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Franklin Covey – PlanPlus for Microsoft Outlook Software 6.0

Franklin Covey - PlanPlus for Microsoft Outlook Software 6.0

As always, I attempt to help the busiest of us mobloggin’ mobile computing, mobile office \ virtual office, IT kind of folks and help us become even better equipped to time-save and cost-cut. My latest encouragement is using Franklin Covey’s PlanPlus software. I love this stuff and it isn’t just because it connects to your Outlook and keeps you up to date, but because of the unseen benefits you get to your palm based handheld or Windows Mobile handheld.The suite integrates with Outlook so that EVERYTHING you do fits into Outlook and syncs. It is seemless in its approach and on the computer end gives you the ability to turn every email that you receive directly into an action that can be prioritized just like your to-do list in your Franklin Covey paper planner.The palm software has:1 – Goals2 – Weekly Compass3 – Mission4 – Values5 – Projectsand much more. The best two apps in that suite are: the Weekly Compass and the Projects because they interact with your calendar and to-do list directly, quickly prioritizing everything you add. You can very easily add an appiontment and\or to do item as you file your week by values, mission and goals!Now that is software that not only helps you in productivity, but allows you to monitor your very integrity!And guys, that makes me FEEL GOOD! Try it, you will LOVE IT!pd_________________Take Microsoft Outlook to a new level of performance by adding Franklin Covey’s planning tools with PlanPlus for Outlook 6.0.A Familiar Way to Take Charge of Work and Home LifePlanPlus™ v.6 for Microsoft® Outlook® seamlessly integrates with your existing Outlook, enabling you to take charge of every aspect of your personal and professional lives without leaving that familiar interface. Its Home Page mimics classic FranklinCovey paper planner pages to help you prioritize, rank, and manage projects and tasks, and it also keeps track of Mission Statements, Values, Weekly Compass, Goals, Roles, notes, and more. As if that weren’t enough, it also boasts compatibility with BlackBerry®, Windows Mobile®, and Palm® devices.Key functional features: * NEW Choose from five customizable home page layouts-Home View, Planner View, E-mail View, Schedule View, and TasksPlus View-based on your planning style

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