Oh sweet! I was just thinking of how else I can back up my stuff when I stumbled on IDrive-E Online Backup. They give free 2GB for storage online. No strings attached.

A friend of mine who is a hardcore techie told me that they don't make computers the way they used to anymore. We gave the computers of old a moment of silence and he proceeded to tell me why. They're not made to last anymore. Components are more fragile, especially hard drives. So much for storage huh, he grumbled.

It got me thinking how else I could store my precious photos, poetry, articles, websites I had archived over the past few years, now precariously and rather haphazardly kept in various CDs (which have not been examined for scratchage) and two old hard drives which are still working. I am hesitant to delete Jack's photos and videos from the 1GB card in my phone.

So the timing couldn't be more perfect!

Storage is an iffy thing. Even keeping stuff offline can be hazardous to fire, mold, angry cats, curious babies, and fastidious husbands. I've lost 2 years of work from a crashed computer which I lazily forgot to back up.

With the IDrive-E Online Backup, you can do a remote backup in a simple drag and drop interface, and this part I like: it has enhanced security with 128-bit SSL encryption on transfers, 256-bit AES encryption on storage with a user-defined key. It doesn't get more secure than this.

I'll post a review on TechBot after a couple of weeks of test running it. If you have any questions, visit their FAQs and then go download it already.

This post is kindly sponsored by Pro Softnet Corporation which is the makers of the cool IDrive-E. Thanks for the 2GB!

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