IBackup Online Now Supports Mac and iPhone

IBackup Online is growing and improving the services they have to offer. They have recently included a version of their services that is built for Mac! They have also included enhancements making it easier for you to view and share your data view iPhone and other hand held devices! Now you can not only be sure that your data is securely backed up, but you can access it easily from multiple types of devices.

I've lost my information twice and really value the ability to back up online. Both times it was work related and both times the entire contents of my financial program was lost. It was not a small matter. In both incidents it had to do with lightening storms and it took us months to reenter data that was lost.

After the first time I started looking into an Online Backup system but never followed through. I followed through immediately the second time. I learned my lesson about the importance of data backup. Online Storage is great because it is off site and no affected by whatever happens to your home or work computer.

IBackup Online offers very user friendly interface with storage features where users online data appear as a mapped drive or folder on their desktop. Working with data online couldn’t be easier, with drag-n-drop features and a familiar explorer interface. This feature is not offered by any other online storage service with the kind of performance and security that IBackup offers.

Performance difference is very significant in many cases where IBackup’s desktop applications outperform the rest by a factor of at least 30-50%. This could mean significant productivity gain.

The IBackup Online website very easy to navigate and gives thorough and easy to understand explanations of the services offered. They offer packages from 5 to 300 gigs of storage. That would cover the needs of individuals or businesses needing Online Storage. They have plenty of methods to get in touch with support technicians 24/7 (that’s always an important feature of any program for me!).

It looks like a top-notch online backup and storage solution.

Digital Photography Forum

I love photography. Unfortunately, I'm terrible at it. I have no idea why I'm so bad. I take tons of photos and they never turn out quite right. I try. I've actually studied it on the internet and still I just can't quite get it. I admire people who can. Some people just seem to have a natural talent when it comes to capturing what they are seeing through the lens of a camera.

I found a pretty awesome forum today that is all about digital photography. Its called “No BS Photo Success.” I'm thinking that I may join even though I don't take good pictures. I enjoy seeing good photos and maybe I'll learn something. I would like to learn more about some of the more professional techniques, like lighting and coloring.

The site has a Digital Photography Forum and I read through some of the posts to see if they are user friendly for beginners like me or if they were too technical. I was glad to see that they cover all skill levels.

The site has an “Inner Circle Forum” which is probably for the more serious photographers. I’d like to work my way up to the more professional level and the best thing about forums is that you can ask a question to get help and there will be several people answering to help you out in a friendly way. So now I have a place to go to ask questions and learn more about the advanced techniques. Okay, I need to ask about basic techniques, but I can do that too there.

The site has some tutorials and videos, plus the Photography Forum, so I will be spending some time there and seeing if I can learn something. Hopefully I'll see some improvement in my ability to capture what I am seeing through the lens. If you like to take photos and go visit this site, let me know what you think by posting a comment for me, and if you are posting your photos I would love to come see them if you give me the link.

I hope I'll see you there!

IP Address Tools

Do you really understand the Internet? I don't mean "understand" like "I could build it if I had to," but understand as in "how does it work and what does that mean for me?" Most people don't.

WhatisMyIPAddress.com aims to fix that lack of understanding. They offer, first and foremost, a lookup ip address tool. If you're really behind on your Internet - understanding, then you need to know that an "IP" is an "internet protocol" address -- it's the numbers that other computers use to identify the computer you're using. And it's how your computer and other websites remember things like "cookies." Go on the internet and see that a link is darkened, indicating that you've clicked on it before? That's other computers identifying yours by the IP. I've simplified it there; WhatisMyIPAddress explains it better here.

But what WhatIsMyIPAddress does better than explain things is give you tools to take advantage of the things they explain. They let you, like I said, lookup ip addresses to find out what computers are located where -- you can home in on the people leaving you comments or pirating your songs.

They let you trace email back to its source, too, so you can help stop those spammers that clog up your inbox everyday. And if your computer is being blocked from websites, they can help you find that out and clear it up.

WhatIsMyIPAddress.com is invaluable; the more we rely on the Internet, the more dramatically it can affect our lives. I rely on the Internet a lot -- and so do you. Their website gives you simple explanations to understand better just what's going on when you use email or surf the web, and understand the problems that can occur when you use email and surf the web.

Once you understand those problems, you can fix them, and WhatIsMyIPAddress.com does that superlatively, from seeing how your IP Address is listed to helping you change your IP address. Frankly, I don't know how you can afford not to bookmark this site and spend a lot of time on it.

Its Time to Get Our Summer Bodies Back!

Its starting to get warm outside and its time to open our pool. You know what that means ... that means its time to get serious about shedding those winter pounds! If you are like me, you might needs a little help with that. Fortunately, there IS help out there.

I was browsing the internet and found some great resources for help with getting back into bathing suit shape. Actually, regardless of how much weight you have to lose you can find help at Weight Loss Diet Help. The website gives you a good overview of different diet plans and weight loss programs. You can get a good idea of what weight loss programs such as Nutrisystem, Weight Watchers, eDiets and others have to offer. They also have plenty of coupons you can use to get great online discounts for those programs. For instance, you can order nutritionally balanced and clinically proven foods including soups, shakes, bars, puddings and drinks from Medifast using coupons you will find on their website.

Weight Loss Diet Help provides some really good articles on health and diet related issues. For instance, I found an article there on For Losing Weight, Little Things Can Add Up Big. I tend to think I have to do everything at once rather than taking little steps in the right direction. The articles focus on practical tips for healthy diet, fitness and nutrition. Its very helpful to get reinforcement and to be reminded that the important thing is to stay fit in a healthy manner.

Colocation Services in Utah

You're probably wondering what Colocation Services are! That is a location that houses many servers. Most of the ISPs we use house many servers in order to house many websites and blogs. Since the site houses many servers they are able to offer their services much cheaper. Since that is all they do, they offer more variety of service. Its much more dependable than trying to set up your own server.

I have been reading about Fibernet, which is a Colocation service in Utah. I had not ever thought of it, but there is an advantage to using a Utah Colocation. Interestingly, the fact that there are few weather events in Utah leads to a more stable service. I had not ever thought of the fact that weather and geography would negatively effect ISP services, but it makes sense now that I think of it.

In addition to a prime location, Fibernet offers the full range of services to ensure that you have high quality, effective colocation services. If you are looking for a new internet server you will want to check out Fibernet. They will undoubtedly have a plan that will meet your needs.

Carbon Neutral Search Engine

There's a new Plug-in for Firefox 2.0+ and Internet Explorer 7.0+ that facilitates a Carbon Neutral Search. This new service just launched in October 2007 and is geared towards reducing the carbon impact that is generated through online search queries.

The creators of this program have calculated the emissions produced by each search query, taking into account a wide array of variables including the country from which the query originates. Carbon Neutral Search utilizes the services of Climate Care, a leading offsetting organization in the United Kingdom, to offset the emissions of internet search queries.

The whole point of this new search engine technology is to highlight the need to reduce our carbon footprint on earth's natural resources. While they understand that internet searches are a small part of any one person's carbon footprint, they also understand that when those searches are multiplied by internet users globally the impact on earth becomes significant.

This is something that is simple and free that you can do to help. Check out their website for more information.