Do You Have A CrashPlan?

Previously, I spoke of providing a decent backup solution for new computer users who are making a new PC purchase. Well, after doing a little research, I found a solution that is not only cross platform, it is dead simple to use. It’s calledCrashPlan.

I first set up CrashPlan on my Ubuntu notebook. After extracting the folder, I executed the installer script with a double click, choose the option to run in the terminal and go with the default choices presented, then reboot. It’s pretty easy. From there I went ahead and installed the app again, this time on the Mac. Immediately my notebook showed up on the Mac as a back-up location as well as the remote backup service option provided by CrashPlan.

See, what makes CrashPlan is that it does NOT require you to trust its remote storage services at all - you choose where. Whether it be a friend’s PC remotely, or another PC on your own LAN. I am also loving the fact that the data is secured using encryption, should you wish to. Also another bonus: any realtime backup eliminates any attached viruses. Now that is impressive.

Wait, what about Time Machine for the Mac? Well, read this and decide for yourself. As for Windows users, setting up another local backup server in your home makes a lot of sense. Thanks for making this truly cross platform guys, I am really impressed.  I mean, just take a gander at these features!