If you’re like me, you spend a lot of time on your computer, and you’ve got tons of important stuff stored on it.
What happens if your computer crashes?
Are you protected from a virus attack? What about theft? If anything happens to your computer you risk losing all your info – financial documents, email, photos, music, and everything you have stored on that machine - in the blink of an eye.
I read recently that one in ten hard drives fail each year, but I’d be willing to bet that number is much higher. How do you protect yourself from disaster?
To prevent data loss it’s smart to do regular, frequent backups of all your information. External drives are a good solution for this, and will cost around $100 or so. Not too bad, but what happens in the case of fire, theft, or natural disaster? That external drive sitting on your desk isn’t going to do you much good if it’s damaged or stolen.
Well, I’ve found a web-based solution that I absolutely love.
It’s called Mozy, and it’s super easy.
Mozy stores all your data in a secure, remote location so it’s easily retrievable. It’s also automated. You can “set it and forget it” and it will back up your information for you. All you need to get started is an account and an internet connection. A Mozy personal account provides up to 2GB of storage absolutely free, with the option to upgrade to unlimited backups for just $4.95/month.
Bonus: Sign up before December 31st for one year or longer and get 10% off. The exclusive discount code is DECEMBER. Type that code into the referral box at signup to get your 10% discount. 
If you want to sleep easy at night knowing that your data is safe, check out Mozy.
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