Comments on: Backup…yes, again http://helpmerick.com/backup-yes-again.htm Easy to understand computer help Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:54:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://helpmerick.com/backup-yes-again.htm/comment-page-#comment-3114 Anonymous Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=1964#comment-3114 I have started to use Carbonite and finally I can relax. Carbonite is $5 per month and does a great job, behind the scenes, backing up everything I designate. No external hard drives, DVD....nothing...and I can access the data from anyplace that has internet access. Very cool! I have started to use Carbonite and finally I can relax. Carbonite is $5 per month and does a great job, behind the scenes, backing up everything I designate. No external hard drives, DVD….nothing…and I can access the data from anyplace that has internet access. Very cool!

]]> By: Anonymous http://helpmerick.com/backup-yes-again.htm/comment-page-#comment-3115 Anonymous Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=1964#comment-3115 backup is important I got a new vista computer I spent two months to setup then I go to backup and visters backup goes blue and catastrophic failure .I will save about 50% of my stuf .even in two month I put a lot on my computer IF I ONLY BACKUP BEFOUR NOW backup is important I got a new vista computer I spent two months to setup then I go to backup and visters backup goes blue and catastrophic failure .I will save about 50% of my stuf .even in two month I put a lot on my computer IF I ONLY BACKUP BEFOUR NOW

]]> By: Anonymous http://helpmerick.com/backup-yes-again.htm/comment-page-#comment-3116 Anonymous Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=1964#comment-3116 Here's what happened to thousands of charter.net customers: Charter Communications officials believe a software error during routine maintenance caused the company to delete the contents of 14,000 customer e-mail accounts. There is no way to retrieve the messages, photos and other attachments that were erased from inboxes and archive folders across the country on Monday, said Anita Lamont, a spokeswoman for the suburban St. Louis-based company. "We really are sincerely sorry for having had this happen and do apologize to all those folks who were affected by the error," Lamont said Thursday when the company announced the gaffe. Charter gives each new Internet user a free e-mail account, but some customers opt to use other accounts instead. "During this maintenance we erroneously deleted active accounts along with the others," Lamont said. "It's never happened before. They are taking steps to make sure it never happens again." Charter provides service in 29 states, and Lamont said the affected customers were scattered around the country. Computer experts advise backing up all important e-mail. Here’s what happened to thousands of charter.net customers:

Charter Communications officials believe a software error during routine maintenance caused the company to delete the contents of 14,000 customer e-mail accounts.

There is no way to retrieve the messages, photos and other attachments that were erased from inboxes and archive folders across the country on Monday, said Anita Lamont, a spokeswoman for the suburban St. Louis-based company.

“We really are sincerely sorry for having had this happen and do apologize to all those folks who were affected by the error,” Lamont said Thursday when the company announced the gaffe.

Charter gives each new Internet user a free e-mail account, but some customers opt to use other accounts instead.

“During this maintenance we erroneously deleted active accounts along with the others,” Lamont said. “It’s never happened before. They are taking steps to make sure it never happens again.”

Charter provides service in 29 states, and Lamont said the affected customers were scattered around the country.

Computer experts advise backing up all important e-mail.

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