A powerful capability in Cucku Backup is finding and backing up all files of a certain type, regardless of where the files are stored. Several default filesets are provided with Cucku including common photos, videos, music and documents. If you need to, it's easy to add your own fileset. Just double-click the Custom Fileset item on the Edit Backup screen or in the Setup Wizard (if you need more than one custom fileset right-click the list and pick Add Fileset from the menu):
I wanted to backup some C# projects, so I added each file type and also decided to look for projects on all of my drives.
Windows identifies file types by the extension and by default the extensions are hidden. A photo called 'Beach' will probably have the .jpg extension so the full name is 'Beach.jpg'. If you don't know the file type Cucku can help you find it - when you click Add on the Edit Fileset window you can browse to an example file. Cucku then reads the extension and adds this to the list for you.
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posted by Rob on Friday, January 30, 2009
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Julien Woolley from ASSM Administrative Solutions writes:
I have to say that I have found Cucku Backup to now be my preferred backup software...
Since installing Cucku, I have now run regular local backup and a remote backup to my partner's personal computer, which is located on a military installation, so you can't get securer than that really can you.
I would have never found your product or used it at all if it had not been made available through the Skype network. My entire company now uses Skype and its associated programmes simply because I have found it more cost effective and efficient that the other more commercial products out there.
posted by Rob on Wednesday, January 28, 2009
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Cucku Backup has a couple of settings to control the amount of disk space used for backups. The first is set when you invite a partner from the Setup Wizard or from the Partner page in settings:
If your partner exceeds this limit then remote backups will stop until you agree to provide more space. You can do this on the Partner page by editing the partner. Of course your partner sets a quota for your remote backup as well. On the Edit Partner page you can see this limit and also how much space you're currently using.
The second setting is on the Advanced page (click the Backup tab):
The minimum free space applies to any drive where Cucku stores a backup. If the setting is 10% then backups will stop after 90GB is used on a 100GB drive. You'll see a warning in Cucku that prompts you to free up space or move the backup if this ever happens.
Partner and drive quotas put you in control of how Cucku uses disk space. If you've ever had a program completely fill your hard drive you'll know how important this feature is - Cucku warns you in advance of disaster and helps you fix the problem.
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posted by Rob on Friday, January 23, 2009
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You've reached the decision that you need to backup your data offsite. You know that the best local backup in the world won't leave you fully protected. Why should you use Social Backup rather than online backup?
Be a Backup Hero
Around 50% of people don't back up at all. You know that your brother is filling his laptop with digital photos and has no idea how vulnerable they are. With Social Backup you can lend a hand and know that your brother's photos are safe. Our customers reach out to friends and family and help protect their data at the same time as securing their own irreplaceable files. Being a backup hero is a great feeling. Anything else is anti-social backup.
Less waiting...
Your Internet connection is probably much slower at uploading files than it is at downloading them. If you're not sure, a quick speed test will show you the difference. With online backup you're stuck with this speed limit and it can take weeks or even months to send your files. Social Backup means that you can backup and restore directly (on a local network connection or WiFi) when speed is important, and use the Internet for changed and new files.
Trust a friend, not the cloud
AOL recently shut down XDrive. Microsoft has announced that OneCare will be withdrawn this year. Even if your online backup provider is reliable you'll still lose access to your files if you stop paying. With Social Backup your files are safe with a trusted friend or family member. You can also backup to a second PC that you own.
posted by Rob on Friday, January 16, 2009
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Over at the BBC:
Rare footage that solved the secret of how a cuckoo lays its eggs in other birds' nests is being shown on television almost 90 years after it was recorded.
It was filmed by Oliver Pike with a hand-cranked camera in the 1920s and is one of the first wildlife films ever made.
Apparently this was groundbreaking. I wonder what the other competing theories were. If this has you scratching your head see this post.
posted by Rob on Friday, January 09, 2009
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I just got back from The Digital Shoebox panel at CES. It was an interesting and varied discussion about managing digital photos.
One question was how to manage increasingly large photo collections with limited online storage. It was suggested that people need tools to cull their collection and remove some of the chaff, or even that automated tools could do this for you. I see my photos as part of my lifestream, and trying to delete some just because of artificial storage limits would be both painful and boring.
There was a discussion about changing photo formats - maybe you backup JPEGs and a few years later discover that software no longer supports the format. Should backup services convert files for you so that you don't have to worry about format obsolescence?
Everyone on the panel made the point that you need to backup offsite if you really want you photos to be safe. In the Q&A section a member of the audience asked what happens if your online backup company goes out of business. Great question - don't trust the cloud, trust a friend or two using Cucku!
(Updated 1/9: see a photo of the panel on our Facebook Page.)
posted by Rob on Thursday, January 08, 2009
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