Posts tagged "backup"

Backup your digital information and devices

Once a year you should take time to review and audit your digital hygiene to make sure you’re doing everything possible to protect yourself online. First, make sure you know what we mean when we discuss privacy and security online. Second, take control of your passwords. Third, use two factor authentication to add a layer of protection…

Google Apps for Education and My Workflow

When Google Drive was officially launched, I wrote up a basic overview of how you potentially could be backing up your computer to gDrive…and integrating this into collaboration with students and colleagues. By now you hopefully have taken me up on installing gDrive to your computer and have synced your docs to the cloud. Let’s take a…

Google Drive, Dropbox, & Cloud Storage

Yesterday Google Drive was finally announced. I’ve been a big proponent of Google Docs in our K-12 and higher education classrooms. Additionally, I’ve discussed with many of you the need to consistently back up your computer. Let’s just say it bluntly right away…you need to back up your machine. It’s not a question of IF…but WHEN will your computer fail? If you have…