While doing some “research” I came across a couple of Dilbert cartoons regarding backups:
Any good stories about backup failures where you work? Or failures in communicating the importance of backups? Share a good enough story, and maybe you’ll win something.
If you’re looking to save 20% on Backblaze, and want to grab some great productivity software for your Mac, check out AppSumo‘s Do Work!
bundle on sale now through the 23rd. You get:
To get this great deal, head on over to AppSumo or, you can enter to win one of three copies of this bundle!
Contest ends January 23, so enter today!
JungleDisk, the popular online backup service which stores your files with Amazon S3 (read our JungleDisk review), has released an app for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. Now, you can view your photos, download important documents, or listen to your mp3 collection while you’re on the go.
In addition to releasing their app today, JungleDisk is giving away an iPad! Simply answer via Twitter, What do you want to access anywhere?
and include @jungledisk and #jungledisk in your tweet. There will be two drawings on April 6th and April 9th.
After announcing, then canceling, their iPad contest, IDrive resumed their giveaway, with a few more steps this time to enter.
Basically, you need to be using IDrive – either a new user, or an existing one. Then you have to follow @IDrive_Online on Twitter and tweet that you’re an IDrive user. You can tweet once / day to enter.
Get started now – signup for IDrive and Tweet your entry!
Just two days after announcing a huge iPad giveaway, IDrive pulled the plug on their contest early this morning:
The rules to enter the contest were quite simple:
sign up for an IDrive Online Backup account (either a 2GB free account or a paid account), download the IDrive Online Backup software and Login. This will automatically schedule backup of your critical data, which you can customize. You must be 21 years of age and above to be eligible. Proof of age will be required before receiving prizes. ONE ENTRY PER PERSON. US RESIDENTS ONLY.
What doesn’t make sense is how IDrive determined “limited interest” in a contest where the only way to enter was to create an account. Perhaps they didn’t see a dramatic increase in customer sign-ups, like they expected? Or maybe the first two winners didn’t even know they entered a contest when they installed IDrive?
Whatever the case, IDrive throws a number of contests, but this isn’t the first time one of theirs ended ugly. Hopefully they’ve learned a few things, and we’ll see a revised contest from them soon.
IDrive, known for their MacBook Pro and IDrive Portable contests, is now giving away 17 new iPads! That’s one a day from March 15th through March 31st. Entering the contest is easy, and free:
Sign up for a free, 2GB IDrive Online Backup account. Download and install the software, and perform a backup.
You must be 21 years of age or older to be eligible. One entry per person. US residents only.
That’s it! So sign up for IDrive Online Backup and enter to win an iPad today!
Winners of our Online Backups contest have been announced! We gave away 5 IDrive Portable USB drives, one each day, to:
Then, we chose the grand prize winners… those winners are: (more…)
It’s the New Year, and you should be backing up your computer! Make it one of your New Year’s resolutions today – Online Backups Review is making it easier for you to accomplish this goal. You can win prizes from IDrive, SpiderOak, Mozy, Backblaze, and Cloudberry!
We’re giving away over $750 with of prizes in our Online Backups Contest. Entering is easy… follow us on Twitter, become a Fan of ours on Facebook, or try out an online backup provider and give us a review, and you’re entered! Complete contest rules are at http://bit.ly/backup2010.
Make 2010 the year you backup your computer!
IDrive is holding another one of their famous contests. Just follow IDrive_Online on Twitter, then tweet (nothing automatic) something with “#idriveonlinebackup” in the message, and you’re entered. You can enter twice per day, through December 31st.
Each day they’re giving away an IDrive Portable (320 GB USB drive for local backups), and from all of the entries, they’re giving away a Macbook Pro 13″.
You can also enter to win a Macbook by submitting a video… and since nobody won the video contest last time, if you submit anything of quality, you’ll have pretty good odds of winning that Macbook.
Good luck!
What would you look like if you lost all your computer files? Mozy wants to see, and they’re giving $50 to each of their top 3 photo picks! If you’ve actually lived the data loss nightmare, you can win, too! Three $50 cash prizes will be awarded to the craziest, scariest, and most outrageous stories of our choice.
Details at mozy.com/blog/scaryfaces
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