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Data Loss Prevention Is Better -- And Cheaper -- Than The Cure

If you don't have an up-to-date backup of your important data, then this tale of woe should encourage you to make one over the weekend. A couple of weeks ago I reported the story of Matt Honan. He's a smart guy and former journalist for Gizmodo and former contributing editor to WIRED magazine.

T-Mobile Sidekick Disaster: Danger’s Servers Crashed, And They Don’t Have A Backup

Wow. T-Mobile and Danger, the Microsoft-owned subsidiary that makes the Sidekick, has just announced that they've likely lost all user data that was being stored on Microsoft's servers due to a server failure. That means that any contacts, photos, calendars, or to-do lists that haven't been locally backed up are gone.

Vick thought he'd be a starter

Eagles QB Michael Vick is finally headed back to regular-season NFL action, even if it's not coming how he envisioned it would. Vick, in an interview with CBS to air Sunday, said he thought he would be a starting quarterback upon his return to the NFL.

Blast from the Past

Sat, 09/19/2009 - 1:38am — senh

You may have noticed that Wopular was down for most of Friday. The database crashed and one of the tables was corrupted. It just so happened that it was the most important one. It stored all of the headlines and teasers. Yeah, why did it had to be that table. I tried repairing it, which usually was't too bad, except this time, it was.

Microsoft opens up mobile backup application to all

Microsoft is now letting anyone download My Phone, a mobile data backup program for Windows Mobile devices, which was released in February as an invitation-only beta.

Air Force One photo op startles New Yorkers

An authorized photo opportunity involving U.S. President Barack Obama's backup plane flying over the Statue of Liberty created a stir lower Manhattan on Monday, evoking memories of the September 11 attacks.

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