Why aren't you backing up your pc or notebook?

Why aren't you backing up your pc or notebook?

Really, once a week is sufficient, nightly is better with the hardware being super cheap there is no way you can't opt for a $100 USB drive to backup your system. If you don't backup and lose all of your data look forward to getting drilled by the recovery guys, IF they can recover any data.

Best Buy, Frys they all have small drives that you plug-in at night and setup the software to run incremental backups. This means the software will only backup the items that change.

You will sleep better if you even pay attention to the value of your email and stored data to $$$$ and time. If you don't worry and are oblivious of the time lost so be it.

Here is one of the lowest cost and portable drives: Western Digital My Passport Essential 320 GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive WDME3200TN (Midnight Black)

Of for $20 I would recommend upgraded to 1 Terabyte Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 1 TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive WDH1U10000N It makes sense in the long run whether you have a 250 GB hard drive or larger.

Also if you have a home network plugging in a networked drive large enough will allow all of the computers in the house to backup over CAT-5 or your wireless connection. Check out the Iomega Home Media 1 TB Network Attached Storage 34337 for network storage. You will be seeing more and more network attatched storage especially if your home is wired has a DVR, Playstation, XBox or any other media device.

For questions, email me.

Off Topic - Check out my wife's cousin's bank "Gabe Dixon Band"

Agents without PDA, IPhones or Blackberry Mobile MLS

The mobile MLS is free to GLVAR members so when you are driving clients around and you are not carrying a notebook with a 3G card you can check homes that you drive by for clients.

This is a key factor in being a mobile tech savvy real estate agent.

Having your client call on a sign to ask if it is available or vacant makes you look bad when the selling agent or whoever is answering the phone that weekend asks a few questions like are you working with an Agent? When the buyer says yes, the agent, broker or service should tell them to look it up in the MLS.

This is where your PDA comes in handy.

Get a Blackberry Bold, IPhone or other compatible phone with a browser that is compatible with the MLS. You will look professional to your buyers and the selling agent won’t have to do you work.