Backups are one of the most painful side effects of technology. There is nothing worse than losing your valuable documents, pictures etc. This could be due to something minor,  such as a disk drive crash, or it could be major such as a fire. Either way, we have come to depend so much on our computer and online data, that its crucial to ensure that its both secure and readily available in case of data loss.

Traditionally, backups are done in-house and often a copy of the backup is kept off-site. This is still a good method. However, online backups are an excellent way to complement your backup strategy. That way, your data is available at any time from anywhere.

Mozy offers an affordable, simple, secure and automatic backup. Home users can get 2GB free (click on above banner), and unlimited backup for just US$4.95 per month (click on banner below). This is an excellent solution for home users as well as small businesses. No wonder Mozy has more than one million customers.

The main downside is that Mozy does not offer generational backups, so its still important to backup to other media regularly. But your latest data (including deleted files for upto 30 days) is easily retrievable.