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[ChrisLyndon]

I have registered for a cloud storage service to hold all my hard drive information. So everything including my files is totally backed up. It is free for the first month, but I think it is worth a subscription, so I do not have to worry about backing up all my stuff constantly. I create so many new files, on a daily basis, that it has become a major hassle to manually back things up myself. I had been putting everything on flash drives. I have 10 of them  - This service not only backs up my files, but my entire operating system. So I have no need to be worried. But - Dell is also sending me back up discs in case I ever have a reason to restart my system myself.

[pixelated]

How do you access a cloud-based backup from a dead computer?

[ChrisLyndon]

that is why I have the reboot discs coming - no?

[pixelated]

The backup discs should restore your machine to the state when you first got it.  So how do you access the cloud backup to restore the machine to the last backup you ran?  And more, importantly, have you ever tested the cloud backup system to see if it actually works?  Remember how Pixar almost lost Toy Story because the backups weren't usable?

[ChrisLyndon]

this backup cloud service is provided by Dell - who is a reputable company, and also the manufacturer of my system. Therefor I have confidence that my information is safe. I do not need to perform the backups. They are performed automatically by the program I downloaded. I can use the restore discs to get the computer up and running enough to contact the cloud service representatives, then they will restore my files. So I think I have a pretty sure bet system in place for any unforeseen issues. That being said, I still have all my files as of this date on flash drives, and have no intention of removing any data from those drives, so I will always have that extra extra backup just in case. Also - every single file posted to my website is stored in a cloud as well. So I will never loose any of the music I have posted on the site. All and all, I feel pretty safe.

My new monitor is arriving tomorrow. They messed up the order by putting in two orders and charging me twice, so they ended up sending my corrected order next day express shipping as a way to make up for the mistake, at no extra charge.

[pixelated]

Is it the Dell DataSafe Online service and not the <meh> Dell AppAssure?

[ChrisLyndon]

I believe it is App assure

[eyore]

I'd also suggest that any setup files for programs you download off the internet (especially if you paid for them) you copy on a CD just in case along with text files with registration details. If you do have a disaster it can save a lot of time and worry.

[ChrisLyndon]

The few programs I have that were purchased just require a code to reinstall them. I have these codes written down in my old fashioned address book.

[pyrotech]

Chris, Are you on 64 bit by any chance,  MP3ext is only compliled for 32 bit versions, I had this problem my self....  There is a recompiled version,  that works on win7 x64.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/mp3ext/files/?source=navbar

[eyore]

thay is version I posted (I use a 64 bit version of Windows 7 and it works for me V 3-4-25). There is a known problem with Win 8 not liking to register the dll file. That seems to ring a bell with me and I "think" I had to register it manually.
Of course, good old Microsoft may have done something with 8 

[ChrisLyndon]

I had a major issue with a infection on my computer from trying to download programs - took the technician 2 hours to fix my hard-drive. So I am not going to be downloading anything else. What I have is working just fine.

[eyore]

There are many you can only get by download. If you pick a decent site you won't get anything bad. You have to download some programs (like Flash). No other way of getting them. Do you not have an antvirus and antimalware installed?

[ChrisLyndon]

I did not have anti-malware - but now I do. I always had anti-virus - I also installed Ad Block just now - this issue was with malware. I had a major infection because of some malware that got downloaded unknowingly as I was downloading some ot he programs I need. It has been resolved, and the tech also showed me a safe site to do future program downloading from called Filehippo.com - he said that anything downloaded from that site will not have any malware attached. He also downloaded all the remaining programs I need to have on my harddrive. So I really do not want to try and download anything else, after all the trouble it caused. And I do not need MP3-Info - because like I said - MP3Tag is going to work out just as fine, and may be even better.

I just plugged in my new monitor. The difference in clarity is amazing. It is almost too good, because I am finding a lot of issues in some of the art work on my site. I can see some glitches that were not at all visible using my old monitor. I am going to have a lot of cleaning up to do on my images. The screen is so much wider, and I can see the blue margins of my web site pages the way they are supposed to appear. Before I could not see these margins correctly.

I just did a little clean up of the first page of the audio tour. I had to repaint some of the title card, and also had to resize the fonts because they were not fitting in corectly. Everything looks fine on that page now. Let me know what you all think...

http://disneychris.com/a-day-at-disneyland.html

[eyore]

glad to hear you have the antimalware. So many people don't realise that most antivirus programs don't catch a lot of trojans as a matter of course. Remember to scan your system on a regular basis though.
Filehippo is good but there are many other trusted sites (but still watch for stuff with bloatware which you have to uncheck the box when installing. Flash has a little "extra" that you have to uncheck remember).
I run SpyBot tea-timer as a background program and malwarebytes as a back up - no one program gets everything). If you get really pedantic about it, most of the major antivirus sites have a facility for a "one off" scan (which you can do as often as you like) just to make sure 
Those margins are the ones we discussed when you first set up the site which didn't show properly on your screen.
Looks good on a new screen doesn't it.