Hello Fellow Tech Enthusiasts,

We’re on the verge of spring cleaning season, and before that whole rigamarole starts, I thought we should all get ahead of the pack and have a good ol’ backup conversation. I consistently find that there is a very solid feeling of security when a user has two or three backups of their important data, and I highly recommend an onsite as well as offsite backup solution. I usually keep my photos and music backed up at home, with documents backed up at home and via free cloud storage solutions such as iCloud or DropBox.

This winter we have repaired a lot of devices, and as usual we see dead iPod and iPhone batteries due to them being left out in sub-zero temperatures. Remember to bring devices inside from cold and heat, as this can prevent lasting damage, and when you bring a frozen device indoors keep in mind it may need time to be free of condensation before it is safe to use without causing further damage to it. Back in the 90s I lost a Sony MiniDisc player in the snow out in the woods for three days, and it still worked! However I would not that I recommend leaving your iPhone under a foot of snow!

Now that football season is over, we can focus on other things, like where to put your data, or how iCloud works…

-Mikhael
mikhael@smalldog.com